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Labour’s fightback starts in Midlothian
Danielle Rowley, who became an MP for Midlothian by overturning an SNP majority of almost 10,000, spoke to Conrad Landin in Westminster about Parliament itself and Labour’s future north of the border
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities
It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
SOME had written off William Ewart Gladstone by 1878. Four years previously, he faced an upset in an election of his own choosing, as Theresa May would 143 years later.
But by 1880 Gladstone had sailed back into Downing Street after a series of fiery speeches attacking the Benjamin Disraeli government’s support for the Ottoman Empire.
Widely considered as the first modern political campaign, Gladstone’s operation was named after the constituency he was contesting for the first time, and went down in history as the Midlothian Campaign.
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