Starmer’s authoritarian clampdown, standing up to Trump on his second state visit, strategy for defeating the far right, the cultural fightback for Palestine, victory for strikers in Glasgow and Canada, and lots more in this month’s Counterfire freesheet
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Analysis
Andy Burnham at Holyrood, August 2023. Photo: Flickr/Scottish Government
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Burnham woods has come to Downing Street – weekly briefing
Analysis
Buildings in Lucerne, where the negotiations are taking place/ W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Does the on-off ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran herald a re-casting of America’s support for Israel?
Analysis
Keir Starmer with Andy Burnham visiting Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, 2026/ Number 10, OGL 3 via Wikimedia Commons
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Makerfield By-Election: Burnham Wins, Farage and Starmer Lose
Article
G7 summitt in Evian, France, June 2026. Photo: Indian Prime Minister's Office / Wikimedia Commons / Indian Government.
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The ghosts of the ‘rules-based world order’
News
Mustafa Barghouti addressing the International Anti-War Conference. Photo: Shabbir Lakha
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