Proportional Representation Won’t Solve All the Left’s Problems, But We Should Back It Anyway
Ell Folan
Whatever the system, Labour needs to win more votes.
Tag: labour
How Labour Wins Back the Red Wall
While Labour lost council seats across the North and Midlands, it held firm in Preston. Can only municipal socialism and the ‘Preston Model’ now save the party? Aaron Bastani is joined by Matthew Brown, Labour leader of Preston council.
Starmer’s Authority in Tatters After Bungled Reshuffle
Keir Starmer’s bungled reshuffle has left his personal authority in tatters. Is this an opportunity for the party’s left to have its voice heard? Labour MP Clive Lewis joins Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial to discuss.
Starmer’s Botched Reshuffle Sparks Labour Civil War
Keir Starmer’s botched reshuffle has sparked a civil war in the Labour Party. With so many enemies, can he survive? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Labour Crash in 2021 Elections
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani bring analysis of initial round of results from the May 2021 elections.
It’s Win or Die for Scottish Labour. So Why Is the Party Fighting to Lose?
Finn Smyth & Coll McCail
Anas Sarwar's charisma may not be enough to bring the party back from the brink today.
Keir Starmer’s First Big Test
Keir Starmer faces his first big test as Labour leader with elections across Britain on 6 May 2021. With Michael Walker, Owen Jones and Dalia Gebrial.
Labour Wants to Win Back the Working Class. The Problem Is It Has No Idea Who They Are
Joe Bilsborough
The Tories get class formation. Starmer’s Labour doesn’t.
The Northern Independence Party Is a Triple Threat to Labour
Ell Folan
Strong northern identity, unapologetic socialism and passionate activists - the NIP has everything Starmer doesn’t.
Labour is Running a Saudi Apologist in Hartlepool – And It Should Be a Scandal
David Wearing
Paul Williams said the Gulf state was ‘modern and progressive’ after going on a trip paid for by the regime.
So Far, the Tories’ ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ Is Pure PR. This Year They Have an Opportunity to Change That
James Meadway
COP26 could be an opportunity to finally walk the talk - or not.
Gypsies and Travellers Are Under Attack – And So Are Our Collective Freedoms
Jake Bowers
If GRT culture is stamped out, then everyone else’s liberties will be just one step behind.
Being an Opportunist Has Worked Well for Johnson. Why Not for Starmer?
Samuel Earle
A year on from winning the Labour leadership, Starmer has now lost all momentum.
A Year of Keir
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani assess Keir Starmer’s first year as Labour leader.
Police Brutality in Bristol Has Shocked the Country. Why Won’t the City’s Labour Politicians Condemn It?
Anna Lart Greene
With local elections weeks away, politicians who pit themselves against their constituents are working on borrowed time.
We Already Know Starmer’s Labour Ends in Tears – Just Look at the West of England
Aaron Bastani
Rulebook-burning, a leftist purge and a mayoral candidate nobody wants to campaign for have produced disaffection and despondency in Bristol.
Erdogan’s Attempt to Ban Pro-Kurdish Parties Will Only Fuel the Resistance
Rosa Gilbert
The HDP, Labour's sister party in Turkey, faces its most extreme threat to date. But the broad coalition it has convened isn't going anywhere.
How We Win: The Media
James Schneider
To win the 2020s, we must tell our story. At every opportunity, socialists must make clear, emotional and positive arguments to build support for our solutions, cut through government spin and disarm the culture wars. The final part of the series How We Win.