The Mandelson scandal reveals a political settlement in which democratic choice is curtailed and the power of markets eclipses the will of voters – only the left can challenge this, writes JON TRICKETT MP
Starmer and Biden – how do they compare?
Sir Keir’s determination to show he is a break with Labour’s left is putting him to the right of Biden, says SOLOMON HUGHES
US President Joe Biden (left) and (right) Labour leader Keir Starmer
Corbyn’s intervention exposes a corrupted system, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Paul Holden’s book, The Fraud, exposes a hidden war inside Labour, where claims of anti-semitism, amplified by media power and factional networks, were used to break Corbynism and recast the party. JOHN ELLISON revisits the scandals, investigations and suppressed evidence from that era
In the second of a series of articles, Storming the Heavens author JENNY CLEGG introduces the key themes of her book on the Chinese revolution
The growth of Cuba’s biotechnology sector is an example of how socialism can prioritise scientific innovation, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
Paul Holden’s The Fraud reveals how a network of donors, MPs and opaque organisations quietly organised to destroy Corbyn’s leadership and manufacture a new centre of power inside Labour, writes JOHN ELLISON
Systems of power enable, excuse and normalise abuse, while survivors are ignored and women’s exploitation is repackaged as commerce and choice, warns CHARLIE WEINBERG
EVEN Sir Keir Starmer’s supporters accept he is struggling to stand out against Boris Johnson and faces a difficult test at the local elections.
The reason is obvious — so obvious in fact that a lot of pundits have to try very hard not to see it.
Starmer and his team are putting all their effort into defining him against “Corbynism” instead of defining him against Boris Johnson.
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