‘Why unions must not vote to support open-ended war against Russia’
Last year GMB general secretary Gary Smith persuaded the TUC Congress to vote, shamefully if narrowly, to campaign…
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‘No ifs, no buts – why trade unionists must stand with Ukraine’
Solidarity should know no borders. The belief in a collective response to injustice and injury is one of…
‘Close working with Germany’s SPD hints at Labour’s future foreign policy aims’
It’s been a pretty desperate few years in relations between the UK and Germany, even though, of course,…
‘Labour must lead the charge against blood money from Russian fossil fuels’
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there has been an uneasy truce in British politics over the war. There…
‘The Tories’ anti-boycott bill tried to make Labour squirm – but it backfired’
In the middle of a housing crisis, and with many local authorities facing extreme financial difficulty, you might…
‘We and our NATO allies must stand with Estonia in the face of Russian aggression’
In January 2017, the then-leader of the Labour Party’s spokesperson was asked at a press briefing whether the…
Labour’s core purpose is a patriotic one – and we must not be shy about it
No politician was ever chosen to govern a major democratic country without being at ease with its national…
20 years since invasion of Iraq and Starmer welcomes Putin arrest warrant
On Friday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin.…
Labour’s leadership needs to take party members with them on foreign policy
After she is hauled before MPs to explain a botched operation that’s gone viral, Spy Chief M, also known…
As war rages in Ukraine, rearming the UK must be a proud part of Labour’s brand
This time last year, I was at Kyiv’s Borispol Airport, scrambling onto the last flight to Istanbul. “I’m…
