Report: Landlord Tax and Two-Child Benefit Cap: What Happened in the Budget?
Simon Childs
After the budget was leaked early, Rachel Reeves set out her plan. Here are the highlights.
Tag: labour
Novara Live: Shabana Mahmood Announces Tough “Danish-Style” Asylum Plans
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced what she’s described as the biggest shake-up in British asylum policy since WW2. Plus: MP Adnan Hussein has left ‘Your Party’, citing ‘persistent infighting’ as his reason. With Michael Walker, Michelle Pace, and NoJusticeMTG.
Novara Live: Calls for Rachel Reeves to Be Sacked After Rental Law Breaking
Calls For Rachel Reeves To Be Sacked Plus: Wilders’ far-right party and centrist D66 tie in Dutch elections, is the Labour Party dead? And the ‘Your Party’ drama continues. With: @NoJusticeMTG & Dalia Gebrial
Novara Live: Green Party Surges As Labour Hits Record Low
Green Party membership has surpassed 150,000 – more than that of the Lib Dems and the Conservatives. Meanwhile, Labour is polling at their lowest in history. Plus: Agency workers hired to cover the Birmingham bin strikes may now go on strike themselves, and Elon Musk could leave Tesla over a $1 trillion pay dispute. With: […]
Analysis: Labour’s Defeat in Wales Spells Big Trouble for the Union
Adam Ramsay
What does the stodgy, centrist unionism of Welsh Labour and Tories taking a beating in the Caerphilly by-election mean for Scotland? And where do the Greens fit in? Adam Ramsay explains.
Analysis: Your Party’s Messy Public Breakdown Shows It Has Big Questions to Answer
Archie Woodrow
Jeremy Corbyn relaunched the new left party this week, but the chaotic and embarrassing way that key figures have acted up until this point raises concerns about its future prospects, argues Archie Woodrow.
Report: A Government Department Cancelled a Charity Bake Sale for Palestine
Rivkah Brown
Ed Miliband’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero cancelled a planned fundraiser after officials accused the charity, Medical Aid for Palestinians, of political lobbying. Rivkah Brown reports.
Analysis: Angela Rayner Was Labour’s Designated Defender of Workers’ Rights. Now She’s Gone, Big Business Is Swooping In
Polly Smythe
Starmer’s recent reshuffle saw two champions of Labour’s flagship workers’ rights legislation leave the frontbench, creating a vacuum that businesses are eagerly filling. Polly Smythe surveys an uneasy landscape from the Trade Union Congress's annual meeting.
Novara Live: Cracks Showing in Labour Over Increased Channel Migration
Channel crossings are set to hit 50,000 since Labour came into power. Education Minister Jacqui Smith has called that figure “unacceptable”. Plus: Trump deploys the National Guard to Washington, and a former royal advisor condemns the government’s proscription of Palestine Action. With Aaron Bastani and James Butler.
Report: How Labour ‘Rigged’ an Election to Block a Leftwinger From Leading a Council
Polly Smythe
Labour used the accessibility provisions for a disabled councillor and single mum as a factional weapon in order to ‘rig’ an election. Polly Smythe reports.
ACFM: What’s the Hidden Unpaid Labour That Keeps the Economy Running?
The ACFM crew explain how social reproduction gets us back into work, day after day.
Analysis: What We Know About the New Left Party So Far
Richard Hames
Following months of clamouring for a new left party, one has suddenly turned up. Richard Hames explains what we know so far.
Opinion: We Also Broke Into an Airbase to Stop War Crimes. Thankfully, We Were Two Nice White Boys
Sam Walton & Reverend Daniel “Woody” Woodhouse
In 2017, we broke into a BAE Systems airfield to stop jets from going to bomb Yemen, write Sam Walton and Daniel Woodhouse. Our lenient treatment exposes the Palestine Action ban for what it is: racist and politically motivated.
Report: Reform Threw the Kitchen Sink at Scottish By-Election – And Came Third
Adam Ramsay
Despite rolling out a campaign bus, Nigel Farage and controversial adverts for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat, Reform’s Scottish breakthrough is not materialising. Adam Ramsay reports.
Analysis: Keir Starmer, the Rightwing Media Hates You. Get Used to It
Simon Childs
No amount of pandering to rightwingers will make them go easy on the government, writes Simon Childs. So why bother?
Analysis: Trade Unions Left a Political Vacuum. Now They’re Playing Catch-Up to Fight Off Reform
Polly Smythe
Nigel Farage is only pretending to be a champion of the working class, but pointing out that he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing won't cut it. Polly Smythe reports on how trade unions ceded ground to Reform - and how they're now planning to fight.
Opinion: Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform
Harriet Williamson
Reform UK is standing more candidates than any other party in next month's local elections. But casting a ballot for Labour won't save our communities from far-right creep, writes Harriet Williamson.
Opinion: Keir Starmer Is Driving Scotland Towards Independence. The Least He Can Do Is Let Us Go
Adam Ramsay
A chunk of Scottish voters have tended to think that Scotland doesn’t need independence, just a Labour government. But with the party now in power, the tide has turned, writes Adam Ramsay.