Nicky Hutchinson
Articles by Nicky Hutchinson:
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The Slow Death of the Campaign Group
By tolerating a semi-autonomous faction that seeks compromise with the centre, the Socialist Campaign Group could be sealing the fate of socialism in the Labour Party.
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We Need a Left Leadership Candidate On Any Ballot
If Left MPs decide to lock members out of a genuine choice of Labour leader by falling in behind Rayner they will be showing a craven weakness and condemning themselves to irrelevance.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, or: How the 1980s Soft Left is Making a Comeback
The soft left of Labour is often imprecisely defined—but exploring the political effects of the 'left-wing but not voting with the left' faction in the 80s teaches us a lot about its possible trajectory today.
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No, the problem with Keir Starmer is not that he hasn’t announced enough policies.
He's made his positions clear—the problem is that they're shit and unpopular.
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Which Side are You On?
High profile figures on the left claiming that Corbyn's response to the EHRC report was 'unwise' betray a poor understanding of the duties of comradeship.
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Labour Members aren't the Problem.
A spate of recent interventions aimed at Labour members risks deflecting attention from the rightward shift of the Parliamentary party.
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Centrism for a Sceptical Age
Ed Miliband is a serious, thoughtful, intellectually curious ideologue of the Labour centre and understanding this should shape socialist tactics and strategy.
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Neither Holborn & St Pancras nor Ashton-under-Lyne but independent socialism
To begin the era of Starmer and Rayner by taking sides in a battle between two non-socialists would be a mistake. The left needs to develop an independent socialism.
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Neither Holborn & St Pancras nor Ashton-under-Lyne but independent socialism
To begin the era of Starmer and Rayner by taking sides in a battle between two non-socialists would be a mistake. The left needs to develop an independent socialism.