As tens of thousands return to the streets for the first national Palestine march of 2026, this movement refuses to be sidelined or silenced, says PETER LEARY
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The Establishment grasps at straws
The left needs to stand firm against those calling for a ‘national government’ or a new centre party and fight for a Corbyn-led Labour government, argues DIANE ABBOTT
Diane Abbott
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
There is a growing chorus of voices calling for some kind of “national government.” Sometimes it is expressed by saying that politicians should come together to deliver Brexit.
Alongside this there are whispers of moves to set up a new centre party which would incorporate politicians of all parties and none.
It is easy to see the superficial attraction of this kind of politics. The same argument is often used in relationship to the NHS. “If only,” people sigh, “we could take the politics out of health issues.”
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