All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
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After the US midterms
The Democrats won big — but only because the alternative to Joe Biden’s administration was even less appealing. Despite the cries of ‘fascist’ and ‘socialist’ from the red elephant and blue donkey, little was at stake, writes ZOLTAN ZIGEDY
MOVING ON: Union members holds signs for Massachusetts Democrat Party candidate Muara Healey, who went on to become the state’s first female — and the US’s first openly lesbian — governor, while (left) Donald Trump’s style of Republicanism was seemingly rejected by voters
ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
ALLISON FEWTRELL on what Plaid Cymru's historic election victory means for the communities being failed by Wales’s housing crisis, and four things the new government can do right now
France Insoumise MP JEROME LEGAVRE speaks to Christophe Domec on building the Europe-wide peace movement that came together in the International Conference Against War last weekend
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
WITHOUT saying it in so many words, the Wall Street Journal summarised the results of the November 8 midterm election: the US electorate feared the Republicans more than they disliked the Democrats.
Historically, a major party with an incumbent president overseeing a painful economy, and with that president polling negatively, receives a big hit from the electorate. That didn’t happen this year.
As the Wall Street Journal puts it more diplomatically: “Voters were in a sour mood that usually signals that they are ready for change in Washington and state capitals. But in many cases, they were not looking for the change that Republican candidates were offering.”
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