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.
Tag: labour
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Opinion: The Tories Have Lied About Labour Leaders for Years. Why Does the Media Care Now?
Aaron Bastani
Outrage over scurrilous claims made by the prime minister about Keir Starmer highlights the hypocrisy at the heart of the incestuous establishment, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Is It Better If Boris Stays?
Jess Barnard
‘Partygate’ may be consolidating support for Labour - but that's not enough of a reason to want Johnson to remain in power, writes Jess Barnard.