Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap
James Meadway
With nothing new left to say, Jeremy Hunt used his last budget to set Labour up to fail, writes James Meadway.
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Opinion: Who Cares About Rochdale?
Craig Gent
The Rochdale byelection has the Westminster press in rapture. But what the saga really shows is that politicians will rake over deprived towns as if all they could ever be is a means to an end, writes Craig Gent.
Analysis: The March Against Antisemitism Is a Far-Right Dream
Rivkah Brown
Rather than telling Tommy Robinson to ‘fuck off’, the march against antisemitism should question why he was there in the first place, writes Rivkah Brown.
Report: Revealed: Outsourcing Companies Are Lobbying Labour to Sell Out Public Services
Polly Smythe
Lobbyists are keen to ensure their clients continue to profit from public services after the next election.
Analysis: A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire
Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean
On Wednesday night, one third of Labour MPs defied the whip and voted for a ceasefire. Others gave stirring speeches in favour, then abstained anyway.
Report: School Students Walk Out of Shadow Minister’s Assembly Over Labour’s Position on Palestine
Clare Hymer
Around 300 sixth form students in east London boycotted an assembly with Wes Streeting last week over Labour’s support for Israel, while young people in Bristol skipped school for the UK’s first ever ‘school strike for Palestine’. Clare Hymer reports.
Report: Labour Councillors Are Defying Keir Starmer to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza
Clare Hymer
All 31 Labour councillors in Sheffield backed a motion in support of Palestine, as opposition to the party’s line on Israel builds.
Report: ‘Blood On Your Hands’: Labour Faces Protests Over Israel-Palestine Stance
Simon Childs & Clare Hymer
Muslim members have demanded an apology from Keir Starmer over his statements about Israeli war crimes, and the party has tried to stop members from talking about the crisis.
Report: Labour Councillors Keep Quitting Over Party ‘Endorsing’ Israeli War Crimes
Simon Childs
Labour has been hit with a number of resignations after its leadership affirmed Israel’s right to ‘self defence’ when asked to condemn war crimes.
Report: Not ‘Fair’ to Block Massive New Oil Field, Says Labour Decarbonisation Lead
Simon Childs
Labour politicians have been cosying up to oil and gas 'partners' at conference by promising their party would provide big business the 'stability' it needs. Simon Childs reports.
Opinion: Are Actual Leftwing Parties About to Give Labour a Run for Its Money?
Michael Chessum
Until recently, electoral alternatives to Labour seemed doomed, writes Michael Chessum. But with a host of political parties and independent candidates sweeping up the leftists Starmer has alienated, could this finally be changing?
Analysis: Laugh at Liz Truss, But Tory Radicals Are Playing the Long Game
James Meadway
Free market ideologues are already laying the groundwork for a return to power, argues James Meadway.
Report: Hackney Mayor Partied With Councillor He Knew Had Been Arrested for Possessing Child Abuse Images
Simon Childs & Rivkah Brown
New images prove Philip Glanville went to a party with Tom Dewey knowing of his arrest, leading local politicians to demand an inquiry. Simon Childs and Rivkah Brown report.
Obituary: Mario Tronti Helped Us See Class Struggle
Craig Gent
With the passing of Mario Tronti, we’ve lost a thinker who showed us that working-class struggle isn’t capital’s remainder, but its impetus, writes Craig Gent.
Opinion: Labour or the SNP? It’s Not Much of a Choice for Working Class Scots
Jonathon Shafi
Scotland deserves better than a rightwing Labour party committed to a two-child benefit cap or a neoliberal SNP without a real independence strategy, argues Jonathon Shafi.
Downstream: Social Mobility Is a Lie. Aaron Bastani Meets Dan Evans.
With more strikes taking place and ever rising inequality, you’d think the left would be well-placed to talk about class with authority. But what if the movement had made a disastrous error when trying to understand the state of our nation? And what if we’re still missing a fundamental bit of understanding? Sociologist and trade […]
Opinion: The Lib Dems Are Britain’s Worst Political Party
Aaron Bastani
The Lib Dems’ toxic mix of inertia, anti-politics and misinformation serves to undermine trust in politics, writes Aaron Bastani - far more so than either Labour or the Tories.
Opinion: The Scandal-Hit Candidates Starmer’s Labour Let Run for Parliament
Angus Satow
While Labour is blocking leftwingers from running to become MPs, candidates from the Labour right have made it through the party’s ‘due diligence’ process despite various troubling remarks.