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Tories are trying to blame us for their pandemic failures - CounterBlast

The moralising tone of ministers is a transparent attempt to deflect attention from their catastrophic incompetence, argues Sean Ledwith
Starmer: no leadership, no principles - CounterBlast

Sir Keir Starmer’s lack of opposition and support for the spy cops bill is letting the government get away with murder, writes Terina Hine
Covid Christmas crisis: Johnson’s Tories are a plague on all our houses – CounterBlast

A catalogue of mismanagement exposes an incapable government that must be removed, observes Alex Snowdon
The Tories’ addiction to profit threatens all our lives - CounterBlast

Boris Johnson is ending the year with the same clueless and inept style of leadership he started it, writes Sean Ledwith
Students must stand firm: Palestine solidarity is a duty not a crime – CounterBlast

The weaponisation of antisemitism could soon hit the campuses, warns Lucy Nichols
Johnson hopes vaccines will get him off the hook - CounterBlast

Frederick Engels, born 200 years, ago identified the type of disastrous policy pursued by the Johnson government during the pandemic, argues Sean Ledwith
Johnson reset explodes on the launchpad - CounterBlast

The overdue departure of Dominic Cummings will not change the incompetence and corruption at the heart of this Tory government, writes Sean Ledwith
This is a lockdown in name only – CounterBlast

As the infection rate, and deaths, continue to rise, the government’s poor excuse for a lockdown offers no solution, argues Alex Snowdon
Experts’ dissent reflects collapse of coronavirus consensus - CounterBlast

The rift which has opened up between the government and scientific advisors further amplifies Johnson’s negligence, argues Alex Snowdon.
Now it's official: Johnson is denying the science - CounterBlast

Boris Johnson’s briefing on the latest restrictions reveal only that the government is ignoring the science and has no plan, writes Terina Hine
We need a national lockdown, but that won’t be enough – CounterBlast

The lockdown needs to go national, but this needs to come with ramped up testing and other measures the government has failed to deliver, argues Alex Snowdon.
Starmer is colluding with Tories to unleash the spy cops - CounterBlast

The Labour Leader is jeopardising civil liberties in his pursuit of approval from the establishment, argues Sean Ledwith
Johnson's conference speech: an ode to crony capitalism - CounterBlast

In his speech to Tory party conference, Johnson offered no route out of the catastrophe his government is causing, argues Terina Hine
Boris Johnson's failures are to blame, not our 'complacency' - CounterBlast

The government is once again scapegoating ordinary people to cover its own failures, argues Alex Snowdon
Wheels are coming off the Johnson bandwagon - CounterBlast

Even his own MPs are now losing faith in the Prime Minister’s ability to manage the second wave of the pandemic, writes Sean Ledwith
Johnson's 'Lifelong Learning': all bluster and no solutions - CounterBlast

Boris Johnson's latest measure falls way short of the mark and will do nothing to stop the impending unemployment tsunami, argues Terina Hine
Stronger measures needed to stop second wave - CounterBlast

Rising case numbers show that the government is failing to act decisively on the pandemic, argues Alex Snowdon
Urgent action needed to stop resurgent virus - CounterBlast

With an alarming rise in the infection rate, radical measures are required to combat coronavirus, argues Alex Snowdon
Johnson’s latest pandemic plan is more moonshine than moonshot - CounterBlast

The Prime Minister who bungled the first wave of coronavirus cannot be trusted to tackle the second, suggests Sean Ledwith
The ongoing Covid19 testing fiasco - Counterblast

Many months of Tory government failures on testing and tracing are doing serious damage, writes Alex Snowdon
Johnson is floundering in a sea of incompetence - CounterBlast

As parliament returns, no one should believe Johnson’s promises of safety at school or work, argues Sean Ledwith
This town is a ghost town: government pushes re-openings amidst empty city centres - CounterBlast

Tory attempts to square the circle of profits and public safety are becoming increasingly desperate, argues Lucy Nichols
Another day, another U-turn: Boris Johnson is vulnerable - CounterBlast

Pressure from below has forced the Johnson government into crucial retreats on exam grades and face coverings, writes Sean Ledwith
Refugees are not the enemy, the Government is - CounterBlast

The Tory government are once again scapegoating vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers to cover up for their own failings, argues Lucy Nichols
‘Be sensible’ says Boris Johnson as he recklessly ends the lockdown - CounterBlast

While new Covid infections and deaths continue, it is disgraceful that the Tories are patronisingly telling us to be sensible, says Penny Hicks
Sacking Long-Bailey accelerates Labour’s drive to the right - CounterBlast

The sacking of the shadow cabinet’s only prominent socialist is a milestone in Labour’s move to the right, argues Alex Snowdon
Sacking Long-Bailey is a disgrace: it's proof Starmer is leading a witch-hunt against the left - CounterBlast 25 June

There can no longer be any doubt, Starmer is leading a witch-hunt against the left in Labour at a time when the Tories are in maximum disarray, writes Chris Nineham
Black people protesting racism are not thugs - CounterBlast 8 June

Johnson’s attempt to demonise protesters in Bristol reveals his true colours, argues Lucy Nichols
Cuts to care worker pay are disgraceful - Counterblast 7 June

The same care workers the Tories have been clapping are now having their pay cut in the middle of a pandemic, says Penny Hicks
40,000 deaths but Johnson pushes us back to work - CounterBlast 5 June

The awful milestone of 40,000 officially recorded deaths shows why the government is reckless in lifting the lockdown, writes Alex Snowdon
This crisis has exposed the Tory class for what they're really like - CounterBlast 21 May

Is there a day that goes by that you don't just groan at something stupid the Tories have done again?
The government keeps moving their own goalposts - CounterBlast 1 May

As the government fails its own tests and scrambles to ‘get the economy going again’, we must demand that people are put before profit, writes Cameron Panting
Workers take a minute's silence as defiance grows - CounterBlast 28 April

International Workers' Memorial Day actions are one more expression of growing workplace anger and popular solidarity with working people, writes Chris Nineham
A minute's silence that will speak volumes - CounterBlast 26 April

On International Workers' Memorial Day, we will remember the avoidable deaths of thousands caused by government incompetence, writes Chris Nineham
The Tories are the real criminals - CounterBlast 25 April

The government is doing everything it can to deflect from its own failures and blame anyone else, writes Lucy Nichols
The Tories' complete disengagement from what is needed - CounterBlast 24 April

The Tories couldn't even keep their own website for testing running for more then a couple of hours, how are they going to deliver 100,000 tests a day by next week?
Covid-19 testing: too little, too late - CounterBlast 23 April

Matt Hancock's trumpeting of new testing and tracing plans follows massive political failure on this critical issue, writes Alex Snowdon
How long can the government distort facts - CounterBlast 22 April

While the government continues to distort facts, labour movement outside parliament has started to bear fruits inside, says David McAllister
Tories fail to meet already inadequate standards - CounterBlast 21 April

The Tories have brought back their election spin team to cover up their hideous failings in this crisis, reports Shabbir Lakha
Tory thieves are falling out over the corona crisis: Counterblast 20 April

Sean Ledwith considers the tensions unfolding at the head of Government.
The government's callousness is clear for all to see - CounterBlast 19 April

Boris Johnson's government has blood on its hands, says Tom Griffiths
PPE: Tories are still failing our frontline workers - CounterBlast 18 April

The government is failing to deliver PPE while trade unions consider strike action to save lives, writes Lucy Nichols
Hang your head in shame, Hancock - CounterBlast 17 April

The NHS is not a charity, the Tories shouldn't be boasting about people crowdfunding for it, says Penny Hicks
Sir Keir Starmer’s deadly crusade: supporting big business and undermining unions - CounterBlast 15 April

Keir Starmer's "forensic" opposition amounts to siding with the government against unions and public health it seems, writes Katherine Connelly
The coronavirus care home crisis: this is what herd immunity looks like - CounterBlast April 14

The government's attitude to the elderly in care homes is unconscionable, argues Shabbir Lakha
Inadequate PPE is a national scandal - CounterBlast 10 April

As the death toll rises, the government comes under massive pressure to deliver PPE, reports Alex Snowdon
It's always us and them - CounterBlast 9 April

The tide is turning, with the public and even the press seeing through the Tory failings over Coronavirus, says Chrissy Brand
Centrism’s pyrrhic victory - CounterBlast 8 April

Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign, but the conditions that gave rise to his popularity haven't gone away, argues Katherine Connelly
Evidence of the Government's neglect is mounting - CounterBlast 7 April

The death toll soars in Britain through neglect and incompetence as the US spitefully blocks aid to countries all over the world, reports Shabbir Lakha
We're not all in it together, your majesty - CounterBlast 5 April

The British state has rolled out its biggest weapon at this time of crisis in a clear ideological intervention, argues David McAllister
A Knight’s leadership heralds a return for the Labour right – CounterBlast 4 April

This grave result is at loggerheads with the dictates of our present reality, observes Alex Snowdon
It’s not business as usual, Secretary - CounterBriefing 1 April

Thanking business at this time is grossly insensitive and irresponsible, argues Katherine Connelly
The deadly Tory game of catch-up - CounterBriefing 31 March

The government are full of praise for citizens and health staff but their actions show them up, argues Shabbir Lakha
Staff and workers still remain exposed - CounterBriefing 30 March

The attempt to look competent by providing regular updates the government is just trying to hide its inadequacies, says David McAllister
Crisis management Tory style - CounterBriefing 29 March

Another day and another suit delivering the same excuses as the fear and anxiety mounts for the rest of us, writes Chrissy Brand
The government is prioritising protecting profits - CounterBriefing 28 March

The government should be reorienting production to the urgent needs during this crisis, but instead they’re interested in saving profits, argues Penny Hicks
The elephant locked in the room - CounterBriefing 27 March

From the inevitable effects of austerity to the prime minister falling ill, the Tories are going through a rough patch of exposing their own failings, writes Lucy Nichols
Sunak steps up to sell the self-employed short - CounterBriefing 26 March

Rishi Sunak replaced an increasingly haggard Boris Johnson to deliver a programme of woefully inadequate support for the millions of self-employed, reports Morgan Daniels
Protect the NHS? Call their bluff and we can win – CounterBriefing 25 March

Don’t underestimate the power of popular pressure at this moment, argues Katherine Connelly
As the coronavirus death toll rises, so does the government’s ineptitude - CounterBriefing 24 March

Despite the confident front, Boris's lockdown address is full of holes and the measures taken are inadequate and behind time, argues Shabbir Lakha
Boris Johnson's lacklustre lockdown skips key measures - CounterBriefing 23 March

Boris Johnson's lockdown is weeks late, only after public pressure, and ignores the central questions around testing and necessary support for millions, argues David McAllister
Message to the government: your friends, the super-rich, are the hoarders - CounterBriefing 21 March

The government is trying to deflect blame from its failings by blaming ordinary people for the shortages, argues Katherine Connelly
No more gambles, put people first - CounterBriefing 20 March

Our pressure on the government is working and we must push harder, argues Shabbir Lakha
Criminal negligence while the virus lets rip - CounterBriefing 19 March

In the second CounterBriefing, Chris Nineham looks at the verbal gymnastics of the government to cover its own back after its policy has been declared utterly impractical
Protest shut the schools, now demand mass testing - CounterBriefing 18 March

In the first CounterBriefing, Katherine Connelly responds to the government's u-turn on school closures after pressure from below

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The moralising tone of ministers is a transparent attempt to deflect attention from their catastrophic incompetence, argues Sean Ledwith

Sir Keir Starmer’s lack of opposition and support for the spy cops bill is letting the government get away with murder, writes Terina Hine

A catalogue of mismanagement exposes an incapable government that must be removed, observes Alex Snowdon

Boris Johnson is ending the year with the same clueless and inept style of leadership he started it, writes Sean Ledwith

The weaponisation of antisemitism could soon hit the campuses, warns Lucy Nichols

Frederick Engels, born 200 years, ago identified the type of disastrous policy pursued by the Johnson government during the pandemic, argues Sean Ledwith

The overdue departure of Dominic Cummings will not change the incompetence and corruption at the heart of this Tory government, writes Sean Ledwith

As the infection rate, and deaths, continue to rise, the government’s poor excuse for a lockdown offers no solution, argues Alex Snowdon

The rift which has opened up between the government and scientific advisors further amplifies Johnson’s negligence, argues Alex Snowdon.

Boris Johnson’s briefing on the latest restrictions reveal only that the government is ignoring the science and has no plan, writes Terina Hine

The lockdown needs to go national, but this needs to come with ramped up testing and other measures the government has failed to deliver, argues Alex Snowdon.

The Labour Leader is jeopardising civil liberties in his pursuit of approval from the establishment, argues Sean Ledwith

In his speech to Tory party conference, Johnson offered no route out of the catastrophe his government is causing, argues Terina Hine

The government is once again scapegoating ordinary people to cover its own failures, argues Alex Snowdon

Even his own MPs are now losing faith in the Prime Minister’s ability to manage the second wave of the pandemic, writes Sean Ledwith

Boris Johnson's latest measure falls way short of the mark and will do nothing to stop the impending unemployment tsunami, argues Terina Hine

Rising case numbers show that the government is failing to act decisively on the pandemic, argues Alex Snowdon

With an alarming rise in the infection rate, radical measures are required to combat coronavirus, argues Alex Snowdon

The Prime Minister who bungled the first wave of coronavirus cannot be trusted to tackle the second, suggests Sean Ledwith

Many months of Tory government failures on testing and tracing are doing serious damage, writes Alex Snowdon

As parliament returns, no one should believe Johnson’s promises of safety at school or work, argues Sean Ledwith

Tory attempts to square the circle of profits and public safety are becoming increasingly desperate, argues Lucy Nichols

Pressure from below has forced the Johnson government into crucial retreats on exam grades and face coverings, writes Sean Ledwith

The Tory government are once again scapegoating vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers to cover up for their own failings, argues Lucy Nichols

While new Covid infections and deaths continue, it is disgraceful that the Tories are patronisingly telling us to be sensible, says Penny Hicks

The sacking of the shadow cabinet’s only prominent socialist is a milestone in Labour’s move to the right, argues Alex Snowdon

There can no longer be any doubt, Starmer is leading a witch-hunt against the left in Labour at a time when the Tories are in maximum disarray, writes Chris Nineham

Johnson’s attempt to demonise protesters in Bristol reveals his true colours, argues Lucy Nichols

The same care workers the Tories have been clapping are now having their pay cut in the middle of a pandemic, says Penny Hicks

The awful milestone of 40,000 officially recorded deaths shows why the government is reckless in lifting the lockdown, writes Alex Snowdon

Is there a day that goes by that you don't just groan at something stupid the Tories have done again?

As the government fails its own tests and scrambles to ‘get the economy going again’, we must demand that people are put before profit, writes Cameron Panting

International Workers' Memorial Day actions are one more expression of growing workplace anger and popular solidarity with working people, writes Chris Nineham

On International Workers' Memorial Day, we will remember the avoidable deaths of thousands caused by government incompetence, writes Chris Nineham

The government is doing everything it can to deflect from its own failures and blame anyone else, writes Lucy Nichols

The Tories couldn't even keep their own website for testing running for more then a couple of hours, how are they going to deliver 100,000 tests a day by next week?

Matt Hancock's trumpeting of new testing and tracing plans follows massive political failure on this critical issue, writes Alex Snowdon

While the government continues to distort facts, labour movement outside parliament has started to bear fruits inside, says David McAllister

The Tories have brought back their election spin team to cover up their hideous failings in this crisis, reports Shabbir Lakha

Sean Ledwith considers the tensions unfolding at the head of Government.

Boris Johnson's government has blood on its hands, says Tom Griffiths

The government is failing to deliver PPE while trade unions consider strike action to save lives, writes Lucy Nichols

The NHS is not a charity, the Tories shouldn't be boasting about people crowdfunding for it, says Penny Hicks

Keir Starmer's "forensic" opposition amounts to siding with the government against unions and public health it seems, writes Katherine Connelly

The government's attitude to the elderly in care homes is unconscionable, argues Shabbir Lakha

As the death toll rises, the government comes under massive pressure to deliver PPE, reports Alex Snowdon

The tide is turning, with the public and even the press seeing through the Tory failings over Coronavirus, says Chrissy Brand

Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign, but the conditions that gave rise to his popularity haven't gone away, argues Katherine Connelly

The death toll soars in Britain through neglect and incompetence as the US spitefully blocks aid to countries all over the world, reports Shabbir Lakha

The British state has rolled out its biggest weapon at this time of crisis in a clear ideological intervention, argues David McAllister

This grave result is at loggerheads with the dictates of our present reality, observes Alex Snowdon

Thanking business at this time is grossly insensitive and irresponsible, argues Katherine Connelly

The government are full of praise for citizens and health staff but their actions show them up, argues Shabbir Lakha

The attempt to look competent by providing regular updates the government is just trying to hide its inadequacies, says David McAllister

Another day and another suit delivering the same excuses as the fear and anxiety mounts for the rest of us, writes Chrissy Brand

The government should be reorienting production to the urgent needs during this crisis, but instead they’re interested in saving profits, argues Penny Hicks

From the inevitable effects of austerity to the prime minister falling ill, the Tories are going through a rough patch of exposing their own failings, writes Lucy Nichols

Rishi Sunak replaced an increasingly haggard Boris Johnson to deliver a programme of woefully inadequate support for the millions of self-employed, reports Morgan Daniels

Don’t underestimate the power of popular pressure at this moment, argues Katherine Connelly

Despite the confident front, Boris's lockdown address is full of holes and the measures taken are inadequate and behind time, argues Shabbir Lakha

Boris Johnson's lockdown is weeks late, only after public pressure, and ignores the central questions around testing and necessary support for millions, argues David McAllister

The government is trying to deflect blame from its failings by blaming ordinary people for the shortages, argues Katherine Connelly

Our pressure on the government is working and we must push harder, argues Shabbir Lakha

In the second CounterBriefing, Chris Nineham looks at the verbal gymnastics of the government to cover its own back after its policy has been declared utterly impractical

In the first CounterBriefing, Katherine Connelly responds to the government's u-turn on school closures after pressure from below