The New Yorker

The Future of Working-Class Conservatism in the U.K. and the U.S.

Since the British Labour Party’s shattering defeat in last week’s general election, many people, myself included, have been thinking through its implications for the left, and especially for the Democrats’ prospects in 2020. But what did the result ...
The Nation

The British Labour Party, Sponsored by Amazon and Deliveroo

On the conference stage where, four years ago, delegates waved Palestinian flags, Keir Starmer defended Israel’s right to retaliate in Gaza. Liverpool—As this year’s Conservative Party conference closed last week, it was clear that it was nothing but ...
The American Conservative

The British Turn Their Backs on Labour

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The latest local elections confirmed what opinion polls had been suggesting for a good while: the collapse of the Labour Party and the extraordinary unpopularity of its leader, Prime Minister Keir ...
The New Yorker

Britain’s Lost Opposition Party

Britain’s Labour Party has been out of power for eleven years. The Party’s most recent Prime Minister was Gordon Brown, a complex, often frustrated figure, who coped admirably with the 2008 financial crisis but lost a general election, in 2010, to a ...
The American Prospect

Can British Labour Return to Government?

LONDON—In just the past week, Tory former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to resign his seat in Parliament rather than cooperate with an investigation of his misdeeds as prime minister, a reminder to the public of the deepening disaster of 13 ...

The class divide in British politics didn’t erode slowly – it collapsed under New Labour

British politics has become increasingly volatile and fragmented, with no party able to command the substantial backing of the public that was once routine. The results from England’s local elections in May illustrate just how far politics has moved from the two-party dominance that characterised much of the 20th century.
Wall Street Journal

British Labour Leader Steps Up on Russia

With more American troops arriving in Eastern Europe, NATO has bolstered its defensive positions around Ukraine—while Moscow has been warned the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline deal will be cancelled if it invades. Images: AFP/Getty Images/Reuters Composite ...
The Nation

The British Labour Party’s Anti-Semitism Problem

EDITOR’S NOTE: A slightly shorter version of this article appeared in The Nation print issue of December 28-January 4. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support ...
The Conversation

What Labour’s Great British Energy can’t do

For whomever forms the next British government, ensuring an affordable, secure and sustainable supply of energy for all households will be a key priority. It will be important not just for pursuing net zero ambitions, but also improving households ...
Foreign Affairs

Don’t Bet on a British Revival

The United Kingdom is likely to hold a general election in the fall, and the outlook appears dire for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party. In December 2019, the Conservatives were reelected with an 80-seat majority in the House of Commons ...

Andy Burnham’s Britain in seven charts

Andy Burnham will enter Downing Street on Monday, promising to “rewire Britain” by shifting the balance of power away from Westminster. Many in the Labour Party hope Burnham’s coronation as UK prime minister will be a turning point for the government,