Time up for the monarchy?

Following the Andrew Windsor scandal support for the monarchy is ebbing says Ken Ritchie Since its birth, Labour has accepted the monarchy as part of...

Labour’s command and control has alienated voters

Veteran Bradford councillor Ralph Berry on some hard lessons from the local election results The Bradford local elections, especially in Wibsey and Odsal, have prompted...

Loops rather than a ladder

Trained, certified, and still NEET: Jasmine Piakan on the youth unemployment trap “Learn to code.” “Get qualified.” “Do the training.” The message drilled into young...

Labour’s command and control has alienated voters

Veteran Bradford councillor Ralph Berry on some hard lessons from the local election results The Bradford local elections, especially in Wibsey and Odsal, have prompted...

Loops rather than a ladder

Trained, certified, and still NEET: Jasmine Piakan on the youth unemployment trap “Learn to code.” “Get qualified.” “Do the training.” The message drilled into young...

Editorial

Editorial 340

Looking into the abyss Just when opinion was shifting towards Starmer in sympathy with his opposition to Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war against Iran, the Mandelson farrago blew...

Representation of the people bill – at last!

Mary Southcott on moves to democratise elections Missed out on the last King’s Speech in 2024, some promises in Labour’s Manifesto are up for consideration...

London’s red fortress turns rainbow colours

Tom Miller reports London stays Labour (just) but more Green with Labour tribalism blocking progressive agreements while alienating young voters The only redeeming feature of...

How Israel is fuelling antisemitism

In the wake of the much-publicised burning of Jewish Community ambulances in North London Richard Kuper dissects the myths perpetrated by the Israeli government Many believe...

Miners on the front line

Sian Norris reports on Ukrainian miners resistance to Russian aggression The smashed wall, peppered with shrapnel damage, marks the spot where in February, 12 miners...

Uxbridge not a bellwether

In the wake of the Uxbridge by-election Bryn Jones says Labour’s wobbling on green policies will not win it any votes

Driscoll affair echoes Livingstone

Will Jamie Driscoll’s departure be a repeat of the Livingstone London mayor fiasco? asks Trevor Fisher

Labour’s National Policy Forum must back proportional representation

The vast majority of CLPs support it, as do two-thirds of affiliated trade unions. So, will the NPF accept the case for PR? Maximilian Czekalski explains why it should

No time to stay silent

Margaret Owen asks why Starmer is ignoring the obvious ways to win the women’s vote

Ancient history?

Gill Bennett on the Cold War from the Soviet perspective The World of the Cold War 1945-1991 by Vladislav Zubok published by Penguin Do we really...

Not a Revolution

Duncan Bowie on the General Strike Nine Days in May by Jonathan Schneer published by Oxford University Press It was perhaps inevitable that the centenary of...

Setting the world on fire

Patrick Costello argues the Iran war signals need for European autonomy On 9 April, Pakistan had seemingly succeeded in brokering a temporary ceasefire to Trump...

Reform reality

Cat Smith finds higher taxes, banned flags, chaos and care in crisis is the real world of Reform The English local elections of May 2025...