‘The Democrats have modelled how a broad church party can win big’
Labour should learn from the Democrats that there is not one way to be a candidate and it is a broad church that wins in many different places.
Alex Charilaou
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‘The High Court judgment brings more uncertainty for the trans community’
On Friday, the High Court handed down its decision in a case brought by Good Law Project against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) over their now-withdrawn “interim update” following last year’s Supreme Court judgment…
‘We need boldness in higher education reform, not tuition fee hikes’
Last week, Rachel Reeves caused a stir in the right-wing press. As she prepared to deliver the first budget of this government, she replaced a portrait of Conservative former chancellor Nigel Lawson with a picture of Ellen Wilkinson.
New Popular Front: ‘Here are some key lessons from the French left’s win’
Vive la France! After a hugely disappointing first round contest two weeks ago, which made it look as though the far-right National Rally would form the next French government, a united left has emerged victorious. The New Popular Front –…
‘Braverman’s call to scrap two-child cap rings alarm bells for Labour in power’
Over the weekend, Suella Braverman – one of the most right-wing MPs in the Conservative Party – dropped a surprising comment piece in The Telegraph, calling on the government to abolish the two-child benefits cap. This grim instrument…
Young Labour elections 2024: ‘Young Labour must push our party to be bold’
We are running pieces from candidates for Young Labour chair on both the Organise and Socialist Future slates. The piece from Organise- and Open Labour-backed candidate Jack Lubner can be found here. Ballots open in elections to the Young…
‘If Labour is taking no voters for granted, our silence on tuition fees can’t continue’
It has been almost six months since Keir Starmer “moved on” from scrapping tuition fees. In the meantime, other than some vague gestures towards creating a “fairer” deal for students and graduates, there’s been a question mark at the heart…
‘Labour’s got it wrong on self-ID – and a generation won’t forgive us for it’
Labour for Trans Rights co-chair Alex Charilaou writes in the second of a series of pieces this week by authors with different perspectives on Labour’s new stance on gender recognition… It's important to put the situation for trans people…
Why we are standing in the National Labour Students committee elections
Ballots will open in elections to the new National Labour Students committee tomorrow, after a new democratised Labour Students was approved at the party's annual conference last year. The elections are a crucial turning point for our…