Corbyn and other independent MPs set to form new group
So, after four and a half years it’s finally happened: Jeremy Corbyn is potentially forming his own party – kind of – with fellow independent MPs Shockat Adam, Ayoub Khan,…
Assemble to launch ‘House of the People’ on 11 August
Our electoral system works… for the rich and powerful. For everyone else, it sucks. It pretends that voting in elections makes a difference. But it very rarely does anything that…
Sheikh Hasina headed for London as Bangladesh continues to reel
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule ended on Monday 5 August as she fled more than a month of deadly protests and the military announced it would form an…
Southport councillor says ‘community will not be divided’
Southport councillor Sean Halsall stood as an independent in the 2024 general election, warning that Keir Starmer’s Labour Party would simply become “a midwife for fascism”. And as the far…
Priti Patel’s anti-protest laws merely legislated for actual reality
“They’re trying to bully us into submission to scare us out of doing the right thing, to allow them to do the wrong thing.” – Tracey, Insulate Britain This is…
Uganda opposition politicians arrested, charged with ‘terrorism’
Uganda authorities have charged 36 members of the ‘FDC’ opposition party with “terrorism” after they were deported from neighbouring Kenya. Representatives have denounced the government’s actions as a “witch hunt”.…
TUSC lays the ground for a challenge to Starmer’s Labour Party
The following is a comment piece from the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) The first meeting of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) all-Britain steering committee since 4…
Bangladesh students threaten more protest unless leaders released
A Bangladesh student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a deadly police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their leaders are released from custody. Bangladesh student protests:…
the stupor over Spain’s judicial abuse grows
In order to form a government of PSOE and Sumar (centre and left) and avoid one of PP and VOX (right and extreme right), they made a pact with eight…
Civic space UK under threat and under pressure, says new report
On Tuesday 23 July, Bond, the UK network for civil society organisations working in international development, released its first annual UK civic space review. Civic space UK: under threat and…
time to call out the pathetic liberal hypocrisy
After the assassination attempt of former (and likely future) president of the US Donald Trump, we have seen a shift to the supposedly moderate centre ground by liberals and nominally…
Democracy in the UK is an illusion
Stop the press. I found myself feeling a little bit sorry for the new prime minister, Keir Starmer, this morning. Not because Britain’s 58th prime minister Starmer has the charisma…