Black children still underachieving
Bernard Coard argues that racism and discrimination still run deep in the British education system
Ups and mainly downs of Labour in recent elections
As Labour digests last week's local and by-election results, Paul Salveson looks at what the party can learn from the relative success of its Welsh counterpart, while Hugh Gault considers the decline of Labourism.
Labour’s left and the problem of Starmer
Peter Rowlands says Starmer must row back from Corbyn’s suspension and open serious dialogue with the left about the party’s direction if Labour is to succeed
It’s a funny old game
Don Flynn reflects on a remarkable victory against the forces of international capitalism
Who will be #Mayor4CleanAir and tackle climate breakdown?
Tim Root poses the pollution question for London and other major cities approaching mayoral elections
Government gaslighting
Andy Gregg says race report takes blaming the victim to a new level
Tories seek to close doors on asylum seekers
Don Flynn says Priti Patel’s ‘firm but fair’ mantra aims to deprive refugees of more of their rights
A withered fruit
Helen Hayes warns of the damaging consequences of the Tory hard Brexit deal
PCSC bill passes second reading in the midst of a police fiasco
When the power to determine what is in the public interest is claimed as the exclusive right of police forces, we need to be really worried, says Don Flynn
Opaque, narrow and lacking definitions
Rory O’Kelly finds many holes in the EHRC investigation into antisemitism in the Labour Party and big problems with the reaction
Starmer’s static slot machine
Bryn Jones assesses Starmer’s static slot machine and Sunak’s slick sweepstake