Why I defected from Labour to the Greens
I have recently, on 19 July, the hottest day ever recorded in the UK, defected to the Green Party and am delighted to be part of an inclusive hard working…
Adding Momentum to the Hot Strike Summer!
Democracy is central to left politics. Socialism’s very aim is to maximise people’s freedom through the democratic control over the conditions of their lives. Democracy is the aim but it’s…
Momentum should play a leading role in advancing the cause of the working class in our age of crisis
The prerequisite to building left power within the Labour Party is building a fighting socialist movement outside of it. Protecting the internal power the left currently possesses is important. However,…
What Momentum’s National Coordinating Group elections are really about
From 28 June, Momentum members will vote in its National Coordination Group (NCG) elections to decide who will run the organisation for the next two years. The previous NCG elections…
Second faction launched within Momentum to contest National Coordinating Group elections
Last week, Momentum Organisers was launched - a group within the left faction of the Labour Party - Momentum. Momentum Organisers was set up with a commitment to bring an…
Labour should recognise that ‘red wall’ voters want more action and control over the economy – not less
Survation has spent the past few weeks running a series of polling of seats in the ‘red wall’, those 44 constituencies in the north of England and Midlands won by…
New group launched within Momentum pledging to bring an “organising agenda” to the National Coordinating Group
Throughout June and July, members of Momentum - the left wing faction of the Labour Party - will vote to elect a new National Coordinating Group (NCG). The NCG is…
Greens making the case for progressive cross-party collaboration
The Compass Greens Network wants to help the Green Party achieve much greater political influence in the UK. We formed shortly after the 2019 general election to host an open…
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…
Green politics is class politics
I’ve seen several tweets recently, by socialist activists on Twitter that I have a lot of time for, bemoan the fact that Labour are being outflanked on a variety of…