Labour’s Universal Credit Revamp Is a Step Backwards, Not Forwards
Will Stronge
A few technical changes? Just two years ago, it was calling to scrap the system entirely.
Tag: labour
The North Has Always Been at the Cutting Edge of Culture
Kojo Koram
The reality is miles away from the myth.
We Can’t Dismantle Capitalism Without Antiracist Solidarity
Sonali Bhattacharyya
Cross-community organising is key.
What About the White Working Class?
Has the idpol-loving left abandoned the white working class? The answer is a bit more complicated than the Tories would have you think.
Starmer Tells Labour to Embrace Blair’s Legacy
In the latest of his perpetual relaunches, Keir Starmer has urged Labour members to embrace Tony Blair’s legacy. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
As Labour Sleeps, the Greens Are Awakening
Ell Folan
Corbyn held back the Green tide. Starmer has opened the floodgates.
Here’s What Really Happened When Labour Suspended Corbyn
Oliver Eagleton
It’s just as much of a shitshow as you thought.
Generation Left Might Not Be That Left After All
James Meadway
16-24-year-olds want spending cuts over tax increases.
Labour Won Batley and Spen Despite Starmer, Not Because of Him
Aaron Bastani
Leaflets made little mention of Labour, let alone Starmer, focusing instead on roads and rubbish.
The Batley & Spen Byelection Preview
With Batley & Spen looking likely to hand Keir Starmer another by-election defeat, Michael Walker and Owen Jones discuss the issues dominating the campaign and the implications a loss would have on the Labour Party.
‘It’s Only the Start’: George Galloway’s Bid for Batley and Spen Could Leave Starmer Staring Into the Abyss
Aaron Bastani
'I don’t think he could survive a defeat to me.'
Leftists Are Panicking About Unite’s General Secretary Election. Should They Be?
Ell Folan
After all, we’ve run against each other in the past.
Is Starmer’s Leadership About to End?
Defeat in Hartlepool and a historic low in Chesham & Amersham have caused a crisis of confidence in Keir Starmer. As advisors resigning and MPs speaking out, could his leadership be coming to an early end?
Lib Dems Beat Tories in Shock Byelection Win
Does a Lib Dem victory in Chesham & Amersham show Boris Johnson risks losing the ‘blue wall’? And after Labour secured only 1.6% of the vote, what is next for Keir Starmer? With Michael Walker and Owen Jones.
Ignore the Naysayers: Anti-Imperialism Will Be Central to the Socialism of the 2020s
David Wearing
There's no need for the left to back away from internationalism post-Corbyn.
Cummings’ Inquiry Hearing Was a Chance for Centrists To Do What They Do Best: Rehabilitate Rightwingers
Jamie Medwell
A few mea culpas later and all is forgiven and forgotten.
The Left Won’t Win the 2020s by Clinging to the Corpse of the Labour Party
Jonas Marvin
It's time to ditch the party and organise within movements.
After Big Losses, Labour Must Change Tack or Risk Irrelevancy
James Meadway
The Labour party must change path if it is ever to form a government again.