11 July 2008

In this week’s Tribune, available by subscription and from selected branches of WHSmith and Borders

Cover story: Should MPs decide on regicide?

Robert Taylor argues that only a change at the top can rescue Labour from its present parlous position

News

Gordon Brown faces a make-or-break moment
Unions want social justice agenda as centrepiece of Warwick II
Saudis ‘knew in advance’ that BAE bribery inquiry would be halted
Aid agencies’ dismay as G8 in Japan falls short on food crisis

Features

Kate Holman: European socialists unveil manifesto wish-list
Spotlights: Devout sceptics and faith schools/Justice for Chargossians
Murray Rowlands: Calling MPs to account over their expenses
Robert Taylor: When Labour hits rock bottom, the man at the top must go
Sam Akaki: Africa’s problems do not begin and end with Mugabe

Comment

Martin Rowson: Write out Second Gravedigger or this may be last act
Paul Anderson: Social democratic fixings for a broken economy
Ian Williams: Obama’s imperfect, but just look at the alternative
Tribune editorial: Warwick II is the last, best hope for Labour
Dave Prentis: All Unison members want is a fair deal; David Mills
Letters; John Coulter: Red light may be shown to Orange parades
Richard Heller: Labour’s ‘Fawlty Powers’ flop is no laughing matter

Books & Arts

Peter Kilfoyle: The high life and insecure times of Cherie Blair
David Harounoff: Levy’s unsatisfactory answers on cash for questions
Aleks Sierz: A cold dramatic look at compelling contemporary issues
Neil Young: What a visit to the land of the free can cost refugees