What does Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet mean for the Labour Left?
As Keir Starmer’s election as Leader of the Labour Party became increasingly inevitable over the three and a half months following Jeremy Corbyn’s resignation, Labour Party hacks had to turn…
Where Rebecca Long-Bailey went wrong
Jeremy Corbyn famously said during the 2019 General Election that: "There is no such thing as Corbynism. There is socialism, there is social justice.” If Corbynism did ever exist as…
Where next for the green left after Corbyn?
Keir Starmer’s victory is bluntly put a set back for the left. Since 2010, politics has been transformed with the once dominant neoliberalism of figures like Tony Blair, apparently, on…
How coronavirus is impacting workers in the electronics supply chain
With millions of UK workers last week told to work from home, many are finding themselves increasingly reliant on technology. The demand for electronic tablets increased in China during quarantine…
Bangladeshi workers show how organised labour can defeat coronavirus
The global pandemic is stripping away the ‘ethical’ veneer nurtured by high street brands as they meet economic threats to the trillion-dollar garment industry by maneuvering to save money at…
It’s time to get PR done
Image credit: Ryan Hodnett - Creative Commons Playing a role, however small, in pushing the Labour Party to commit to a voting system based on proportional representation is a campaigning…
Keir Starmer’s pledge to ‘end factionalism’ would take Labour back to vapid personality politics
Image credit: Chatham House - Creative Commons Keir Starmer’s campaign to be Leader of the Labour Party has so far pitched left narratively, hamming up his history of supporting unions…
How can Labour rebuild its base?
Photo credit: Andy Miah - Creative Commons With Labour's serious loss to Boris Johnson's Conservative government, much of the British left is in a period of mourning and reflection. The…
Why Labour lost in the North East
Caveat: The Tory focus on nationalism and the hostile press are not the focus, this is intended to be self-reflective. Brexit It’s undeniable when you look at the Labour gains…
To stop the Tories, Labour has to embrace proportional representation
Image credit: Ryan Hodnett - Creative Commons The case for proportional representation (PR) has never been stronger. The Conservatives have won a huge Parliamentary majority on of the vote. This…