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Analysis: Trade Unions Left a Political Vacuum. Now They’re Playing Catch-Up to Fight Off Reform

Polly Smythe

Nigel Farage is only pretending to be a champion of the working class, but pointing out that he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing won't cut it. Polly Smythe reports on how trade unions ceded ground to Reform - and how they're now planning to fight.

Nigel Farage, in a hi-vis jacket, holds his arms in the air behind a podium reading 'Reform Will Fix It.'

Opinion: Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform

Harriet Williamson

Reform UK is standing more candidates than any other party in next month's local elections. But casting a ballot for Labour won't save our communities from far-right creep, writes Harriet Williamson.

Opinion: Keir Starmer Is Driving Scotland Towards Independence. The Least He Can Do Is Let Us Go

Adam Ramsay

A chunk of Scottish voters have tended to think that Scotland doesn’t need independence, just a Labour government. But with the party now in power, the tide has turned, writes Adam Ramsay.

Opinion: What Disability Benefit Cuts Reveal About Labour’s Grasp of Economics

Phil McDuff

Ministers have looked at the UK economy in 2025 and concluded that disabled people simply have it too good. Can they be serious? Phil McDuff writes.

Professor John Latham CBE, Coventry University Vice-Chancellor and Group CEO. Coventry University

Report: Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role

Polly Smythe

At-risk staff at Coventry University called John Latham’s appointment to the Department for Business and Trade a ‘kick in the teeth’.

A head shot of activist Ellen Clifford outside the royal courts of justice.

Feature: Meet the Disabled Activist Taking the UK Government to Court

Harriet Williamson

Ellen Clifford is fighting Keir Starmer's government in the high court to prevent disability benefit cuts. She speaks to Harriet Williamson about the value of disabled life under capitalism, assisted dying and why disabled people threaten the status quo.

Palestinian children gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in southern Gaza, October 2024. Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Opinion: Are Palestinians Invisible?

Adina Jamal

If Palestinians were truly seen as human beings to those in power, we wouldn’t have seen more than a day of bloodshed in the name of ‘self defence’, writes Adina Jamal.

Keir Starmer announces the government’s carbon capture plans at a factory in Merseyside, October 2024. Darren Staples/Reuters

Opinion: Labour’s Plans to Capture Carbon Are Designed for Fossil Fuel Giants, Not the Climate

Edward Donnelly

With its promises to ‘reignite’ Britain’s industrial heartlands, the government’s £22bn carbon capture scheme will do exactly that: burn through large amounts of natural gas and public funds under the guise of climate action, writes Edward Donnelly.

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves at the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, September 2024. Phil Noble/Reuters

Opinion: Reporters Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Labour’s Freebie Fiasco

Adam Ramsay

Journalists shouldn’t be asking government ministers why they accepted luxury gifts. They should be asking why they were given them in the first place, writes Adam Ramsay.

Keir Starmer at an Arsenal game. Reuters/John Sibley

Opinion: Why Can’t Starmer Give Up Freebies?

Ash Sarkar

The Prime Minister accepting gifts is actually a public service, apparently. But do donors really want nothing in return, asks Ash Sarkar?

Protesters in Jerusalem during foreign secretary David Lammy's visit to Israel in August 2024. Saeed Qaq via Reuters Connect

Report: Key Israel Arms Supplier Sponsors Labour Conference Event

Sam Bright

Exclusive: the New Statesman magazine will host an event sponsored by Northrop Grumman, a key supplier to the Israeli airforce, on the subject of ‘a new era of defence’.

Opinion: Public Sector Pay Bumps Were Always on the Cards

Ash Sarkar

Even idiots could see Labour was inevitably going to have to spend more money than had been laid out in its “fully costed” manifesto, writes Ash Sarkar.

A woman in high-vis stands in front of a group of people also in high-vis

Feature: Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say

Aron Penczu

Even if built, Labour’s promised 1.5m new homes will not move the dial on house prices, rents, or homelessness, say experts. They probably won’t even keep up with population growth. Aron Penczu reports.

A man walks through a crowd of police wearing a St George flag

Opinion: We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’

Rivkah Brown

The far-right riots have exposed the racist core of Britain’s immigration panic. Angela Rayner has shown the right instinct by seizing this moment to chip away at the hostile environment, writes Rivkah Brown.

Protesters hold placards condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and the UK government's complicity

Opinion: Israel Is Running Out of Road

Rivkah Brown

In a single week, two of Israel’s closest allies have signalled they’ve had enough of its flagrant violation of international law. This could go pear-shaped quickly, writes Rivkah Brown.

Opinion: Keir Starmer Needs Checks and Balances. Britain Has Few

Adam Ramsay

With the most powerful prime minister in modern history crushing dissent in his own party, we’re entering new constitutional territory, writes Adam Ramsay.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaking to the media. Lucy North/Pool via REUTERS

Opinion: Nimbys Are Good, Actually

Nicholas Beuret

Opposition to the government's pro-business agenda is being cast as small-minded Nimbyism. Behind the claims is a battle for a democratic development plan that works for people, not profit, argues Nicholas Beuret.

Opinion: Starmer Has Already Perfected the Art of Doing the Least

Rivkah Brown

Labour’s first-week “announcement blitz” featured a pledge from Reeves not to build council houses and Miliband’s “completely fabricated” ban on new oil and gas licenses. Welcome to Starmerism, writes Rivkah Brown – hope you ate before you came.

Tag: labour

Analysis: Trade Unions Left a Political Vacuum. Now They’re Playing Catch-Up to Fight Off Reform

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Keir Starmer Is Driving Scotland Towards Independence. The Least He Can Do Is Let Us Go

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: What Disability Benefit Cuts Reveal About Labour’s Grasp of Economics

Phil McDuff

Report: Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role

Polly Smythe