Whether Britain’s mainstream parties continue with dogmatic commitment to privatisation or turn to much needed solutions will be one of the defining issues of this parliament. Continue reading Cost-of-living crisis makes public ownership of utilities more urgent than ever

Rather than a resounding parade, Macron’s victory was met with fierce protest – a sharp juxtaposition with the apathy that surrounded the vote. He now has the June polls to contend with. Continue reading French Left must continue to do battle with insipid Macron

Melenchon voters, much like those who opted for Bernie Sanders, have become reluctant kingmakers.

They don’t want to crown any of the choices. Continue reading Déjà Vu: Abandoned French Left forced to back Macron or risk far-right Le Pen

As we saw with Donald Trump’s election in 2016, lukewarm centrism can only get a party so far when it is in power. Macron may pay the brutal political price for five years of ineffectiveness this month. Continue reading Le Pen surges as Macron’s neoliberalism fails to inspire French voters

Where are the relative standards – and why is a nation with vast human rights abuses allowed to host the entire thing in what will be a glitzy PR stunt? Continue reading Qatar World Cup fanfare shows hypocrisy of the Western World

It’s been tipped for many years as the BRICS nations strengthened and the world economy started tilting towards China.

But the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might just be the thing that pushes it over the edge – and potentially ushers the world into a new economic age. Continue reading Russia-Ukraine War spells end of the Dollar

The Green New Deal would help save the planet from the spectre of Climate Change, and perhaps the spectre of Putin too. Continue reading Russia-Ukraine War: Why the Green New Deal has never been more urgent

Sir Keir Starmer and the centrists may want to temper their celebrations, despite winning in Birmingham Erdington. Continue reading Birmingham Erdington by-election: What does Paulette Hamilton’s underwhelming victory say about Labour and the Tories?

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken the world. The parallels between Moscow’s attitude towards Ukraine and Beijing’s stance on Taiwan are far from obscure. Continue reading Why the Russian invasion of Ukraine will ring alarm bells in Taipei

The Trojan Horse Affair may be almost a decade old, but its impact on British Muslims is still felt today. Continue reading The Trojan Horse Affair: How one podcast exposed a shameful period for Britain’s political and media class