Corbyn: Populism or Bust?
The Labour left has decided that its route to success rests on a high-stakes gamble: re-imagine Jeremy Corbyn as a populist champion of the...
[Brexit] “You can check out any time you like, But you...
In this article, Chris Bambery takes a sober step back and analyses what Brexit is really about and what opportunities it offers for radical change...
Seizing the moment? Scotland, Coronavirus and the question of Independence |...
A recent poll from Panelbase for the Sunday Times provided some heady tonic for the Westminster establishment and Unionists regarding the current mood in...
Forgotten populists: the Knights of Labor and the American Left
In this fascinating article, Steven Parfitt draws lessons from the rise and fall of the Knights of Labor —the first left populist movement and...
Ireland: ‘We have people without homes and homes without people. Mission...
In this short piece Liam Farrell argues that recent acts of naming the Irish Republic, either as a 'Vulture Republic', or as a 'Republic...
The Underbelly of a Littlebury Lawyer
Who are the elite capital-owning class, and how do they think about precarious work? Cailean Gallagher offers a case-study of the tycoon behind the...
Peter Bloom | We live in a populist age – but...
This weekend the New Pretender takes great pleasure in republishing the following intervention by Peter Bloom from our partners Brave New Europe. Bloom notes the loose...
Jacqueline Best – Why we need to stop letting economic crises...
This weekend The New Pretender brings you a republication of this short article, on the contemporary economic crises and the political challenges and opportunities they create,...
Tax Evader, Banker, Grenfell Tower: Sajid Javid is a good man.
Did you like Amber Rudd? Then you will love Sajid Javid, our new Home Secretary.
Sajid is a very pleasant character, who devoted all his...
Amok Runners: Crisis of Patriarchy and Gender Violence in Turkey |...
In this long read and original essay for the New Pretender, Alev Özkazanç writes about the prevalence of gender based violence against women and members...