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Opinion: Populist Austerity – This Is the Real Johnsonomics

Phil Jones

With the government nationalising Northern Rail and floating the idea of a mansion tax, what looks to some like a move to the left for the Conservatives, is in fact populist austerity in action, argues Phil Jones.

Opinion: Electability Matters, but Its Deployment Is Political

Aaron Bastani

There's no denying that electability is crucial to a party's viability, but don’t be fooled when it’s used to avoid talking about the issues that matter, argues Aaron Bastani.

Novara FM: No Going Back: Defeat, the Far Right, and the Press

James Butler is joined by Owen Jones to take stock as the Left faces 2020.

Opinion: Labour’s Leadership Candidates Need a Reckoning, Not a Whitewash

Michael Chessum

Changing one's mind is part of anyone's political development, but if a leadership contest is to be more than an exercise in political shapeshifting, the candidates need to account for their political histories, argues Michael Chessum.

Ash Wednesday: Open Selections: How Can Something so Boring, Be so Contentious?

This week Rebecca Long-Bailey announced her support for open selections. Ash Sarkar explains why this issue cuts to the heart of the Labour Party.

Novara FM: After Defeat

One month after Labour's catastrophic defeat, James Butler is joined by Richard Seymour to dig into attempts to understand the loss, and how the left moves on from it.

Opinion: Keir Starmer’s Call to End Factionalism Must Not Mean a Return to the Status Quo

Michael Walker

There is a promise the leadership hopeful could make, argues Michael Walker, which would fulfil his desire to end damaging internecine war without undermining accountability: open selections.

ACFM: #ACFM Microdose: The Comedown

The #ACFM crew take stock in the wake of Labour’s defeat and the dawning of a new year.

Shit Jobs for All: the Many Horrors of the Zero Hours Contract

Laith Saad

Huge commutes, poor pay and unpaid overtime. Agency worker and journalist Laith Saad speaks with his colleagues about the precarity and exploitation that goes hand-in-hand with a zero hours contract.

Letters: Members Should Have the Say on Who Momentum Backs for Labour Leader

Kallum Pembro and Elliot Dugdale

In this letter to Momentum and its members, Kallum Pembro and Elliot Dugdale argue that the process for deciding the organisation's Labour leadership endorsement shouldn't happen behind closed doors.

Novara Live: It Woz Remain Wot Lost It?

On this episode of #TyskySour Aaron Bastani is joined by Paul Mason as they discuss Labour’s election results. Did the commitment to a ‘people’s vote’ destroy any chance of winning?