What Happened in Crewe
In 2017, Labour’s victory in Crewe seemed to be a sign of renewal in one of its former strongholds. 2019’s result shows that the party’s problems in towns like this run much deeper – and won’t be solved easily.
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Miriam Pensack
Miriam Pensack is a writer, editor, and doctoral candidate in Latin American history at New York University.
A Tribute to Dennis Skinner
A reader writes a tribute to the career of Dennis Skinner, firebrand socialist MP, who lost his seat of 49 years in this week’s election.
Up from the Canvas
This is not the time to abandon the socialist policies that would most improve lives in the very areas Labour lost. Instead, the task is to build a more effective movement that can win them.
It Was Never Going to Be Easy
Labour lost this election not because it was too much of a working-class party, but because it was too little of one in too many places. Our cause endures – but now is the time to steel ourselves for the next fight.
The Cause of Labour Is the Hope of the World
Former presidents, ministers, members of parliament, trade unionists, and political leaders from four continents sign an open letter explaining why the world needs a Labour government.
Meet the War Hero Who’s Voting Labour
96-year-old Walter Nixon made national headlines recently when he returned to the Italian battlefields where he defeated the Nazis in the 1940s. He has a message for voters tomorrow: vote Labour.
Young People Could Swing This Election
The same right-wing media which derided young people only a few years for political apathy is now mocking them for being politically engaged. The reason is simple: they are afraid.
Jo Swinson’s Phoney Feminism
Jo Swinson’s record in politics shows her feminism is the kind that might benefit a corporate CEO – but won’t challenge the injustices faced by millions of working-class women in Britain today.
Northern Ireland’s Election is Not About Brexit
Despite the media hype, this election in Northern Ireland will not transcend orange and green politics to focus on Brexit – instead, it will be where the debate on the national question intensifies.
Labour’s Democratic Revolution
If Labour wins this week’s general election, it will lead a democratic revolution in British politics – clamping down on corporate lobbying and transferring real decision-making out of London.
Signs of Hope in Scotland
In Scotland, little by little, working-class people who were lost to the Labour Party during years of neoliberalism and then the independence campaign are returning home.
There’s More to Life Than This
The huge crowds of activists turned out by Manchester Momentum across the North West during this campaign is testament to their efforts to build a popular social base.
The Tories’ War on Progressive Latin America
Cosying up to Bolsonaro, supporting coup d’états and facilitating crackdowns on human rights – the Tory record in Latin America today tells you why they were so willing to make friends with Pinochet.
100 Days to Transform Britain
Labour has promised bold action to tackle Britain’s social injustices within 100 days of a new government by ending austerity, raising the minimum wage, nationalising utilities and fighting regional inequality.
Why Cornwall Needs a Green New Deal
Cornwall is one of the most deprived regions in Britain, and in its poorest areas almost half of children grow up in poverty. It doesn’t have to be that way – Labour’s bold green agenda offers hope of a different future.
Public Broadband is Common Sense
Labour’s public broadband policy has cut through in this election because it represents a popular consensus that is often dismissed: infrastructure we all rely on should be owned collectively.
The Sun is Going to Get People Killed
By publishing far-right conspiracies like ‘Hijacked Labour,’ whose evidence was sourced from neo-Nazi websites, The Sun is setting left-wingers and journalists up to be attacked – or even killed.
The British Government is Fuelling Climate Disaster
As the climate crisis worsens, Britain’s government continues spend billions propping up the fossil fuel industry by funding oil and gas extraction that harms poorer nations in the Global South.
Jeremy Corbyn: Defender of Liberalism
Centrist commentators have decried Labour’s lack of liberalism in recent years – but in defending civil rights and diplomacy, Corbyn has proven to be a better champion of liberal values than any centrist favourite.
The Fight for Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness is the kind of place that will decide this election – a postindustrial Labour heartland that gradually became a marginal. To win it, the party has to convince the community their town can be revitalised.