In his recent book Bleakonomics, Rob Larson presents a more realistic view of American capitalism than the one we got from our New Labour “amerophiles”. Larson organises his book around three major ...

Comforting news for Corbyn supporters as 183,541 people paid £25 to become registered supporters in the Labour leadership election in just 48 hours. The stitch-up of the right on the NEC had prevented ...

Review of The Summit by Ed Conway, published by Little, Brown, 2014 In this carefully researched book Ed Conway tells a gripping human tale about the July 1944 Bretton Woods Conference – “the biggest ...

As Nato leaders gather this week in Wales, how does the military alliance find ever new ways to justify its seemingly endless expansion? Looking at government websites about the forthcoming Nato ...

NUJ member LAURA DAVISON reviews a memoir from journalist and former Labour executive member Mark Seddon. What really makes this book is Mark Seddon’s ebullience, charm and good humour as he delves ...

Most newspapers and the BBC this morning carried a story based an in interview with Chuka Umunna in GQ (Gentlemen’s Quarterly) – “Brown ‘cuts’ denials hurt Labour’s credibility” as BBC News put it. As ...