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Scotland & the end of the Empire State
Gerry Hassan on self-government, the weaknesses of Labour (and Tory) opposition to the SNP and the need for a new constitutional settlement as the Brexit imbroglio unfolds
GE2019: Oh no, Mr McCluskey
This week has seen the same old fake news and Tory lies about immigration. Don Flynn does some myth busting
Our future lies through Europe
Laura Parker looks at the history of Britain’s chequered relationship with Europe and says remain and reform must be at the heart of Labour’s manifesto offer
Legacy of Islamophobia
Hassan Hoque on ahistorical views and Islamophobia rife in the Tory Party
Ditching the Tories
Parliament has put Boris Johnson in a ditch but he is far from dead.
GE2019: their gaffes and ours
Jacob Rees-Mogg versus Kate Ramsden – the respective souls of the parties are supposedly being laid bare by the imprudence of candidates. It would...
Labouring on
Peter Kenyon highlights lessons to be learned from Brexit in or out
Conservative Party sheds its One-Nation image
Don Flynn says the Tory wolf of private property is now out
Departure Scrounge
Patrick Mulcahy on Tarantino’s 60s Hollywood pastiche
Defeating the Tories
Dave Toke explains why Greens need a Progressive Alliance not a Lib-Dem-Green Alliance
Northern Powerhouse puffs along
Paul Salveson on northern routes and the likelihood of HS2 hitting the buffers