Wanted: a prime minister who can stand up to the far right
Whatever his other attributes, Keir Starmer is not the right man to take the fight to Nigel Farage's far right
Read moreDetailsWhatever his other attributes, Keir Starmer is not the right man to take the fight to Nigel Farage's far right
Read moreDetailsThe Labour leadership is tacitly accepting, and reflecting, Farage’s perverted notion of patriotism
Read moreDetailsHow can the two-child benefit cap be a question of “fairness”?
Read moreDetailsThe Labour leadership can and must do better
Read moreDetailsEnjoyable though a Tory wipe-out will be, will a Labour government have the courage to change an electoral system that...
Read moreDetailsWhy some of the standard negative tropes about independence deserve to be debunked
Read moreDetailsHow will Labour ever understand the independence movement if they don’t move beyond the same old tropes?
Read moreDetailsIf we allow lies and propaganda to inform our views of refugees, what does that say about us?
Read moreDetailsWith the SNP in turmoil, pro-Union parties would do well to avoid hubris and triumphalism. Are they up to the...
Read moreDetailsIf the Union that currently exists between Scotland and the rest of the UK is no longer voluntary, what does...
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