Points & Crossings
Points and Crossings
Paul Salveson on the significance of MakerfieldBy the time you read this, we’ll know the result of the Makerfield by-election, rightly described by media...
Books
Downfall of the Assad regime
Patrick Costello on SyriaIt Started in Damascus by Rime Allaf published by HurstMy Struggle for Syria by Bassma Kodmani published by I.B.TaurisInevitably, there has...
Features
Demystifying the bond market
Ann Pettifor explains the Bank of England is the bigger problemDespite the uncertainty, the FT, senior right-wing Labour officials and other commentators pounced on...
Books
Downfall of the Assad regime
Patrick Costello on SyriaIt Started in Damascus by Rime Allaf published by HurstMy Struggle for Syria by Bassma Kodmani published by I.B.TaurisInevitably, there has...
Features
Demystifying the bond market
Ann Pettifor explains the Bank of England is the bigger problemDespite the uncertainty, the FT, senior right-wing Labour officials and other commentators pounced on...
Editorial
Editorial
Editorial 341
All changeWell, Andy Burnham did it. He defeated Reform in Makerfield by over 9,000 votes and garnered 55%, more votes than all parties combined. We welcome Burnham's...
The future of Scotland
Why did the SNP win again and has Labour a future asks Gerry HassanThe recent Scottish Parliament elections saw the SNP win a record...
Soft Left on the Rise?Â
Is leftism being revived in the Labour Party in reaction to the failures of Starmer?  It’s possible, argues Don Flynn with this account of some...
Fair weather social democracy?Â
Don Flynn argues that the experience of governing Manchester will not be enough if Andy Burnham is to put the UK on a new...
Time up for the monarchy?
Following the Andrew Windsor scandal support for the monarchy is ebbing says Ken RitchieSince its birth, Labour has accepted the monarchy as part of...
debate
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
debate
Driscoll affair echoes Livingstone
Will Jamie Driscoll’s departure be a repeat of the Livingstone London mayor fiasco? asks Trevor Fisher
debate
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
debate
No time to stay silent
Margaret Owen asks why Starmer is ignoring the obvious ways to win the women’s vote
Books
Taken: Experiences of Forced Adoption
By Karen Constantine, published by Pram PublicationsThis book is a difficult read, dealing with a subject that has been swept under the proverbial carpet...
Our History
Our International History 20
Ledru-Rollin - republican democrat challenger to Napoleon IIIAlexandre Ledru-Rollin was a lawyer who wrote legal commentaries and defended republicans in trials following the 1830...
Books
An Informal Empire
Duncan Bowie on South AmericaSmall Earthquakes by Shafik Meghji published by HurstMeghji is a London-based writer of travel guides. This new book focuses on...
Reform reality
Cat Smith finds higher taxes, banned flags, chaos and care in crisis is the real world of ReformThe English local elections of May 2025...