As Boris Johnson mixes public investment with a culture war, Keir Starmer fails to offer a viable alternativeTo be a Tory is to be a shapeshifter. The Conservatives are one of the world’s most successful electoral forces because they are always attempt…
Starmer’s proposed party rule changes are an anti-democratic outrage | Owen Jones
The Labour leader’s plans to give members less say over his successor seem motivated by a fear of the leftKeir Starmer’s approval ratings are significantly worse than those of Boris Johnson. Less than a third of Labour’s own voters think he is doing a …
Eat the rich! Why millennials and generation Z have turned their backs on capitalism
Nearly eight out of 10 of young Britons blame capitalism for the housing crisis and two-thirds want to live under a socialist economic system. How did that happen?The young are hungry and the rich are on the menu. This delicacy first appeared in the 18…
The shocking rise in anti-LGBTQ hate crime shows bigotry is still ruining lives | Owen Jones
Sadly, blending in for a quiet life remains a necessary survival strategy for far too many people in Britain todayIt is impossible to know how much of the surge in reported hate crimes against LGBTQ people is due to escalating harassment and violence, …
Workers sacrificed plenty due to Covid, so let’s reward them with new rights | Owen Jones
Workplace democracy would allow us to come out of the pandemic with a greater sense of control over the futureWith most formal Covid restrictions all but melted away, freedom prevails. Back to the workplace, Tory ministers make demands of our newly lib…
Even the crisis in Afghanistan can’t break the spell of Britain’s delusional foreign policy | Owen Jones
As MPs lamented the unfolding disaster in parliament, they showed no sign of learning from itIf historians of the future wish to understand the ignorance and hubris that accompanied the decline of the west’s power, this week’s emergency parliamentary d…
If we really value our freedom, repealing Covid police powers won’t be enough | Owen Jones
From voter ID rules to restrictions on protest, repressive measures are on the UK government’s post-pandemic agendaAs a bewildered country blinks in the tentative daylight of freedom, after nearly a year and a half of unprecedented restrictions, a wide…