IT is worrying that two countries with a long history of wartime neutrality – Finland and Sweden – could apply for NATO membership within days. This is of course in…

Never mind the ballots. What about our principles? What choice do Council elections offer if you hate the Tories but are hated by the Labour Party?

As the war continues in Ukraine, the rhetoric has stepped up with some comparing Putin to Hitler and speaking of war crimes, whilst conveniently forgetting other conflicts.

Nuclear war is now more likely than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The USA had set up missile bases in Turkey, and Russia retaliated by…

Who profits from war? Arms companies profit, obviously. They benefit directly from selling arms to combatants in actual wars, but also from increased tensions in the world that drive up…

On Thursday Russia invaded Ukraine. Under normal circumstances the stance of the left would be unequivocally pro-Ukrainian, but on this occasion as the war rhetoric has increased, so has our…

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…

Russia invading Ukraine has united opinion in the West. Putin has gone too far. He needs to be taught a lesson. The only disagreement is on how severe that lesson…

Russia has stationed 100,000 troops on its border with Ukraine. Will it invade or is this just a show of strength to force concessions from NATO?  Putin Most of the…

Will Russia go to war with Ukraine? Russian troops are massing on the border, prompting fears they will launch a major offensive in the new year. Similar troop movements and…