Labour Party
Jeremy Corbyn wins, even when he loses
Labour did not win the U.K. election, but its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, owned the night
Are Theresa May’s Tories about to blow the U.K. election?
Britain’s Conservatives held a huge poll lead going into the election—but they’re losing ground to Labour. What’s going on?
The U.K.’s official opposition debates anti-Semitism
The U.K.’s beleaguered Labour Party tries to explain the difference between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism
In England, politics goes nuclear
The U.K.’s Labour leader wants nuclear disarmament, and he’s going to war with his own party to try and get it
No love in Labour: Jeremy Corbyn’s slipping grip on his party
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party is openly rebelling against him. Why he needs to take a page from Justin Trudeau
The disunited kingdom: Why class is key in the U.K. election
Scott Gilmore on interesting times in U.K. politics and why Jason Kenney is such a hot topic at British dinner parties
How to make sense of England’s ‘van man’ election
The latest bit of British political theatre foretells the coming election—how the far-right, anti-immigration movement is rising
Syria exposes hollowness of today’s British Labour Party
Comparing Milibands
Q&A: Brian Topp
As part of our coverage of the NDP leadership, we’re running interviews with each of the candidates here at Macleans.ca. Previously, we chatted with Nathan Cullen, Peggy Nash, Paul Dewar, Niki Ashton and Martin Singh. Next up, we talk with Brian Topp. He and I spoke this morning and here is a slightly abridged transcript of our chat.
Topp on centrism, paying the bills, cooperating with Liberals, fighting the Conservatives and Norway
As vaguely promised a few days ago, here are several excerpts from my conversation with Brian Topp. My brief survey of his candidacy is on newsstands now and if you’d like to follow along with all our coverage, you can bookmark the tag “NDP leadership.”
David Cameron: Revolution in blue
He has partnered with the left, but Cameron has a radical, conservative, vision for England
Brother vs. brother
David and Ed Miliband have been fighting for control of the Labour Party. One wants the party to keep reaching out. The other calls for a return to Labour’s socialist roots.