There have been penalties for those who looked the other way when Epstein was convicted of child sex offences and decided to maintain relationships with the financier — but not for the British ambassador to Washington, reveals SOLOMON HUGHES
Taking down the arguments for a second referendum
Despite voting Remain, CHELLEY RYAN does not find any of the main arguments for a 'People's Vote' convincing, dealing with them one by one
Labour’s new Treasury unit will ‘challenge unnecessary regulation’ by forcing nominally independent bodies like Ofwat to bend to business demands — exactly what Iain Anderson’s corporate clients wanted, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
DR DYLAN MURPHY looks at a Big Brother Watch report which exposes the government as an enabler of DWP secret spying on benefit claimants
The EU faces a critical choice: will it remain in the shadow of an increasingly unreliable US ally, or will it forge its own path in a multilateral world where co-operation with China is essential, asks MARC VANDEPITTE as leaders meet for the EU-China Summit
A lot of discussion about how the left should currently organise – including debate on whether the Green Party is a useful vehicle for advance – runs the risk of refusing to engage with or learn from the reasons the left was defeated previously, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
For Egypt trade trumps the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians, but how long can the country’s ‘misleaders’ – and others in the region – continue their indifference against the popular will of their own people, asks ROGER McKENZIE
OFTEN in politics we feel things on a deeply visceral level. It's not unlike music, where a song either moves us to tears or leaves us cold.
And, like music, the same song will effect people differently — but in the case of political differences, families, friendships, communities and even, as in the case of Brexit or the referendum on Scottish independence, whole countries can be torn apart.
Our country will take a long time to heal from the divisions opened up by Brexit and the decisions politicians make now will play an integral role in whether we heal relatively quickly or go on to develop gangrene. We are at a terrifying crossroads and no-one with any sense of humility could declare with certainty, what will or even should happen next.
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While Reform poses as a workers’ party, a credible left alternative rooted in working-class communities would expose their sham — and Corbyn’s stature will be crucial to its appeal, argues CHELLEY RYAN
CHELLEY RYAN asks whether a single-issue peace party is needed to confront Britain's addiction to military aggression
With right-wing Labour all but guaranteed to win the next general election, we need to turn apathy into anger, argues CHELLEY RYAN
The current consensual party politics is ripe for smashing, but how can we go about it? CHELLEY RYAN has some ideas
