Jeremy Corbyn
Where was my invitation to Your Party?
For perhaps the first time in my life I have experienced ‘fomo’ – fear of missing out. It is strange…
Is Zack Polanski our Zohran Mamdani?
Like Zohran Mamdani in New York, Zack Polanski offers the thrill of cost-free rebellion. Mamdani leapt to prominence at the…
The Ultras: meet Britain’s new Islamo-socialist alliance
Ayoub Khan seemed delighted. Last Thursday, it was announced that fans of the Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv would…
Inside Zarah Sultana’s ‘Your Party’ rally
The ‘nonce party.’ That’s how Zarah Sultana described the Labour party at a rally in Brixton last night where the…
The left’s fightback against Labour has begun
If there is a hallmark of Keir Starmer’s leadership, it is a willingness to bash the left. For five years,…
Corbyn’s new party is Starmer’s creation
Have you ever been to an activist meeting? A proper one, not a cocktail party for potential donors. If Keir…
Is Keir Starmer really Morgan McSweeney’s puppet?
Two lobby journalists portray the PM as the pawn of ‘the Irishman’ and as ‘a passenger on a train driven by others’ – but there is much more to Starmer than that
One damned thing after another: Britain’s crisis-ridden century so far
The Iraq war, the financial crisis, Brexit and Covid have seen many prime ministers blown off course. Will Keir Starmer be any luckier than his predecessors?
Could Jeremy Corbyn become a left-wing Nigel Farage?
Why can’t Jeremy Corbyn be a left-wing Farage? Why can’t he threaten Labour as Ukip and its successor parties threatened…
Will Keir Starmer ever learn to loosen up?
The Labour leader comes across as compassionate and hard-working, but so ill at ease in front of the cameras that even his close friends fail to recognise him
Divided they fall
Earlier this summer, a hundred or so Londoners gathered around a solar-powered stage truck at Highbury Fields to celebrate 40…
Did Jeremy Corbyn win the general election?
Almost five years ago to the day, Amber Rudd had her finest hour in politics. Standing in for the frit…
Putin must look at the West and laugh
Whatever the West’s response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty, the crisis demonstrates the limitations of western politics and policy…
Rishi in, Keir out: 2020’s most popular baby names
Once the popularity of politicians was judged by how many babies they were asked to kiss – now it’s by…
Labour lefties show their solidarity
Once the British left fought for civil rights, social justice and the brotherhood of man. But now such high principles…
Kicking out the cranks won’t save Labour
There is a problem with Sir Keir Starmer’s reported plan to expel 1,000 Labour members associated with ‘poisonous’ groups, and…
Why is a Jewish lecturer being investigated for mocking Corbyn?
It’s a tale worthy of Kafka. Dr Pete Newbon, a lecturer in humanities at Northumbria University, is being investigated by…
The world’s unluckiest anti-racist: Corbyn’s greatest hits
Rallies for Palestine were held across the country this weekend which meant of course a starring role for one Jeremy…
A politician’s guide to non-denial denials
Michael Gove was deployed to the Commons on Monday afternoon to answers questions on the ministerial code, an hour-long appearance…
Momentum’s cunning plan would keep the Tories in power forever
Momentum, the Labour campaign group dedicated to keeping Corbynism alive, this week demanded that Keir Starmer commit to introducing a…
Advance warning
Too much weight is put on the idea of ‘progress’
The real test for Starmer will come post-Covid
Labour is gearing up for its first big Commons clash since returning from recess this afternoon, with shadow education secretary…
Why Keir Starmer no longer needs to fear the left of his party
John McDonnell, Corbyn’s right hand man for four and a half years, was full of praise when asked about the…
Swathe
At Glastonbury in 2017 ‘a whole swathe of young people had a political awakening’, chanting ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn’, said the…
A new angle
What would a Keir Starmer Labour party look like?
