How Labour can win again
Working-class voters did not abandon the party – we have forced them to leave
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When Britain fought for revolution
The General Strike represented the climax of years of genuine working-class militancy
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Melvyn Bragg’s class act
Was his success “social mobility”, or just good luck?
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Politicians are fighting for a working class that no longer exists
Hannah Spencer’s election has sparked a new fury of class-spotting
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There is no working-class party
Politics has fallen behind new class dynamics
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Can Keir Starmer rewire the civil service?
Restricting internships to the working class does little more than tinker around the edges.
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Eddie Dempsey on why Britain needs a trade union revival
The RMT general secretary is a product of the old left. Can his vision of a popular, resurgent labour movement…
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Photo essay: The children of Thatcher’s Britain
Craig Easton’s images of one family capture the reality of state neglect.
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Is Labour still a party of the working class?
It depends how we define our terms.
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Into the dark wood
My father died long ago. I now understand that he was part of the lost world of the stoical conservative…
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American labour’s realignment
With the nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as secretary of labour, the labour movement has an opportunity under Trump – as…
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Why the Rust Belt spurned Bidenomics
Can the American left win a cynical working class back from Donald Trump?
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The Democrats’ working-class problem
Figures in the party who speak on behalf of America’s workers – like Senator Chris Murphy – are few. In…
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Letter of the week: Why Trump won the workers
Write to [email protected] to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Postliberalism redux
From their reaction to Trump’s victory, it’s clear that liberals have still failed to learn the lessons of 2016.
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The provincial working class is being abandoned by Labour
The Budget proved it – the Treasury can’t be trusted to reverse the inequality of poorer regions with London.
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Tommy Robinson is no working-class hero
His account of Luton misrepresents the town and people I knew.
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Solving the “labour question”
A Keir Starmer government should boost the economic power of working people.
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Keir Starmer, toolmakers and the death of the working-class hero
Why his story of individual aspiration has failed to resonate.
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Elon Musk’s fight against workers’ rights
The billionaire is leading corporate America’s latest assault on working people.
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