Labour’s persistent failure to address its electorate’s salient concerns is behind the protest vote, asserts DIANE ABBOTT
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Neither Farage nor Brussels
All votes cast in the EU election endorse the existence of the EU Parliament — but voting for the Brexit Party is no alternative, argues ROBERT GRIFFITHS
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
THE Communist Party’s decision to call for a boycott of the EU “Parliament” election on May 23 has excited some controversy.
It was not considered lightly. Many of the party’s friends and allies on the left will respect it, some will disagree while others are not yet convinced.
On three occasions in the past, the CP has contested these elections, twice as part of broader No2EU coalitions with trade union, left-wing and immigrant workers’ organisations.
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