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Report: Reform Councillors Are Not Invited to the Durham Miners’ Gala

Polly Smythe

Organisers have declined to invite Reform councillors to one of the most important events of the trade union calendar, amid fears that Nigel Farage is making inroads with union members. Polly Smythe reports.

A woman with black shoulder-length hair looks awkward beneath a bright pink background and the word 'stronger'

Opinion: Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Labour had a massive opportunity to counter the media onslaught and brighten the public mood, writes Juliet Jacques - and they’ve squandered it.

Tony Blair laughing

Feature: How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown

Francesca Newton

While Suella Braverman and Priti Patel are remembered as the spearheads of the protest crackdown, writes Francesca Newton, it was Tony Blair who kicked it into a whole new gear.

Feature: The Museum of Neoliberalism Is Being Bulldozed to Make Way for Luxury Flats

Juliet Jacques

The satirical museum has met an end too good to be scripted. Juliet Jacques meets its co-founder, the artist Darren Cullen.

A man walks through a crowd of police wearing a St George flag

Opinion: We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’

Rivkah Brown

The far-right riots have exposed the racist core of Britain’s immigration panic. Angela Rayner has shown the right instinct by seizing this moment to chip away at the hostile environment, writes Rivkah Brown.

A group of politicians clap for Keir Starmer as he emerges from 10 Downing Street

Opinion: Starmer’s Sandcastle Majority Says It All: First-Past-The-Post Needs to Die

Matt Zarb-Cousin

With several established parties now winning millions of votes, it’s time Britain stopped silencing vast swathes of the electorate, writes Matt Zarb-Cousin.

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Opinion: The 2000s Are Back, Baby – And So Are the Fash

Juliet Jacques

Those celebrating the return of smooth-talking centrists to frontline politics seem to have forgotten the far-right they brought with them, writes Juliet Jacques.

Tony Blair and Keir Starmer look unhappy

Opinion: Keir Starmer’s Position on Austerity Is Almost Identical to the Tories’

Aaron Bastani

With his 'tough' position on public spending Keir Starmer is being far more dishonest than Liz Truss - and far more outlandish than Jeremy Corbyn.

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Obituary: Berlusconi Didn’t Pave the Way for Italian Fascism – Liberal Technocrats Did

Matteo Tiratelli

Far more dangerous than the tangerine tyrant was Italian liberals' response to him, writes Matteo Tiratelli.

Ash Wednesday: The Novara Media Guide to Laundering Your Reputation

It doesn’t matter how badly you’ve messed up the country: the UK media is always on hand to help disgraced politicians back into the establishment. Tony Blair, Theresa May and Alastair Campbell all enjoy the favourable opinion of the nation’s journalists, in spite of everything they did with power when they had it. And if […]

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Analysis: The UK Has Its Own Mass Incarceration Crisis

Ell Folan

The UK now spends £5bn a year on prisons, more than any other European country besides Russia, writes Ell Folan.

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.

Tony Blair laughing

Opinion: Apparently the World Owes Tony Blair a ‘Debt of Gratitude’. I’ll Pass

Aaron Bastani

I’m not bothered about the former PM’s knighthood, writes Aaron Bastani – after all, Mussolini, and Mugabe received similar honours. But it’s bizarre that I’m supposed to thank him for creating more problems than solutions.

Tony Blair waves in front of a bunch of roses at Labour party conference. Behind him a screen reads "the NHS"

Opinion: Like It or Not, New Labour Offers Important Lessons for Saving the NHS

Ell Folan

Though rightly overshadowed by the Iraq War, the Blair government increased NHS spending by 56% and cut waiting times by 9 weeks. We must not be too averse to learning from this achievement, writes Ell Folan - our dying health service depends on it.

Novara Live: Stingy Sunak Is a Danger to Your Health

As scientists continue to assess the risks of Omicron, suffering businesses and workers have been left out in the cold with only a paltry support scheme. Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial lay out why Rishi Sunak is a danger to Britain's health.

Labour MPs Apsana Begum and Zarah Sultana pose for a photo at a restaurant

Opinion: Islamophobia Isn’t Ingrained in British Culture – It’s Fed to Us From the Top

Zarah Sultana

Zarah Sultana expected anti-Muslim hatred when she became an MP. She also knew exactly who’d be whipping it up. A new report proves her right.

Former Labour prime minister Tony Blair points at himself

Of Course Tony Blair Won’t Back Down on Afghanistan – He’s Still Profiting Off Interventionism

Joe Duffy

Not content with having kept the plates of global warfare spinning whilst in office, Tony Blair has spent his post-Downing Street years selling his services to the highest authoritarian bidder and banging the drum for perpetual military interventions.

Novara Live: Anti-Vax Protestors Storm ITN Studios

Are anti-vaxxers a threat to the free press? Ash Sarkar is joined by Owen Jones to discuss the protest outside ITN, another 'rare' intervention from Tony Blair, and the Mail on Sunday's absurd hit-piece against Jess Brammar.

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