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Keep the focus on Forde
DAVID ROSENBERG asks what lessons we can draw from the Forde report into allegations of anti-semitism in the Labour Party
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer visits the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin as part of a two-day visit to the German capital, in July 2022
PAUL ATKIN argues that we must avoid being tied to the millstone of US energy policy — a death sentence paid for by big oil — and embrace co-operation with the world’s green leader for a renewable, sustainable future
The move against alleged PKK members that sparked outrage as a community centre in north London was raided last year has now come to trial, writes TONY BURKE, but in the meantime, the peace process abroad has changed the situation almost entirely
NICK WRIGHT reports from Italy, where 80 cities saw Gaza strikes as unions paralysed transport and massive crowds clashed with police in Milan — but France is also kicking off, and Westminster, in a very different way, is facing a crisis of legitimacy too
The modern railway network turns 200 this month and is currently one of the greenest forms of transport. But unless focus shifts from profits to people, Britain won’t benefit from it, argue ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
ZHANG HE highlights pressure coming from the global South for a more multilateral approach to global governance and a more equitable world order
AT a demonstration several weeks ago, I bumped into a veteran Labour activist and former MP who I hadn’t seen for ages. She told me of her neighbour’s deep frustration about the endless delays regarding the publication of the Forde report — her neighbour was Martin Forde.
That chat raised my expectations. I still anticipated that his sharpest criticisms would be blunted before publication, but that proved only partly true.
Forde’s framing depicts a party mired in “toxic factionalism” in the Jeremy Corbyn years, deeming zealous activists of the left and right equally responsible.
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