What I learnt from the US midterms – and why it matters for the British left
Callum Heckstall-Smith worked for the Democrat US representative candidate for Indiana, Liz Watson. Now he is bringing the lessons back to Britain.
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The Tories’ new budget is Labour’s manifesto with a neoliberal veneer
Prem Sikka picks apart Chancellor Philip Hammond’s promises in the latest Budget. Only to find they have all been done before and better, by a different party.
Protecting our children means keeping local nurseries open – and this Labour council should know it
As Tower Hamlets ponders over closing its three remaining local authority nurseries, campaigners (and some brave councillors) are fighting to save them. Alena Ivanova writes.
Labour’s grassroots have made their view on Palestine plain – there is hope after all
This year’s Labour conference has agreed to recognise Palestine as a state, freeze arms sales to Israel and fight for the right of return. Ben Jamal looks at what’s ahead.
Will Labour’s pitch to the centre on Brexit alienate the working class?
At Labour conference, Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer promised that “nobody is ruling out remain as an option.” But this could disillusion a key demographic.
Revealed: New figures strike blow to Tories’ austerity project
This won’t make pleasant reading for the Chancellor…
What Labour’s warring factions can learn from the Independent Labour Party
Labour has always been a broad church, but today succeed now the party must embrace the experimentation and intellectual radicalism of the early ILP.
The time is now: Labour must support a People’s Vote and give millions a voice
With 3 out of 4 Labour members wanting a People’s Vote, Rosie McKenna argues the left of the party now has a unique chance to define the party’s position on Brexit.
Four ways Labour can improve its culture – and build a truly democratic party
Labour’s Democracy Review must be about more than the ‘nuts and bolts’ of our party, writes Omar Salem.
Anti-Brexit activists just launched a mock campaign to elect a Labour MP as new Tory leader
She has vowed to stay on, despite her local Labour’s vote of no-confidence. But could Kate Hoey become the next Conservative leader?