Features

Palestinians and Jews stand together

Lennaart van Oldenborgh reports on opposing Netanyahu’s “Forever War” from the inside. Every Saturday since early March, growing crowds have filled squares in cities across...

Welsh Labour rout needs political soul searching

Mick Antoniw says the Senedd election results were a defeat manufactured in Downing Street. The mythological bubble of inevitable Labour Party supremacy in Wales has...

Palantir and the rise of surveillance capitalism  

Frank Hansen on the threats from ultra right tech bros and their control over our data Many people are aware of the controversy surrounding the tech...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...