Five years ago, politics was unrecognisable to what it is today. The country was in the early stages of what we thought was a Boris Johnson hegemony. It felt insurmountable that Labour would win a general election. Keir Starmer took over a Labour Party in tatters, ruined by years of
As someone who was always regarded as being on the party’s moderate wing during my 37-year stint in the Greens, I was not at all surprised that Zack Polanski, with his self-styled brand of leftwing ‘eco-populism’, won the recent leadership election and won very handsomely. It was obvious to me
Russia’s war against Ukraine and the Hamas/Israel conflict have spawned two solidarity networks: one healthy and one that is definitely not. Visible and practical support for Ukraine is vital and should be maintained as the war grinds on. Ultra-leftist organisations active on Palestine oppose our government, as well as Israel,
This famous quote is too often ignored in Whitehall, especially when it comes to legal advice. As Ministers and senior officials wrangle over the forthcoming Budget one source of additional funds is now being actively considered. This is to repurpose all of the Russian assets (and not just the interest)
My mother arrived in Britain in the 1970s. She was not supposed to be here. She and thousands of others were expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin. They came with little more than a suitcase, seeking safety and a future. My family settled in Surrey, building lives amid the quiet
Ignorance can be bliss; yes, even for some Labour activists on the matter of history of the party. Yet this reality never fails to amaze – and depress – me. On my way into Conference last year, I was handed a leaflet calling for a return to the 1948 NHS
The adage that ‘America eventually does the right thing after exhausting all other options’ is apocryphally, and probably falsely attributed to Winston Churchill. Churchill or at least his bust, is back in the Oval office after being removed by Biden. He was restored by Donald Trump, the president who –
As we find ourselves at the start of a new contest caused by the resignation of Angela Rayner, a contest that pretty much no one either could have anticipated or wanted to happen. Before we answer the question of who should be the deputy leader, it is incredibly important first
As war grinds on in Ukraine and the Middle East and the rules-based international order is placed under increasing strain, the UK’s security and prosperity is under growing threat. These challenges have only been compounded by the retrenchment of the United States under President Trump, which has seen one of
Zack Polanski has been crowned leader of the Green Party after a long summer campaign of which, at times, it seemed was more about Jeremy Corbyn, than what the future of an independent Green Party might look like. He’s offering a brand of eco-populism that will move the party away
