Sam JacobsenKeir Starmer is murdering our democracyThe first thing Starmer did in his conference speech, yesterday, was throw Labour’s 2019 manifesto under the bus. Voters in the Red Wall…Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021
Sam JacobsenIf Labour can’t commit to taxing the rich, what’s the point of it?If you followed the Labour leadership election closely, you’ll remember that the candidate who would eventually become the new bossman…Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
Sam JacobsenWhy centrism is still not the answerIn the end no-one, not even the worst poll, predicted just how bad it would be. It is important to reflect on how we lost this election…Dec 16, 20191Dec 16, 20191
Sam JacobsenQuestion Time coverage of Donald Trump’s state visit is disrespectful to the memory of the Second…Remember Neville Chamberlain, the man who went down as history’s greatest loser and coward for appeasing Hitler in the 1930s? The famous…Jun 7, 2019Jun 7, 2019
Sam JacobsenHow to write an award-winning novelAuthors make out that writing a classy novel is really hard, but the popular ones are basically all the same. Just mix in these…May 10, 2019May 10, 2019
Sam JacobsenMaduro to hold benefit concert for oppressed billionaire residents of Richard Branson’s Caribbean…Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has promised to hold a benefit concert to show solidarity with the billionaires who spend upwards of…Feb 23, 2019Feb 23, 2019
Sam JacobsenThe gang of seven aren’t traitors, but they are losersSeven Labour MPs have broken away from the party, saying they can no longer support Jeremy Corbyn. Some on Twitter have called them…Feb 19, 2019Feb 19, 2019
Sam JacobsenHave we reached peak ‘Peak Corbyn’?For months, political insiders have defied the status quo by declaring that Jeremy Corbyn’s power and influence is on the decline…Sep 10, 2018Sep 10, 2018
Sam JacobsenMoped criminals have gone too far this timePolice across London have been warned they must step up their efforts to stop moped-related crime, after Michael McIntyre was robbed by two…Jun 7, 2018Jun 7, 2018
Sam JacobsenBack to beige: the centrist revival is doomed to failJust when we thought politics was finally getting the spice-up it needed, here comes a double helping of super-bland tapioca for pudding. A…Apr 11, 2018Apr 11, 2018