Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn

• The Corbyn Project was defeated by the historic strengths of conservatism and liberalism

  

  Mike Wayne takes stock of Labour's election defeat

• Looking ahead: how the Left can win

  

  Looking at how we got to where we are, Tony Dowling argues that the left must pivot to the streets

• Another struggle is possible

  

  John Rees looks at what was lost and how to win again

• Labour's leadership race - where's the left?

  

  To preserve and build on gains made, we must respond to the lack of leadership on the Labour left with wider extra-parliamentary struggle, writes Alex Snowdon

• The class war election

  

  To fight the deliberate misrepresentation of Labour's radical policies, we must address the reasons underlying the systematic media bias, argues Des Freedman

• From New Labour to a second referendum: why the north turned blue

  

  As part of a series of opinion pieces on the election result, Heather Parry argues that it wasn't socialist policies but the view that Labour was ignoring voters that cost them the election

• Labour needs Corbyn’s anti-war politics more than ever

  

  The leadership contest is likely to be a missed opportunity for making Labour a serious anti-war party, argues Alex Snowdon 

• Tony Blair is completely wrong: Chris Nineham on Sky News - video

  

  Debating a representative from the Adam Smith Institute, Chris Nineham defends Jeremy Corbyn and the left on Sky News

• Why can’t Tony Blair stay away?

  

  The anti-war movement and Jeremy Corbyn were always the biggest threat to Blairism, that's why he's so adamant to try to show he's still standing, argues Jonathon Shafi

• What are the lessons of GE 2019?

  

  There are many lessons to draw from the election but the Labour right will try and obscure these core questions in the coming weeks, argues David Moyles

• Beyond the Labour leadership election: let's not wait until 2024 for change

  

  Strategy is important for the left now and it must go beyond who leads Labour next, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• Labour's defeat: how it happened

  

  As part of a series of opinion pieces on the election result, Brian Heron looks at where it went wrong for Labour

• 2017 - 2019: what changed?

  

  We need to analyse the last 2 years and place events in their proper context, argues Richard Allday

• Rebuilding the resistance

  

  Boris Johnson has to be resisted, and that means we have to get organised

• What we should take from the election and what we do next

  

  Lindsey German gives her thoughts on the election and what it means for socialists

• Young people didn't vote for Boris and they will stand against him

  

  Young people fought for Corbyn but will now face another Tory government. We need to channel our anger into activism, argues Lucy Nichols

• Corbyn is not to blame

  

  Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister was unthinkable for the Labour right, and demanding a second referendum was about destroying the Corbyn project, writes John Westmoreland

• Where do we go from here? – election briefing 13 December

  

  Lindsey German begins the assessment of a major defeat

• The energy for Labour in Bristol has been projected across the South West - campaign report

  

  In the last election, Bristol saw a massive swing to Labour, so this time Bristolians have led an energetic campaign in nearby seats, reports Nathan Street

• Hastings and Rye set to turn red - campaign report

  

  Chrissy Brand reports from Hastings and Rye where the tiny Tory majority of 346 votes in 2017 is set to be overturned by Labour

• The people powered campaign - reports from Thurrock, Wimbledon and South West Norfolk

  

  As polling gets underway, Counterfire activists report from the Labour campaign trail in the last week

• We have a world to win – election briefing Polling Day

  

  Lindsey German considers results and prospects

• Junior doctor: The NHS will not survive another 5 years of the Tories

  

  Only a Corbyn government can save the NHS, it's now or never, says junior doctor Raisa Ahmed

• Ignore the naysayers and keep fighting – election briefing 11 December

  

  Lindsey German on trusting Tories and the Jeremy Corbyn she knows

• Lindsey German: don't underestimate how far we've come - video

  

  Speaking at a public meeting, Lindsey German discusses some of the issues that have come up in the election and says whatever the outcome, extra-parliamentary organisation will be key

• Whatever the result, this is what the election has told us

  

  Win or lose, Labour's strategy in this general election campaign gives us an insight into the priorities for the fight after the results are announced on Friday, argues John Rees

• Who needs enemies, with friends like Jon Ashworth?

  

  Labour can still win, but in spite of Labour MPs like Jon Ashworth, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• General Election 2019: a party political broadcast for the Tories

  

  Des Freedman analyses the role of media and how their anti-Corbyn bias is out in the open

• One nation or the one percent? - election briefing 10 December

  

  Lindsey German on the nasty party and media blindspots that benefit the ruling class

• Jewish activists speak out: why we’re campaigning for Corbyn

  

  Counterfire’s Kate O’Neil caught up with three Jewish activists campaigning for Jeremy Corbyn this week to hear what they had to say

• Ten points to remember before polling day – election briefing 9 December

  

  We’re in the last days of the election, so here are a few things to bear in mind, writes Lindsey German

• Thatcher, the miners and why you should never believe a Tory promise

  

  Just like his idol Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson is lying through his teeth, argues John Westmoreland

• What are the Greens' true colours?

  

  The Green Party's electoral alliance with the Lib Dems is a tactic that will prevent a Corbyn government instead of getting the Tories out, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

• How to read an election

  

  Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman provides a handy reading guide for the 12^th December General Election

• Antisemitism, politics, and voting Tory - election briefing 6 December

  

  Let’s stop apologising for having done nothing wrong, insists Lindsey German

• Why we will not be silent on Palestine

  

  The fight for a free Palestine will not stop until there is justice and equality for all, writes Gabriel Polley

• The problem with Nancy Astor

  

  Tory and media championing of the antisemitic Astor reveals an acute case of double standards, argues Katherine Connelly

• Buckle up, the propaganda war’s about to get a lot rougher - election briefing 28 November

  

  Lindsey German on the full extent of electoral media manipulation

• The BBC's anti-Corbyn bias shows it's not fit for purpose

  

  The BBC's overt political bias against Jeremy Corbyn should cause us to question what public service it's really providing, writes Morgan Daniels

• Beating the Tories online: effective political campaigning on Facebook

  

  A guide to winning the online battle during this election by Jim Scott

• Antisemitism: real news, old news and fake news - election briefing 27 November

  

  Lindsey German on racism and witch-hunting

• Dearlove's recycled attack on Corbyn exposes the right's increasing desperation

  

  Dearlove's allegations of Corbyn's sympathies are wrong and completely baseless argues Chris Nineham

• Lies, lies and more lies - election briefing 26 November

  

  Lindsey German on the smearing of Jeremy Corbyn  

• The Corbyn effect in Scotland - campaign report

  

  Jeremy Corbyn's Labour is offering hope in Scotland, reports Mark Porciani from the campaign trail in Glasgow North East

• Labour's plan is what schools need

  

  Labour manifesto promises for education are worth fighting for, writes Alex Snowdon

• The manifesto that will change the terms of debate - election briefing 22 November

  

  Lindsey German on Labour’s manifesto and private landlords in modern Britain

• It's official: a vote for the Lib Dems is a vote for a Tory government

  

  The Lib Dems admitting they would prop up a Boris Johnson-led Tory government should end all talk of tactical voting, argues Chris Nineham

• No laughing matter - election briefing 21 November

  

  Lindsey German on the state of the race, Swinson’s true colours, and faux antisemitism

• Boris the bully comes up short – election briefing 20 November

  

  Lindsey German on the first broadcast debate, the super-rich, our ruling class, and Palestine

• Time for the big picture - election briefing 19 November

  

  Lindsey German on creating perspective, fair elections and the Lib Dems

• Trump's back for the election - all out on December 3rd

  

  Mass mobilisation against the Trump alliance will give the left a big election boost, argues Chris Nineham

• Get organised, and get out there - campaign report

  

  We can get Corbyn elected, but it will take sustained effort, writes Isabel Carr

• All power to the Broadband Communists! 

  

  Free ultra-fast broadband isn't just possible, it's necessary, argues Elly Badcock

• Government funds for anti-Corbyn group a hint of things to come

  

  The smearing of Jeremy Corbyn by a group taking money from the Home Office is only to be expected, argues Josh Newman

• Corbynism from Below – book review

  

  Corbynism from Below is a wide-ranging collection of thoughtful essays on this historic opportunity for the left to transform society, finds Kevin Ovenden

• Boris Johnson: tragedy for the Tories

  

  Mike Wayne finds that Boris Johnson is not turning out to be the campaigning dynamo the Tories had hoped for

• Flooding misery: the consequences of climate change and austerity

  

  The flooding of hundreds of Doncaster homes was probably caused in the first instance by climate change, but the devastation wreaked on families was avoidable, argues local resident John Westmoreland

• The nasty parties unite to stop Corbyn - election briefing 12 November

  

  Lindsey German on Farage’s non-aggression pact, media warmongering and imminent strikes 

• BBC attacks Corbyn over his correct stance on foreign wars

  

  Corbyn's position on Britain's military adventures has been right on every occasion, argues Chris Nineham

• Labour promises real social transformation

  

  With cynical spending plans from the Tories, Labour must go on the attack with its message of genuine change in favour of working people, argues David McAllister

• Why have the Greens joined an anti-Labour alliance? - election briefing 8 November

  

  Lindsey German on radical retreats, Ian Austin and fiscal priorities

• The mask keeps slipping - election briefing 7 November

  

  Lindsey German on the persistence of the nasty party and Labour's antisemitism smears

• It’s common sense, Jacob Rees-Mogg should be sacked

  

  Jacob Rees-Mogg’s comments blaming Grenfell victims for their own deaths is beyond outrageous, writes Shabbir Lakha

• The battle that will shape a generation – weekly briefing

  

  ‘Anti-austerity first’ will be the watchword of our fight for the next five weeks, argues Lindsey German

• Labour's right, billionaires shouldn't exist

  

  Billionaires are evidence of the grotesque inequality in society and Labour is right to say a fair society wouldn't have them, writes Shabbir Lakha

• Trump’s coming to London during the election

  

  Trump's meddling can be beaten with protest, writes Lindsey German

• How Labour can win the election

  

  Mobilising the labour movement behind a radical anti-austerity programme is Corbyn's best bet to win, writes David McAllister

• Election 2019: the chance for a green industrial revolution

  

  Electing a Corbyn government that can implement a green industrial revolution is the essential next step to taking on climate change, argues Alex Snowdon

• It's going to be a tough battle, but Labour can win

  

  There is only one way to get a government which wants to improve working people's lives - and that's by voting for Corbyn, argues Lindsey German

• ‘Delays have dangerous ends’ – weekly briefing

  

  Lindsey German on the perils of Labour timidity, global migration and local ballots

• The British State: A Warning

  

  As the left prepares for the possibility of taking power, Chris Nineham's timely new book analyses the British state and what the left can expect

• How the British State sabotaged the last left Labour government

  

  Electing a Corbyn government is just the start, in order to take on the state the left must remember the lessons from the 70s, writes Chris Nineham

• Johnson is planning the great escape, Labour mustn’t let him - weekly briefing

  

  Class politics has to be our guiding light as we make ready for battles in Westminster and beyond, asserts Lindsey German

• Labour must be anti-Establishment not pro-Remain

  

  The buccaneer politics of Johnson’s deal has to be fought tooth-and-nail, argues Chris Nineham  

• At war with the powers that be

  

  Don’t be naive — the British state will move against a Corbyn government, writes Chris Nineham

• With friends like this: John McDonnell’s flirtation with the right is damaging and inexcusable

  

  Alastair Campbell and the Gentlemen’s Quarterly should be treated like enemies, argues Alex Snowdon 

• Kick out the crooks - Counterfire freesheet October 2019

  

  Tory crisis, Corbynism, drive to war with Iran, austerity, climate strikes and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet

• Why join Counterfire?

  

  We need a bigger, stronger extra-parliamentary left.

• Conservative Party Conference: don’t be fooled by the confidence trick

  

  Conservative Party Conference revealed the Tories are weak but are relying on the Labour right to help them out, argues Katherine Connelly

• A parliamentary crisis with no parliamentary solution - weekly briefing

  

  The quagmire of the mainstream cannot conceal that there's more to politics than Westminster, writes Lindsey German

• Steer left to beat Johnson's phoney populism

  

  To get rid of the Tories, Labour must fight the status quo with radical class politics, argues Alex Snowdon

• The left after Labour Party conference: don't let the spirit fade

  

  Conference boosted the left but parliamentary pressures and compromises already threaten the Corbyn project, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• Why we can win: the left and Boris Johnson's crisis

  

  The way out of this crisis is to keep left, fight for Corbyn and stay on the streets, argues Chris Nineham

• The outlaw government must go!

  

  John Rees on the next step to elect a socialist government

• Playing by the rules only works if both sides agree - weekly briefing

  

  Lindsey German on the Tom Watson debacle, global climate strike and fresh Egyptian protests   

• Boris Johnson is weak: Labour must not give him a Brexit lifeline

  

  Labour must take full advantage of Johnson's weakness, argues Chris Nineham

• Why Labour must not become a hard remain party

  

  Corbyn must hold the line: Labour cannot become an official Remain Party, argues Mike Wayne

• Tory crisis: does Boris Johnson have a way out?

  

  There is still hope for Labour to take power but they must take advantage of flagrant weaknesses in the Tory party, argues Alex Snowden

• Labour and a ‘national government’: how to dash the hopes of millions

  

  Looking back at the last time Labour joined a national government, John Westmoreland argues it would be a mistake for Labour to consider it now

• Tom Watson is undermining Labour – it’s time to cut him loose

  

  With his call for Labour to prioritise another referendum over a general election, the party’s deputy leader is undermining Jeremy Corbyn, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• We need a general election now, whether it’s in the ‘national interest’ or not

  

  There is nothing for Labour to gain from putting the ‘national interest’ first and delaying a general election, argues Shabbir Lakha

• Stop Boris Johnson - general election now!

  

  We need the Tories out now to end austerity and transform society: Lindsey German at the People's Assembly Against Austerity demo

• The Boris burnout - weekly briefing

  

  Using Brexit as a trojan horse for Trumpism is proving a tougher ride than Johnson and Cummings might have imagined, observes Lindsey German 

• Labour: these aren't clever tactics, they are the establishment's tactics

  

  The real trap is in playing the establishment's games, writes John Rees

• Labour can only expose Johnson if they represent a radical opposition

  

  Labour needs to champion democracy to counter Boris Johnson and put forward a class-based approach to overthrow the government, argues Alex Snowdon

• Don’t overestimate Boris Johnson…

  

  Working class voters will punish any Labour delay in taking down the Tories, argues John Rees

• The Corbyn Project: Dreams and Dangers

  

  In this new timely book, John Rees analyses the Corbyn project from the moment Corbyn became Leader of the Labour Party in 2015 till today

• Resistance to the Tory coup should be about democracy, not Europe

  

  The left cannot fight Boris Johnson’s power grab if it appeals only to Remainers, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• No confidence in anti-democratic Boris Johnson

  

  Labour must get back to the priority of toppling Boris Johnson with a no confidence vote and reconnect with the movement on the streets, argues David McAllister

• The biggest attack on democracy since before universal suffrage

  

  The hard right have seized government and are now launching an attack on democracy, we have to fight back, argues Chris Nineham

• Corbyn can't win if Labour won't bring down the government

  

  Labour's decision to make a vote of no confidence the last resort is a retreat that keeps the Tories in power, argues Kevin Ovenden

• Can Labour win a general election?

  

  Labour is at an electoral crossroads and must come out as a radical alternative to the establishment, argues Alex Snowdon

• Are the liberal middle class on the verge of a nervous breakdown?

  

  Following on from his previous article, Mike Wayne analyses the collective breakdown of the liberal middle class as we inch towards Brexit

• Peterloo: Manchester is still resisting

  

  Remembering Peterloo means keeping the fight on the streets, writes Penny Hicks

• Swinson’s choice: better a no deal Brexit than Corbyn

  

  For the Liberal Democrats, a no deal Brexit seems preferable to a left wing Labour government under Corbyn, argues Alex Snowdon

• Rise Like Lions: the politics of Shelley's Mask of Anarchy

  

  200 years after it was penned, Jacqueline Mulhallen explores the politics of Shelley's great poem

• Johnson out, Corbyn in: we need a general election – weekly briefing

  

  No summer recess for our side as vitalising extra-parliamentary pressure becomes a priority, argues Alex Snowdon

• Johnson can be beaten, but not if we abandon Corbyn – weekly briefing

  

  It’s eyes-on-the-prize time for our side as ruling class instability reaches new heights, argues Alex Snowdon 

• Despite the media consensus, Corbyn’s position on Brexit is the right one

  

  Labour's Brexit strategy is not the 'fudge' the media describe it to be and is the most sensible approach given the circumstances, argues Mike Wayne

• The Big Ride for Palestine

  

  A personal account of a magnificent day of solidarity and internationalism from Orlando da Rocha Hill

• The internal Tory coup, the cabinet of horrors, and class war - weekly briefing

  

  It’s the strikes, protests and campaigns outside of Westminster that can pave the way for a Corbyn-led victory, argues Lindsey German

• Dirty tricks: the British State and the left

  

  Recent attacks on Corbyn are part of the British state's long history of undemining the left, writes Chris Nineham

• Johnson's Cabinet: a turn right and no resolution in sight

  

  Boris Johnson is setting up a war cabinet, but at the same time has exposed just how crisis-ridden his government is from day one, argues Martin Hall

• Nasty but vulnerable: why we can get rid of Boris

  

  Boris Johnson is dangerous and it is imperative we build a movement to stop him, argues Katherine Connelly

• Nightmare time: why the left has to come out fighting – weekly briefing

  

  No chance of a summer recess for those committed to ending austerity, inequality and warmongering, argues Lindsey German

• The Millbank Militants: the forces behind People's Vote

  

  From Mandelson to millionaires with vested interests, the People's Vote campaign is run and funded by those who want to destroy the left, argues Martin Hall

• Murad Qureshi - Standing up for Londoners

  

  Murad Qureshi is standing to be a Labour candidate for the London Assembly. He sent Counterfire his campaign statement and we are happy to share his reasons for standing.

• Stop Boris: General Election Now - Counterfire Freesheet July 2019

  

  No new Tory Prime Minister, protest the Tory party conference, revolt in Sudan, does modern monetary theory work, stop the drive to war with Iran, the British state and what Engels said about revolution in this month's Counterfire freesheet

• ‘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

  

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• 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