Strenous efforts are going into the creation of a new left party – presently without a name, except for the adopted one, ‘Your Party’, which
Category: Editorial
Editorial: Starmer squirming, but still under Israel’s thumb
Like the leaders of other western governments, Keir Starmer has announced that the UK government is considering recognising Palestine as a state. The appalling policy
Editorial: Gaza genocide facilitated by Israeli political influence
The horrific pictures of starvation and despair now coming out of Gaza are creating even greater waves of sympathy for those suffering, and among workers
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
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
By John Pickard The Times newspaper has just published its annual Rich List, showing how the other half lives. “Other half” is just a figure
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
