Labour

Labour

• Brexit breaking point: it May be the end of this government - weekly briefing

  

  The crisis for Theresa May and the Tories continues to deepen, their only lifeline would be a second referendum, argues Lindsey German

• Decarbonisation, jobs and justice

  

  As the IPCC report stresses the urgent action needed to tackle climate change, we must challenge the narrative that an ecologically sound economy would be bad for workers

• Corbyn and the mainstream media: a case-study in fake news

  

  Since Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour Party, the media attacks have been relentless. T. J Coles, author of new book Real Fake News, examines

• Labour conference and how the left can win - Counterfire Media Podcast

  

  Chris Nineham and Tom Lock Griffiths discuss Labour Party conference and what it tells us about how the left can win in the first episode of Counterfire Media's new podcast

• Labour's conference and what it tells us about how the left can win

  

  The left surge at Labour conference was impressive - now, if we want to win, we need to mobilise the whole movement

• Justice for Palestine: a report from the Labour Party conference

  

  Conference shows strong support among Labour members for the Palestinian cause, reports Terina Hine

• Labour conference 2018: packed Stop the War fringe meeting declares an anti-war government vital

  

  The anti-war movement is on the front foot, and made its mark at Labour's conference

• The left is growing: why the setbacks at Labour conference?

  

  The left has seen a number of defeats at Labour Conference, but on the ground, there is burgeoning resistance, writes Chris Nineham

• If Labour backs a second referendum, the whole Corbyn project will be in danger of defeat

  

  We can't let the most radical leadership in Labour's history find themselves fighting on the side of free trade, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg

• Corbyn makes defiant speech as thousands welcome him to Liverpool

  

  At a Labour rally at Liverpool's pier on the eve of Conference, Jeremy Corbyn gave a radical speech to rapturous applause and loud chanting

• Why the Labour left must hold the line at conference

  

  As Labour Party Conference commences, Sean Ledwith argues it is essential the left defends the Corbyn project against further retreats, as recent NEC decisions show us

• Minding the depth and breadth - a Labour conference reading list

  

  As Labour gathers for its annual conference Mark Perryman welcomes the variety of thinking a range of authors, new and old, are offering the Left at this vital time

• The Salzburg shakedown

  

  May is toast... unless a second referendum throws her a lifeline, argues John Rees

• Is the Labour Party a machine or a movement?

  

  Corbynism and the prospect of a Labour government are at risk if the NEC undermines the membership and democracy 

• The deep state vs. Jeremy Corbyn: three decades of spying, smearing, and intimidating

  

  History shows that the deep state will always mobilise all its resources against even a relatively moderate left-reformist like Corbyn

• A Party with Socialists in It - book review

  

  A history of the left in the Labour Party highlights the need for a strong extra-parliamentary movement, argues Chris Nineham

• Labour, antisemitism and the damage done

  

  The attacks on Corbyn and the left this summer have been damaging, and can only be dealt with through political struggle, argues Kevin Potter

• Is Israel a racist endeavour?

  

  Supporting Palestine is an anti-racist, anti-colonial struggle; Israel is and always has been a racist state, argues Shabbir Lakha

• Boris is going for brutal Brexit - weekly briefing

  

  From blustering buffoon to Trumpish racist, Johnson’s recasting himself for a new wave of reactionary and anti-working class politics, writes Lindsey German 

• The limits of Keynesianism

  

  A Marxist critique of Keynesian economics and what that means post-financial crisis

• Corbyn’s leadership in danger

  

  The defeat for the Palestinian cause at the hands of the Labour Party’s NEC should not be underestimated

• Labour's NEC votes on IHRA; members protest to defend Corbyn

  

  Protesters rallied outside Labour Party HQ to defend Jeremy Corbyn and oppose the IHRA definition, Shabbir Lakha reports

• The attacks on Corbyn can only end if they're confronted

  

  Apologies and appeasement won’t stop the witch-hunt against Corbyn

• We cannot compromise on the NEC code of conduct on antisemitism

  

  Nothing will appease those who are determined to defeat Corbyn and diminish support for the Palestinians, argues Alex Snowdon

• What Frank Field's resignation tells us about the Labour right's slow coup

  

  Destined for deselection, yet citing antisemitism, the nationalist Leaver's parting shot has been supported by Blairites whose only principle is to smash the left, writes Kevin Ovenden

• Toronto rally confronts Zionist slanders

  

  As the Toronto community stands firm against Zionist attacks, John Clarke reminds us that our solidarity with the Palestinian cause mustn't be apologised for 

• It's time to stand up and be counted - what defending Corbyn really means

  

  This is a defining moment for the Corbyn project, and attacks over antisemitism and Palestine must be firmly opposed or they will escalate to chilling effect, argues Chris Nineham

• When the lying has to stop – weekly briefing

  

  Calling out the smear merchants for what they are is step one in ending this appalling and unprecedented witch-hunt,  argues Lindsey German

• Take the fight to the right and make this time ours - national meeting

  

  It's time to fightback against the smears aimed at sabotaging Corbyn

• The fightback is on: hundreds rally behind Corbyn in London

  

  Hundreds of Londoners rallied against the attacks on Jeremy Corbyn and Palestine on Tuesday, Shabbir Lakha reports

• What's wrong with the IHRA definition? - video

  

  A short video explaining why adopting the full IHRA definition would be a mistake for Labour

• Back the NEC code: why compromising is the wrong thing to do

  

  Labour's NEC is under pressure to adopt the IHRA definition and some on the left are supporting this move. Alex Snowdon explains what's wrong with this logic

• Don’t look here, look there: the one percent, inequality and Jeremy Corbyn - weekly briefing

  

  The rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer isn’t a fact of life; it’s a set of politics that we can change, argues Lindsey German 

• We’ve seen the largest rise in poverty since Thatcher: resistance is a necessity

  

  The latest figures on living standards tell us austerity’s class warfare is more dangerous than ever. Mass struggle is an urgent requirement, argues John Clarke

• Defend Jeremy Corbyn: time to fight back - Counterfire statement

  

  Corbyn is right – the left needs to fight back against the slander of antisemitism

• Stand firm in attacks against Corbyn, or lose the fight

  

  Right wing attacks on Corbyn have intensified. If we lose ground now, we will pay heavily in the future, argues Alex Snowdon

• The attack on Bookmarks was an attack on us all

  

  The attack on Bookmarks shows how emboldened the far right are and why the debate on how to stop them is so urgent argues Pete Morgan

• Hodge case shows why Labour Right needs to be confronted - and defeated

  

  The only appropriate response to Margaret Hodge and her co-conspirators is to take them on politically and defeat them argues Alex Snowdon

• Antisemitism: what the left should say – weekly briefing

  

  We should not apologise for things we haven’t done and we do not shut down a witch-hunt by agreeing with it, argues Lindsey German

• Dear Amber Rudd, we're not left behind, we're being held back

  

  The former Home Secretary's desperate attempt to defend Tory policies in Hastings only shows how clueless she is, reports Chrissy Brand

• Antisemitism and apartheid

  

  As Israel enshrines apartheid into law and Jeremy Corbyn is labelled an antisemite, Shabbir Lakha assesses the situation 

• Why Labour must oppose Israel’s racist apartheid

  

  The Labour Party must not endorse Israeli violence, racism and apartheid policies as MPs have voted to do, argues Alex Snowdon

• Israel enshrines apartheid into law

  

  While the Labour right try to conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism, Israel just enshrined apartheid into law argues Mark Porciani

• Brexit and the left, two years on

  

  The left should not avoid political struggle, it should actively work to shape the outcomes of political crisis argues David Bush

• The new forces behind the fascist right

  

  A changed threat has emerged in Tommy Robinson's street movement, supported by the international populist right. John Rees looks at how we meet it

• After the final days of May

  

  This is the start of a new phase of the crisis, not the end of it, writes John Rees

• Success for England will mean what we make it mean

  

  As England prepare to take on Colombia tonight, Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman outlines what we might or might not be able to look forward to

• The EEA: the worst of all possible worlds

  

  The European Economic Area is an extension of the EU's dominance and is not to be taken lightly, argues Martin Hall

• The NHS revolution

  

  NHS at 70: Morgan Daniels looks behind the myth and finds our rulers conceding to an emboldened working class

• Change is coming: be a part of it

  

  The upcoming National People’s Assembly, is a necessary step towards refreshing and refocusing the anti-austerity movement

• The limits of Keynesianism part 5: can the working class make advances within capitalism?

  

  In the final part of our series, Dominic Alexander looks at how working class advancement means moving beyond the confines of reformism

• The most leftwing Labour leader doesn’t need advice from the most unsuccessful one - weekly briefing

  

  It’s time for our side to reassert a People’s Brexit and quash the creeping Remainers and their anti-socialist EU allies, argues Lindsey German

• The phoney war must end: crossing the Brexit Rubicon

  

  The mask of the EU has slipped; Corbyn must seize this opportunity to make the case for a clean break, argues Martin Hall

• Marx matters more than ever - weekly briefing

  

  There’s still only one thinker who not only explains the horrors of capitalism but also offers an escape route, writes Lindsey German

• Local elections: for the left, standing still is losing ground

  

  Labour did better in the local elections than the loss the media are portraying, but they could have done a lot better, argues Cameron Panting

• The limits of Keynesianism part three: Marx, Keynes and the analysis of the trade cycle

  

  In the third part of our series on Keynesianism, Dominic Alexander looks at cycles, crisis, and why Keynesianism always looks to fix capitalism 

• Windrush and antisemitism: who’s weaponising what?

  

  The Tories are astonishingly trying to turn the windrush scandal into a knock for Labour and Shabbir Lakha argues that it must not stick

• Gordon Brown, Scottish Labour and independence

  

  As Jeremy Corbyn meets with Gordon Brown, Chris Bambery looks at Brown's role in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum and the current state of Scottish Labour

• From Jewdas to Skripal: media attacks on Corbyn are out of touch with reality

  

  The British media tells a partial story on racism and its claims against the Labour leader run contrary to the evidence, writes Lindsey German

• The Corbyn Moment - video

  

  Some clips from the speeches made at The Corbyn Moment event in London filmed and edited by Paul Merron

• Basic Income: progressive cloak and neoliberal dagger

  

  BI is not an answer to inequality under neoliberalism. Social transformation will come through collective struggle, argues John Clarke

• When the ruling class can't rule in the old way - weekly briefing

  

  The establishment is losing control, but there is a way out for them, if the left lets its guard down, warns John Rees

• Brexit is an opportunity to break with the status quo: we must take it

  

  How Brexit is handled is key to Corbyn being elected, and the success of a radical Labour government

• Healthcare for the many - book extract

  

  In this extract from Mike Phipps' edited collection, For the Many... Preparing Labour for Power, Allyson Pollock takes a close look at healthcare in the Labour manifesto

• A weak and unpopular establishment is losing control - video

  

  Chris Nineham is interviewed about his book 'How the Establishment Lost Control'

• Corbynism was to a large extent a response to Pasokification

  

  In his speech at 'The Corbyn Moment', Alex Nunns argues that it's participation which will be critical in avoiding the perils of Pasokification

• Time's up Theresa - Counterfire Freesheet March 2018

  

  Brexit, Corbyn and the Labour right, gender pay gap, commodification of universities and more...

• Are we having a party or a moment?

  

  If Corbynism is to be more than a moment, Mark Perryman argues this requires new kinds of left politics

• Corbyn is right about Russia, it is time for a new foreign policy

  

  British government reaction to the attempted murder of double agent Sergei Skripal is rank hypocrisy, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• We must say no to the single market

  

  The Labour Campaign for the Single Market is a battering ram for the Labour right, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg

• Alternative models and silent revolutions

  

  After years on the back foot, Labour has shown that ideas of worker-led ownership are back in play

• Theresa May tries to unite party with vacuous Brexit speech

  

  Theresa May has attempted to trump Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit speech but she still has no credibility

• Brexit and change

  

  As the next phase of Brexit kicks in, Brian Heron discusses what the arguments are and what underpins them

• Time for Action - UCU Strike

  

  John McDonnell has released a video saying UCU strikers have "absolute solidarity" from Labour. Jack Hazeldine lays out the next steps

• The Corbyn Moment

  

  It is now more than ever the time to transform Labour into a social movement, argues Mark Perryman

• The Corbyn Effect - book review

  

  The Corbyn Effect, a diverse collection of arguments on left politics, is politically uneven but offers many insights into the upheavals in the Labour Party argues Alex Snowdon

• Europe: why retreat must not turn into defeat for the left - weekly briefing

  

  Lindsey German analyses Jeremy Corbyn's speech on Brexit, as well as the importance of the UCU strike and the growing movement against the NRA in the US

• The Czech spy claim is a re-writing of Labour's history

  

  The smear on Jeremy Corbyn that he was an informant to a Czech spy during the Cold War is the worst kind of red-baiting

• What does Corbyn's Brexit speech really mean?

  

  Jeremy Corbyn has outlined the Labour party's position on Brexit - in particular, regarding the customs union - Martin Hall breaks it down

• The radical case against the single market is no myth

  

  In response to a recently published report, Reuben Bard-Rosenberg takes apart some of the arguments made by the Labour Campaign for the Single Market

• Turning the tide in Labour against war and against Nato

  

  Following the success of an anti-war resolution at Young Labour's conference, Johnny Charles reports on how a similar resolution was passed at his CLP

• The why and what of a People’s Brexit

  

  Labour should stick with its People's Brexit strategy argues John Rees, but it has to make it much clearer what this means in practice

• The EU has derailed left governments at least three times - don’t let Corbyn be next.

  

  The Labour right is now focusing on the European Union to attack Corbyn - Chris Nineham shows why this is a dangerous moment

• Blood on their hands: NHS marchers call time on Tories

  

  The scale of the weekend’s emergency protest shows a movement that won’t wait for 2022, reports Jack Hazeldine

• Palestine: the open wound

  

  Shabbir Lakha reflects on the twentieth century imperial imposition that continues to blight global justice

• Save the NHS - Counterfire Freesheet February 2018

  

  The Tory manufactured crisis in the NHS, Carillion, Labour, Palestine, Grenfell and more...

• Victory for residents as Haringey Council Leader quits

  

  Haringey Council Leader Claire Kober's resignation is a victory for democracy and the grassroots Stop HDV campaign against social cleansing, Isabel Carr reports

• Frances O’Grady puts workers’ rights in the hands of the EU

  

  The TUC should focus on the problems facing working people. Workers' rights and the Single Market don't go together, argues Martin Hall

• Stop HDV: social housing, social cleansing and grassroots resistance

  

  The campaign to stop privatisation of social housing in Haringey is a prominent example of effective grassroots resistance to council-backed social cleansing explains Isabel Carr

• 2018: the way forward

  

  As we start the new year, Alex Snowdon looks back at the political developments of the last year with a view of what to expect from 2018

• We were many: A review of 2017

  

  Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football introduces their visual review of 2017

• 14 videos that prove Jeremy Corbyn won 2017

  

  What a year it's been! Here's a roundup of some of the best political moments of 2017

• Brexit: Friday’s deal hints at much, but says very little

  

  Theresa May’s Brexit announcement on Friday was hailed as both a breakthrough and a betrayal. What has actually happened and what does it mean?

• The Irish Question, the EU and the debate about borders - weekly briefing

  

  The end of the first phase of Brexit negotiations is neither the restoring of Theresa May's fortunes nor an indication that the Irish situation is stable argues Lindsey German

• A life sentence of low wages and public sector cuts - weekly briefing

  

  Despite dire forecasts for the economy and living standards, the Tories are continuing with more austerity. It can't go on argues Lindsey German

• Labour needs a new foreign policy

  

  Jeremy Corbyn's long-held views ought to become Labour policy

• Scottish Labour ditches the right

  

  Richard Leonard's Scottish Labour must embrace Corbynism and take the fight to the Tories

• Not fit to govern

  

  We can't just wait for the government to implode. An insurgent Labour leadership at the head of the labour movement can bring real change now

• Not fit to govern - Counterfire freesheet November/December 2017

  

  Tory crisis, Catalonia, Universal credit, foreign policy, and more. Counterfire freesheet, November/December 2017

• Friends of Israel: influencing British politics

  

  The coverage of the Priti Patel affair has been largely focused on the breach of the Ministerial code, but it goes deeper than that argues Shabbir Lakha

• The Israel Factor: Priti Patel and Emily Thornberry

  

  Priti Patel's secret meetings have put Israeli influence in British politics in the spotlight, but we need a wider conversation, including about Emily Thornberry argues Shabbir Lakha

• The Tories are falling apart, but we must act to push them out

  

  To achieve a scenario where Theresa May poses the question ‘who rules?’ requires all of us to start moving

• We need a new foreign policy built around peace

  

  Jeremy Corbyn's rise has put anti-war politics centre stage. We now have a chance to do things completely differently, argues Chris Nineham 

• Sex, power, and money: parliament and politics - weekly briefing

  

  How far will this challenge to male privilege be allowed to go, asks Lindsey German 

• Is Jeremy Corbyn ready to be Prime Minister: John Rees on TRT - video

  

  At a roundtable discussion on TRT World, John Rees talks about Jeremy Corbyn, his leadership and performance at the last general election.

• Balfour 100 years on - nothing to celebrate

  

  The Balfour Declaration was the prelude to violent settler colonialism in Palestine argues Alex Snowdon and explains why thousands will be protesting not celebrating.

• Universal Credit: pausing is not enough, abolish it

  

  Universal credit is not about 'reform', it's about the Tories penalising the poor, argues Steph Pike

• We must drive the Tories out

  

  Only a mass popular movement can force the change needed 

• Tories down and demoralised: time to hit them hard - weekly briefing

  

  We can't simply wait for the Tories to collapse - this weak Tory government has to feel even more heat than it does already argues Lindsey German

• May Day, May Day! The Tory ship is sinking

  

  John Rees on the reasons for the Tory debacle and what comes next

• Euphoria and its discontents

  

  John Rees looks at Labour’s strengths and weaknesses

• Corbyn's a winner, but this is only the beginning of the fight - weekly briefing

  

  The left have cemented their position within Labour, but we must build strength as a wider movement if we are to take on vested interests and really change society

• The Corbyn Effect: everything changes - book extract

  

  In an exclusive edited extract from his new book The Corbyn Effect Mark Perryman describes a decisive rupture in British politics.

• Tories out! May must go

  

  We must build an organised opposition to the Tories

• Tories out - Counterfire freesheet September 2017

  

  Labour's Brexit dilemma, Trump and North Korea, and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 20, September 2017

• Corbyn and the chances of change – book extract

  

  In this final extract from How the Establishment Lost Control Chris Nineham outlines why a radical extra-parliamentary movement is needed to secure decisive change

• The impending crisis for Macron

  

  With his ratings in freefall, the neoliberal standard-bearer unveils his labour law ‘reforms’ against a swelling tide of anger 

• Dugdale's resignation is a victory for the left

  

  The resignation as leader of Scottish Labour is a recognition of Corbyn's strength

• Labour's Brexit mistake

  

  Labour's policy reversal threatens to undo the gains of the past two years, argues Martin Hall

• If it ain't broke, don't fix it: the dangers of Keir Starmer's new policy on Brexit - weekly briefing

  

  Jeremy Corbyn's original position, when he argues for a People's Brexit, made a lot of sense. 

• Sarah, you're no champion of equality

  

  In a time of resurgent racism, further stigmatisation of ethnic minorities is not just reckless, writes Kara Bryan

• Britain's blossoming political crisis

  

  Both mainstream parties will continue their convulsive evolution in the coming year, writes Brian Heron

• Can Vince Cable save the Lib Dems?

  

  What does the future hold for the party?

• Mayor of Bristol to lead protest against austerity

  

  The move by Marvin Rees provides a significant opportunity for the anti-austerity movement

• Lindsey German takes on Blair on Brexit on Sky News - video

  

  Tony Blair says it is 'absolutely necessary' that Brexit doesn't go ahead. Lindsey German has her say

• Brexit: division and unity on the Left

  

  Brexit gives us a unique opportunity. Let's take it

• May's not-so-great Repeal Bill

  

  The Tory mess is getting deeper, argues Jonathan Maunders

• First the DUP, now Corbyn: Theresa May's inability to govern

  

  May's time is up. Let's push her out

• Nurses find 'magic money tree' and deliver it to Department of Health

  

  As the government flip-flops and flounders over the pay cap, nurses get their own back

• We shouldn't wait for the government to fall, we should bring it down

  

  Last weekend's demonstration once again showed that organisation is key in forcing change

• This political moment will not last

  

  Politics in this country has 
shifted decisively to the left, but we must make the most of it

• Corbyn and the movement: this is our time

  

  Following the political earthquake, building the movement is vital. Now it can really reshape politics

• This is our time, but we have to organise - weekly briefing

  

  The left is on the front foot - we can't let this moment pass

• What can the Corbynistas learn from Syriza?

  

  As a Corbyn government seems more and more likely, there are clear lessons to be drawn from the Greek experience, writes Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
   

• Social Attitudes Survey: A major shift to the left

  

  The study's results validate Corbyn's strategy of holding Labour to principled positions and articulating alternatives to the Tories' failed economics

• May out! Corbyn in! - Counterfire freesheet July 2017

  

  The way forward for the movement, the Grenfell tragedy and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 019, July 2017

• Labour councils must stop implementing Tory cuts

  

  Times have changed and Labour-run councils need to stop implementing Tory cuts and make the needs of the people their priority, writes Mick Wattam

• Blatant bias hit a wall in this election - media watch

  

  The mainstream media had a bad election, but it's not all over just yet, argues Des Freedman

• The Tories: a wretched apology for a government, clinging on to office - weekly briefing

  

  This is a government whose time is up

• The Grenfell Tower fire could have been avoided: this government must be held responsible

  

  The accountability for this tragedy goes all the way up to the government, writes Mona Kamal

• Media bias: an election top 10

  

  We take a look back at the media's worst moments throughout the election

• Vote Labour, but don't stop there

  

  Political consciousness in Britain has shifted, argues Jamie Wright

• A vote for Labour in Scotland is a vote against independence

  

  The biggest problem with Scottish Labour is its desperate championing of the union, writes Chris Bambery

• Win or lose, change has already come

  

  John Rees on how to assess the election result

• How the election campaign has changed British politics 

  

  Whatever happens on polling day, Labour’s campaign has altered the landscape of British politics  

• The coming war in Labour

  

  A Corbyn-led government will provoke a determined backlash from the British establishment, including the Labour right. Radical social movements must be ready

• Why Jeremy Corbyn can win

  

  Corbyn can win this - Shabbir Lakha gives six reasons why

• The general election and our struggle for a better society

  

  Whatever the result on 8 June, the fight continues to create the kind of society we want and need

• Vote Labour and prepare to fight

  

  As the election approaches, we have a momentous fight on our hands

• Student to student: why this time you must vote

  

  People are cynical about politics, and with good reason, but this election is different, writes student Jamie Wright

• The BBC and impartiality - media watch

  

  The media can only ignore Jeremy Corbyn's surging campaign for so long, writes Des Freedman

• Out on the streets, Corbyn is drawing a crowd

  

  As Jeremy Corbyn visits Southall, Morgan Daniels reports on a campaign that is gaining momentum

• Vote Labour and prepare to fight - Counterfire freesheet May 2017

  

  The general election, French politics and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 018, May 2017

• The genie of radicalism is out of the bottle

  

  Labour's manifesto marks a break from neoliberalism and the establishment's reaction to it shows that they are scared.

• Tory manifesto isn't greater fairness between generations, it's an attack on every generation – Election briefing #19

  

  This cruel and regressive Tory manifesto gives another spur to the left, argues Lindsey German

• Tories of the world unite: why Theresa May's "workers' rights" are anything but

  

  As Theresa May tries to appeal to working class voters, Chris Bambery takes a look at the reality behind the rhetoric

• Is there any war you don't support Theresa May?

  

  Corbyn is wrongly labelled a pacifist by the Tories and the media, but his opposition to unnecessary war without end is in stark contrast to Theresa May's endless warmongering

• A change is gonna come: these policies are a real alternative - Election briefing #18

  

  Labour have produced a class-based programme that we can all get behind, writes Lindsey German

• Where will the money come from?

  

  Higher taxes on the richest people are the key to funding Labour's policies

• If you believe the Tories on this, you'll believe anything - Election briefing #16

  

  Theresa May's pitch to working class voters is laughable, argues Lindsey German

• Corbyn's opposition to endless war is his greatest strength

  

  Jeremy Corbyn's wide-ranging speech on the threat of global war is a lesson to us all

• A buzzing Corbyn rally in York

  

  After a well received beginning to the election campaign, big things were expected in York from the Labour leader, and he delivered

• This is a manifesto worth fighting for - Election briefing #15

  

  There is every opportunity for the class to move forward with this clarion call, writes Lindsey German

• A manifesto that is anything but chaotic - Election briefing #14

  

  Popular policies take centre stage and Labour forward with one serious misstep, writes Lindsey German

• Theresa May knows all about the Nasty Party: she's leading it – Election briefing #13

  

  War, fraud and feather-nesting: business as usual for the Tories, notes Lindsey German

• Is Theresa May a secret Marxist? - Election briefing #12

  

  What’s behind Tory claims that privatisation cannot deliver fair energy prices, asks Lindsey German  

• Four weeks to turn this around - Election briefing #11

  

  Fighting to win and shifting the terrain on to our issues are the left’s urgent tasks, writes Lindsey German

• Does it matter that UKIP have been defeated?

  

  The obvious answer isn't so obvious to some on the left, argues John Rees

• Thoughts on the local election results

  

  Let's get on with getting the Tories out

• Lies, damned lies and local elections - Election briefing #10

  

  No one said it was going to be easy, but we must continue the fight, argues Lindsey German

• The Battle of Grangemouth: A Worker's Story

  

  The story of the Grangemouth dispute of 2013 contains important lessons for trade unionism and the labour movement in general, argues Kevin Crane

• Does Empress Theresa realise this is an election, not a coronation? - Election briefing #08

  

  Tory imperial pretension cannot conceal their damage and weakness, notes Lindsey German

• Bad press day? Headlines when it’s a black leftwing woman - Election briefing #07

  

  Is the interview with Diane Abbott really such big news, asks Lindsey German

• The Blair Rich Project - Election briefing #06

  

  What can possibly be motivating Tony Blair in this election campaign, asks Lindsey German

• Bring it on! - Counterfire freesheet April 2017

  

  General election, Trump and the politics of music - Counterfire freesheet edition 017, April 2017

• Stay radical to win

  

  Corbyn must stay true to his radical roots and focus the anger against the status quo to win

• Tories in a double bind over triple locks and taxes – Election briefing #05

  

  What are the Tories going to do about taxes, asks Lindsey German

• Right, left and centre: how the battle will shape up – Election briefing #04

  

  As parliament rises until after the election, it's worth looking at where we are, writes Lindsey German

• Is there a Tory revival in Scotland?

  

  An analysis of what is going on across the border, from Chris Bambery

• The nuclear question: Tory warmongers’ first strike

  

  The case against a trigger-happy Prime Minister

• When the lying has to stop - Election briefing #03

  

  Labour's promises on the NHS will be popular, writes Lindsey German

• The vilification of a peacemonger - Election briefing #02

  

  The desire to skewer Jeremy Corbyn over questions of war and peace seemingly knows no bounds, notes Lindsey German

• Corbyn attacked for not wanting to start a nuclear war - Election briefing #01

  

  The deranged reaction to Jeremy Corbyn's pledge of no nuclear genocide is discussed by Lindsey German in the first of our daily election briefings

• The message from South Wales: the fight is on, get involved

  

  Jeremy Corbyn's enthusiastic rally in Cardiff demonstrated the tenacity of his supporters and the potential of his campaign, writes Tom Whittaker

• Tactical voting: the left must reject any anti-Tory electoral pact with the Lib Dems

  

  The left must help to build a massive and radical Labour campaign to beat the Tories - there can be no broad alliance with the Lib Dems

• Bring it on

  

  We need to make Theresa May's election gamble her last, argues John Rees

• Ken Livingstone is not an antisemite

  

  The suspension and investigation of Ken Livingstone is a witch-hunt, argues Kara Bryan

• Livingstone and Labour: an attack on the left

  

  Anti-racists should oppose the hysteria around allegations of antisemitism against Livingstone

• Unite election: McCluskey vs the right

  

  A victory for McCluskey will weaken the Labour right's ability to attack Corbyn, writes Richard Allday

• Unite, McCluskey and the establishment

  

  As Parliamentary Labour Party poison continues to infect the movement, our side must resist with clarity and commitment, asserts Richard Allday

• The left and the crisis of the liberal centre

  

  A new political alignment is taking place against Corbyn and the left, argues John Rees

• NHS: Britain is in a humanitarian crisis

  

  The roots of the precarious state of our welfare system lie in the Tories' austerity policies, writes Ollie Turnbull

• Labour and the movement after Stoke and Copeland: the next steps

  

  As safe seats become marginal ones before our very eyes, Lindsey German makes short work of the media voodoo and suggests a plan

• The Nandy gang: fake pretenders unite around racism

  

  Beneath the ambition lurks the murky waters of reaction, notes Kevin Ovenden

• The spy who came in from the shadows

  

  Compare the Trump spy scandal and the Israeli spy scandal and it tells us a lot about the media and the political establishment, argues Kara Bryan

• Goodbye Tristram Hunt, you won't be missed

  

  As the Labour MP announces his resignation, Cameron Panting takes a look at the man and what he stood for

• Nato exercises: escalating tensions

  

  The manoeuvres in Poland continue Nato‘s expansionist policies in eastern Europe

• Defend free movement: migrants don't drive down wages

  

  It is a mistake for Corbyn to suggest dropping the principle of free movement, argues Chris Nineham

• 'Brexit: what should the left be fighting for?' with Lindsey German - video

  

  What does Brexit mean? What should we be demanding? Lindsey German takes on these questions in the second talk of our new series, tackling the big issues of the day

• The Candidate: the summer coup - extract

  

  In an extract from The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn’s Improbable Path to Power, Alex Nunns describes a dramatic day in the attempted coup against Corbyn