Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.
Keir Starmer’s Government’s refusal to explicitly condemn the Reform leader’s plans to tear thousands of families and communities apart is only clearing his path to Downing Street, argues Adam Bienkov
As Ed Davey’s Party gathers for its annual conference, Neal Lawson asks whether the party can still prosper in an increasingly illiberal political era
As a proud naturalised US citizen who has been publicly critical of the President, I am becoming increasingly fearful about my future here, writes Alexandra Hall Hall
Trump is not just hostile to the concept of soft power, but actively working to dismantle the institutions which promote it, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
Labour MP Noah Law explains why it’s time for Keir Starmer to start treating the billionaire X owner as the ‘foreign extremist’ he now is
The relative lack of media interest in the drone attacks on the aid flotilla heading to Gaza says a lot about the warped priorities of Western journalism, argues Mathilda Mallinson
Starmer must square his claimed disgust about Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, with his embrace of Trump, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
The Prime Minister and his advisers spent years dismissing questions about Mandelson’s relationship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
Keir Starmer is presiding over the decline of social democracy in Britain, but an alternative path is still possible, argues Neal Lawson
The UK may inadvertently be helping Israeli forces bomb civilian areas in Gaza, explains Iain Overton
Where once honour, public service, even a sense of historical duty could command respect, today those values are dimmed in comparison to the pursuit of material position, argues Clive Lewis MP
The Home Secretary’s decision to stop people fleeing from war and torture from reuniting with their families should shame this Government, argues refugee rights campaigner Nick Beales
The Prime Minister must wake up and stop trying to appease the very forces trying to exploit anti-migrant hate in order to destroy his Government, argues Adam Bienkov
A dispute over the marking of a student’s work at one London university illuminates a much bigger problem, writes Mathilda Mallinson
If parties on the left can’t find a way of working together, then the Conservatives and Reform will, argues Neal Lawson
What we are starting to witness is the nascent elements of a complete authoritarian takeover, reports Alexandra Hall Hall from Washington
The right is desperately seeking to make a martyr out of Lucy Connolly in order to distract from the real victims of the hate she helped to spread, argues Otto English
Sadiq Khan, Labour’s Mayor of London, writes for Byline Times on why the city’s haters need to admit that “diversity is a strength to be celebrated, not a weakness to be hidden”
The Trump administration’s attempts to downplay human rights abuses globally suggests they want to make it easier to violate them domestically, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
It’s time to bury this myth for good, argues Derrick Wyatt
The silence of senior mainstream politicians and media organisations against the rise of a new well-organised far-right movement on Britain’s streets is a disgrace, argues Adam Bienkov
The British right is adopting an increasingly extreme form of ethnic identity politics, while failing to explain what the rest of us are supposed to be so worried about, argues Jonathan Portes
Denis Mikhailov, a Russian dissident lawyer now exiled to Poland, explains how Trump’s generosity to Putin only solidifies his tyranny
The summit’s optics could reshape alliances, potentially moving the US closer to Russia, and sidelines Europe at a moment when transatlantic unity is critical, writes Zarina Zebrisky
From public support for progressive policies to the courage of Palestine Action defenders, signs of a better future are emerging despite Labour’s authoritarian drift, argues Compass director Neal Lawson
Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, addresses the increasing number of claims by those in the media and politics of the capital city’s apparent decline
Usually reporters close to a story and source are celebrated for their insight — in Gaza, it is framed as ‘bias’, argues Karishma Patel
The paper which acted ‘grossly irresponsibly’ during Covid is now doing the same thing with the Online Safety Act, argues Julian Petley
Unbalanced coverage of migration is twisting the public’s perspective, argues Christian Christensen
While the US Vice President warns about censorship, the CEO of Index on Censorship is again wary of visiting America after writing this piece
“The uncomfortable truth is this: if Ukraine falls, Europe won’t be debating whether to confront Russia, but when”
Saturday marks 100 days since Reform UK won 57 of the 81 seats at Kent County Council. The Greens’ local leader looks at how it’s going so far
On the 80th Anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and as Japan’s far-right surges, author Iain MacGregor reflects on what Japan must never forget
In just over a month, the UN reports that over 850 Gazans have been killed at, or within close proximity to aid distribution sites in Gaza
Whistleblower Sergei Cristo argues that the recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights serves to protect Kremlin meddling
Pay talks are set to resume after a five-day walkout ended last Wednesday. Maira Rana does the math in defence of the strike
We cannot justify waiting a single day more while Israeli forces level Gaza, before finally choosing to act, argues Linsay Taylor
Keir Starmer has signalled the direction of his Government by appointing a former Editor of The Sun newspaper – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications advisor, writes Emma Jones
This broken law isn’t only failing to prevent the spread of hate and misinformation, it’s actively protecting the ability of the most powerful and privileged to do so, argues Kyle Taylor
The authoritarian impulse to eliminate disagreement and dampen hope will only push voters towards the extremes, argues Neal Lawson
The creation of a new explicitly left party means that any attempt by the Greens to compete on the same ground is now a dead end, argues Rupert Read