Opinion: Local Politicians Are Scapegoating Sex Workers to Score Points With Voters
Layla Caradonna
Anti-strip club campaigns like Bristol mayor Marvin Rees’ are cynical vote-winning ploys.
Tag: labour
Opinion: The Forde Report Lays Bare the Lie at the Heart of the Media’s War on Corbyn
Justin Schlosberg
In order to fatally undermine the Corbyn project, the media had to show that Corbyn himself, or at least his office, was complicit in Labour's antisemitism problem. The Forde Report puts this lie to bed, argues Justin Schlosberg.
Opinion: The Right Are Hypocrites – But Pointing It Out Won’t Get Us Anywhere
James Greig
Highlighting hypocrisy feels worthy but is often a waste of political energy.
Analysis: The Media Needs More Labour Correspondents
Sam Bright
Mick Lynch has badly exposed the lack of specialist labour reporters in mainstream media. But it wasn’t always like this, Sam Bright writes.
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.
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?