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Chessum
Opinion

Book Review: This Is Only the Beginning: The Making of a New Left, From Anti-Austerity to the Fall of Corbyn by Michael Chessum

David Renton
23 December, 2022

‘The left will face its chance again, but not soon, and until then we have not yet built up the institutions or the common strategies which would entitle us to govern.’

Parliament
Opinion

A group of neo-liberal elites have captured the British state

Prem Sikka
23 December, 2022

Taming the elites is a necessary condition for transformation of the British economy, but no political party is willing to shackle the power of the elites.

Opinion

How do we restore public trust in policing?

Unmesh Desai
22 December, 2022

‘Above all, consulting with and reporting to the community you police, through democratically elected representatives and representative community consultative groups, is key to restoring trust and confidence.’

Biodiversity
Opinion

The world’s biodiversity crisis is just as acute as the climate crisis

Mike Buckley
22 December, 2022

Unlike the Paris accord set for climate emissions in 2015 the new Global Biodiversity Framework does not set country specific targets

Opinion

Diane Abbott MP: The Rwanda policy and demonisation of asylum seekers is a reactionary distraction

Diane Abbott
21 December, 2022

The government is pursuing a deportation policy which has already cost over £100 million, and is now spending more in legal fees, while not a single person has been deported to Rwanda.

Opinion

Rishi Sunak’s comments accusing striking workers and unions of ‘waging class war’ are shameful and full of hypocrisy

Basit Mahmood
20 December, 2022

‘The language of ‘class war’ is not helpful, in fact it seeks to portray those who are undertaking strike action, whether it be nurses, rail workers or border officers as ‘enemies of the state’

Biodiversity
Opinion

International cooperation to improve biodiversity is essential for the survival of our planet

Wera Hobhouse MP
19 December, 2022

‘Critical carbon stores, such as ice sheets, forests, peatlands, wetlands and the ocean, must take equal priority with cutting emissions’

A photo of London's skyline
Opinion

London needs to side with renters and hold landlords to account

Zoë Garbett
16 December, 2022

Rogue landlords are being protected

£10 notes pegged to a washing line
Opinion

The super-rich have dodged tax for too long, here’s what we can do to change that

Helal Abbas
16 December, 2022

‘What we must do is create a legal system which penalises individuals and companies that use tax havens

Rishi Sunak
Opinion

Why the government is wrong to claim that pay increases for public sector workers will lead to further inflation

Basit Mahmood
14 December, 2022

Unlike in the private sector, the public sector cannot increase its costs for consumers to make up for the higher wages.

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