Why Iranians might be sceptical of the west's intentions
The warmongering from the west is the latest in a long line of imperialist interventions in the region, argues John Rees
- Written by John Rees
- Category: Opinion
The poverty of anti-corruption politics
A politics based on anti-corruption obscures class and tends to benefit one side. It's not the left, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
- Written by Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
- Category: Opinion
President Mohamed Morsi: murdered by the thug El Sisi
The Tory government should cut off relations with the rogue state that is modern Egypt, argues John Rees
- Written by John Rees
- Category: Opinion
Iago Watson strikes again
Watson wants to wreck the Corbyn project. The left mustn't let him, argues Martin Hall
- Written by Martin Hall
- Category: Opinion
Iran - unrepentant warmongers and gullible fools are at it again: weekly briefing
It’s action stations for the anti-war movement as reheated imperial aggression through the prism of Donald Trump makes a bold return, argues Lindsey German
- Written by Lindsey German
- Category: Opinion
The London working class have not forgotten Grenfell
The second demonstration in two days about the horrific disaster at Grenfell Tower shows that the anger and solidarity are still strong, reports Orlando Hill
- Written by Orlando Hill
- Category: Opinion
Rubberboat in a sharkpool: Tories exploit the Assange case
The political question of the justice of extraditing Julian Assange has been lost to the Tories' internal squabbling, argues Sean Ledwith
- Written by Sean Ledwith
- Category: Opinion
Grenfell: justice delayed is justice denied
Two years on, the anger and the grief from this urban atrocity is still undimmed, reports Isabel Carr
- Written by Isabel Carr
- Category: Opinion
Boris Johnson as Prime Minister should not be tolerated
Boris cannot be allowed to take control unopposed - we must demand a general election, argues Chris Nineham
- Written by Chris Nineham
- Category: Opinion
How the left can take the initiative
In the week of the Trump visit, the left held the initiative, and now must keep it, argues John Rees
- Written by John Rees
- Category: Opinion
Pompeo threatens Corbyn: nothing to see here
The US threatening to interfere in the UK's democratic processes should be front page news, argues Chris Nineham
- Written by Chris Nineham
- Category: Opinion
Cracking up… in every sense of the word - weekly briefing
Drug scandals are just the icing on the cake for an imploding and decrepit Tory party, argues Lindsey German
- Written by Lindsey German
- Category: Opinion