The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
The space to the left of Starmer is wide open
With Labour abandoning its base through welfare cuts and warmongering, a genuine progressive alternative is urgently needed but must avoid any whiff of Trump infatuation syndrome and national populism, argues ANDREW MURRAY
Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney (not seen) in 10 Downing Street, London, ahead of a bilateral meeting, March 17, 2025
Extreme hot weather resulting from environmental change needs to be tackled through greater firefighting investment instead of fewer jobs and less resources, writes COLIN BROWN
There are many intricate details about the new Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani alliance we do not yet know, suggests ROGER McKENZIE, but its impact could be considerable
Holyrood incompetence has cost jobs and put the future of Clydeside’s Ferguson Marine shipyard into jeopardy. Its future should have been assured, argues KENNY MACASKILL
Hot and dry conditions are threatening British species unequipped for drought, explains PAUL ASHTON
The Baltic state is set to reverse its constitutional prohibition on nuclear weapons and foreign bases as part of accelerated Nato war preparations, warns TOM UNTERRAINER
“THE CENTRISTS in Labour are worried that an authentically left-wing rival party could emerge.”
Thus the usually interesting Telegraph columnist Sherelle Jacobs, apparently channelling the apprehensions of Downing Street.
Have the centrists — generous term by now — anything to be worried about? “Yes” would be the simple answer, not necessarily the longer one.
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