
Corbyn is right: Labour is now the mainstream
As the party approaches its conference, Labour appears more united than it has for years. And for the first time in a long time, many of us are optimistic about the left.

As the party approaches its conference, Labour appears more united than it has for years. And for the first time in a long time, many of us are optimistic about the left.

The Conservative Party was forced to abandon plans to hike tuition fees by £250 each year, after the DUP caused them major embarrassment by backing a Labour motion to block the rise.

Jeremy Corbyn said at the TUC that the Labour Party “totally rejects the Tories’ attempt to divide and rule” by offering pay rises to some and not others.

Whatever you think of the policy, it is clear we must do something drastic to stop sexual assaults on public transport.

Young people are allowed to remain in foster care until 21, but those in homes are often forced to leave before they are ready.

The Labour leader is expected to be near major anti-fracking protests at the end of the week. He should join the movement against dirty energy, Natalie Bennett writes.

The left of the party has to say it. Corbyn’s rhetoric on immigration is becoming a serious problem.

It’s growing fast: the strikers in Brixton have been joined by workers from Picturehouses in Leicester Square, Hackney, Crouch End, Dulwich and Brighton.

Nearly a month on from the election, talk is growing about the prospect of Labour and the Greens formally uniting.

The government cannot shirk its share of the blame