Join the conversation: Can Jeremy Corbyn’s new party disrupt UK politics? Readers discuss: Readers share their thoughts on whether a new left-wing party will shake-up the political status quo https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/readers-thoughts-jeremy-corbyn-new-party-disrupt-uk-politics/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Israel is killing Gazans and endangering its own citizens: Israel doesn’t want peace, but ‘hard security’ can’t work. Israelis must wake up to that fact to end the deaths in Gaza https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/israel-doesnt-want-peace-endanger-own-citizens-gaza-hard-security-wont-work/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Join the conversation: British politics and a Ukraine-style visa for Gaza: Readers discuss UK politics and whether they will support Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new left-wing party https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/readers-thoughts-jeremy-corbyn-uk-politics-reform-ukraine-style-visa-gaza/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Is a shift quietly underway in British politics?: As Nigel Farage dominates headlines, Jeremy Corbyn is being overlooked by the media – just as he was in 2017 https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-politics-shifting-corbyn-your-party-starmer-labour-zarah-sultana-reform-farage/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

As Spain’s prime Minister says that Europe has failed on Gaza, and a global coalition of citizens act to break the siege again, ordinary citizens are stepping up to confront Israel’s genocide and famine. 🗣️ We want to hear from you, what do you think are the most effective peoples’ actions for Gaza? Select responses will be included in an up-coming piece.

As US far-right attacks marriage equality, UK must not be complacent: It’s easy to view the attempted rollback of rights as an American problem. But LGBTQ rights are at risk here, too https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/us-far-right-same-sex-marriage-under-attack-uk-trans-rights-lgbtq/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

‘Where are the protests?’: openDemocracy readers slam abuse by British troops: Readers highlight inconsistency of protesters outside asylum hotels after we reveal army paid out £8m for child abuse https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/readers-thoughts-british-army-child-abuse-protesters-asylum-hotels/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

How Nigel Farage’s biopolitics captured Westminster: Reform UK’s migration proposals prove that the party hasn’t just joined the debate – it owns it https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/reform-uk-nigel-farage-biopolitics-migration-captured-westminster-labour-keir-starmer/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Seasonal workers: no halt to exploitation as visa scheme expands: Migrant workers’ legal precarity reveals incompatibility of Labour’s policies on worker’s rights and immigration https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/seasonal-workers-no-halt-to-exploitation-as-visa-scheme-expands-migrants-uk-farms/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Breakthrough on Gaza still seems unlikely despite growing Israeli discontent: Hopes of ceasefire fade again as Israel intensifies bombardment, despite indications that IDF officers admit war is unwinnable https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/end-to-war-on-gaza-still-unlikely-despite-israeli-discontent/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS