RICHARD RUDKIN can foresee only betrayal of working people under Starmer

The current situation within Labour, where you can be disciplined for expressing support for those already disciplined, is a grim indication of what a Starmer government might look like, warns RICHARD RUDKIN

The explosion which killed 15 and injured many more was never likely to be the work of the IRA — but that is exactly the lie the British government deliberately tried to spread, writes RICHARD RUDKIN

The work of researchers at Paper Trail has uncovered an unaccountable lack of action by the British army when warned of bombs planted in Belfast on July 21 1972. RICHARD RUDKIN reports

Two-faced, untrustworthy, backsliding, careerist politicians — this is what has replaced Corbyn’s front bench. This is not likely to win back lost Labour voters, writes RICHARD RUDKIN

The massacre of innocent Catholic civilians on Bloody Sunday in Derry 50 years ago became a turning point with tragic consequences for Northern Ireland communities and British soldiers alike, writes RICHARD RUDKIN

If a statute of limitations stopping all prosecutions related to the Troubles before 1998 is put in place as planned this autumn, it sets a terrible precedent, writes former British soldier RICHARD RUDKIN

If we continue to blindly fight for a Labour victory despite its current centre-right leadership and policies, we are only damaging the left — not bring it closer to power, argues RICHARD RUDKIN

The legal campaigns by bereaved Irish families are not ‘vexatious’ or political propaganda. Where the British army has lied, history needs to be corrected by the guilty being brought to justice, writes RICHARD RUDKIN

The Prime Minister has finally said sorry for the deaths of 10 innocent people 50 years ago — but don’t expect other admissions to be forthcoming, or the whole house of cards justifying Britain’s occupation of the North of Ireland would collapse, explains RICHARD RUDKIN

When a centrist calls for ‘unity,’ the real message is that the left should not be seen or heard, but simply support the party leader, says RICHARD RUDKIN

In the absence of a trade deal, RICHARD RUDKIN takes a look at how we ended up where we are now