Why we keep messing up in the Middle East
Britain’s history of failure in the Middle East is 150 years old. The presence of Britain in the…
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Labour should re-set rates to make a real stand against “business as usual”
Labour leaders are increasingly getting criticism from the left of the party for being a little too close…
Not so relaxed about the filthy rich
The gap between rich and poor is growing at an alarming rate and nowhere is that more starkly…
Climate change isn’t someone else’s problem – it’s ours
Under 500 days from their deadline, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have changed the world, but there’s much…
Pauline Pearce reminds us that racism isn’t just a Lib Dem problem
Last weekend, Pauline Pearce withdrew from the Liberal Democrats’ party presidency contest (Tim Farron’s term is up at…
Engaging young people could be the difference between winning and losing next year
Polls show that the next election will be a close-run contest. The 3.3 million young people who will…
Labour’s NEC elections are too long
I hope LabourList readers will forgive me for indulging in a bit of a personal hobbyhorse in this…
Failing people and the planet – how Greens do politics
Already a country with soaring numbers of private renters, we’ve become one of renters struggling to make ends…
One month until the referendum – then we can begin the task of bringing our nation back together
For these past three years, the referendum has put everything but the constitution on hold in Scotland politics.…
When it comes to foreign policy, Labour need to be audacious
Diplomacy is the art of giving all parties in a conflict what they need, if not what they…
