In recent years Scottish and Welsh independence, as well as Irish unification, have become increasingly plausible with Britain’s departure from the EU highlighting major points of difference, as well as economic imbalances, across the home nations. But could the break up of the UK ever include the North of England? And what would a sovereign […]
For all his posturing, Keir Starmer’s efforts to recast Labour as the party of business are entirely cosmetic, argues Aaron Bastani. If he really wanted to address the challenges businesses face, he’d be talking about rent caps.
The answer to Labour’s problems in the polls isn’t to double down on attacking the left within the party, or admonishing the Greens or even the Lib Dems. It’s to set out an electoral offer that will appeal to ‘generation left’ in 2024 - and to do it now, argues Aaron Bastani.
In the 2019 general election, Labour won just over 18% of the vote in Scotland - its lowest vote-share since its formation as a party. Ahead of its upcoming leadership election, Rory Maclean takes a look at what Scottish Labour must do to make sure it survives.
There aren’t many lessons from Biden’s victory in the US that translate across the Atlantic. But from an openness to coalition-building to publicly supporting trans rights, the few things Keir Starmer could learn are being ignored, argues Aaron Bastani.
Nine months on from the Labour leadership race, the Starmerite project is failing on its own terms. If the party leadership is unwilling to commit to genuinely transformative policy, then members need to take the reins, argues Callum Cant.
Yesterday Richard Leonard resigned as leader of the Scottish Labour party – less than 24 hours after a potential donor allegedly said they would not give money while he remained in place. This raises huge questions. Firstly whether the Scottish Labour Party is autonomous of the party at Westminster, and secondly whether wealthy donors now […]
Was the Corbyn leadership a complete failure for the left – and what can be learned for next time? What are the chances of a socialist Labour government implementing the kinds of policies seen in the 2017 and 2019 manifestoes? And can the left trust Keir Starmer as party leader after a disappointing first year? […]
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