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To Transform the World, the Left Must Look Beyond Elections

Luke Dukinfield

For far too long, mainstream politics has been centred around election cycles. But in order to truly transform society Labour and the left need to break free from this way of doing politics, argues Luke Dukinfield.

Why Migrant and BAME Groups Are Protesting the IHRA’s Definition of Anti-Semitism

Novara Reporters

Over eighty groups representing migrants and BAME communities (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) have signed a letter urging Labour to not adopt the full IHRA definition of anti-semitism for fear it will silence critique of Israel.

Labour’s Obligation to Peace Between Israel and Palestine Starts by Rejecting the IHRA Examples

Aaron Bastani

It is not an opinion to say Israel was founded on violence, racism and ethnic cleansing - it is a historic fact. The Labour party’s proposed code of conduct on antisemitism should be refined, not discarded, argues Aaron Bastani.

Novara Live: A Row With No End? Labour, Israel and Antisemitism

Michael is joined by Barnaby Raine to discuss the latest iteration of Labour’s “antisemitism row”. The show will feature a video link with Norman Finkelstein speaking from New York.

Long Read: How Labour’s Dreadful Antisemitism Debate Has to Change

Barnaby Raine

The standard of debate around Labour’s antisemitism saga has been dire from the start, and both Corbyn's critics and his supporters on the left have been to blame, argues Barnaby Raine in this Sunday’s Long Read.

All The Best: The Mason Hour

Matt Zarb-Cousin and Max Shanly are joined by Paul Mason to discuss how to respond to the rising tide of fascism across the West, and how Labour can be effective in that fight.

Novara Live: OFOC Off to Love Island

On this episode of #TyskySour, Michael is joined by Shelly Asquith to talk about @OFOCBrexit, Labour Live and #LoveIsland.

All The Best: “If a Career Is All That Matters to You, Then Why the Hell Would You Choose Politics?”

Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin are joined by journalist, commentator and socialist firebrand Ellie O’Hagan, whose insights on political matters du jour fizz like a Lush bath bomb

4 Reasons Heathrow Expansion Serves the Few, Not the Many

Calum Harvey-Scholes and Matthew Tehanu

Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are being voted on by parliament in June. While the Tories are backing the proposal, Labour have prevaricated on taking a position. Here are four reasons Heathrow expansion only serves a wealthy elite - and why it’s high time Labour took a stand against it.

Novara FM: Anti-Politics: State, Authority, Ideology

On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Eliane Glaser to discuss her new book 'Anti-Politics', and the attitude of the contemporary left to the key questions of political power and the state.

Lewisham East Shows How Corbynism Has Transformed Labour

Aaron Bastani

On Saturday Janet Daby beat Sakina Sheikh and Claudia Webbe to become Labour’s candidate for Lewisham East. Over the short span of the campaign it became clear just how much has changed in the party - and what remains to be done, argues Aaron Bastani.

Novara Live: A Disaster With Owen Jones’ Name on It

On this episode of TyskySour Michael Walker is joined by newly elected Labour councillor for Wandsworth Aydin Dikerdem. They’ll be taking apart the local election results.

Novara FM: Local Election Results

Michael Walker, Dawn Foster and Richard Seymour take a look at the local election results.

Novara FM: After Windrush: Britain and Migration

On #NovaraFM, James Butler, Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar look at the politics of the recent Windrush crisis, the history of migration policy in the UK, and ask: what could a left-wing migration policy look like?

Migration Focus: A Progressive Immigration Policy?

If we get a left-wing Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn, they will have an immigration system, and what that will look like matters - for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. Maya Goodfellow discusses how we might get there.

IMOBastani: Theresa May Must Resign

Windrush Brits are being detained and deported and it is a disgrace. When will Theresa May have the dignity to resign? For more articles, videos and podcasts as part of our migration focus head to novaramedia.com/focus/migration

Interview: Interview With Owen Jones

“The main thing I’ve learned from working in the British media is that much of it is a cult. Afflicted by a suffocating groupthink, intolerant of critics, hounds internal dissenters, full of people who made it because of connections and/or personal background rather than merit.” The above tweet from Owen Jones set off an inferno […]

Socialism at Home Is Not Enough – It’s Time for a Corbynite Foreign Policy

Barnaby Raine

Foreign and domestic policy were once entangled in the minds of the much of the left. It’s time Corbyn used the opportunity of his leadership to be bold with his anti-imperialist principles, argues Barnaby Raine.

Tag: labour

To Transform the World, the Left Must Look Beyond Elections

Luke Dukinfield

Why Migrant and BAME Groups Are Protesting the IHRA’s Definition of Anti-Semitism

Novara Reporters

Labour’s Obligation to Peace Between Israel and Palestine Starts by Rejecting the IHRA Examples

Aaron Bastani

Novara Live: A Row With No End? Labour, Israel and Antisemitism

Long Read: How Labour’s Dreadful Antisemitism Debate Has to Change

Barnaby Raine