Tag: ge2019

Long Read: In the North’s Leave-Voting Seats, Disillusionment Is Labour’s Biggest Enemy
With Labour engaged in a last minute battle to shore up northern support, Craig Gent reports on the party's struggle with disillusionment - and what can be done about it.
GE2019: Why Labour’s Tax Plans Will Be a Sharp Shock for Corporate Tax Avoiders
It sounds so commonsense you could be forgiven for overlooking it - but Labour's plan to make corporations pay tax where they do business could finally bring about some tax justice in the UK, argues Iwan Doherty.
GE2019: Pandering Won’t Solve Labour’s Brexit Problem
While it makes sense to spend the last days of the campaign trail shoring up northern and midlands seats, Labour needs to avoid falling into simplistic and conservative narratives on Brexit, argues Michael Chessum.
Opinion: Beyond Politics? The Limits of Extinction Rebellion’s Strategy Are Beginning to Show
Extinction Rebellion’s protests against Labour during the election campaign might come across as mind-boggling – but it should come as no surprise, argues Alex May.
GE2019: I Support Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. Here’s Why I Can’t Vote for the Tories
Ammaarah Zayna explains why the Tories' policies amount to shutting doors in the faces of some of the most vulnerable women in our society.
GE2019: The Future Is Unwritten: In These Final Few Days, Every Conversation Matters
The days leading up to polling day matter for as many as a third of Labour's votes. With the Conservatives running a fearful and negative air war, it's now that Labour's strength in numbers becomes a real asset, argues James Meadway.
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Leo Panitch on the Election Campaign

Matt and Max are joined by legendary socialist thinker Leo Panitch as they discuss the election campaign, the leaders’ debates, and the hope of socialist transformation of the state.
GE2019: Austerity Was an Attack on Our Self-Esteem. We Deserve Better – Let’s Not Talk Ourselves Out of It
Austerity has instilled in us the belief that good things are not possible, and we wouldn't deserve them even if they were. Phil Jones argues we should resist the idea that a better future is too good to be true.
GE2019: ‘Does Anyone Care?’ Teachers Are Asking You to Vote to End Child Poverty This Winter
Last week a seven-year-old girl wrote her letter to Father Christmas. She asked only for a home, some food, and a nice doll. “Can you help?” she wrote. “Mam wants us to be all together.” Our votes on 12 December will determine whether or not Father Christmas makes her wish come true.
GE2019: The ‘Plan for Nature’ Is Right to Be Ambitious – But Labour Can Do More for Rural Life
Ignore the Westminster commentators-turned-forestry experts, Labour's 'Plan for Nature' is a welcome development for the party. However, implementation will require Labour to keep developing its offer to rural communities where the Tories have failed, argues Jon Moses.
GE2019: The Leaked US-UK Trade Dossier Reveals ‘No Deal’ IS the Tories’ Plan
Jeremy Corbyn has called today's leaked dossier more evidence of a ‘plot against our country’. He’s right, says Aaron Bastani. The dossier is a game-changer. Most importantly it reveals what Boris Johnson’s offer to ‘get Brexit done’ really means: a decade of Britain being pulled in multiple directions and vulnerable to being pillaged by Donald Trump’s America.
GE2019: The Conservatives Have Blown It
In this election the Tories had a chance to reach out to the Labour heartlands with an offer to deliver on both Brexit and the economy. Instead, they've produced a thin, watery document whose content will not stand up to scrutiny, argues James Meadway.
ACFM Microdose: Election Special
'You can't say it's boring': the #ACFM crew bring you an election special – on organising, energy and political polarisation.
GE2019: I’m an NHS Junior Doctor. Here’s Why I’m Backing Labour – and Urging Patients to Do the Same
"Day in, day out, I see first hand the realities of what it means to break down the social fabric of our state. That is why - after working a 13-hour shift without a break - I am writing this article."
GE2019: Does Labour’s ‘Manifesto of Hope’ Live up to Expectations? Novara’s Verdict
In 2017 Labour's leaked manifesto galvanised supporters and fuelled a campaign that ultimately took away the Tories' majority. Add to this precedent the passing of exciting and radical new policies at Labour conference in September, and expectations this year are high. Does the document, released this morning, live up to these expectations? Aaron Bastani, James Butler, Eleanor Penny and Grace Blakeley weigh in.
GE2019: Labour Offers a ‘Housing Revolution’ for Generation Rent
Labour's manifesto is promising a "housing revolution", including the most ambitious house-building programme in decades and action on bogus 'affordable' rents. Housing activist Jamie Sims says it's a lifeline to Generation Rent - who could prove a major political force in this election.
GE2019: 8 Things We Learned From the ITV Leaders’ Debate
Following the first televised debate of GE2019, James Meadway outlines the key takeaways and lessons for the rest of the campaign.
Long Read: Under a Blue Moon: Reflections on the Last UK General Election
"You began to sense that something had been let out of the bag." For a brief moment, the 2017 election result seemed to puncture a hole in a nationwide malaise. In a touching memoir, Alex Niven recalls the emotional journey of the last election and how it signalled new possibilities.