Rather than hoping for the emergence of some new ‘party of the left,’ EMMA DENT COAD sees a broad alliance of local parties and community groups as a way of reviving democratic progressive politics
A new street movement, heading in an old direction
Events in Britain and the United States are spurring a loose alliance of anti-lockdown protesters, conspiracy theorists and the far right. DAVID RENTON takes a look

OVER the past month, a strange alliance of demonstrators has been seen on the streets.
After several thousand people attended a demonstration through Nottingham on August 22, journalists at the local Nottingham Post tried to explain to readers what the march had been about.
They did so by looking at the flags the protesters brought.
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