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Analysis: How State-Sanctioned Multiculturalism Killed Radical Anti-Racism in Britain

Ilyas Nagdee & Azfar Shafi

The 1980s saw grassroots solidarity-building supplanted by milquetoast representation politics, write Azfar Shafi and Ilyas Nadgee in this extract from their new book.

Report: In Stroud, Starmer’s Labour is Undermining Local Leaders – Again

Aaron Bastani

Labour is offering members in Stroud just two people to choose from for their next parliamentary candidate - neither of which is the local favourite. Aaron Bastani reports.

Opinion: Labour is Out of Ideas on the Energy Crisis

Matteo Tiratelli

Rachel Reeves condemns government borrowing while demanding Rishi Sunak does more. What exactly does she want, asks Matteo Tiratelli.

Novara Live: Johnson’s Job Cuts, Labour Byelection Stitchup, Israeli Police Attack Coffin

Boris Johnson has a new plan for dealing with the cost of living crisis – making 91,000 civil servants redundant. Are we entering a new age of austerity? After killing a leading Palestinian journalist, Israeli forces have today attacked her funeral. We discuss the events in East Jerusalem that should shock the world. With Michael […]

Opinion: Keir Starmer Doesn’t Trust Ordinary People

Aaron Bastani

Labour’s selection stitch-up in Wakefield shows that Britain's liberal establishment doesn’t trust people to run their own lives, argues Aaron Bastani.

Opinion: Keir Starmer is Getting a Taste of His Own Cop Medicine

Moya Lothian-McLean

'Beergate' is what happens when you preach a politics of punishment, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Downstream: What Does Keir Starmer Actually Believe? Aaron Bastani Meets Oliver Eagleton

Is he a managerial Machiavelli? A moral crusader? Or just an opportunist with a decent haircut? Aaron Bastani talks to Oliver Eagleton about the Labour leader.

Opinion: Does It Even Matter How Labour Does in the Local Elections?

Michael Chessum

As canvassers make their final rounds before polling day, Michael Chessum asks whether trying to get ‘our people’ elected to local government is really a good use of our time.

Novara Live: Labour’s Right Wing Election, Porn Tory Named, Nadine Dorries’ Latest Gaffe

Keir Starmer appears to have chosen a strategy to win next week's local elections: become really right wing.

Opinion: Why Can’t Starmer Just Be Like Blair?

Oliver Eagleton

Try as he might, Keir Starmer will always fail to recapture the essence of Blairism. Oliver Eagleton explains why.

Opinion: Is There Any Point Staying in Labour?

Andrew Scattergood & Gaya Sriskanthan

With local elections looming, Momentum’s co-chairs make the case for a strong Labour left.

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak visits Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub, a government funded sports facility in west London, where he helped with a grassroots football training session and was presented with an England shirt

Analysis: The Tories Expect Massive Public Demands on the Cost of Living Crisis. Why Aren’t We Making Them?

James Meadway

Rishi Sunak knows his spring statement was a failure and is already bracing for pushback. Let’s exploit his weakness, writes James Meadway.

Report: P&O Ferries is the Tip of the Iceberg When It Comes to Exploitation at Sea

Sally Howard

Racial hierarchies, sexual aggression, 75p wages: the P&O Ferries scandal is entirely in keeping with the outrageously exploitative cruise industry. Sally Howard reports.

Opinion: How Long Can Faith in ‘Market Solutions’ Survive?

Aaron Bastani

Britain is facing the biggest fall in living standards since records began, and neither Labour nor the Tories know what to do about it, argues Aaron Bastani. The question is: how long can faith in ‘market solutions’ continue?

Opinion: Now Could Be Keir Starmer’s Moment If Only He’d Back the Unions

Tom Peters

Russia-schmoozing Tories and a cost of living crisis have presented the Labour leader with yet another open goal. The problem is, he’s too busy attacking workers to take it, writes Tom Peters.

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Opinion: The Tories Want to Increase Military Spending During a Cost of Living Crisis

James Meadway

As rising military spending starts to put pressure on domestic public services, we must reject the idea that ordinary people should shoulder the cost of war and other crises, writes James Meadway.

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Opinion: Even Angela Rayner’s Own Party Are Slamming Her ‘Shoot First’ Terrorism Comments

Ash Sarkar

The Labour deputy leader's "shoot first, ask questions later" stance on terrorism, condemned by MPs across the political spectrum, could set a dangerous precedent for the party's treatment of crime, writes Ash Sarkar.

Prime minister Boris Johnson visits Carland Cross Windfarm to see the construction of a new solar farm ahead of the G7 Summit in Cornwall

Opinion: Three Things the Tories Could Easily Do to Slash Living Costs

James Meadway

The Tories claim the cost of living crisis is beyond their control, writes James Meadway. They’re lying.

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