Labour’s new homeownership scheme is a copycat of Help to Buy: subsidising renters to purchase properties at inflated prices.

Labour’s new homeownership scheme is a copycat of Help to Buy: subsidising renters to purchase properties at inflated prices.

Labour’s new homeownership scheme is a copycat of Help to Buy: subsidising renters to purchase properties at inflated prices.

The UK government cannot credibly tell Palestinians and their supporters that they were right about Gaza, while simultaneously enabling Israeli atrocities

The UK government cannot credibly tell Palestinians and their supporters that they were right about Gaza, while simultaneously enabling Israeli atrocities

Palestine is still the issue at Labour conference by Tom Blackburn on Patreon. Join Tom Blackburn's community for exclusive content and updates.

Palestine is still the issue at Labour conference by Tom Blackburn on Patreon. Join Tom Blackburn's community for exclusive content and updates.

Beneath the row over Reform donors there is a simple fact: our system is one in which politicians can be bought.

The removal of an unpopular leader leaves many questions unanswered, including how to reunite a deeply divided party

The removal of an unpopular leader leaves many questions unanswered, including how to reunite a deeply divided party

The mayor of Greater Manchester and potential UK prime minister has more charisma than Keir Starmer, but critics lament he's a political weather vane

The mayor of Greater Manchester and potential UK prime minister has more charisma than Keir Starmer, but critics lament he's a political weather vane

A new leader may dislodge Starmer, only to discover that the social foundations underpinning the party machinery have permanently eroded

A new leader may dislodge Starmer, only to discover that the social foundations underpinning the party machinery have permanently eroded

The unpopularity of Keir Starmer’s reactionary Labour government has created a generational opportunity in British politics. Rebuilding the Left will be difficult — but this could be a start.

by Tom Blackburn // <p>Tony Judt’s <em>Ill Fares the Land</em>, 15 years on</p>

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by Tom Blackburn // <p>Tony Judt’s <em>Ill Fares the Land</em>, 15 years on</p>