Energy security to protect our climate

Tim Root on the energy implications of Trump’s war on Iran and why climate activists need to up their game The Iran war energy price...

Our International History 19

Schapper was born in Weinbach in Germany in 1812, the son of a priest. A radical student, studying forestry, he was involved in an...

Billions for the North’s railways

Paul Salveson asks "but when?" The Government announced seemingly ambitious plans for the North’s railways back in January. The announcement was for a three-phase approach...

Our International History 19

Schapper was born in Weinbach in Germany in 1812, the son of a priest. A radical student, studying forestry, he was involved in an...

Billions for the North’s railways

Paul Salveson asks "but when?" The Government announced seemingly ambitious plans for the North’s railways back in January. The announcement was for a three-phase approach...

Editorial

Editorial 340

Looking into the abyss Just when opinion was shifting towards Starmer in sympathy with his opposition to Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war against Iran, the Mandelson farrago blew...

Hungary’s tide turns against populist right

Andrew Ryder and András Schweitzer hail a landslide victory for democracy and the European Union in Hungary Election Viktor Orbán has lost the election in...

The Great Unravelling

Patrick Diamond says globalisation is in retreat but taking a different form Much contemporary political debate focuses on whether the era of neo-liberal globalisation is...

Lack of ambition

Dave Levy examines a Fabian Tract* that falls short on Britain and Europe “Pressing reset, our future with the EU”, published by the Fabians, is...

Kids online all the time?

Rebekah Morton makes a plea for sensible social media policies and government investment in media literacy In December, Australia became the first country to ban...

Uxbridge not a bellwether

In the wake of the Uxbridge by-election Bryn Jones says Labour’s wobbling on green policies will not win it any votes

Driscoll affair echoes Livingstone

Will Jamie Driscoll’s departure be a repeat of the Livingstone London mayor fiasco? asks Trevor Fisher

Labour’s National Policy Forum must back proportional representation

The vast majority of CLPs support it, as do two-thirds of affiliated trade unions. So, will the NPF accept the case for PR? Maximilian Czekalski explains why it should

No time to stay silent

Margaret Owen asks why Starmer is ignoring the obvious ways to win the women’s vote

Geothermal energy – a little known technology

Helen Goodman explains the benefits of decarbonising heat from underground Almost half the UK's energy demand is for heat. So decarbonising heat would be a...

A continuous tragedy

Patrick Costello on repeated errors America’s Middle East: The Ruination of a Region by Marc Lynch published by Hurst As Professor Marc Lynch explicitly states, his...

The waning of Françafrique

Nigel Watt on French Africa Colonialism Devours Itself by Gerard Prunier published by Hurst In 1945, France, briefly led by Charles De Gaulle, struggled to be...

Reform reality

Cat Smith finds higher taxes, banned flags, chaos and care in crisis is the real world of Reform The English local elections of May 2025...