Labour Party
LETTERS—Rise in Green vote cannot hide party’s contradictions
17 May 2021What should we make of the rise of the Green Party in the recent elections?
Who is working class?
17 May 2021A debate is raging about the attributes that make us working class to try and understand why some are losing faith in the Labour Party. Isabel Ringrose explores what really defines class.
Do the election results mean that class is dead?
11 May 2021Elections in Britain last week have led to announcements of the death of class and the end of a clear divide between “left and right”.
The Labour left is angry with Starmer, but pushes a failed project of ‘unity’
11 May 2021Left wing Labour MPs responded to the election results by appealing to Keir Starmer to bring them back into the fold. Meanwhile, Starmer prepared a further shift to the right.
Hartlepool and beyond—what went wrong with Labour’s vote?
10 May 2021After Labour’s disastrous showing in Hartlepool and in the local elections, Nick Clark asks why so many working class people have turned away from the party
Tories celebrate local election results while Starmer signals further shift to right
08 May 2021The Tories are celebrating following Thursday’s local elections in England.
Marxism 2021 online event debates where next for the left
08 May 2021A weekend of discussion brought socialists together in the aftermath of elections that underlined Labour's failings
Labour’s turn to the right fails in Hartlepool by-election
07 May 2021The result should be proof that working class people are not easily won over by flag-waving and pledges of support for the army and the cops.
Boris Johnson’s crimes deserve full reckoning
04 May 2021“These were always going to be difficult elections for us. We’re not expecting miracles on Thursday night.” Those were the words of Labour’s shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy on Sunday—at the end of a week of scandal and crisis for the Tories.
LETTERS—How medical monopolies wreck the lives of millions
04 May 2021The vaccine rollout is a cause for celebration for many, but it also shines a spotlight on Western domination over the Global South.
The Troublemaker — UPS takes spy in the cab to a whole new exploitative level
27 April 2021A worker for delivery firm UPS has revealed a hellish new surveillance plan from bosses.
Who should socialists vote for on 6 May?
20 April 2021For revolutionaries, although elections matter, the battle on the streets and in the workplaces is always more important
Hartlepool–Labour in trouble
10 April 2021In years gone by the Labour Party could take the votes in the north east of England for granted. But, reports Nick Clark, next month’s Hartlepool by-election could show just how out of touch the party now is with its former heartlands
Norwich environmental workers prepare for battle
06 April 2021Around 170 environmental workers in Norwich have taken part in indicative ballots for strikes.
Government’s Sewell report denies systematic racism
06 April 2021“If the report had been intended to help address racism in Britain, it must surely be written off as a disaster.”
A year of Keir Starmer, a year of surrender
30 March 2021Keir Starmer has spent his first year as Labour Party leader refusing to oppose the Tories—but he has shown us what he stands for.
Key issues in the fight against the police bill
29 March 2021With protests growing around Britain, Isabel Ringrose looks at what’s at stake—and what we can do
Tories’ takeover of Liverpool council follows the imposition of the market
29 March 2021The Tory government has sent a team of bureaucrats to impose its will on the Labour-controlled Liverpool City Council.
Resist cynical Tory takeover of Liverpool City Council
23 March 2021The Tory government looked set to launch a takeover of Labour‑controlled Liverpool City Council on Wednesday of this week.
Council cuts to services will fail those who rely on them
16 March 2021Reports suggest that the majority of local councils will impose further cuts. They’re caused by decades of austerity, not Covid-19, argue Sadie Robinson and Charlie Kimber
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