For Labour to win it must ditch its Brexit renegotiation deal
Robert Hoskins says the complexion of Labour’s Brexit offer in its upcoming manifesto for December’s election is crucial, and urges the imminent Clause 5 meeting to drop the fence-sitting...
Equal Marriage and Abortion Rights in Northern Ireland
Alastair Osborne looks back at the process which eventually delivered key equality laws in Northern Ireland, and questions the reasons some gave for abstaining on the vote. It was...
The SNP’s lack of a governing ethos is its Achilles heel
Jim O’Neill says the SNP’s lack of a consistent political theme or alignment means they are in a constant cycle of creating and then trying to solve problems of...
GERS unspun
Jim O’Neill achieves what many have seemingly been unable to do this week – looking at the economic assessment released by the Scottish Government and acknowledging the reality of...
Remain in the UK has to campaign for a confirmatory vote
Robert Hoskins looks at how a vote should be structured, learning the lessons of 2014 and 2016, in the event of a second independence referendum. Since the morning after...
The workers’ history must never be forgotten
Jim O’Neill marks the Peterloo anniversary as one of many critical moments in the history of workers’ struggle, and issues a plea to elected representatives of all parties to...
What Darwin teaches us about Corbyn’s leadership
Robert Hoskins says it’s time for Corbyn to step down and a new leader to emerge to deliver the McDonnell project in government. In politics there are times when...