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If you're lucky to be under the age of 16, congratulations! You will still be allowed to access this site from April next year. But if y...

On how many occasions has Elon Musk used Twitter to declare war on Keir Starmer's government? How often has he stoked racism, intervened...

Congratulations to the Greens. Doubling the size of the party in two months to 140,000+ members and leaving the Tories in the dust is no mea...

It's been a while since this blog was blessed with a round-up of new(ish) left media projects, so here's such a gathering. 1. Bold...

Is this the end? Since the result of the US presidential elections , people leaving Twitter has reached a torrent and those signing up to Bl...

To my knowledge, I've been plagiarised twice. Once was during teaching 20-odd years ago. I gave a student written feedback on their cult...

As you probably know, the world's most stupid rich man is threatening to destroy his website again. In conversation with Benjamin Netany...

It's been a while since the new media project bag has bulged with so many new entries. And here they are. 1. Class Divide (Podcast) (...

Should left media provide its opponents a platform? This has been a feature of the discourse lately as Novara Media prepares to interview th...

For its part in the latest round of scurrilous attacks on Meghan Markle, The Sun has apologised . You will recall that Jeremy Clarkson, the...

Consider sweary centrism. Some people have built a media career out of it, others not inconsiderable social media followings. But why? Comm...

ChatGPT is the chatbot of the moment. Getting praise from across the tech spectrum for its conversational abilities, its article and essay ...

Some things are just irritating. In the 15 years or so I spent around the far left, what always got my goat was revolutionary inflation. The...

The brilliance of billionaires is not something I've ever held with. Their backstories are usually one of generously-provided start up c...

Since being involved in politics, I don't think there's ever been a time when the Trades Union Congress has commanded much attention...

Is there room for another contribution on Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter? Of course there is. The reaction could be seen coming from a ...

Truth, they say, is the first casualty of war. Every engagement, every attack, each piece of footage, versions of situation maps, and repor...

One of our contemporary grotesques consequences is how social media incentivises people to broadcast what would once only have been muttered...

Are younger generations more pacifistic than older people? Commonsense, as well as evidence would say yes. As discussed plenty of times on ...