Features
Green jobs and people front and centre
Julie Ward on a new grassroots energy initiative in County DurhamAs global conflicts continue to hike up energy prices ordinary people seem powerless, constantly...
Features
Back To Progressive Alliance?
Victor Anderson says the question now is what sort of alliance could work?The mismatch between voters’ wishes and the voting system is increasingly clear,...
Reviews
Solidarity with a blind spot
Mike Davis on 60 years of activismWherever the Struggle Is by Bob Newland published by Merlin PressBob’s a mate. We met in the Wapping...
Features
Back To Progressive Alliance?
Victor Anderson says the question now is what sort of alliance could work?The mismatch between voters’ wishes and the voting system is increasingly clear,...
Reviews
Solidarity with a blind spot
Mike Davis on 60 years of activismWherever the Struggle Is by Bob Newland published by Merlin PressBob’s a mate. We met in the Wapping...
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...
Antisemitic Attacks and Government Bans
Bryn Jones on the political exploitation of a moral panicWhat links a spate of property vandalism in a London suburb to the UK Home...
The realists are getting radical
Pablo John says the Mainstream member consultation policy ideas will become the driving force of changeEarlier this year, Mainstream did something unusual for a...
Renters advance but more support is needed
Roger Jarman says the Renters’ Rights Act is a step in the right direction but nothing moreThe Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (RRA) is a...
Where are we now?
Andy Burnham as new premier has hit the ground running. Mike Davis asks can we expect a change of direction from his premiership? Will...
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
Socialism through Education
Duncan Bowie on the Socialist ethosRadicals by Geoff Andrews published by YaleThere are many books on the history of the British labour movement. This...
Books
Update on Capital
Don Flynn on Marxist Political Economy todayThe Story of Capital by David Harvey published by VersoThe revival of interest in Marxian studies of political...
Saving Durham Pride from Reform
Mary Kelly Foy on community actionThe results of the recent local elections were, for many, a jarring wake-up call. While the headlines focused on...