Rather than hoping for the emergence of some new ‘party of the left,’ EMMA DENT COAD sees a broad alliance of local parties and community groups as a way of reviving democratic progressive politics
The Tory crisis is an opportunity for the left to shape the political agenda

THERESA MAY’S resignation inspires jubilation and fear in equal measure.
To see a hated PM leave is pleasant, but siren voices are already warning that we could be in for worse.
The favourite to succeed her atop the Tory Party is Boris Johnson, whose record of race-baiting provocations is extensive.
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