
Tag: Labour Party


Interview: The Rise and Fall of the Corbyn Movement | An Interview with Owen Jones
Was Corbynism doomed from the start? That’s the question posed by Owen Jones in his new book, This Land.

Opinion: Labour’s New Leadership Must Not Abandon Palestine
Ben Jamal

Opinion: ‘Family Values’ Without Class is a Dead End for Labour
Aaron Bastani
The family is often seen as the political territory of the right. But with child poverty skyrocketing and families forced into increasingly abysmal living conditions, it’s right that Starmer wishes to reclaim it. To do so, argues Aaron Bastani, he must move beyond platitudes to a message that puts class politics at its heart.

Opinion: Marxism or Methodism? For Labour’s Centrist Vanguard, It Was Neither
Aaron Bastani
It’s often been said that the Labour party’s origins owe “more to Methodism than Marx”. Tom Watson and other ‘moderate’ former Labour MPs, however, are driven by nothing but egoism and self-promotion, argues Aaron Bastani.

Opinion: Labour MPs Now Accept Brexit Because Jeremy Corbyn is No Longer Their Leader
Aaron Bastani

The Bastani Factor: Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn

The Bastani Factor: Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn
After the 2017 general election Labour under Jeremy Corbyn seemingly stood on the brink of power. From nowhere they had enjoyed the biggest increase in vote share of any party since 1945, depriving the Tories of their majority. But from there it was a story of Glastonbury to catastrophe and, last December, Labour gained their […]

Report: Labour Is Hemorrhaging Leftwing Activists. Will It Survive?
Harriet Williamson

Opinion: I Witnessed Labour Staff Working to Undermine Jeremy Corbyn’s Leadership
James Meadway
As John McDonnell's economic advisor, James Meadway saw Labour staff work to undermine the leadership through a steady drip-drip-drip of small, deliberate failures, which, he writes, added up to major dysfunction, almost certainly costing the party the 2017 election.

Opinion: The McCarthyist Campaign Against Jeremy Corbyn Is the Real ‘Cancel Culture’
Aaron Bastani
The right don't want justice, equality under the law or due process, but to eradicate an entire politics - starting with its most publicly visible figure. This is the single most flagrant example of ‘cancel culture’ imaginable, and yet the free speech ambulance-chasers are silent, writes Aaron Bastani.

Analysis: BBC Panorama Investigation Into Labour Antisemitism Omitted Key Evidence and Parts of Labour’s Response
Justin Schlosberg

Opinion: Labour is an Obstacle to the Anti-Racist Movement
David Wearing
Throughout its history, the Labour party has been structurally enmeshed in British racism. David Wearing argues that the burgeoning anti-racist movement faces obstacles on many fronts - and that Labour, sadly but predictably, will be one of them.

Novara Live: Keiro Tolerance
Does Keir Starmer keeping Steve Reed make a mockery of his ‘zero tolerance’ commitment? Does it show Rebecca Long-Bailey’s sacking was political all along? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

Opinion: What Does Keir Starmer Actually Want?
Aaron Bastani
Successful politicians need convictions, especially in moments of crisis. But whether it's on the economy, climate change, public services or racist policing, it’s unclear whether Keir Starmer actually has any, argues Aaron Bastani.

Novara Live: Culture Wars, Cancelled?
On Black Lives Matter and GRA reform Keir Starmer wants to avoid a culture war. But by sidestepping such issues, is Labour just surrendering to the forces of reaction? With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani

Novara Live: Starmergeddon?
Starmer’s dumped RLB and has so far got away with it. Can the Labour left avoid Armageddon? Plus, Tories open up about cash for access and fights on the beaches in the post-lockdown heatwave. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
