Tag archives for Labour
When it comes to public ownership nothing’s off limits
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Unisouth Neoliberalism is in decay. It has been since the 2008 financial crisis. The Tory-Lib Dem Coalition tried to rehabilitate it under the guise of austerity.…
Embracing Post-Keynesianism is key for Labour’s success
Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Stop Trident rally at Trafalgar Square on Saturday 27th February 2016. Photo by Garry Knight, public domain. Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party…
A 21st century socialism? ‘Rise’ book review
Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Stop Trident rally at Trafalgar Square on Saturday 27th February 2016. Photo by Garry Knight, public domain. The ‘youthquake’ may be considered debunked in…
Beyond Tuition Fees – Higher Education in a Post-Fees World
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin Politics is in a very different place than a few years ago. Radical change feels possible, tangible, close. The Labour Party’s pledge to scrap tuition…
Brexit is too dangerous to be left in the hands of the Brexiteers
Trying to reverse a democratic decision made at the ballot box is a waste of time and resources. Worse than that, it risks handing over the negotiations to the…
McStrike: the historic fight for worker’s rights
Photo: pixabay user andreas160578 Creative Commons CC0 Monday 4th September 2017 will forever be a historical day as workers in one of the world’s leading fast food restaurants, McDonald's,…
Labour needs to think structurally if it’s serious about deepening democracy
Labour supporters need to act if they want their leadership to support electoral reform. Image by Firdaus Latif, Flickr. The unexpected growth in Labour’s Westminster seats under Jeremy Corbyn marks…
New political tribes – who should Greens be targeting?
Back in 2013, during my campaign to be Elections Coordinator of the Green Party I wrote a piece laying out my thoughts on who we should be targeting in the…
Bartley claims electoral pact with Labour still possible
Jonathan Bartley has responded to Jeremy Corbyn's apparent rejection of an electoral pact between Labour and the Greens by saying that Corbyn's words were "dissapointing" but that an electoral pact…
Green voters backed Sadiq over Zac by 5:1 in London Mayoral race
Sadiq Khan (left) and Zac Goldsmith (right), source photos both via Wikimedia Commons. Green voters backed Sadiq Khan over Zac Goldsmith in the London mayoral race by nearly 5:1, new…