A November 15 protest in Mexico – driven by a right-wing social-media operation – has been miscast as a mass uprising against President Sheinbaum. In reality, the march was small, elite-backed and part of a wider attempt to sow unrest, argues DAVID RABY
The new battle of Hastings and the climate Musketeers
The Tories are in the grip of their lunatic right, leaving Labour to ‘triangulate’ towards the centre – instead, it should embrace the proposals of the Green New Deal Group, writes ALAN SIMPSON
AUGUST is silly season in British politics, but behind the scenes, something important is happening: there’s a new “Battle of Hastings” brewing.
This has nothing to do with the Norman conquests. But its consequences will be just as profound as the spat between William of Normandy and King Harold.
Today’s conflict revolves around coruscating comments made about the Conservative government by Sir Max Hastings.
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