Paul Mason
02 February 2023
Rishi Sunak reckons he can taunt Labour on the Welsh NHS. He’s wrong again
Sunak should take a look at the polls before berating Wales again
Read the full article25 January 2023
Transform the NHS into an engine for the redistribution of wellbeing
When it comes to the NHS, it's time to start thinking about the future
Read the full article18 January 2023
The West must keep its resolve on Ukraine – sending tanks is a start
The UK sending 14 Challenger 2s gives the clear message that the West is starting to believe in Russia's defeat
Read the full article12 January 2023
We can’t ‘take back control’ without controlling market forces first
Keir Starmer is right if he thinks the localised control agenda is a powerful weapon for Labour. But, if he thinks it's easily delivered, he's wrong
Read the full article04 January 2023
Forget Johnson’s fantasies and forge a new strategy for defence
But above all, we need politicians to be prepared to explain to the public that defence is important and is not just for diplomats and think-tanks
Read the full article21 December 2022
Russia and China believe we are doomed: can we prove them wrong?
This is achievable. However, it will take an effort which seems alien to those in public life
Read the full article14 December 2022
This isn’t Big Bang 2.0. It’s a spivs’ charter necessitated by Brexit
Brexit was always going to be a recipe for the long-term decline of London as a financial centre Any ideas that suggested otherwise were ludicrous
Read the full article07 December 2022
Sticking to the 2% inflation target risks making this recession worse
Faced with the first episode of stagflation since the 1970s, it's now time to rethink
Read the full article30 November 2022
We must learn to live with high migration
There is no doubt that in order to save British business we need to learn to live with high migration. The only question is how
Read the full article23 November 2022
The sick man of Europe
Britain has collapsed under Brexit. Now, the Tories must pay for this crisis with a generation out of power
Read the full article16 November 2022
The ‘fiscal black hole’ is a lie
It's a falsehood being peddled by the government at its own peril
Read the full article09 November 2022
Never has this been more true than in today’s military: innovate or die
Today's militaries need a completely different skill set in order to secure a future
Read the full article02 November 2022
Rishi Sunak’s career in exploitative finance makes him unfit to be prime minister
Rishi Sunak's role as master of PR and the art of being super-rich makes him poorly suited for public life
Read the full article27 October 2022
Can Starmer calm the markets enough to fulfil Labour’s plan?
The Labour leader needs to work out what his offer to business is
Read the full article19 October 2022
Three prime ministers have failed to make Brexit work. Why keep trying?
Only the reversal of Brexit can start to fix the state three prime ministers have left the country in
Read the full article12 October 2022
Musk, Cummings, Trump: Three stooges for Putin’s aggression
Elon Musk’s 'peace plan poll' would trample Ukraine’s right to defend its own people from Vladimir Putin’s onslaught
Read the full article05 October 2022
In the fight for Ukraine, the West has a powerful weapon: time
Putin's aggression is not just aimed at Ukrainians, it's aimed at the West too. But, time is on our side
Read the full article28 September 2022
Is Vladimir Putin bluffing?
We need to tell Putin that if he uses nukes, the West will destroy Russia's military in Ukraine
Read the full article20 September 2022
The lesson we must learn from the far right’s success in Sweden
The only way to defeat them is for the left to link arms with the centre
Read the full article13 September 2022
Let’s rebuild our relationship with the royals to create a fairer Britain
It’s time to formalise Britain’s “monarchic republic”
Read the full article08 September 2022
Labour is close to a 20-point lead. Will it be enough?
Keir Starmer's performance during this coming winter of discontent will decide whether he becomes prime minister in the future
Read the full article01 September 2022
A new prime minister should woo the EU, stop defence cuts and set Assange free
Liz Truss at least has the chance to show our allies and enemies that they can expect seriousness in security, defence and diplomacy. But don't hold you breath
Read the full article24 August 2022
In an energy crisis, why does Truss want to turn off the sun?
Sadly, Truss's delusional attitude means the Tory government is likely to stand in the way of the change needed to make renewables work
Read the full article18 August 2022
That burning smell is the deadly cost of cutting the ‘green crap’
The Tories are obsessed with reneging the carbon target and fracking their way to oblivion. It's a mystery to experts
Read the full article09 August 2022
My 6-point plan to avert catastrophe
Unfortunately, it's unlikely that Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will heed it
Read the full article04 August 2022
A new age of protest is coming
The summer of discontent is likely to be long and hot. Soon, a new generation of politicians will learn there are more serious problems than a pay claim by the railway unions
Read the full article27 July 2022
We are letting Putin get away with torture.. and we’ll be next to suffer
The torture and destruction of Ukraine is just a practice run for the same routine to be used against Europe
Read the full article14 July 2022
Preventing war means more tax, not less
To prevent all-out war in Europe we have to be prepared to spend money on defence. Even if this means higher taxes and higher borrowing
Read the full article07 July 2022
The ultra right are turning our world into the last days of Cabaret
We are living in a world where we expect the worst and prepare to resist
Read the full article29 June 2022
Only a progressive alliance can rid us of these morally bankrupt liars
A progressive alliance that decides to win together rather than being destroyed separately could, finally, evict Boris Johnson from Downing Street
Read the full article22 June 2022
Where’s the vision, Keir?
Starmer’s Labour is walking around with blurred vision. The party is in desperate need of a mission statement
Read the full article14 June 2022
Fixing the sickness in our economy starts with backing these strikes
The strikes are the only way to redress the fundamental sickness facing the economy. It’s essential to get behind them
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