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
Corbyn’s courage showed what was possible
Despite the defeat of Corbynism, we now know more clearly than we have in decades how popular left-wing policies are if put to the public — and that’s all thanks to Corbyn’s bravery, writes CHELLEY RYAN
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
AS much as I’d like to lay claim to being a cultured follower of Shakespeare, I’m not. I am aware, however, of some of the famous quotes from his work, and one in particular often makes me think of Jeremy Corbyn: “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”
I don’t need to point out which version of greatness best relates to Corbyn, the humblest politician in Parliament.
Corbyn was often thought of as the reluctant leader. He decided to throw his hat in the ring in 2015, not to reach the next obvious rung on the ladder of career progression, or to revel in watching himself back after gruelling interviews or PMQs. He did it for us.
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