Features

Democracy is wherever we gather!

Milica Pekic on the institutional crisis and the student mobilisation in Serbia On the 1st of November 2024, the canopy of the newly renovated public...

Trump cornered but lethal

Trump’s MAGA majority under big threat in mid-term elections says Paul Garver The US polity is entering a heightened period of danger to its basic...

California dreaming in the Gem state

Robert Scott on a US state moving out of the shadows America's political maps tell comforting lies. California deep blue, Idaho bright red, one supposedly...

Burnham at Party Conference:  Has the  left-progressive message advanced?

Hope back on the agenda with sketchy plans to deal with the cost-of-living crisis. Is it enough?  Don Flynn argues the long years of...

Free the Filton 25

Burnham says Labour got Gaza wrong but what about the Filton 25 asks Caitlin Barr Andy Burnham has apologised for Labour getting Gaza wrong. He...

Where Next?

After over 20 years on Labour’s NEC Ann Black reflects on Starmer’s wasted years and a new leader As I leave the NEC, the political...

From vision to reality

Duncan Bowie on three key challenges for Burnham and Rayner Andy Burnham has had a very busy first few weeks as Prime Minister. Parliament is...

What Ukraine needs now

Ukrainian trade union organiser Artem Tivda spoke to Chartist about the challenges facing Ukrainians under Russian bombardment. Before the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian official statistics reported...

Rebuilding Labour’s Democratic Left

Back in the Autumn of 2023 Labour Hub launched a new podcast, with host Bryn Griffiths, one of their regular contributors to foster strategic...

Labour’s New Foreign Policy?

Patrick Costello warns of continuity Starmer while indicating global conflicts impact economic goals Foreign policy is clearly not the first priority of the Burnham government....

New Israeli party raises hopes for peace movement

With sustained violent illegal settlements on the West Bank and continued occupation of Gaza, Robin Arnfield assesses where the two-state plan is today Since this article...

Will Burnham end 40 years of neoliberalism?

Bryn Jones looks at decentralise, decommoditise, democratise and asks is it “Burnhamist” socialism or a rhetorical charade? Andy Burnham’s leadership acceptance speech declared his government...