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.
Tag: labour
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.
Long Read: What Can the Left Learn From Nigel Farage?
Joe Todd
Nigel Farage has reshaped British politics more than any politician since Margaret Thatcher. In a moment of new possibilities for the electoral left, the question is: how?
Opinion: Starmer’s Sandcastle Majority Says It All: First-Past-The-Post Needs to Die
Matt Zarb-Cousin
With several established parties now winning millions of votes, it’s time Britain stopped silencing vast swathes of the electorate, writes Matt Zarb-Cousin.
ACFM: Microdose: Election Vibecheck
The ACFM crew offer their first reactions to Labour's landslide election win.
Opinion: Keir Starmer Has Won – But He Can’t Sleep Easy
Ash Sarkar
Starmer's Labour has won by a landslide. But it's vulnerable to attacks from the left and right, writes Ash Sarkar.
Analysis: How Labour’s Islington North Candidate Made Millions From NHS Privatisation
Steven Methven
Novara Media has probed the financial affairs of Praful Nargund and found that should he become an MP, he may be in a position to legislate on NHS privatisation while also benefiting from it.
Opinion: Labour is Still Letting The Far Right Set The Agenda
Moya Lothian-McLean
Despite predictions of a massive majority, Labour’s top officials are ceding to far right talking points in their crusade to become ‘electable’, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
Analysis: ‘We Can Spot Fakery a Mile Off’: Labour’s Memes Are an Insult to Young Voters
Chloe Laws
Inspired by the far right, Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems are all adopting 'meme strategies'. But they’re years late to the game and seem to think young people are stupid, writes social media consultant Chloe Laws.
Opinion: Win or Lose, Independent Candidates Could Give Labour a Bloody Nose
Steven Methven
Independent parliamentary candidates have it tough within Britain’s electoral system. But their campaigns could foreshadow something much more powerful, writes Steven Methven.
Novara FM: It’s the End of the Tory Party As We Know It (And I Feel Nothing)
James Butler paints a picture of Britain at a historic crossroads, waving fuckity bye to the Tories and bracing for Starmerism.
Report: Shock Poll Shows It’s Down to the Wire for Corbyn in Islington North
Clare Hymer & Ell Folan
Exclusive new polling for Novara Media shows that Jeremy Corbyn could win Islington North - but not without a historic ground campaign, activists say.
Opinion: The Tory Betting Scandal Is About More Than Just Rule Breaking
Steven Methven
Tories allegedly gambling their way to a payoff through their access to power might not feel like anything new. But the scandal engulfing the party also reveals a fragile electoral strategy, writes Steven Methven.
Opinion: Would the Real Anti-Racists Please Stand Up?
Rivkah Brown
Hope not Hate purports to be the UK’s 'leading' anti-racist campaign group. Why then, asks Rivkah Brown, has it said nothing about Labour’s abundance of in-house racists?
Analysis: Labour’s Slippery Manifesto Offers No End to Austerity
James Meadway
Labour is doomed if it keeps the country on its current path. But Keir Starmer's flimsy manifesto refuses to say how he intends to avoid more austerity, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: The European Elections Show What Happens to Smug Centrists
Rivkah Brown
The European far right crushed Sunday’s ballot, with Emmanuel Macron so humiliated he’s called a national election. The results should shake our self-satisfied soon-to-be prime minister, writes Rivkah Brown.
Opinion: Everyone Wants a Wealth Tax – Apart From Labour’s Wealthy Donors
Ash Sarkar
When its manifesto drops, Labour will have to explain how it’s going to pay for everything it’s promising. Simply repeating that it’ll ‘grow the economy’ won’t cut it, writes Ash Sarkar.