Paul Mason
12 December 2023
Russia hacked me. The far left smeared me. Now it’s time to fight back
By hacking journalists, Russia is trying to stifle our democracy’s information flow
Read the full article06 December 2023
2023’s most unwelcome reboot: the nuclear nightmare is back
The scale of the global crisis means the time for pacifism is long gone
Read the full article28 November 2023
Unless we unite now to stop them, populists can win anywhere
This lesson is as old as the 1930s but clearly it takes a long time to learn
Read the full article22 November 2023
The Sánchez strategy that Biden must copy
The US president must take a leaf out of the Spanish prime minister’s book and focus on social justice and saving democracy
Read the full article15 November 2023
Once the fighting stops, the world must empower an independent Palestine
Palestine needs a swift route to economic sovereignty and statehood
Read the full article06 November 2023
Starmer is right about Israel and Gaza. But he needs steel – and a philosophy
The crisis has put the Labour leader between a rock and a hard place
Read the full article27 October 2023
Invading Gaza: a strategic mistake
If the Israeli military destroys both Hamas and large parts of Gaza – then what?
Read the full article17 October 2023
Just how secure can we feel about Rachel Reeves’s Securonomics?
Securonomics is not something the existing machinery of the British state is equipped to execute
Read the full article10 October 2023
As we look to the Middle East, beware a faultline near the heart of Europe
As the aftermath of the Hamas incursion dominates the headlines, we should not take our eyes off Kosovo
Read the full article04 October 2023
This is Starmer’s big chance to connect with voters. He must not squander it
In Liverpool, Labour needs to gather the kind of momentum that will bury the Tories for a generation
Read the full article26 September 2023
Joining a four-tier Europe would protect Britain from the coming storm
It's not just the survival of the union that is at stake, but the survival of democracy
Read the full article20 September 2023
Our tractor-beam world has killed off Britain’s delusions of going it alone
Globalisation is failing and it's taking Britain's Brexit down with it
Read the full article13 September 2023
After the impact of the austerity, growth must be everything
A Labour government will need money so that vital public services don’t fall through the cracks
Read the full article02 September 2023
Cleverly left our credibility in Beijing. We’re pandering to dictators again
Our credibility is gone at a time when tough talking to Xi should be our strategy
Read the full article26 August 2023
Space is becoming the new Wild West; it must be a national security priority
Russia’s recent failed attempt to land a space probe on the dark side of the moon should be a wake-up call for the west
Read the full article23 August 2023
China’s crisis should be a turning point for the West’s policy of indulgence
China is the world leader in solar energy, but its status as a likely economic superpower is now in jeopardy
Read the full article16 August 2023
The Tories weaponising racist rage for votes damages them.. and Britain
Elevating Lee Anderson to deputy chairman and giving him carte blanche to stir up racism is a huge mistake by Rishi Sunak
Read the full article01 August 2023
Elon Musk is killing Twitter to fulfil his vision of a rules-free corporate order
Musk is building his libertarian utopia on dry land while the rest of us hold up our hands in despair
Read the full article25 July 2023
Sunak’s ‘rip-off degree’ war deserves a first-class diploma in missing the point
Sunak's fantasy economics ignore the fact that we need a more skilled workforce and capping arts degree numbers won't solve this
Read the full article19 July 2023
The right’s new dangerous dog-whistler knows nothing about Britishness
Alex Phillips believes London isn’t British anymore. Her justification should concern us all
Read the full article18 July 2023
Can Spain hold back the right?
While British politics moves leftwards, populist extremists are entering power across Europe – and Vox could be next
Read the full article12 July 2023
Let’s say the unsayable: only the rich paying more tax will save our NHS
Labour’s NHS Fit for the Future plan is not enough. We need more radical reform
Read the full article05 July 2023
We need an economic regime change… this six-point plan would help bring it
Once there is a mandate, Labour needs to sign up to as many as possible of Europe’s own “Bidenomics” projects
Read the full article21 June 2023
Are Labour ready for the venom that will be flung at them in office?
Every mistake Labour makes will be woven into a systematic story of hate
Read the full article14 June 2023
What if everyone were entitled to a universal basic income?
The impact would be behavioural and social as well as financial. But we won’t know until we try it
Read the full article07 June 2023
We need a new industrial revolution. But can Labour really create one?
Labour understands what economic measures need to be taken. But, knowing how to achieve them is a whole different ball game
Read the full article31 May 2023
The West must now commit to Ukraine joining Nato
Nato’s flag in Ukraine would send a strong signal to Russia. It’s a big step that needs to be taken
Read the full article24 May 2023
Erdoğan may win this battle, but we can still win the war against populism
If the Turkish president scrapes victory in Sunday’s run-off, there are still lessons to be learned about how to fight populist authoritarianism
Read the full article17 May 2023
Sanctions against Putin aren’t working fast enough… so it will have to be guns
It's time for Putin to cut his losses. Except he doesn't see it this way
Read the full article10 May 2023
Only delivering American self-belief can stop a Trump nightmare in 2024
If president Biden’s gamble fails to pay off, the entire collective west will likely fragment
Read the full article03 May 2023
A simple truth is being missed: wages must rise or our economies will fall
A major rethink is needed to reverse years of vast geopolitical insecurity
Read the full article25 April 2023
We’ve no chance of becoming the new Silicon Valley and the Tories know it
Britain needs innovation. For that to happen, people need to believe it is a country with a future, not just a past
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