Green Party deputy leader MOTHIN ALI, who will speak at the International Anti-War Conference in London on June 20, says Britain needs to rethink its priorities – and its allies
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The emergence of the ‘shy socialists’
Having been ridiculed into the sidelines for decades by an aggressive right-wing press, Britain’s left has been given fresh confidence by the Corbyn campaign, says EMILY MAIDEN
From Global Counsel to Arden, SOLOMON HUGHES finds firms linked to discredited politicians are still calling the shots in Britain
KEVIN COURTNEY explains why Reform UK is no friend to workers or trade unions, but just another party of the super-rich
EMMA DENT COAD explains why she is stepping down from the council after 20 years and how the legacy of the fire still haunts the area
While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Researchers PAUL HOLDEN and JESSICA MURRAY are calling for whistleblowers and documentary records to uncover how Labour Together helped build the parliamentary majority that now dominates the Labour Party
IN 1992, political commentators felt poised for a Labour victory after 13 devastating years of Thatcherism which resulted in mass unemployment, the butchery of Britain’s industrial base and rioting over the poll tax.
All signs pointed to a slim success for Labour, consistently polling marginally above the Tories. Yet the Tory defeat did not materialise and pollsters were forced to concede that there was a flaw in their methods.
This apparent gulf between the polling results and the actual general election outcome was put down to a new phenomenon — the “shy Tory factor.” Pollsters realised that there were many people up and down the country who were so ashamed of their intention to vote Tory that they either gave a non-committal response when questioned on voting preferences or who were prepared to answer with an outright lie.
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