Opinion - Counterfire

Croydon Council cuts to jobs and services must be resisted

Local councils should be standing up to the Tories, not making their workers and most vulnerable constituents pay, writes Jamal Elaheebocus

Radical off the pitch: what they don’t tell you about Maradona

As El Diego leaves us, Enrico Tortolano pays tribute to the boy from the barrio who never forgot where he came from

Message from Manchester: if you fight you can win

Lucy Nichols, one of the occupiers at the University of Manchester, calls on students around the country to follow suit

Sunak’s spending priorities: money for the rich, pay freeze for key workers

The Tory spending review shows the government’s priority is to protect profits and making working class people pay, argues Shabbir Lakha

Keir Starmer's Brexit opportunism

Starmer has confirmed that his manoeuvring on Brexit and a second referendum was always an anti-left operation used to attack Corbyn, argues Kevin Ovenden

Guatemala protesters force Congress to shelve corrupt budget

Following a weekend of anti-government protests, Guatemala's Congress has been forced back from putting through a corruption-riddled budget, reports Jonathan Maunders

Does Starmer want permanent war with the left?

Starmer is sidelining the left in the NEC as his purge continues, writes Terina Hine

Covid crisis: what are YOU getting for Christmas?

Boris Johnson wants to return to an ineffective tier system to save profits for shops instead of people’s lives, writes Caitlin Southern

Don’t give up! Educate, organise and fight

As part of our series on the future of the left in and out of Labour, Laura Smith outlines a path forward

Will a Covid vaccine save us?

A safe, effective and accessible vaccine would be a major turning point in the pandemic but we can't just wait, we need a zero-Covid strategy now

Bombs and bosses’ bailouts while workers get pay freeze – weekly briefing

Alex Snowdon on second wave austerity, Starmer’s Labour party and Friedrich Engels

Letter to the left: gloves off, time to fight!

Natalie Strecker describes her political journey, why she joined Labour under Corbyn and has since left, and what she thinks are the next steps for the left

Croydon Council cuts to jobs and services must be resisted

Local councils should be standing up to the Tories, not making their workers and most vulnerable constituents pay, writes Jamal Elaheebocus

Radical off the pitch: what they don’t tell you about Maradona

As El Diego leaves us, Enrico Tortolano pays tribute to the boy from the barrio who never forgot where he came from

Message from Manchester: if you fight you can win

Lucy Nichols, one of the occupiers at the University of Manchester, calls on students around the country to follow suit

Sunak’s spending priorities: money for the rich, pay freeze for key workers

The Tory spending review shows the government’s priority is to protect profits and making working class people pay, argues Shabbir Lakha

Keir Starmer's Brexit opportunism

Starmer has confirmed that his manoeuvring on Brexit and a second referendum was always an anti-left operation used to attack Corbyn, argues Kevin Ovenden

Guatemala protesters force Congress to shelve corrupt budget

Following a weekend of anti-government protests, Guatemala's Congress has been forced back from putting through a corruption-riddled budget, reports Jonathan Maunders

Does Starmer want permanent war with the left?

Starmer is sidelining the left in the NEC as his purge continues, writes Terina Hine

Covid crisis: what are YOU getting for Christmas?

Boris Johnson wants to return to an ineffective tier system to save profits for shops instead of people’s lives, writes Caitlin Southern

Don’t give up! Educate, organise and fight

As part of our series on the future of the left in and out of Labour, Laura Smith outlines a path forward

Will a Covid vaccine save us?

A safe, effective and accessible vaccine would be a major turning point in the pandemic but we can't just wait, we need a zero-Covid strategy now

Bombs and bosses’ bailouts while workers get pay freeze – weekly briefing

Alex Snowdon on second wave austerity, Starmer’s Labour party and Friedrich Engels

Letter to the left: gloves off, time to fight!

Natalie Strecker describes her political journey, why she joined Labour under Corbyn and has since left, and what she thinks are the next steps for the left

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