Italy braces itself for a hot summer Liberation Day celebrations have brought the dark reality of the Giorgia Meloni government’s fascist origins to the surface as the nation's industrial and political struggles boil over, reports NICK WRIGHT
Thursday 26th Oct 2023 Tumultuous times for the left in Europe With the left coalition NUPES rapidly disintegrating in France and the formation of a new party led by Sahra Wagenknecht in Germany, it’s been a dramatic recent period for Europe’s progressive forces. NICK WRIGHT assesses the situation
Thursday 12th Oct 2023 Labour conference 2023: promises and prospects NICK WRIGHT looks at the context behind Labour’s current position, what could do in power, what it is likely to do — and how the labour movement itself should react
Thursday 14th Sep 2023 Real leftists have nothing to fear from real democracy Working-class politics cannot be railroaded into a series of compromises with its sworn enemies by an archaic voting system — especially when the numbers are on our side, argues NICK WRIGHT
Thursday 31st Aug 2023 Shifting tensions over Ukraine Signs of war weariness and divided public opinion are increasingly evidenced over the ongoing conflict, argues NICK WRIGHT
Thursday 17th Aug 2023 Italy: far-right government has no answer to deepening poverty Unable to stand up to the banks, Giorgia Meloni’s administration cannot agree to a minimum wage and has already cut essential benefits programmes, plunging thousands into turmoil, reports NICK WRIGHT
Thursday 20th Jul 2023 The global South and imperialist hegemony From the Brics nations, to Ukraine and Venezuela, contradictions within the global order are emerging, argues NICK WRIGHT
Thursday 22nd Jun 2023 Italy after Berlusconi NICK WRIGHT surveys the damage done by the brazenly nefarious kingpin who fatally undermined Italy's post-war consensus and rehabilitated the far right
Thursday 25th May 2023 The Greens and the wider left The Green Party saw an impressive resurgence at the latest local election polls in England – but the future direction the party takes, whether to the left or the right, remains to be seen, says NICK WRIGHT
Thursday 11th May 2023 Building a revolutionary outfit: security and socialist aesthetics As an indication of the state of the class struggle, the contest for the streets is still central to progressive politics, says NICK WRIGHT — and how leftists take to the streets matters too
Thursday 13th Apr 2023 Scottish independence from what and for whom? The captivating car crash at the top of the SNP is indicative of a wider crisis of nationalism — for every nation in Britain, writes NICK WRIGHT