New Labour
Josh White / 06 Apr 2020
Meet the New Boss
The Soft Left Chief
Labour leader Keir Starmer will soon appoint his shadow cabinet. He has a strong mandate and overwhelming support from the traditional media that hated Jeremy Corbyn with an incessant passion.(...)
Josh White / 16 Dec 2019
Lost the Battle, Not the War
Lessons From Labour
They failed to stop Brexit and lost Britain to the far-right. Few defeats could be as humiliating as that suffered by the Labour Party and its leader, Jeremy Corbyn.(...)
Karolina Zbytniewska / 07 Oct 2019
The Promise of Populism
Iron Curtain Lessons
A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of populism. Frequently used as a synonym for fascism, it is not as consistent as the press would have it. Especially behind the former Iron Curtain.(...)
Josh White / 02 Sep 2019
Leave to Remain
The Northern View
Bolsover is a long way from Westminster. It’s an old mining town, mostly white British and ageing, where the factories have closed and the mines have been filled in. This is Labour country, but it’s also Brexit country, too.(...)