In a bittersweet farewell to the heights of the Corbyn era, ISAAC KNEEBONE-HOPKINS celebrates the festival's success in blending serious debate with hedonistic energy while acknowledging the need for deeper grassroots engagement

Germany has scaled back its recreational cannabis plans to avoid falling foul of EU laws. That means full marketisation is on hold for now — but that is not a bad thing, argues ISAAC KNEEBONE-HOPKINS

As the movement for legal cannabis gains momentum worldwide, the left must reject libertarian logic and think seriously about how it can best be integrated into social life safely, writes ISAAC KNEEBONE-HOPKINS

In the face of an increasingly hostile environment for the left we cannot allow ourselves to slide back into the strategic dead end of structurelessness, argues ISAAC KNEEBONE-HOPKINS