Gen Z’s political rebellion is just getting started
What’s emerging isn’t a single youth movement but a fractured political landscape. Some are turning left, others veering hard right, but most are turning away from ‘traditional’ parties altogether.
Labour
Palestine Action can challenge ban after government loses appeal
‘The court of appeal has rightly rejected Yvette Cooper’s attempt to block a legal review of her absurdly authoritarian ban’
Keir Starmer tears into Kemi Badenoch over China spy case collapse accusations
Kemi Badenoch’s attack lines backfired on her…
Reform councillor schooled on council savings claims
‘This discussion about waste is generally misleading, we’ve had 14 years of Tory austerity which has cut spending to the absolute bone.’
What is the future of our protest rights?
Why is a Labour government trying to resurrect Tory anti-protest powers that the courts found to be unlawful?
On patriotism and national decline
Prioritisation of corporate wealth and privatisation have threatened our heritage and eroded our culture far more than immigration ever has
Labour deputy leadership race: Lucy Powell endorsed by Neil Kinnock and centre-left group Mainstream
Voting opens for the Labour deputy leadership race on Wednesday
Right-Wing Media Watch – Mail slammed for ‘racism’ hypocrisy, as BBC and Sky hand Farage free pass
The remarks were quickly twisted into yet another outrage cycle by the right-wing press.
How Labour best fights off Reform – stick with McSweeney or cut him loose?
‘Shaking up the adviser team’ is a well-known political tactic, although how much good it actually does is contested. An excess of advisers is yet another Thatcher legacy we could probably do without but will doubtless have to continue to live with.
The government must ensure fair distribution of income
‘The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.’