Labour has been united by an awful Brexit deal – not a ‘Stalinist purge’ in...
Boris Johnson’s proposal is so damaging to workers’ rights that party divisions are being set aside to oppose itIn the social media swirl surrounding Saturday’s Brexit vote, one parliamentary...
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Over 20 years, the debate about freedom of movement has become skewed by a hostile narrative. By Rachel ShabiFew chance encounters have had a greater political impact than Gordon Brown’s fateful...
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A dangerous prejudice that demands our serious attention and analysis has become the subject of escalating partisan conflictAt Labour’s conference in Liverpool last year, I bumped into two...
View ArticleIt’s not ‘free stuff’ – what Labour is really offering is universalism |...
Ignore the cynics. Labour’s pledges on basic public services show the way towards a fairer, more efficient society“Do you accept that a lot of this free stuff that you’re talking about, it sort of...
View ArticleThe populist right fought a dirty culture war. Labour failed to fight back |...
The Brexit discourse amped up the right’s sense of wounded national pride, which found its perfect antithesis in CorbynIn the post-election rows about Labour’s heavy losses, Brexit is ever-present. The...
View ArticleChild refugees have become pawns in a rightwing culture war | Rachel Shabi
In striking down Alf Dubs’ House of Lords amendment, the government is feeding nativist narratives“Who could be against children joining their families?” Few questions better capture the cruelty of the...
View Article'Do not despair of losing so often' – Lea Tsemel, the Israeli lawyer who...
She has been called a traitor and the Israeli government tried to block an award-winning new film about her work and spirit. As the BBC screens Advocate, we meet the ‘angry optimist’In 2015, during an...
View ArticleThe war between boomers and millennials benefits neither side | Rachel Shabi
In today’s circular economy precariousness crosses the generational divide Sitting in a Wakefield coffee shop, three women in their early 70s, each of whom was raised in a Labour family, discuss the...
View ArticleUK missed coronavirus contact tracing opportunity, experts say
Thousands of council workers could have been deployed by the government but were not asked Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has been accused of missing an...
View ArticleBoris Johnson's lockdown is the latest target for the right's angry culture...
Critics are using the coronavirus crisis to revive the Brexit narrative of freedom-loving patriot v Britain-hating leftistCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFor weeks we have...
View ArticleSanctuary in the city: how urban parks saved our summer
Created by the Victorians as Britain industrialised, city parks and green spaces have ‘become living rooms’ during the pandemicAs lockdown eased, green spaces nationwide began to throng with crowds,...
View ArticleRashford takes on the government – again: Politics Weekly podcast
Jessica Elgot is joined by Rafael Behr to talk about a week of confusion over lockdown rules and free school meals. Lisa O’Carroll updates us on how Brexit has affected UK trade with the EU so far....
View ArticleJohnson's flag-waving optimism is harming Britain – and helping Covid |...
The prime minister’s boosterism, rooted in Brexit, is the last thing the country needsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJust ahead of the first national lockdown in March last...
View ArticleWomen reach 40 and hit their stride … only to be cruelly shoved aside at work...
It’s no coincidence that women are sidelined once they become confident enough to stop conforming to sexist standardsPerhaps you have heard about the mysterious case of the disappearing older woman,...
View ArticleFrom peacekeeper to joke-maker: Israeli comedian Noam Shuster
The trilingual performer was rapidly gaining ground – and then Covid hit. A new documentary follows her time in quarantine, where compassion bridged cultural dividesIsraeli satirist Noam Shuster was...
View ArticleStronger communities are emerging out of the wreckage of the pandemic |...
During Covid, thousands of mutual aid projects were founded. They’re now seeking permanent solutions to long-term issuesWhen Slung Low theatre in Leeds closed during the first lockdown in March last...
View ArticlePeople want bold economic change – the tragedy is, Labour hasn't realised...
Why has Boris Johnson stolen the show in Britain when progressive parties are winning around the world?Boris Johnson’s speech to the Conservative party conference on Wednesday was full of hot air and...
View ArticleAnarchy in the UK? The transformative power of mutual aid | Rachel Shabi
Hyper-local organisations set up during the pandemic were political – but they weren’t intended to supplant state supportAsk members of one Covid mutual aid group in Whalley Range,south Manchester,...
View ArticleThe tiny youth football club with a lesson for how Labour can help people...
The story of Phoenix FC shows that politics can be about building a community, not just chasing votesThe footballer Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign last year set off untold chain reactions...
View ArticleMutual aid was a vital safety net during Covid. Britain’s about to need it...
Volunteers have been a lifeline those who have fallen through the cracks – now the cost of living crisis is loomingBefore the pandemic, Edwin, a 59-year-old retired nurse, was just about getting by....
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