Respeck to Tony B for his Ali G interview Brief letters: Tony Benn v Ali G | Ancient knitting | Picky bits | More nominative determinism The Guardian - UK · Sep 10
Donald Trump’s fuelling of Falklands tensions is a dangerous ploy EARLY in 1983, roughly eight months after the war ended, the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges made a now-famous – some say infamous –… The National (Scotland) · Sep 6
Prince William? David Cameron? JD Vance? Celebrities brace – and Staines celebrates – ahead of new Ali G film Sacha Baron Cohen’s doofus voice of yoof has been making fresh mischief with new film Who Iz I? But who will he catch out this time? And what does his fictional hometown make of his return? The Guardian - UK · Jul 24
‘Commanding heights of the economy’: the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham In the second of a series on nationalisation, we look at the lessons from Clement Attlee’s administration The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
The Greens need to learn the right lessons from the destruction of Corbynism Zack Polanski must be more nimble in fending off attacks than the former Labour leader or he risks suffering the same fate, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · May 5
Former Labour MP tells how Shakespeare helped him to speak again after stroke Jonathan Ashworth originally feared he might never talk again The Independent UK · Mar 10
Former MP recited Shakespeare to get his voice back after stroke Jonathan Ashworth was made a CBE in a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Evening Standard · Mar 10
‘Deeply ideological’: the rationale behind Iran’s insistence on uranium enrichment Tehran’s nuclear ambitions date back to the shah and the 1970s and remains undimmed despite the damage caused by sanctions The Guardian - UK · Jan 30
Jonathan Coe: ‘I was a Tory until I read Tony Benn’ The author on getting hooked on Flann O’Brien, reassessing Kingsley Amis, and why his grandfather was outraged by Watership Down The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
Martin Collins obituary Other lives: Political activist and organiser with a focus on Ireland who worked to help secure the Good Friday agreement The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025
Labour MPs revive ‘desperately needed’ soft left group to take on Reform Exclusive: Tribune hopes over 100 MPs join group led by Vicky Foxcroft and former cabinet minister Louise Haigh The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025
I’ve seen Labour’s cursed deputy leader role up close. It should finally be abolished I worked for Denis Healey when he held the post, so know just how useless it is – and how much better both the country and Labour would be without it, says author Richard Heller The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025
OPINION - Avoiding inheritance tax, Michael Eavis? That’s rich! Jeremy Corbyn-loving Michael Eavis calls himself a socialist — so why does he want to pay less tax? Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2025
Aimee Lou Wood says she received death threats after sharing anti-war speech online ‘Love getting vile threats of violence and death just for saying I'm against war and innocent people dying,’ Wood posted on Instagram Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025 British Steel must now join the modern economy, not be a prisoner of the old Lack of investment and vision has dogged UK industry, while China has literally forged ahead
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025 Why is Ed Miliband a target for all sides? Because he’s a lefty politician who gets things done Not since Tony Benn has a Labour minister been so assailed – and not just by the Tory press, but also by his own colleagues, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024 Paul Stephenson obituary Civil rights activist who organised the Bristol bus boycott, paving the way for the Race Relations Act of 1965
The National (Scotland) · Oct 3, 2024 Scottish Labour MP breaks ranks to call for end to UK arms sales to Israel A SCOTTISH Labour MP has publicly urged the UK Government to end arms sales to Israel.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024 A Voyage Around the Queen by Craig Brown review – a crown jewel among royal biographies The Private Eye satirist’s portrait of the late monarch is rich in vignettes, but also has a revelatory depth
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2024 The last of the hereditary peers in the House of Lords The Labour government has plans to end their ‘outdated and indefensible’ lawmaking position in the upper house
The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024 The Searchers by Andy Beckett review – the legacy of the radical left What do the careers of Diane Abbott, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone and John McDonnell tell us about political success?
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024 The Searchers by Andy Beckett review – the leftists who took their lead from Tony Benn An absorbing study of the radical left makes a convincing case for their cultural victories but romanticises the Jeremy Corbyn years
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024 The left is smeared as the angry mob again and again. In reality, it is the target of political violence These threats don’t just seek to intimidate leftwing politicians, it makes them seem a risk to voters, too, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2024 ‘I wanted to save the world!’: Grace Blakeley, TikTok’s answer to Tony Benn The millennial economist talks to Sam Leith about the perils of global capitalism, fighting her corner online and having a ‘midlife crisis’ at 29
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023 Dining across the divide: ‘When he mentioned the economic benefits of the EU, my response was: for whom?’ They are both on the left, but could they agree on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership qualities or whether Keir Starmer is an eel?