Who’s More in Touch With Voters, Labour Members or Labour’s Leader?
Ell Folan
In opposing the left, Keir Starmer risks alienating the very voters he needs to win.
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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.
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!
Starmer Rejects Corbyn Legacy in Conference Speech
Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial break down Keir Starmer’s conference speech.
Keir Starmer Is Just As Dishonest As Boris Johnson
Aaron Bastani
While the prime minister is honest about lying, the Labour leader still claims to be telling the truth.
Starmer’s Half-Hearted Power-Grab Has Weakened Him, Not That His Allies Care
Solomon Hughes
The Labour right has its eyes on a bigger prize.
Keir Starmer Rigs the Rules
Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar discuss Keir Starmer’s contempt for democracy and other conference news.
The Big State Is Back, Baby
Paolo Gerbaudo
And the right is beating the left at its own game.
This Year’s the World Transformed Is the Perfect Opportunity for the Left to Rebuild Itself
Mark Montegriffo and Adele Walton
It's time to get strategising.
Is Labour a Lost Cause for Socialists?
For five years socialists in Britain united under the project of electing a Labour government with Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister. Since that project failed, Labour has been taken over by a new leader who has stripped the party of ideology and is rigging the rules so that the left will never have influence again.
Revolt Against Starmer’s Anti-Democratic Leadership Rules
Starmer’s attempt to rig the rules for any future leadership challenge is facing a backlash from trade unions, party activists and left-wing MPs. We speak to NEC member Lara McNeil.
Labour Lead Tories for First Time Since January
A YouGov poll has shown Labour in front of the Conservatives for the first time since January after an unpopular hike to national insurance. Has Johnson blown it, and can Starmer take advantage?
The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?
James Meadway
Starmer doesn't need to declare himself literally a communist – just to make clear whose side he's on.
Labour’s Universal Credit Revamp Is a Step Backwards, Not Forwards
Will Stronge
A few technical changes? Just two years ago, it was calling to scrap the system entirely.
Labour’s Silence on Apsana Begum Shows How Morally Bankrupt the Party Has Become
Joshua Kelly and Sam Green
Forget racism and domestic violence, all Starmer seems to care about is ousting the left.
After Afghanistan, We Need a New Kind of Foreign Policy
Aaron Bastani
Suddenly the truth is no longer forbidden: of course you can’t bomb a country into democracy and freedom.
Are Any Politicians Actually Serious About Climate Change?
Aaron Bastani
Centre-left parties accept the scale of the crisis, yet appear to think business as usual can still carry on.
We Can’t Dismantle Capitalism Without Antiracist Solidarity
Sonali Bhattacharyya
Cross-community organising is key.