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Labour must dump defence plan
Andy Burnham should scrap the Defence Investment Plan and start again, says Luke Cooper
While champagne corks pop among shareholders in Britain’s privatised defence sector,...
Tech titans with ulterior motives
Frank Hansen discusses a sober account of the dangers and possibilities of AI
Confused by the hype about whether AI will destroy humanity or solve...
Employment rights – unfinished business for Burnham
Maria Exall on why it is vital for Labour to speedily enact manifesto commitments
At a time of global political uncertainties and rising inflation, there...
Participatory democracy as work in progress
As a political tsunami hits Serbia Milica Pekic reports on the victory for Student List and how it happened
After almost two years of continuous...
Unclear Israeli election results disappoint anti-Netanyahu Left
Robin Arnfield reports that while Netanyahu may be able to cling to power through partnerships with the far-right, the significant Arab vote will profoundly...
Andy Burnham’s First 100 Days
Kerry Postlewhite on moving from words to action
I’ve followed Andy Burnham’s career with a fair deal of affection ever since I first met him...
Stunning victory for left in Brazil
Richard Lapper sees Lula da Silva’s remarkable win in the Brazilian elections as a reminder that the right doesn't have it all their own...
Manchesterism and public control
Bryn Jones asks is this Neoliberalism reversed or is it lipstick on the pig?
Andy Burnham’s repeated ambitions to reverse the Thatcherite neoliberalism “of the...
Standing up to the trans backlash
Jenny Black explains the new challenges
In 2017 Theresa May made a pledge to the LGBT+ community to reform the Gender Recognition Act, paving the...
Lessons of Hungary’s 1956 uprising
Andrew Ryder, András Schweitzer and Gabor Halmai pay homage to 1956 and István Bibó while highlighting their relevance to Ukraine
On October 23rd, Hungarians commemorate...
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...