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Keir Starmer at Labour conference in Brighton.

Analysis: Who’s More in Touch With Voters, Labour Members or Labour’s Leader?

Ell Folan

Whether it’s energy nationalisation or a higher minimum wage, Keir Starmer consistently rejects policies that his party members support. His supporters say that Labour members are out of touch with the wider electorate – but polls suggest otherwise.

Downstream: Could Donald Trump Win in 2024?

Aaron Bastani meets Nina Turner, co-chair of the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, to discuss the American left under the Biden Presidency, the prospect of Donald Trump running in 2024 and how American workers can build a more progressive politics.

Downstream: Ash Sarkar Meets Zarah Sultana. Downstream-on-Sea

At Labour Party Conference 2021 Ash Sarkar & Zarah Sultana MP shared fish and chips by Brighton Pier. They discussed why the Labour Party is so boring, being a muslim woman of colour on the left and trans rights amongst other things. Batter not miss it!

Novara Live: Starmer Rejects Corbyn Legacy in Conference Speech

Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial break down Keir Starmer's conference speech.

Opinion: Keir Starmer Is Just As Dishonest As Boris Johnson

Aaron Bastani

The electoral success of Boris Johnson demonstrates that, like it or not, the electorate doesn’t mind if the PM is a liar. But what they can’t stand, writes Aaron Bastani, is a hypocrite who pretends otherwise.

Britain’s Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer leaves his home in London, Britain May 10, 2021.

Analysis: Starmer’s Half-Hearted Power-Grab Has Weakened Him, Not That His Allies Care

Solomon Hughes

The Labour leader’s abortive attempt to introduce electoral colleges has left him looking weaker than ever. Yet his supporters are entirely willing to sacrifice Sir Keir and indeed the next election to get the party back onto the Third Way, writes Solomon Hughes.

Novara Live: Keir Starmer Rigs the Rules

Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar discuss Keir Starmer's contempt for democracy and other conference news.

Prime minister Boris Johnson in a hard hat and red jumpsuit in a factory setting

Analysis: The Big State Is Back, Baby

Paolo Gerbaudo

In the neoliberal era, bureaucrats were public enemy number one. Now, Boris Johnson is heralding the “activist state”. The left must skewer the right’s faux interventionism or risk irrelevance, writes Paolo Gerbaudo.

Opinion: This Year’s the World Transformed Is the Perfect Opportunity for the Left to Rebuild Itself

Opinion: The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?

James Meadway

This mask-off moment is an opportunity for Labour to dispel the myth of the Tories as the party of workers. Instead all we're getting are mealy-mouthed, half-hearted critiques, argues James Meadway.

Opinion: Labour’s Universal Credit Revamp Is a Step Backwards, Not Forwards

Will Stronge

Instead of fiddling with the technical details of the current universal credit system, the Labour party must embrace the opportunity to set out a new vision for a genuinely progressive welfare settlement.

Apsana Begum domestic violence Labour leftwing purge

Opinion: Labour’s Silence on Apsana Begum Shows How Morally Bankrupt the Party Has Become

Joshua Kelly and Sam Green

Labour’s near-total silence on Apsana Begum's case suggests the party cares more about its factional alignments than supporting a young survivor of domestic abuse.