Ethan Shone - openDemocracy

PM ‘clashed’ with Healey over 11th-hour decision that may mean thousands of ex-miners never see promised cash

By Ethan Shone

/ 30 Oct 2026

Academics, politicians, and campaigners tell openDemocracy of disappointment in the Burnham government’s first Budget

By Ethan Shone and Indra Warnes

/ 30 Oct 2026

How do progressive movements defeat the far right without adopting their doom-laden narrative?

/ 2 Oct 2026

The PM has the party’s long-maligned progressives divided. Is this a new era, or a familiar fight?

By Ethan Shone

/ 30 Sep 2026

By Ethan Shone

/ 4 Sep 2026

Plus, the firm’s former boss Varun Chandra is entitled to six-figure payout, despite working for Starmer

By Ethan Shone

/ 23 Apr 2026

Having helped get the party elected, Anacta Strategies now helps its clients get what they want from Starmer's Labour government

By Ethan Shone

/ 3 Apr 2026

Star-studded think tank launches, defection rumours and ‘growing pains’ – a week inside the ascendant Green Party

By Ethan Shone

/ 1 Apr 2026

Exclusiva: Empresas de IA británicas mandan a su personal a los organismos públicos que deben controlarlas. El gobierno no está obligado a informar

por Ethan Shone

/ 19 Mar 2026

Exclusive: Tech firms such as TBI are embedding staff in government, sparking fears AI policy is being ‘outsourced’

By Ethan Shone

/ 13 Mar 2026

After a stunning victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection, Green activists are preparing for a major establishment backlash

By Ethan Shone

/ 27 Feb 2026

Palantir contrató a cuatro funcionarios del Ministerio de Defensa británico. Luego obtuvo el mayor contrato de su historia con esa cartera

por Ethan Shone

/ 29 Jan 2026