Andy Burnham’s leadership will be judged on whether he charts a genuinely different course, argues BECK ROBERTSON
John Guest is an example we need to follow today
JON TRICKETT MP looks back at the history of the early Labour Party, where working-class people took to Parliament only to represent the communities where they lived and died, without concern for their careers or personal enrichment
The Yorkshire working class is rooted in the coal mining industry
While Italy’s communist tradition remains fragmented and politically marginal, France’s party is attempting to re-establish itself as an independent force rooted in working-class organisation, says NICK WRIGHT
Critics of UBI underestimate both its political significance and its economic potential, writes BERT SCHOUWENBURG
As Ontario burns, campaigners are demanding action – not more pipelines, says DAVE McKEE
Innovation in biotechnology is changing how we conceive of meat, say ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT of SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
THIS week is the anniversary date of the first general election after the end of World War I.
There is much to learn from that period about the death of an old party — the Liberals — and the growing strength of Labour as an electoral force.
The first woman to be elected to the House of Commons was returned that day, though she never took up her seat.
Similar stories
A lifelong communist and community organiser, Pinder helped shape anti-racist and anti-colonial activism in Britain while dedicating himself to youth work and collective struggle, writes David Horsley
Plaid Cymru’s Caerffili by-election win raised hopes on the left — but the complex realities of Wales suggest the Senedd election may be far less predictable, argues CATRIN ASHTON
KENNY MacASKILL reminds us of the unprecedented political career of a Scottish miner’s militant son who stayed the course and true to his roots
A past confrontation permanently shaped the methods the state will use to protect employers against any claims by their employees, writes MATT WRACK, but unions are readying to face the challenge