Every government involved in this month’s ’12-day war’ – Israel, Iran and the USA – is claiming victory. But in fact, even if the ceasefire
Category: Editorial Archive
As this is being written, it looks possible, or even likely, that Donald Trump will give the go-ahead for the US to bomb Iran, thereby
Editorial: Reeves spending review gives no relief to austerity
In her spending review, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has tried to buy off opposition to the government by a commitment to greater investment in infrastructure and
If there were any doubts that Reform UK poses a serious threat to the living standards of workers, the announcement last week of a ‘DOGE-style’
Editorial: public opinion forces political shift over Gaza
Right across the globe there has been a tidal wave of opposition to the mass killing in Gaza and the attempted ethnic cleansing of its
Editorial: the surge of votes for Reform UK
Most readers of Left Horizons and activists on the left are painfully aware of the details of the surge for Reform UK in the elections
Editorial: Starmer is throwing Labour votes away
The elections taking place tomorrow, May 1, will mark the lowest point so far of the worst leadership the Labour Party has had in its
The recent judgement of the Supreme Court in favour of an appeal from the anti-trans activist group For Women Scotland has sent shock waves through
Donald Trump’s administration is so erratic and unpredictable that he gives loose cannons a bad name. But the ill-thought out and contradictory swings of policy
Editorial: trade unions must fight seriously against Labour austerity
There can be no argument after Rachel Reeves’ Spring budget statement, that the Starmer government has moved decisively in the direction of austerity, even if
