Once again, it seems that Keir Starmer's Labour has ridden roughshod over local party democracy in the selection of the candidate for the Wakefield by-election.

Starmer initiated his war on the largely left-leaning membership of the Labour Party with the appointment of his first Shadow Cabinet. With the exception of Rebecca Long-Bailey and one or…

For an organisation significantly dependent on membership fees for its finances, and for a political entity whose raison d’etre must surely be to inspire and engage, losing 200,000 members can…

Should we be abandoning the party system completely, as it gives us no real power? Dave Middleton @davmidd analyses the situation for socialists in @CriticalMassMag

With the local elections coming up in May, the question of whether it is worth voting, especially for those on the Left, is a pertinent one.

Political scientists refer to local elections as “second order” elections because so many people don’t think them important enough to bother voting. For those of us on the left it…

Rachael speaks with the former Labour MP for Colne Valley and founder of PAL (People’s Alliance of The Left), Thelma Walker.  RS: “This gives me a sense of hope for…

On Thursday thousands of ordinary Russian people across over 50 locations showed immense courage in protesting on the streets against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. As I write, more than 1746…

This week’s new look briefing is focussed, of course, on the war in Ukraine. We recommend you use this full screen (click on the X in the controls) and, especially…

After the Second World War the Labour Government introduced the Welfare State. Its aim was to wipe out poverty and hardship in society; to have a society free from the fear…