Section: Voices
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Labour needs to rebuild trust with Muslims. Here’s how
Keir Starmer’s party has alienated Muslims not just over Gaza but in his failure to tackle Islamophobia robustly
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How can Labour claim to promise change when it has not yet scrapped the regressive two-child benefit cap?
Despite the party’s commitment to progress, Keir Starmer has refused to overturn a policy that’s disproportionately affecting Muslim children and their mothers
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Starmer seems reluctant to talk about Muslims — but he can’t ignore the issue forever
Labour’s new prime minister was accused of ‘swerving’ questions about British Muslims’ relationship with his party. It’s a risky strategy
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Labour needs to pay attention to a new kind of marginal seat
The 2024 general election has opened the door for smaller parties to wield serious influence. Keir Starmer’s government will ignore that at its peril
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Starmer should run a mile from Blair’s advice on Muslims
Britain’s former prime minister let racism and Islamophobia flourish. If Starmer wants to win back Muslim support, he can’t make the same mistakes
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What can a mock election at an east London state school teach us about the future of politics in the UK?
The way these students mobilised shows how Gaza has been a catalyst for wider political participation
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Starmer promises ‘sunlight of hope’ but daunting challenges lie ahead
Nothing can take away from the scale of the new prime minister’s victory, but Labour now has to begin to deliver on its pledges to the British public
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UK media should be holding Israel accountable over Gaza. It’s doing the opposite — and knows it
I hoped our research at the Centre for Media Monitoring would result in some much needed balance. Instead, things got worse
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Marwan Kaabour Q&A: ‘Slang fills in the blanks where conventional words aren’t able to express something’
The visual artist speaks about his debut book, a glossary of LGBTQ+ slang in the Arab world
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What we’ve learnt after six weeks of electioneering — and what to watch for on election night
Top Tories could lose their seats, Ed Davey could become leader of the opposition, and Labour’s resilience to anger over Gaza will be tested. It’s all led up to this moment
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The UK’s political parties have failed to speak up about how they will address structural racism
The focus on legal and illegal immigration pushes aside the everyday problems facing Britain’s Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities
