Huge abstention takes the gloss off Macron’s majority
WITH 32 PER CENT of the votes in the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, Emmanuel Macron’s party, La République […]
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Donald Trump: with or without EU?
DONALD TRUMP’S first trip abroad as President saw him launch radical changes in US foreign policy from those pursued by
Arsonist fans flames: Trump’s green light against Qatar and Iran
PRESIDENT DONALD Trump’s 20 May visit to Saudi Arabia, for a summit of the six Gulf Arab states and 49
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A tale of two manifestos
Simon Hannah compares Tony Benn’s 1983 and Jeremy Corbyn’s 2017 contributions
Making Labour’s National Education Service fit for purpose
THE UNDERFUNDING of childcare programmes, the privatisation of secondary education
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Grenfell: Red tape saves lives
THE AFTERMATH of the Grenfell fire exposes the government’s callous contempt for the lives and wellbeing of ordinary people.
Bittersweet victory?
L.A., from South London explains how members took their confidence into winning campaigns in marginal seats
Red Kensington beats Tories
A Kensington CLP member explains how victory has been tempered by catastrophe of Grenfell Tower fire
SNP squeezed: Labour stakes claim to future victories
THE RETURN of two party politics in England was mirrored to a more limited extent in Scotland, with both Labour
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Coalition of chaos: who are the DUP?
POLITICAL EVENTS in Northern Ireland are generally given scant coverage in the popular British press or broadcast media.
Labour surge hangs Tories out to dry
A massive turnout of young and working class voters has inflicted a shock defeat on the Tories