Book writing is relentless, but there are some moments when you just have to revel in your sources ...painful though their evidence may be ...

... then why split the socialist vote and allow barbarism to win? Read a book about the German Communist Party in 1933 and come back to me on that one ?

Today my friend Sébastien Lecornu and I reaffirmed the enduring and vital defence partnership the UK and France share. Our two nations help keep each other safe, drive economic growth and deliver security for Europe. That partnership will only grow stronger. 🇬🇧🇫🇷

"Russia has committed flagrant and unprecedented abuses of human rights since it invaded Ukraine in 2014, including extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour, the European Court of Human Rights has found." theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

🇬🇧🇫🇷 The UK and France share defence ties that go back generations. Today, we deepen that partnership 👇

The Policy Conference of Unite, the largest union in the UK private sector, with approaching a million members, has passed C14, the "composite" of the three UA solidarity motions comrades in Unite Ukraine Solidarity group got submitted by branches. More soon! #StandWithUkraine

Here's the text of the motion. We'll get online properly soon! As you'll see it is very concrete about what Unite needs to do. x.com/UkraineSol/sta…

This year was the first May in 17 years in which waiting lists fell. Sounds familiar? Because we cut waiting lists in April too. Proof that our Plan for Change is working.

“If we stop fighting, we will cease to exist.” Ukrainian Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk tells Christiane Amanpour why documenting war crimes is essential to Ukraine’s survival and to global justice. Watch the CNN interview: ow.ly/fT1h50Wn0Y3

Ukraine is in the midst of a huge escalated wave of Russian bombing. We republish here the 7 July 2025 appeal from five Ukrainian union federations — FPU, KVPU, FPTU, AATU ‘Yednist’ and AATU. Please read and share / circulate widely. #StandWithUkraine ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2025/07/10/joi…

🔴 Russia conducted one of the most massive attacks on Ukraine to date tonight. Preliminarily, Russian troops deployed: - Between 560 and 700 drones. - Over 15 Kh-101 cruise missiles. The main targets of the assault were Lviv, Lutsk, and Chernivtsi.

If Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana ever manage to set up their new hard left party, there will only be one winner – Nigel Farage, writes Paul Mason thenewworld.co.uk/paul-mason-cor…

Darren Grimes gets well and truly humiliated at Durham Miner's Gala.

Corbyn, Sultana and the "let Nigel win" party ... thenewworld.co.uk/paul-mason-cor…

You shouldn’t need a driveway to own an electric car. My Plan for Change is boosting funding for infrastructure to allow cables to run safely beneath pavements. That’s cheaper, at home charging – putting money back in the pockets of working people.

My husband and I were driving from Dewsbury to Wakefield today and saw an old asian man struggling to walk up a steep hill. He was being helped by a young white English lady at the side of the road. We stopped to assist and were told the asian man had collapsed because of the

You’ve done your country proud, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Qualifying for the first time ever, your historic achievement will inspire the next generation of young girls in Wales to get on the pitch.

Why hasn't Trump's tariff war crashed the markets (yet)? And what can Labour do to gain fiscal headroom? Me, Tanya Beckett and Cornelia Meyer on #TheTalkDiaries Ep. 2 open.spotify.com/episode/4HXkSe…