Labour’s persistent failure to address its electorate’s salient concerns is behind the protest vote, asserts DIANE ABBOTT
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Outsmarting the media moguls
One of the major problems for engagement with progressive politics is the dominance of the right-wing, corporate media — a situation which is only getting worse with Murdoch's plans to expand. We must fight back on all fronts, writes JOHN GREEN
Washington’s lawless behaviour towards countries in the region it considers its ‘back yard’ should be condemned by all law-abiding people, says LUKE DANIELS
In part I of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY takes a look at the early days of organising government workers
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA
The shadow lord chancellor has recently made a name for himself as an rabid hater of immigration – but there are exceptions to every rule, says SOLOMON HUGHES
Plaid Cymru’s front-bench spokesman on health and social services MABON AP GWYNFOR, in a two-part series, analyses the Caerphilly by-election and the wider political scene in Wales ahead of the 2026 Senedd election
LETTER-WRITERS to the press and many pundits themselves ask pleadingly why so many of their fellow citizens vote for parties and politicians who are opposed to their best interests — and why do so many not even bother with politics or voting at all?
While there may be no simple answer to such queries, undoubtedly one of the key reasons is the ownership of the media and the deliberate dumbing down of content.
The urgent need for a thorough democratisation of the media was stressed by Jeremy Corbyn during the launch of his Peace and Justice Project last weekend.
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