Keir Starmer’s premiership is unravelling, not because of a single scandal or a momentary lapse of judgement, argues ERNIE JACQUES. This is the consequence of ‘a political project built on deception and enforced through accusation, intimidation and bullying’....
Labour’s performance in the recent Senedd elections has been widely described as calamitous and historic, heralding the end of an era of dominance that stretches back to the birth of the Labour movement. ARUN LEWIS charts the rise and fall of Welsh Labour....
PETER SMITH marks the 100th anniversary of the general strike with the tale of a Glasgow ILPer who claimed to be the first non-miner to join the walkout in Scotland. A lifelong unionist and Labour activist, he was also Peter’s grandfather....
‘The far right is more extreme, bigger and bolder than ever before.’ That’s the stark warning from Hope not Hate’s annual State of Hate report, described as the the most comprehensive and analytical guide to the far right in Britain today. ‘It could happen, but it’s not inevitable,’ it says. ‘It’s time to stand up...
While the urge to quit the party may be understandable for some on the left, now is not the time to abandon ship, says JOHN CUNNISON. Here he makes the case for holding firm and casts a critical eye over the ‘progressive’ alternatives....
Longtime ILP member and former Labour MP Harry Barnes has died at the age of 89. His parliamentary researcher, GARY KENT, remembers a deeply principled and consequential backbencher who ushered in many initiatives that helped preserve democracy and save lives....
Andy Burnham may not be standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection but his notion of ‘Manchesterism’ has gained much publicity in recent weeks. JONATHAN TIMBERS reviews a new book on the city that casts a critical light on decades of ‘state-led gentrification’ and working class displacement....
Labour came to power promising unprecedented support for the co-operative sector. Eighteen months on the prospect remains more a taunting hope than the driving force of social and economic change many had wished for. CHRIS OLEWICZ & STEVE THOMPSON chart the progress so far, but fear a genuine grasp of co-operation’s transformative potential is...
Blue Labour, soft left, hard left, Labour Together, Labour to Win … Labour it appears is riven with conflict. JOHN CUNNISON reviews an in-depth analysis of party factions that makes a bold attempt to bridge political rifts but ultimately misses the point....
Arguing for welfare over warfare is naïve and out of date, says GARY KENT. We need urgently a European military superpower to protect us from whatever is coming our way, whether from east or west....
The left’s response to major conflicts is inconsistent and contradictory, says MJ DENISON. It’s time to learn from history and build a new clear-eyed approach free from binary perspectives....
When Reform UK took control of Derbyshire county council in May, one small community resisted the surge. KEITH VENABLES describes how unions, activists and anti-hate groups built a grassroots campaign that might just be a model for the rest of the country....