‘A socialism of utility – not posturing’
A recent FT piece by Janan Ganesh asked “Why must a socialist also be woke?” He was right…
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McDonnell: “Have bankers learnt nothing from the crash?”
John McDonnell has launched a scathing attack on bankers as new evidence shows lenders are lowering standards for…
Rory Palmer: People in food poverty can’t afford a no deal Brexit
Holiday hunger is a national disgrace. It shames our country that kids cannot get a decent meal. This…
Let’s keep up Labour’s support for precarious, low-waged and migrant workers
Austerity Britain is everywhere defined by the twin blights of falling wages and rising living costs. This is…
The government’s no deal plans show Corbyn must change tack on Brexit
Until recently I have been sceptical about appeals to the Labour leadership to call for a second referendum.…
Corbyn’s comments on Zionists “taken out of context”, says McDonnell
John McDonnell has defended Jeremy Corbyn from accusations of antisemitism after the Labour leader was revealed to have…
A publicly owned Facebook? Interesting idea, but fraught with difficulty
Is it time to nationalise Facebook? Recently, social media platforms have transformed from a space to socialise, share…
Melanie Onn: The Tories aren’t interested in helping private renters
It is anticipated that there will be five million people in the private rented sector by 2022, a…
Starmer: Government is “simply not prepared” for no deal Brexit
Keir Starmer has accused the government of being “thin on detail and thin on substance” in response to…
Labour under pressure to back electoral reform
The Labour Party is under increasing pressure to back a system of proportional representation (PR), according to electoral…
It isn’t Labour the splitters would be leaving – it’s politics itself
This week’s New Statesman cover, ‘Will Labour split?’, is currently making waves, as Stephen Bush predicts a split of…
