Starmer’s War on Democracy
By fixing selections to keep socialists out of parliament, Keir Starmer is ensuring the next Labour government offers the least policy change possible from a decade of Tory rule.
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Spain’s Fight to Take Back the City
Four years ago progressive platforms won power in some of Spain's biggest cities, including Madrid and Barcelona. The international left can learn a lot from their successes – and failures.
How the Picture Post Pioneered the Art of the Everyday
In the 1930s, Hungarian editor Stefan Lorant founded the 'Picture Post', which brought the radical ideas of post-revolutionary Central Europe to British newsagents – shown in its 'inartistic' stories of ordinary people.
Giving Workers Their Share
The Financial Times might not like it - but Labour's plan to give workers a share of large corporations is just economic justice.
Labour Needs a Radical Housing Policy
Young Labour's motion to this weekend's conference aims to bring party policy in line with the scale of Britain's housing crisis.
Britain Needs a Bold Response to Coronavirus
The government's response to coronavirus has been nowhere near enough – it's time for emergency measures from requisitioning private hospitals to suspending mortgage, rent and household bills, argues Rebecca Long-Bailey.
Key Workers Need PPE
If key workers are expected to keep our economy going during the coronavirus crisis, the least they deserve is proper protection – now is the time for the government to act.
Labour Must Vote Against the Spy Cops Bill
By abstaining on today's Spy Cops Bill, Labour is giving the green light for the police and MI5 to infiltrate our trade unions and social movements – it is a scandal that should appal party activists.
Bill Gates Can’t Save the World
Bill Gates is splashed on magazine covers across the world this week with his plan to solve climate change. But his new book ignores the fact that the same system which made him rich is the one killing the planet.
Scottish Labour’s Attack on Democracy
Hollie Cameron, a socialist standing for Glasgow Kelvin, has been removed as a Labour candidate after comments about Indyref2 – it’s yet another sign that the party is clamping down on dissent.
Liberals Want Civil Rights – But Not the Protests Needed to Win Them
The response to yesterday's protests in Bristol is a reminder that the liberal commentariat would have bitterly condemned the very movements that struggled to win the rights they now claim to defend.
The Sewell Report Is Just the Latest Weapon in the Tory Culture War
The government-backed Sewell Report has declared Britain free from institutional racism. Its findings are laughable, but it was never intended as a rigorous study – it is just the latest weapon in the Tory culture war.
How Grassroots Activists Are Rebuilding Solidarity in Southampton
As poverty rises in the wake of Covid, the Southampton Social Aid Group is organising in communities, not to offer charity but to build solidarity – renewing the bonds decayed by decades of neoliberalism.
Israel’s New Government Won’t Help Palestinians
Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer prime minister, but the racism he represented remains a major force in Israeli politics – meaning no relief for the Palestinians still living under an apartheid regime.
The Private Rail System Isn’t Working
The climate catastrophe means it's more important than ever to have an affordable train network – but fares are now facing their biggest hike in the last ten years.
Starmer’s Malaise
Under Starmer’s leadership, Labour lacks any coherent vision and is floundering in the polls – but the path forward for the Left remains unclear.