What’s Left?
Jeremy Corbyn is simply a symptom of social democracy’s worldwide decline due to identity politics and a rejection of patriotism. Can, and should, anything be done to save it? Much is made of the...
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Copeland and Stoke: Learning the Lessons
After an historic defeat in Cumbria and a narrow victory in Stoke during last week’s by-elections, Antony Tucker examines where Labour go from here. There are five stages to by-election grief: 1) Denial –...
Down but Not Out: Labour’s Prospects
2017 will be a tough year for Labour but they shouldn’t be written off. If they can hold fast to their principles while taking advantage of the turbulent political climate, hope remains. The resignation...
The Rainbow Coalition
Back in June, the Green Party called for a “progressive alliance” of all parties on the left, and they want it in Richmond too. With the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn, here’s why that wouldn’t...
Personality Trumps Policy
Totalitarianism has, in our history, been derived from a focus on personality rather than policy. Many current politicians, while not necessarily totalitarian, have shown that we could be throwing ourselves on a dangerous road...
The “Gig Economy”: time for a change of tune
Flexible labour contracts are the new norm. But the left need not fear, for Deliveroo’s workers have shown that social organisation is still possible in the “Gig Economy”. Historically, global economic activity has always...
In Defence of Israel
So often do we see impassioned defences of Palestinians and harsh attacks on their “brutal” oppressors, that we often forget that there is another side to this incredibly controversial conflict. After a judo match...
Keep Calm and Corbyn On
With the Labour leadership contest finally over, the big question is what happens next? Frankly, no-one knows. But what’s certain is you cannot fight darkness with darkness; Labour need to offer a vision full...
Left Behind
Labour are floundering in their own muck, and their latest argument against Theresa May’s grammar school scheme is just further evidence of why their anti-ambition rhetoric can’t beat the Tories. Theresa May has swept...
Say ‘Yes’ to Jez
As an inevitable September victory for Jeremy Corbyn awaits, Labour must move forward more united than ever. The deep chasm dividing the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) and Labour membership continues to widen, as Jeremy...
Dead End
Alex Moore sees three paths Labour can choose right now. The trouble is: none of them end well. A lot has happened in the past few weeks: Labour MPs staged a protest against their...
Buyer’s Remorse: Calling Time on Corbyn
What good are principles without power? Ryan Curran, a 17-year-old Labour member who voted for Jeremy Corbyn, explains why the Labour leader must go. Labour’s previous leadership contest, now over nine months ago, inspired...
In Conversation with George Aylett
At just 19, George Aylett was one of the youngest ever parliamentary candidates in last year’s general elections. Matt Gillow spoke to him about the issues Labour faces, and how best to tackle them....
Forget Left & Right: Now is a Time for Change
The EU referendum highlighted the true fault lines in British society. Now it’s time for our two main political parties to reflect these. What happened on June 23 was a wholesale rejection of the...
Owen Smith: Saving Labour
With Angela Eagle’s withdrawal from the Labour leadership race, Antony Tucker explains why Owen Smith is the best choice facing the party. It’s on: with Angela Eagle’s withdrawal, Owen Smith has become the sole...
Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right
Politics is becoming increasingly polarised. Now, more than ever, we need centrist politics to heal a divided nation. In the wake of the EU referendum it has become clear that radical and unpredictable political...
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair: The Shakespearean Tragedy of British Politics
The return of The Satiric Verses sees Jacob Whitehead explore if Brexit is to be or not to be, if Andrea Leadsom doth protest too much, and if it is soon to be the...
Labour Needs Nuance
By thinking of everyone and everything in terms of being “Blairite” or “Corbynite”, Labour risks succumbing to a black-and-white view of the party and wider politics which the country neither understands nor cares for....
Brexit: Reaping the Whirlwind
With the defeat of the Remain campaign in the recent EU referendum, the left has to learn its lessons and begin the fightback against Britain’s lurch towards the intolerant right. Britain has voted to...
Challengers Beware
Corbyn’s politics are good. His leadership not so. He has to go if Labour is to win, but a coup solves nothing – gentle coercion is the answer. Corbyn has to go: his failure...
