Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn

• ‘I am not what I am’: why the left must take action against ‘Iago’ Watson

  

  Tom Watson has made it clear that he will stop at nothing to remove Corbyn and it's about time the left stands up to him, argues Sean Ledwith

• There’s only one solution to Labour’s problems: the right have got to go - weekly briefing

  

  The Labour left needs to start giving as good at it gets from its enemies or it will lose, argues Lindsey German  

• BBC Panorama hatchet job on Labour antisemitism is a farce

  

  The BBC's Panorama on antisemitism in the Labour Party provides no real evidence and shows how cynical the smear campaign is, argues David McAllister

• Labour's lost Leave voters

  

  The left should be the champions of democracy, but Labour backing a second referendum lets the right claim it instead, argues Lindsey German

• Adopting the IHRA definition didn't end the attacks, it accelerated them

  

  Apologising for an epidemic of antisemitism in Labour that isn't there and giving in to the right's demands has only accelerated the attacks, argues Lindsey German

• A dangerous moment for the Corbyn project - weekly briefing

  

  Labour’s internal tensions are jeopardising its most socialist stewardship in modern times, argues Alex Snowdon

• Socialists should be trying to unite working people, not divide them - a reply to Paul Mason

  

  Responding to Paul Mason's latest article, Shabbir Lakha argues that the left needs to be trying to unite working people against austerity, not divide them over Brexit

• Be clear: the moves against Chris Williamson are moves against Corbyn

  

  The attacks on Chris Williamson are first and foremost about delegitimising the Corbyn project, writes Isabel Carr

• The left needs to hold the line and fight the smears – weekly briefing

  

  Witch-hunt season is back with a vengeance and Corbynism must re-assert itself to stay in the game, argues Alex Snowdon

• The dog didn’t bark, but it’s not been silenced: Labour’s Brexit policy

  

  Brexit is not the most important issue facing working people, but in order to make that argument, Labour must stay the course, argues Martin Hall

• Iago Watson strikes again

  

  Watson wants to wreck the Corbyn project. The left mustn't let him, argues Martin Hall

• 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 

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Corbynism wins in Peterborough

  

  Labour's by-election success in Peterborough is a vindication of the Corbyn project, argues Richard Allday

• General election now: why 100,000 Tories will be wrong

  

  With Theresa May slowly becoming something of the past, Katherine Connelly looks to the future

• Take the fight to the Tories: they are unfit to govern - Counterfire freesheet June 2019

  

  Tory meltdown, the crisis in British Steel, how we should remember D-Day, a Marxist analysis of Game of Thrones and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet

• Labour must say no to a second referendum

  

  As pressure mounts, Labour must hold the line and keep fighting for a general election, argues Shabbir Lakha

• European elections: results and prospects

  

  The European election results show a catastrophe for the Tories, a bad night for Labour and the main beneficiary was Farage's Brexit Party, writes Alex Snowdon

• Why Theresa May is the most disastrous Tory PM ever

  

  Following Theresa May's resignation, Chris Nineham looks at her record as Prime Minister and what the left should do next

• The Brexit delusion: why you should vote Labour

  

  The only sensible option for the left in the EU elections is to vote for Labour, argues Shabbir Lakha

• Nia Griffith has to go, say Labour members

  

  Over 1,500 Labour Party members have signed an open letter calling for Nia Griffith’s resignation, reports Shabbir Lakha

• Dump Trump: Protest the State Visit, June 3/4/5 - Counterfire freesheet May 2019

  

  Protest against Trump's state visit, austerity and record levels of inequality, Algeria in revolt, Marxism made easy, Palestine, eco-demands and more in this month's Counterfire Freesheet

• Theresa’s Titanic can’t be rescued by Labour - weekly briefing

  

  A general election with a People’s Brexit is our escape route from this Westminster quagmire, argues Lindsey German 

• Local elections: a clear rejection of the Tories and austerity

  

  The local election results have been devastating for the Tories, and the lesson for Labour is that it must be bolder and more radical, argues Shabbir Lakha

• Climate emergency and the power of protest

  

  The school strikes and Extinction Rebellion protests changed the political agenda, leading to Parliament declaring a climate emergency, reports Ellen Graubart

• We need the labour movement to win the fight against climate change

  

  The fight for workers' rights and jobs goes hand in hand with the fight against climate change, so we need the environmental movement and trade unionists to work together, writes Richard Allday

• An election we thought we wouldn’t have, and a vote we shouldn’t have – weekly briefing

  

  Concessions to Labour’s remainers can only damage and disorientate the Corbyn project, argues Lindsey German  

• Referendum: first time farce, second time tragedy – weekly briefing

  

  Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour must reorientate on class politics to create a bulwark against the right and the far right, argues Lindsey German

• Marxists, so-called Marxists, and parliamentary socialists

  

  John Rees tries to distil some sense from recent tabloid exchanges, and looks at the real relationship between Marxism, parliament and Jeremy Corbyn

• The weaponising of antisemitism

  

  The smears against Corbyn and the left are part of a concerted effort to undermine a potential left government and must be opposed, argues Alex Snowdon

• Soldiers taking aim at Corbyn is a result of years of lies and vilification

  

  Soldiers shooting at a picture of Corbyn reveals the effect of the rhetoric portraying Corbyn as a security threat and terrorist sympathiser, writes Chris Nineham

• Neoliberalism and Brexit: why Brexit is about more than just Brexit

  

  Brexit must be viewed through the window of the struggle against neoliberalism, argues Dragan Plavšić

• The Brexit crisis and the disintegration of Britain's political system

  

  Brexit is a crisis that cuts deep into the ruling class and Theresa May's failures have brought to the fore the cracks in Britain's political system, argues Sean Ledwith

• The Brexit crisis is so deep because it is about much more than Europe

  

  With the establishment ruthlessly weaponising the issue of Europe against Corbyn, we must focus on the need for a general election, argues Chris Nineham

• Keep fighting for Corbyn: Stop the attacks - Counterfire freesheet March 2019

  

  The soft coup against Corbyn and the weaponisation of antisemitism, Tory Brexit crisis, Winston Churchill, Venezuela, climate change, Palestine and more in this month's Counterfire Freesheet

• The Labour Party in Historical Perspective - book review

  

  The Labour Party in Historical Perspective shows that the Party has historically been revived by left resurgences, of which Corbyn is the latest, finds Graham Kirkwood

• Climate strikers: ‘capitalism is ill-equipped to deal with the crisis’

  

  School students spoke to Feyzi Ismail at the second Youth Strike 4 Climate in London on Friday. They are informed, defiant and resolute

• The actress who gives a toss: A Working Diary - book review

  

  Julie Hesmondhalgh’s diary of a tumultuous year of politics, creativity, theatre, film and activism is funny, moving and inspiring, finds Penny Hicks

• Brexit delayed: general election now!

  

  This week’s parliamentary back-and-forth shows the Tories cannot deliver Brexit and a general election is the only sensible outcome, argues Martin Hall

• May's Brexit deal is dead: we need a general election now

  

  Theresa May's second catastrophic defeat in Parliament is a masterclass in Tory failure. The only way out is a general election, argues Shabbir Lakha

• A slow coup against Corbyn has started. We must stand up against it.

  

  A coordinated campaign against Jeremy Corbyn is underway and the left inside and outside the Labour Party must stand against it, argues Chris Nineham

• Labour and antisemitism: separating facts from fiction

  

  The campaign to destabilise Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party has accelerated. We must oppose the attacks and defend the left, argues Kara Bryan.

• Labour pains: Watson, witch-hunts and what we do next - weekly briefing

  

  Recapturing the Corbyn moment means going beyond the Labour right's fixations with Brexit and antisemitism, argues Lindsey German  

• Manchester's new councillors and the fight against austerity

  

  How has the first year been for the new wave of Left Labour Councillors? Ben Clay, Councillor for Burnage in Manchester, spoke to Penny Hicks, Convenor of Manchester People’s Assembly

• Peak inequality: Britain's ticking time bomb - review

  

  Danny Dorling’s Peak Inequality provides powerful evidence of the damage that rising inequality has had across housing, education, health and demography, finds Sean Ledwith

• The attack on Chris Williamson is an attack on Corbyn and the left

  

  The decision to suspend Chris Williamson is a capitulation to the right that only gives more ground for attacks on the left, argues Shabbir Lakha

• The second referendum delusion

  

  The second referendum announcement on Monday is exactly the kind of concession to the right that Jeremy Corbyn should not make, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• Labour backing a second referendum is a mistake

  

  Labour announcing it will support efforts to push for a second referendum is a mistake, here's why:

• Corbyn is being smeared on antisemitism - and we need to deal with it

  

  There is no contradiction between recognising that antisemitism exists in Labour, and understanding that Corbyn is being smeared, argues Des Freedman

• May delays again, and it’s all about holding the Tories together - weekly briefing

  

  Phony brinksmanship cannot conceal a party hopelessly out of step with the class it strives to represent, argues Lindsey German 

• To defeat the Blairite splitters and plotters the left must learn the lessons of history

  

  The Blairites are a threat to Corbyn, but the left has the resources to win and there are important differences with the era of the SDP split, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• Labour can end its internal war at a stroke: become a socialist party

  

  If Labour can reinvent itself it can end its perpetual internal war and reinvigorate the whole of progressive politics, argues John Rees

• The strategy and tactics of Labour’s Brexit manoeuvring

  

  Labour must set out its post-Brexit vision firmly, argues Martin Hall

• How to deal with defectors – keep left

  

  We shouldn't be intimidated by the splitters, we need to work to make Labour decisively turn its back on its failed Blairite past, argues David Swanson

• The left should take note: attack is the best form of defence

  

  When the right is attacking you, going along with it is not the solution, fighting back is, argues Chris Nineham

• Chuka's core values: privatisation, austerity and war

  

  What the 7 MPs who quit Labour have in common is their voting records supporting welfare cuts, privatisation and foreign intervention, writes Mona Kamal

• The insignificant seven: what the left must do

  

  The left must respond by not giving an inch, instead pushing the leadership to return to a politics of insurgency, argues Alex Snowdon

• Good riddance… but the left must face up to this new danger

  

  Good that the splitters have gone, but this is a dangerous moment for the left, argues John Rees

• Corbynistas! Up your game, or lose the game

  

  Waiting for the Tories to fail is a losing strategy, argues John Rees

• School climate strike: thousands of students shut down Parliament Square

  

  School students brought Westminster to a standstill as around ten thousand protested against government inaction on climate change, reports Thomas Gibbs

• And your enemies closer? - weekly briefing

  

  Red herrings are still being used to conceal real arguments about democratic accountability within the Labour party, argues Lindsey German 

• Luciana Berger and the plot against Corbyn: this is no time to retreat

  

  From the antisemitism smears to the threats of splitting from the party over Brexit, the PLP are still at war with Labour's leadership, argues Alex Snowdon

• What would a ‘Green New Deal’ look like in Britain?

  

  A Green New Deal, now a popular idea in Britain as well as the US, can help to merge environmental struggle with class struggle, argues Jago Corry

• Marxism and the Brexit crisis

  

  The Brexit crisis is best understood through a strong methodological framework, argues John Rees

• Labour’s immigration fudge – pandering to the right doesn’t work

  

  Labour’s failure to oppose the Tory Immigration Bill shows that appeasing the right is always a mistake, argues Shabbir Lakha

• Tacking right with a smile. May has her moment.

  

  Theresa May temporarily unites her party by appeasing the hard right Tories and DUP. Whether or not it lasts, we need an alternative plan for Brexit, argues Chris Nineham

• Question Time's attacks on Diane Abbott are part of a pattern

  

  The vile treatment of Diane Abbott on the BBC's Question Time fits a theme of undermining left wing voices and pandering to the right, argues Des Freedman

• It’s austerity, stupid

  

  Eyes on the prize that matters most, an end to both the Tory government and austerity, argues John Rees

• No confidence in May, and no confidence in this failing government: a general election is the only option

  

  This government is sustained by class hatred alone.  But they are weak and we must keep up the pressure for a general election

• No government should survive this kind of rout. May must go.

  

  After the catastrophic loss in Parliament, it's clear the Tories are unable to govern and Theresa May should already have resigned, argues Chris Nineham

• This zombie Tory government has go to go, we need a general election

  

  Power concedes nothing without demand, and it's time we demand a general election to get the Tories out

• They've got to go! General election now - Counterfire freesheet January 2019

  

  Tory Brexit crisis, the fightback against austerity, Eurovision boycott campaign, Trump and Syria, remembering Rosa Luxemburg, Yellow Vests and protests across Europe in this month's Counterfire Freesheet

• Labour members back Corbyn – what the polls actually tell us

  

  Polls don't always tell the truth, but their current interpretation in the media is deliberately hiding it, argues Shabbir Lakha

• Our ten most popular articles of 2018

  

  The most popular articles on Counterfire this year

• Climate chaos is the most political issue of our time, to stop it we need systemic change

  

  Climate breakdown is a political issue, and to stop it we need to tackle it at the root, argues Jim Scott

• Operation Cast Lead: the 22 day massacre in Gaza

  

  Ten years on since the massacre of Operation Cast Lead, conditions in Gaza are worse than ever, argues Shabbir Lakha

• The Tories want a national government because they want to break Corbyn - weekly briefing

  

  The only way forward for our side is an emboldened working class and a radical set of politics stage centre in the mainstream, argues Lindsey German  

• The establishment seems to have forgotten we live in a parliamentary democracy: let's remind them

  

  We must demand a general election to resolve this crisis, argues Chris Nineham

• Whether Theresa May wins or loses this no confidence vote, her time is up

  

  There is no clear way out for May, and only one solution for the country - she has got to go

• The Tories are incapable of delivering Brexit: we must push them out and do it ourselves

  

  A number of contradictions are causing the Tories to lose grip; Reuben Bard-Rosenberg looks at why they have no clear way of holding on

• May's deal is dead: this is what must happen next

  

  Only a general election can break the impasse, and to make it happen we need to get out on the streets and pile the pressure on, argues Martin Hall

• Theresa May fiddles while the country burns

  

  John Rees counts the days left for the Prime Minister

• 5 things a Corbyn government can't do if we stay in the EU

  

  If a Corbyn-led government is bound by the EU's framework, then it will face big obstacles in delivering its socialist policies, argues Tom Gibbs

• Beyond austerity: what should a radical economic policy look like?

  

  Let’s insist that future Labour policies confront inequality and material deprivation head on, argues Alex Snowdon

• Food banks gone, rough sleeping gone: this is what the end of austerity should look like

  

  Austerity has fundamentally reshaped our society and continues to intensify inequality.  It must be ended and those responsible must be held to account, insists Counterfire

• Israel's crimes cannot go unanswered

  

  The ongoing assault on the Palestinian people is intensifying, and we need to up our response, argues Mona Kamal

• Jeremy Corbyn joins teachers to demand an end to education cuts

  

  The National Education Union organised a march and rally in Westminster on Tuesday, declaring "enough is enough" and launched an indicative strike ballot

• All hands on deck to save Theresa May’s ship from sinking – but what we need is a change of government - weekly briefing

  

  The establishment's operation to save May's Brexit deal is in full swing. We have to make sure they can't find a way out of this crisis, argues Lindsey German

• A state of disunion: Europe after Brexit

  

  Liberals lament Britain leaving the European Union, but the politics of the bloc is increasingly right wing and nasty, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• England’s Discontents: Political Cultures and National Identities - book review

  

  Mike Wayne’s England’s Discontentsprovides a valuable analysis of how Britain is ruled and the ideology and culture of its elite, argues Chris Bambery

• Excising its credibility: Labour’s dilemma over top rate tax - weekly briefing

  

  Dealing with inequality should be central to a radical socialist project, not something to be sidestepped, argues Cameron Panting

• Stop Tommy Robinson, All out for 17 November - Counterfire Freesheet November 2018

  

  Opposing the far right, people's vote, police racism, precarious workers, climate chaos, universal credit and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet

• EU summit: nothing much happens, but the crisis continues

  

  Little progress was made in the Brexit negotiations, and Tory MPs are losing patience with May, finds Martin Hall

• We must stop Universal Credit now: it's already wrecking lives

  

  The government has pushed the full roll-out of Universal Credit further down the road, but we must stop it altogether, argues John Rees

• 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

• 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

• Tories out! Birmingham marches against austerity

  

  The response to the Tory conference in Birmingham was suitably angry and clear in its demands, reports Ellen Graubert

• Ship, iceberg... you know what happens next - weekly briefing

  

  Tory calamity combined with Jeremy Corbyn's increasing consolidation of the mainstream puts a premium on extra-parliamentary activity for rest of the left, asserts Lindsey German 

• 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

• 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

• Racism, war and Trump: the Stop the War Coalition AGM

  

  Far from being an ‘isolationist’, Donald Trump has increased bombings, sanctions and war, argues Lindsey German

• 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 

• Fight for Corbyn, Freedom for Palestine - Counterfire Freesheet September 2018

  

  Corbyn's leadership in danger, solidarity with Palestine, People's Vote vs People's Brexit, UK wage stagnation, Yemen and fighting the far right

• 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

• The Palestinians deserve better than this – weekly briefing

  

  Any concessions on anti-imperialism will not only weaken Jeremy Corbyn but the whole of the radical left, argues Lindsey German

• 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

• 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

• Rural activism: tales from the sticks – part two

  

  In the second part of tales from the sticks, Jim Scott explains the birth and growth of a movement in rural Wales over the last 5 years

• Why Israel is an apartheid state

  

  Israel’s history, from its origins in 1948's Nakba, is characterised by racism, violence and apartheid policies towards Palestinians, explains Sybil Cock

• 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 

• The dominant ideas in society

  

  Ruling elites use agendas and debates to maintain their control, exposing this cannot be dismissed as conspiracism, argues Des Freedman 

• The dangers we face

  

  The current ascendancy of the left in the UK is beset by serious threats. They must be faced and defeated, argues John Rees

• 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

• Boris Robinson and Tommy Johnson: two sides of the same racist coin – weekly briefing

  

  When the mainstream starts playing with fire like this it means action stations for our side, writes Lindsey German

• 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

• Interest rates, wages and the UK economy

  

  As he analyses the state of the economy, Michael Roberts finds that the capitalist sector of the British economy has failed to deliver for the needs of the people

• 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

• The rise of the far right - and how we stop it

  

  As fascist organisation grows across Europe, assisted by the populist right, our history of struggle directs us to a path of united resistance led by socialist ideas, argues John Westmoreland

• 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 

• Is Corbyn's Brexit policy really 'full Trump'?

  

  Describing Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit strategy as "economic nationalism" is adopting neoliberal arguments that defend the status quo argues Kevin Ovenden

• 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

• Together against Trump: a mass show of opposition

  

  Looking back at the quarter of a million strong demonstration against Trump, Daniel Jakopovich argues that it was a mass display of people power

• Now is the time to join Counterfire

  

  Be part of a socialist organisation committed to fundamental change

• 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

• Trump Out, Tories Out, General Election Now! - Counterfire Freesheet July 2018

  

  Trump's visit and his trade delusions, crisis for the Tories, Grenfell, is the EU really a friend to migrants and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 027, July 2018

• We stopped Trump

  

  Over 250,000 people marched through central London on a Friday, and Pete Morgan argues that together we stopped Trump

• Together we can defeat Trump, and the Tories too

  

  Opposing Donald Trump can play a role in bringing down our own vicious government

• 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

• Best images from the #OurNHS70 demo - live updates

  

  Tens of thousands march in London, joined by Jeremy Corbyn, from across the UK to defend the NHS on its 70^th birthday and demand it is #Free4AllForever

• What, you thought we just forgot about Grenfell?

  

  Thousands of people marched in silence on the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire in a powerful show of solidarity, reports Shabbir Lakha

• World Cup 2018: thirty two nations under a groove

  

  Will the World Cup which opens today be an orgy of petty-minded nationalism? Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman doesn’t seem to think so

• May Days: a benefit for Grenfell

  

  William Alderson’s “magnificent” poem May Days is to be performed by actors in aid of the Grenfell Tower victims to commemorate the anniversary of the disaster

• Too rich to fail - weekly briefing

  

  “One rule for them and one rule for us” is a key mantra for neoliberalism and it has to be destroyed, argues Lindsey German 

• 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

• Rethinking Democracy: Socialist Register 2018 - review

  

  Socialism and democracy belong together, and recent popular movements of the left make possible a fight for authentic democracy, argues Sean Ledwith

• 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

• Rural activism: tales from the sticks – part one

  

  The Tories' ‘scatter-shot’ strategy has finally backfired on them and will eventually send them running for the hills argues Jim Scott

• Amber Rudd Must Go

  

  The entire left must stand united in its condemnation of the Windrush scandal, and demand the immediate resignation of Amber Rudd.

• As Gaza rebels, how can Palestine be free? With Kevin Ovenden - video

  

  Speaking at a London Counterfire event, Kevin Ovenden discusses what the protests in Gaza are about and how Palestine can be free

• Nationwide opposition to Syria airstrikes

  

  Thousands of people have taken to the streets in over 40 towns and cities across the country to voice their opposition to Theresa May's bombing of Syria

• The idea that the West have been “inactive” in Syria is completely untrue

  

  Politicians and commentators supporting more military action in Syria say inaction has consequences, but the West haven't been inactive in Syria argues Shabbir Lakha

• Syria: the solution is not more military intervention

  

  As Theresa May prepares to back Trump in escalating military intervention in Syria, Stop the War published the following letter in response

• France Insoumise: What is it and where is it going?

  

  As a massive wave of strikes continues in France, what forces might propose a mass political alternative to Macron? John Mullen discusses the party being led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon

• 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

• The Salisbury incident: facts not necessary

  

  After Porton Down experts revealed that they can't confirm the origin of the nerve agent, it's clear that the government is trying to manipulate the public argue Johnny Charles and Harry Rogers

• 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

• Jeremy Corbyn isn't antisemitic: we should stop being defensive about it

  

  The antisemitism smear campaign against Jeremy Corbyn is cynical political point scoring and the left must tackle the arguments head on argues Shabbir Lakha

• 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

• Skripal coverage: reporting, purporting and contorting

  

  The media have used the Skripal affair as a stick to beat the left and the anti-war movement, argues Chris Nineham

• The Trump era and the anti-war movement

  

  With the US state department looking increasingly aggressive, the anti-war movement must fight on many fronts, argues Lindsey German

• 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...

• The government's stance on Salisbury is a big gamble - weekly briefing

  

  Theresa May's Cold War revivalism is a high risk strategy for all of us, writes Alex Snowdon 

• The Face of Modern Racism

  

  With a refugee crisis of epic proportions, we must be part of the solution, argues Sean Ledwith

• Did the West provoke this crisis with Russia?

  

  A US army study, 'Is the Next Global Conflict Imminent?', suggests NATO expansion is the key driver of tension with Russia

• 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

• Between the Scylla of ‘Pasokification’ and the Charybdis of 'Syrizification’ – and how to avoid both

  

  A successful left wing movement has to break completely with the organs of capitalist class power and forge an emancipatory politics from the bottom up, argues Stathis Kouvelakis

• 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

• Russia hysteria, the establishment, and the left

  

  The establishment wants to create a consensus under the spurious cover of national unity. The left needs to rally in response, argues Kevin Ovenden

• Time's up Theresa

  

  With the country in chaos, we need change now - keep up the pressure!

• 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 false dream of Europe threatens the left - weekly briefing

  

  Those trying to force Corbyn to change his position on Brexit are paving the way for disaster, argues Lindsey German

• 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