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Keir Starmer and the mystery of the missing policies
Will a forthcoming conference on ‘national conservatism’ provide some inspiration for the hapless Labour leader, wonders ANDREW MURRAY
'Commentators are starting to express concern at the absence of any transformative plan coming from the moonlighting police officer leading Labour'
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
With violence against women and girls reaching unprecedented levels – particularly in the north of England – Unison North West is driving a union-wide push for education, prevention and trauma-informed support, writes JOANNE MOORCROFT
Amid national economic decay and with a lack of coherent left-wing responses, far-right narratives on women’s safety and immigration have taken root in former Labour heartlands. The WOMEN’S LIBERATION ALLIANCE warns that only a renewed politics rooted in an understanding of class, race and sex can stem the rise of authoritarianism
SO WHAT is Keir Starmer’s big idea?
You’re thinking this is a trick question. Intellectual explorers have been trekking into the void signposted “Labour thinking” for some time without bringing anything home.
However, commentators are starting to express concern at the absence of any transformative plan coming from the moonlighting police officer leading Labour. What will a Starmer-led Britain look like? Silence echoes.
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