Eyes Left What was behind Starmer’s ‘tough-cop’ clampdown on Saturday’s Palestine protest? ANDREW MURRAY considers whether the mass arrest of peaceful protesters was an attempt by the PM to appease his right-wing critics following his crackdown on last August’s race rioters — and a dark omen of the tyrannies to come
Wednesday 21st Feb 2024 Eyes Left A right Balls-up as Ed draws the line on anti-semitism hypocrisy The suspension of Labour MP Graham Jones over his mild rebuke of Israel has proved a bridge too far, even for those supporting the Starmer path to power — what on Earth is going on here, asks ANDREW MURRAY
Tuesday 13th Feb 2024 We must unite against the new wave of political policing All shades of red must stand in total solidarity with any person or group, from the CPGBM-L to Socialist Appeal, that is facing the unprecedented attack on left-wing speech that began over the Gaza protests, demands ANDREW MURRAY
Wednesday 07th Feb 2024 Eyes Left Continual war is the backdrop to British politics ANDREW MURRAY is surprised by the latest comments by General Sir Patrick Sanders who seems not to have noticed Britain’s military meddling around the world over the last 25 years
Wednesday 10th Jan 2024 Eyes Left The ‘pay to protest’ scheme is laughable The Establishment’s latest crackpot authoritarian idea is to try and get protest organisers to foot the bill for policing protests — that’s right: pay the police ourselves. This isn’t going to happen, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Wednesday 13th Dec 2023 Watching the Tory meltdown first-hand In his much-delayed debut column from Parliament, ANDREW MURRAY watches the rot set in at the top, after 13 years of venal mayhem
Wednesday 29th Nov 2023 Eyes Left Rejoice: China has now outlasted the USSR Communist rule in China is now 74 years old — as well as analysing how this historic milestone was achieved where the Soviet Union failed, socialists across the world should allow ourselves a celebration too, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Wednesday 15th Nov 2023 Eyes Left Never underestimate people power Hundreds of thousands hitting the streets has led to Braverman getting the boot and serious cracks appearing in the Starmerite edifice – what happens next is a page yet to be written, argues ANDREW MURRAY
Wednesday 01st Nov 2023 Why the West fears ceasefires The demand for peace reveals much about those who reject it — the imperialist politicians who know war is the heartbeat of Western capitalism, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Wednesday 18th Oct 2023 Eyes Left A fatuous commitment to ‘change’ unites the Establishment Somehow both the Tories and Labour are keeping a straight face while proclaiming themselves the parties of ‘change’ at the next election, when they offer almost the exact opposite, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Wednesday 04th Oct 2023 Eyes Left HS2: the great property robbery The stifling power of property rights blocks the track to modernisation in Britain, writes ANDREW MURRAY
