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Paul Mason

UK soft power failed with Putin – it’s time for the hard option

Britain and Europe are up against an alliance of evil. Now is the time to resist Russia, and for the UK to lead by example

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Tusk is the Donald we all need most

We cannot finesse our way out of the problem that the American people have swung isolationist

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Will this fiasco be the last Cop?

Baku has been a spectacle of greed and entitlement. A binding agreement on phasing out fossil fuels would be better

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Biden’s wake-up call to Europe

The Ukraine missile strikes he has permitted won’t change the war – but they must change minds in the EU and UK

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The next two months will define Starmer

Donald Trump’s election has called into question the Euro-Atlanticism elements of Labour foreign policy

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Kemi Badenoch is mediocrity on steroids

Badenoch, for all her anti-woke diatribes, is the wrong kind of Tory rightist. She will lead them defeat, and quite possibly eclipse by Reform

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America is in the grip of the fascist process

Trump’s return to power has been helped by the complete failure of the American left

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The King must lead the preparations for reparations

The global north needs to be building friendships with as many of our former colonies as possible

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Trump must not decide the fate of Ukraine

If Trump wins a second term, he will force Ukraine into a humiliating peace deal with Russia

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The west needs a new strategy to stop Netanyahu

It’s in Israel and the rest of the wider region’s best interest to bring Netanyahu under control

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A time of chaos

Iran’s attack on Israel shows that Netanyahu’s military aims – and the entire region – are spiralling dangerously out of control. The US must now step in

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Lammy is changing minds in testing times

The foreign secretary's language and persona during his UN address broke boundaries. Was the world listening?

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Labour must act fast to stop the rise of Reform

Farage’s party are a bunch of deluded dogwhistlers, but here’s the rub: they could actually win the next election

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The UK, like Europe, has to innovate – or die

While Europe has under-invested, China has invested. The UK needs to take notice

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Can America jail Trump?

Given the insurrectionary character of Trump’s politics, is it wise for his opponents to seek this?

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The online threat is real and existential

Unless we act now, it will be used in the destruction of our democracy

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Now change the rules to make change happen

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has some tough decisions to make in October’s budget, but has options to achieve growth and avoid austerity

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At last, the world finally sees how Ukraine can win

Zelensky’s forces have invaded Russian territory, a move that shifts the whole dynamic of the conflict. But the risks are huge

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The mob vs Starmer

The far right are on the streets because they no longer have allies in power

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Harris can beat Trump by learning from Starmer

Harris must learn how to construct a voter coalition in the places that matter through actions, not words

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Covid lessons and the sickness in our system

If the British state is to meet the crises to come, urgent restructuring is required

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A PM in a hurry with a power shift as the prize

Starmer’s first steps prove to voters that he intends to use the power he’s been handed

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Tackle migration or face yet more fragmentation

Starmer now has a fight on his hands to keep down a new crop of extreme right and left wing MPs

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Starmer’s Labour can win back the working class

Starmer looks poised for victory because those around him understand that Labour is the product of the working class

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Starmerism: a clear-eyed and detail-driven quiet revolution

If the new prime minister gets it right, something better than Blairism is in prospect

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The price of a Russian win is too high to pay

A Russian victory over Ukraine would provide proof of the concept that ‘might is right’

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Could Starmer lead Europe’s defence?

One of Keir Starmer’s first challenges as prime minister will be to navigate the fragmenting world order

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How to grow an economy

A Labour government will have to learn to allow rising demand and investment to happen

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The West cannot negotiate with Putin

His ‘offer’ should be understood for what it is: an invitation to the west to sign its own death warrant

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We can’t let Putin dictate the pace in Ukraine

Those who want to see Ukraine win, and not be destroyed, have a right to ask our politicians to get serious

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Xi Jinping’s divide and rule tour of Europe

With China's economy in trouble, Xi has taken to wooing Europe

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Free-market capitalism made us sick. Now Labour must prioritise wellbeing

Labour should scrap the Tories’ assault on PIP from day one, ending the victimisation of the long-term sick

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