Features
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...