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Housing Secretary Took £20k Speaking Fee From Estate Agent Lobbyists

Soraya Kishtwari

Housing secretary Angela Rayner has taken a £20,000 speaking fee from an estate agents’ lobbying group, even though she once condemned MPs earning money from outside jobs as “beyond shameful”.

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The Pointlessness of Nigel Farage

Ash Sarkar

Won the election. Lost his spark.

Opinion

Why Hasn’t Andy Burnham Said a Word on the Drought?

Ash Sarkar

Making hay while the sun shines.

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How Europe Betrayed Leftwing Spain Over Ceuta

Steven Methven

Who needs enemies when you’ve got allies?

TalkTV Presenter Found Guilty of Assaulting Climate Protester

Israel Is Removing Rubble From Gaza ‘to Erase Evidence’ of Genocide

Meta Systematically Suppresses Palestinian Voices, Research Finds

BBC Failing to Inform Viewers About Climate Emergency, Says Polanski

UK Government Won’t Release Files on Israeli Firm ‘Meddling’ in Election

Native American Tribe Bans Construction of Hyperscale Data Centres

NHS Staff Called ‘Dirty Foreigners’ Amid Rise in Racist Abuse by Patients

Ex-Oil Engineer Turned Climate Whistleblower: We Face Collapse.

Aaron Bastani Meets Kevin Anderson

We have missed the 1.5°C target.

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Burnham Has a Choice: Drop the Palestine Action Ban or Be Cursed by It

Steven Methven

The saxophones are getting louder.

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What Does Self-Knowledge Look Like? Reading Marcus Aurelius

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Do Your Own Research

Is This Podcast the Problem?

Richard Hames meets Joshua Citarella

Time to lock in (to the labour struggle).

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Angela Rayner Rules Out Rent Controls

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How Britain’s Fragile Coastal Communities Are Reclaiming Power

The author of Frontierlands on the neglected seaside towns that are reimagining their economies.

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Analysis

8 Things Andy Burnham Should Do in His First 100 Days As Prime Minister

‘We’re the Canary in the Coal Mine’: Palestine Action Activists Sentenced As ‘Terrorists’ Speak Out

If Andy Burnham Ignores the Climate, He’ll Do So at His Peril

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How Europe Betrayed Leftwing Spain Over Ceuta

The Age of the West Is Over. Here’s Why.

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Palestine march

Gaza Genocide a Factor for Majority of Progressive Voters Abandoning Labour, New Polling Shows

Zohran Mamdani Has Valuable Lessons for the Greens on Antisemitism Attacks

The Most Influential Leftist You’ve Never Heard Of

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Opinion

two white men shake hands

The Military Should Stop Wasting Money Before Demanding More of It

What Do the World Cup Final and Andy Burnham Have in Common?

Ignore the Pageantry - Keir Starmer is Leaving Power in Disgrace

Organised Labour

Report

A protest against the proscription of Palestine Action in Manchester on Saturday 29 November 2025. Credit: Harriet Williamson

Disability Charity Sacks Employee for Palestine Protest, Citing ‘Brand Reputation’

The Blueprint for System Change

Democrats Whined About Trump. Zohran Mamdani Offered an Alternative

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10 Seats to Watch in the Local Elections

How Many More Tory Defectors Can Reform Absorb?

Exposing the Israeli Capture of British Politics

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Satirical candidate Count Binface. Photo: Reuters/Toby Melville

Why Is British Politics so Weird Right Now?

The Middle Class Will Collapse Unless We Tax the Rich

How Nigel Farage Accidentally Picked a Fight With a Bin

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How Britain's Fragile Coastal Communities Are Reclaiming Power

Who Won the War on Drugs?

Andy Burnham Wants Places to Feel Loved Again

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Ex-Oil Engineer Turned Climate Whistleblower: We Face Collapse.

How China Wins the Resource War

Climate Deniers Hold Conference As London Bakes in Extreme Heat

Policing

Analysis

Britain’s Year of Arresting Pensioners As Terrorists Has Taken a Hatchet to Our Civil Liberties

Yankification Is Poisoning British Culture

Palestine Action Defendants Apply to Remove ‘Biased’ Judge

Housing

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You Will Rent Forever. Here’s Why.

An Israeli Property Fair Is Still Advertising Illegal West Bank Homes to Brits

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The Journalist Who Terrifies Corporate America

125: Is the Era of Conspicuous Consumption Nearly Over?

Why Do British Seaside Towns Vote Reform?

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Are We Living Through a New Era of British Weirdness?

What Can Antifascists in the UK Learn From Antifa in the US?

Open University U-Turns on ‘Ancient Palestine’ Ban

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If I Speak

102: I'm Not Ready for A Relationship – but I Don't Want Him to See Other People

Melania Is Far-Right Propaganda. Thankfully, Nobody's Buying It

Today’s Public Intellectuals Are More Likely to Serve Power Than Challenge It

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What Does Self-Knowledge Look Like? Reading Marcus Aurelius

The World Cup Team Palestinian Refugees Call Their Own

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