I checked Labour’s 2024 general election manifesto on immigration.  “We have a proud tradition of welcoming people fleeing persecution and...

For a Roman general about to commit to battle, every piece of intelligence was vital.  Rather than blindly attack or...

The purpose of culture wars is to divert attention from real problems and real solutions.  Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) this...

The Caerphilly by-election was a surprise win for Plaid Cymru. Just a week ago a Survation poll predicted a four-point...

I’m guessing you know what friend-zoned means. Or clickbait. When we lack a word that succinctly describes a concept we...

What is the government’s job? To fight for the soul of the nation? Usher in an era of ‘patriotic renewal’?...

A far-right rogues gallery came to Newcastle on Saturday 27 September. A pitiful band of racists congregated behind police lines....

You know when you have one of those moments that sticks with you? It was the Majority Conference recently in...

The obsession with flags is called vexillomania.  A flag is just a symbol. It’s tribalism – which side I’m on. ...

Collapse, verb: to fall into a confused mass or into a flattened form by loss of rigidity or support. (Oxford...

In August 2016, as part of the second Jeremy Corbyn Labour leadership campaign, we screened the Ken Loach documentary The...

The concern trolls are out in force over Your Party: "They will split the vote and let Reform in". “It...

What is British culture? In case you missed it, a 12-year-old girl was told she couldn’t take part in her...

Time for a new left party, yay! The end of Starmer! The rout of Reform! Replacement of neoliberalism! A new...

Well, Keir Starmer has been prime minister for a year. I wonder if he has the date circled on a...

It is my opinion that Palestine Action has the moral right to protest against genocide using non-violent direct action. That...

High-vis and safety helmet.  Lots of talk of building and “we can fix it.”  No, not CBeebies, but Rachel Reeves...