The resignation of a council leader would normally be no biggie. I mean, I’m guessing entirely here, but presumably that happens in towns or cities across Britain several times a year, for one ...
https://www.leftfutures.org/2018/02/the-grotesque-chaos-of-claire-kobers-haringey/
If I were official keeper of the Croslandite flame, easily the most renowned contemporary advocate of that standpoint, I’d be humble enough to ponder why my preferred brand of politics carried ...
https://www.leftfutures.org/2017/12/time-to-move-on-from-the-1980s-lord-hattersley/
When I’ve finished writing this blog post, I’ll be heading over to my inbox to send my National Executive Committee votes off for Yasmine Dar, Rachel Garnham and Jon Lansman. For obvious reas...
National Executive Committee Away Day 26 November 2017 This NEC was the annual ‘Away Day’, where ‘blue sky thinking’ is encouraged. This year we held our meeting in Glasgow where we were...
https://www.leftfutures.org/2017/12/pete-willsman-reports-from-labours-november-executive/
Things have happened quickly since the unauthorised referendum called by Catalunya’s regional government on October 1st. The result – a 90% yes vote on a 42% turnout, with many opposed t...
https://www.leftfutures.org/2017/11/what-is-happening-in-catalonia/
Make no mistake, yesterday’s increase in interest rates was a big deal. Painful as it might be for a good share of the population, the real point is that the Bank is signalling the end of a par...
https://www.leftfutures.org/2017/11/those-who-helped-break-the-economy-cannot-fix-it/
Don Flynn claims that I argued “that support for the right of migrants to freedom of movement is the same as support for the free movement of capital”. Readers of my article can see that I sa...
https://www.leftfutures.org/2017/11/socialism-and-immigration-a-reply-to-don-flynn/
David Pavett’s attack on the newly-formed Labour Campaign for Free Movement wrongly argues that support for the right of migrants to freedom of movement is the same as support for the free move...
The Brexit negotiations are entering a decisive phase, with leading UK business organisations saying they will not invest and must consider whether they relocate if there is no agreement on a tra...
https://www.leftfutures.org/2017/10/the-importance-of-trade-for-jobs/
Tweeting earlier in response to Jeremy Corbyn’s conference speech, Ed Miliband observed that the centre ground had moved and was being shaped by Labour. Correct. The boasts about Labour being ...
https://www.leftfutures.org/2017/10/jeremy-corbyn-and-the-new-mainstream/