Topic: Labour

The far right’s two-tier policing myth is racial gaslighting

It is clear that identity can affect a person's experience of law enforcement but it is people of colour who are at the sharp end of double standards

Stephen Walcott
Why jailing extremists ‘won’t be enough’ to defeat a resurgent far right

Keir Starmer has promised swift justice for rioters after racist violence swept Britain. Here’s what he should do, according to veteran activists and extremism experts

Weronika Strzyżyńska
The economy is healthier than thought — but that’ll be news to many

As Labour and the Tories fight for control of the narrative, millions are still desperately in need

Shehab Khan

Starmer’s most urgent task is restoring order to a nation rocked by racist violence

For a full week far-right mobs have terrorised communities across the UK

Shehab Khan
The gloves are off as Labour and Tories clash over UK public finances

Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt blamed each other this week over the origins of a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the public budget. No matter who wins the argument, tax rises and public sector cuts seem inevitable

Shehab Khan
Keir Starmer says Southport rioters will feel ‘full force of the law’ after night of violence

Anti-Muslim protesters set vehicles on fire and attacked mosque after vigil for three girls who were stabbed to death during an attack on Monday

Reuters
Starmer has to forge a ‘special relationship’ with whoever wins the White House

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer two very different visions of America’s role in the world — the new UK government will have to prepare for both eventualities

Shehab Khan
Hackney’s Gaza camp is gone. But it may have sown the seeds for divestment

BDS campaigners in east London thought their camp would last 24 hours. It was there for two months — without toilets. Here’s what it achieved

Sam Gelder
Intimidation and harassment of female MPs is about patriarchy, not Palestine

Torrents of abuse. Police escorts. Panic alarms. The record number of female MPs is matched by record aggression — but it’s wrong to use it to score political points

Samira Shackle