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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at a press conference after a multinational coalition summit to facilitate shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once the US-Iran war ends, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, April 17, 2026
Editorial / 18 April 2026
18 April 2026
READ OUR LIPS: Jewish Voice for Peace protesters block traffic during a demonstration outside the New York office of US Senator Chuck Schumer on Monday, April 13
US Imperialism / 18 April 2026
18 April 2026

DIANE ABBOTT looks at how a declining US has resorted to globalised violence to salvage any vestiges of political and economic hegemony

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, April 15, 2026
Scotland, Wales & Local Elections / 15 April 2026
15 April 2026

Polls show Labour facing meltdown in May elections for devolved parliaments and local authorities

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets with former Nato chief George
Military-Industrial Complex / 14 April 2026
14 April 2026

Socialists cannot back warfare over welfare, MPs and peace campaigners warn after former Nato boss demands government cuts social spending to finance weapons

FACING THE RIGHT: Anti-racist protesters in Walthamstow, 202
Anti-Racism / 14 April 2026
14 April 2026
Police remove a protester at a demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action, in Trafalgar Square, central London, April 11, 2026
History / 15 April 2026
15 April 2026

KEITH FLETT looks at the state’s efforts to limit protest rights from the 19th century to today’s repression of the Palestine movement

Former defence secretary George Robertson arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting, January 16, 2024
Editorial / 14 April 2026
14 April 2026
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, March 22, 2026
Eyes Left / 15 April 2026
15 April 2026

The government has few aces up its sleeve when it comes to managing popular anger, argues ANDREW MURRAY

Displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit inside tents used as shelters as a rainbow breaks through the rain in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026
Editorial / 30 March 2026
30 March 2026
Anti-racism protesters during a march in Birmingham, August 7, 2024
Together Alliance / 27 March 2026
27 March 2026

Thousands expected to join largest anti-racist march in a generation in London this Saturday

Plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 14, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 24 March 2026
24 March 2026

Green Party leader Polanski slams Chancellor Reeves' ‘unbelievably weak response’ to the ‘enormous bill hikes facing households’

People march towards Downing Street in London to demonstrate against racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, fascism and the far right. Picture date: Saturday March 18, 2023
Editorial / 24 March 2026
24 March 2026