UK

Andrew Hedges reviews a new book that doubles as a portrait of his own County Durham and argues that the left must learn from Thatcher’s success at ‘subject formation’ if it wants to build one of its own.

As Britain endures a record-breaking heatwave and scientists warn a “Super El Niño” could make next summer even deadlier, the death toll from extreme heat isn’t a natural disaster – it’s the predictable cost of an economy built on fossil fuels.

A campaigner explains how learning about MBR Acres’ beagle breeding operation led to the launch of Save the Dogs UK, a growing movement seeking the release of dogs bred for experiments and the end of animal testing altogether.

From purging the left to arming a genocide, Keir Starmer’s resignation shouldn’t come with a free pass on the damage he did to Labour and the country, says Ben Sellers.

As Burnham eyes Number Ten, his own book very much suggests a premiership built on constitutional tinkering, not redistribution, says Andy Walker.

Paul Holden, author of The Fraud, is calling for evidence about how Labour’s candidate selections were rigged to produce the loyalist parliament that now determines the party’s future.

Birmingham’s bin workers have held the line for 17 months, but a new coalition council is threatening to unpick the deal that could have ended their fight – and the Greens now hold the key.

A new report says Britain’s crisis runs deeper than any mainstream politician admits. Andy Walker spoke to its co-author Neil McInroy about what real change would take – and why, without it, Reform wins.

The developing crisis in higher education has been little covered by most of the media and, it has to be said, largely ignored by the UK left. Clive Hedges sets the record straight below and exposes a broken system in dire need of radical revision.