National Politics
Reuters – Pressure grows on British Prime Minister Starmer over Mandelson fallout
It couldn’t have happened to a worse person. Read the article HERE.
UK Politics
Privatisation
David Rowland – How privatising ADHD diagnosis robs the NHS of resources
Absolutely scandalous profiteering out of the UK’s national health service going on in plain sight. David Rowland is the Director of the Centre for Health and the Public Interest. He previously worked for over a […]
Geopolitics
Jeremy Corbyn – Starmer’s Passivity on Venezuela is Cowardice
“Keir Starmer’s evasiveness towards Donald Trump’s assault on Venezuela is a clarifying example of Britain’s ‘special relationship’ of unthinking submission to the White House’s interests.” In Tribune. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Sian Norris – UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for asylum seekers, expert warns
The Labour party is determined to introduce all of the policies of Nigel Farage’s Reform party before it comes into power. Sian Norris is a senior investigative reporter at openDemocracy. Cross-posted from OpenDemocracy The government’s […]
Solutions
Imran Mulla – What I learned at the inaugural Your Party Conference
A balanced report from the launch of new left-wing party in the UK at the weekend, which was racked by divisions between its leading figures. Imran Mulla is Middle East Eye’s UK political correspondent, covering […]
Media
Has there been a coup at the BBC? Interview w/ Des Freeman
The BBC is in a major crisis after it’s director-general resigned for a doctored edit of a Trump speech: can a public state broadcaster survive in an era of media polarisation? Des Freeman is a […]
Geopolitics
Peter Oborne – Maccabi Tel Aviv: Why Keir Starmer is stirring the politics of hatred
The UK Prime Minister’s determination to overturn a police ban and allow violent racist bigots to come to a football match Birmingham is truly absurd. Peter Oborne won best commentary/blogging in both 2022 and 2017, […]
National Politics
Binoy Kampmark – The Factory of Perceptions: Starmer’s Woes and Media Magnification
Just over a year into his prime ministership, it only appears a matter of time before Keir Starmer is booted out of office. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at […]
Geopolitics
Jeremy Corbyn – The Labour Party is the party of genocide
As the Labour party starts its annual conference, it’s former leader takes it to task for its role in the Gaza genocide, and vows to build a new party that can help bring it to […]
Uncategorized
Andrew Murray – Your Party, their crisis, our hopes dashed?
The British left seems determined to grasp defeat from the jaws of victory. In the Morning Star. Read the article HERE.