Opinion: Will the Unions Actually Ditch Labour?
Tom Williams
With the Labour party's betrayal of workers, the threat of union disaffiliation looms. But will it actually happen? Tom Williams takes a look.
Tag: Labour Party
Opinion: Keir Starmer’s Betrayal of Workers is Nothing New for Labour
Jodie Collins
Revisionist history has the public dreaming of a time when the Labour party stood up for organised labour. It’s a myth.
Analysis: Were the 70s Really That Great?
Juliet Jacques
From the union boom to radical TV, the left tends to see the 70s through rose-tinted glasses. We should beware nostalgia, writes Juliet Jacques.
Report: ‘It Was Just Relentless’: Black and Muslim Labour Councillors Reveal Experiences of Party Racism
Taj Ali
In the wake of the Forde report’s findings of a 'hierarchy of racism' within the Labour party, ethnic minority politicians are sharing their experiences. Taj Ali reports.
Analysis: Keir Starmer is Finally Learning That Rightwing Groups Aren’t Interested in Jewish Safety
Em Hilton
Groups like the Campaign Against Antisemitism have been given moral authority in the fight against anti-Jewish hate. The Labour party is beginning to realise its mistake.
Analysis: Six Key Takeaways From the Forde Report Into Labour’s Civil War
Simon Childs
Factional, insensitive and racist members of Labour's senior management team secretly diverted funds away from pro-Corbyn candidates. Antisemitism was weaponised against everyone - and the media failed to accurately report any of it.
Analysis: The Forde Report Proves the Labour Machine Was Rotten to Its Core
Aaron Bastani
No amount of spin can conceal the Forde report’s knockout punch: Labour’s management team was an embittered faction, out to destroy Jeremy Corbyn. And the mainstream media completely failed to expose it.
Report: How We Won: The Housing Campaigners Who Forced Councils to Protect Renters
Sophie K Rosa
The London Renters Union used May's local elections to force councils to choose: are you with us or against us? Sophie K Rosa reports on a bold campaign.
Feature: Couriers Stunt Dalston’s Gentrification. The Police and Council Want Them Gone
Rivkah Brown
Saturday night’s immigration raid in Dalston, north London is part of a years-long effort to cleanse the area of its brown and Black couriers. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Keir Starmer Doesn’t Trust Ordinary People
Aaron Bastani
Labour’s selection stitch-up in Wakefield shows that Britain's liberal establishment doesn’t trust people to run their own lives, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Keir Starmer is Getting a Taste of His Own Cop Medicine
Moya Lothian-McLean
'Beergate' is what happens when you preach a politics of punishment, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
Opinion: Does It Even Matter How Labour Does in the Local Elections?
Michael Chessum
As canvassers make their final rounds before polling day, Michael Chessum asks whether trying to get ‘our people’ elected to local government is really a good use of our time.
Opinion: Why Can’t Starmer Just Be Like Blair?
Oliver Eagleton
Try as he might, Keir Starmer will always fail to recapture the essence of Blairism. Oliver Eagleton explains why.
Downstream: Something Sinister Is Happening in the Labour Party. Aaron Bastani Meets Len McCluskey
Known for his steadfast support of Jeremy Corbyn whilst heading up the biggest private sector union in the country, Len McCluskey has a uniquely intimate knowledge of both Labour Party politics and the organised labour movement.
Opinion: Now Could Be Keir Starmer’s Moment If Only He’d Back the Unions
Tom Peters
Russia-schmoozing Tories and a cost of living crisis have presented the Labour leader with yet another open goal. The problem is, he’s too busy attacking workers to take it, writes Tom Peters.
Opinion: Even Angela Rayner’s Own Party Are Slamming Her ‘Shoot First’ Terrorism Comments
Ash Sarkar
The Labour deputy leader's "shoot first, ask questions later" stance on terrorism, condemned by MPs across the political spectrum, could set a dangerous precedent for the party's treatment of crime, writes Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: Why is Labour Broke?
Aaron Bastani
Labour’s membership has fallen significantly under Keir Starmer. Yet Westminster journalists are happy to let the leadership lie about its dire financial situation, blaming Jeremy Corbyn - who raised a record-breaking amount for the party - for its own ineptitude. Aaron Bastani explains.
Interview: Could This Be the Green Party’s Second MP?
Aaron Bastani
The Greens have quietly tripled their councillors since 2018. With new co-leader Carla Denyer eyeing a second seat in Westminster, Aaron Bastani went to Bristol to discover how she plans to overturn a thumping Labour majority.