Opinion

Warm words from the government on ending rough sleeping need to be turned into real and lasting policies that end the scourge of homelessness for good, says El Donnellon.

Working-class anger is rarely irrational. It is what years of asking politely and being ignored looks like – and the left should give it somewhere to go, argues El Donnellon.

Since the ‘Zionism is racism’ motion passed in Brighton, Green party members have been branded extremists, entryists and infiltrators. El Donnellon argues that the labels say more about the accusers than the accused.

From Farage’s undeclared donations to Burnham's Sainsbury’s-branded leadership bid, political money buys outcomes long before voters get a say. Harry Cross on why the left needs its own war chest – built from pennies, not oligarchs.

Loneliness isn’t just personal, it’s political – and the right is filling the gap the left has left behind. Harry Cross argues the left must rebuild the clubs, halls and spaces where solidarity used to grow.

Harry Cross argues that the left’s activist base is far larger than its critics – and its own doubters – assume and warns against internalising decades of hostile caricature as a besieged minority.

A Burnham bounce and a string of Polanski own goals have put the Greens under pressure. But the party's deeper problem is a structure built for consensus, not confrontation – and a conference clash over defence spending is about to test it, says Andrew Hedges.

A month into his premiership, Andy Burnham has ditched Starmer’s stiffness for smiles and popular policies. But on tax, spending and devolution, he’s still playing by rules written to keep markets and donors onside.

Jason Arday resigned amid plagiarism claims. Then the media kept coming. A week later, he was found dead – and the press has serious questions to answer.