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Take back control, enough is enough!

Glyn Ford says the bell tolls for Labour without a total political reset This year’s local elections are a historic repudiation of Labour and its...

Energy security to protect our climate

Tim Root on the energy implications of Trump’s war on Iran and why climate activists need to up their game The Iran war energy price...

Beyond the borders of the Iran War

Micheal Nelson Byaruhanga on the cost to African states of the illegal US-Israel war against Iran On February 28, 2026, a US-Israeli bomber flew in...

Hungary’s tide turns against populist right

Andrew Ryder and András Schweitzer hail a landslide victory for democracy and the European Union in Hungary Election Viktor Orbán has lost the election in...

Lack of ambition

Dave Levy examines a Fabian Tract* that falls short on Britain and Europe “Pressing reset, our future with the EU”, published by the Fabians, is...

Kids online all the time?

Rebekah Morton makes a plea for sensible social media policies and government investment in media literacy In December, Australia became the first country to ban...

Domestic Abuse, Labour Values and the Politics of Power

Sabia Kamali welcomes Labour's strategy to address gender-based violence but calls for sustainable funding and political consistency To work with women experiencing domestic abuse is...

The Great Unravelling

Patrick Diamond says globalisation is in retreat but taking a different form Much contemporary political debate focuses on whether the era of neo-liberal globalisation is...

Repression and intimidation mars Uganda election

Micheal Nelson Byaruhanga on Uganda’s costly vote, shutdowns and Museveni’s 50 years rule With 24 hours left to the presidential polling day in Uganda, 48-year-old...

Funding the BBC World Service is a strategic necessity

Panny Antoniou assesses the challenges facing this vital instrument of soft power The BBC World Service is often described as one of Britain’s greatest soft-power...

Banners with white pigeons do not intercept missiles

In giving a view from the Ukrainian labour movement, Yuliya Yurchenko asks what peace is. On the eve of the full-scale Russian invasion, a political...

Labour’s Factionalism Has to End

Pablo John lays out Mainstream's demands following the Epstein-Mandelson-McSweeney scandals So Morgan McSweeney has gone. Peter Mandelson is being stripped of his peerage. Two men,...