Hope not Hate have called for urgent support to help them campaign against Reform UK in the forthcoming Makerfield by-election, triggered by Josh Simons’ resignation as Labour MP on Thursday....
‘It Could Happen Here’
‘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...
How Belper United to Beat Off Reform
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....
Hope not Hate Appeals for Help
The rise of the far right and Reform UK make this a dangerous moment for the country, according to the anti-extremism group. But all is not lost if communities have ways to reconnect and make their voices heard. MATTHEW BROWN reports....
Labour Mainstream: An Early Assessment
CHRIS WILSON welcomes the arrival of the new broad left network that calls itself ‘the home for Labour’s radical realists’. Early signs are encouraging, he says, but some questions remain....
Fighting On: How to Stay Active as An Older Person
CHRIS WILSON has been reflecting on his coming retirement and wondering how to carry on the political fight in older age....
New Approaches to Tackling the Far Right
Compass and the Co-operative Party have both launched new initiatives in recent weeks aimed at understanding and tackling the rise of the far right....
Labour’s Election & the Left
Labour’s landslide victory is cause for celebration but serious challenges lie ahead for the party, the government and UK politics, says WILL BROWN....
Labour’s Manifesto: Policies & Prospects
If opinion polls are to be believed, Labour is on course for a significant election victory. But what should the left make of its policy offer and its prospects for government? WILL BROWN casts his eye over the party’s pledges....
Enough is Enough
Abuse of female politicians is a threat to democracy as well as gender equality. MARY HULL sifts the depressing evidence and looks at some of the campaigns against it....
It’s My Party … and I’ll Cry if I Want To
Various Labour leaders have been and gone since she first joined the party more than 40 years ago, but come election time MARY HULL has always been an enthusiastic, door-knocking campaigner. This time is different. Here she explains why the Starmer leadership has tested her loyalty to the limit....
Labour, Northern Ireland & the Right to Stand
Northern Ireland is changing, argues GERARD GALLAGHER, and it’s time for Labour to allow the region’s growing and increasingly relevant party to field its own candidates....