Labour NEC votes to block Corbyn from standing as parliamentary candidate
Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) has voted to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate in the next general election. The vote to block Corbyn's candidacy passed…
Why socialists should join the Green Party #8: The Greens don’t rig candidate selections
Where should socialists put their energy in 2023? This is a question facing many on the left. There are some obvious answers. The wave of industrial militancy that has swept…
Michael Chessum – This Is Only the Beginning: The Making of a New Left
On the second episode of #BrightGreenLive, our editor Chris Jarvis interviewed Michael Chessum on his new book - 'This Is Only the Beginning: The Making of a New Left, from Anti-Austerity…
What do the polls tell us about the next general election? – interview with Ell Folan of Stats for Lefties
On episode 2 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Stats for Lefties' Ell Folan about the state of the polls, whether the Green Party will get an MP elected in Bristol…
Tackling antisemitism requires abolishing the political structures that produce it
In biblical Jewish culture, at Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), the sins of the community were placed on a goat. This goat, the scapegoat, was then cast out, left…
The Greens must be “explicitly anti-capitalist” – an interview with Tom Pashby
Internal elections in the Green Party of England and Wales are often light on politics. With the Greens' policy platform being decided not by leaders but by members, it's easy…
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 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…