UK

A new index showing staggering regional inequality launches in Newcastle today and it reveals a UK that is woefully underprepared for the emerging challenges of the near future.

If Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection and then replaces Keir Starmer as Labour leader, what will it mean for the left? Andrew Hedges considers the issues.

The new BBC director general Matt Brittin starts work this week. Below, Granville Williams reviews a new book which contains 24 letters of advice to the BBC’s new man at the top.

The rise in support for Reform is a worrying development and needs to be addressed. In this fourth article in a series for The Left Lane, Fiona Ranson addresses some of the key factors that have led to the electoral growth of Reform and what needs to be done to defeat them.

In the third article in our series on Reform and how to defeat them, newly-elected Newcastle city councillor Jamie Driscoll explains how the Greens won a seat in the working-class ward of Walker in the city.

With the majority of results still to declare, there are still some clear signs from the local elections that took place across the country yesterday, says Andy Walker.

In Wales, independent candidate and former Labour MP Beth Winter is offering voters a new form of politics that is speaking to the concerns of many – and getting an echo from people sick and tired of the establishment parties.

The UK’s health is declining and falling behind most other comparable nations according to a new study from the Health Foundation think tank.

The latest Labour Left Podcast has an interview with Paul Holden, author of The Fraud. In his book, Holden explains what the shadowy Labour Together group did to the Labour party and how they inflicted their big fraud on Labour’s membership. In this Labour Hub article, the podcast’s host Bryn Griffiths talks about his interview and why it’s worth a listen.