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Is the Labour Party a waste of time?
Is Labour under Starmer now going to Pasokify into oblivion, and was the Corbyn moment just a blip on this journey, asks SOLOMON HUGHES
Labour leader Keir Starmer and Deputy Leader Angela Rayner on a walkabout as they visit Seaton Carew seafront while on the election campaign trail
The world’s largest communist party marked its 105th birthday this week — and remains true to its principles and firm in its course, says OLIVER VARGAS
The left has become too reliant on persuasion and too detached from the workplaces and communities it seeks to represent, argues NICK TROY
RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
The drive to strengthen European defence is reshaping relations between France, Germany, Italy and Britain, says NICK WRIGHT
IS the party over? Is the Labour Party just one big waste of time — an energy sponge that exhausts anyone who wants to change Britain?
Many thousands of people seem to feel that way and have resigned their membership.
The turnaround from a growing party that felt like a social movement to Sir Keir Starmer’s bland, beige leadership is too disheartening.
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