The moral vacuum at the heart of our politics
Rather than Stop Starmer, what we need is to Start Socialism, to begin the process of reconstructing our understanding of the meaning of socialism.
Writing From the Left, Changing the Conversation
Rather than Stop Starmer, what we need is to Start Socialism, to begin the process of reconstructing our understanding of the meaning of socialism.
We see politicians lying consistently but we deserve so much better. Honesty is a foundation for how we expect people to behave.
We care about loss and suffering, but a hierarchy of care is promoted by media and politicians. Some items dominate the news, others are soon forgotten.
The failed coup by Wagner chief, Prigozhin has not strengthened Putin. It shows his weakness in having to compromise with the mercenary leader.
Israel is trying to erase the Palestinians. They still refuse to be erased. Palestine continues to resist, and as socialists we applaud their resistance.
At their Spring conference members of the Green Party of England and Wales voted to no longer oppose the UK being a member of NATO.
Putin invaded Russia. He must be a madman surely? At least that is what we are being told, but historical analysis suggests otherwise.
Starmer has silenced 11 MPs who want to support a call for a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine war.
As I write, reports have come in of a Russian rocket having struck the maternity wing of a hospital in eastern Ukraine, killing a new-born boy and critically injuring a doctor. Every life lost is a tragedy,…
Perhaps Russia launching a war against Ukraine in the first place was the precursor to the deaths in Poland, but if NATO and the rest of the Western governments are…