Novara Live: Tories Plot to TOPPLE Boris Johnson As MP Defects to Labour
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Opinion: It’s Time to Kill This Bill Once and for All
Shanice McBean
On Monday, the Lords voted against 14 of the worst parts of the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill. Small wins like these can sustain the Kill The Bill movement, writes Shanice McBean, but we can’t let them distract us from the final victory.
Opinion: The Tories Are Abandoning Migrant Women to Domestic Abuse
Rebekah Pierre
The Domestic Abuse Act, passed in April 2021, was supposedly a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to protect women – just not the ones who need it most, writes former social worker Rebekah Pierre.
Analysis: The Navy Wants Nothing to Do With the Tories’ War on Migrants
Daniel Sohege
The Home Office’s plans to militarise the Channel are illegal - and the navy wants no part in them, writes Daniel Sohege.
ACFM: Trip 21: Unity and Difference
Do we need to agree in order to win? The #ACFM gang consider the possibility of a united movement.
Novara Live: Johnson’s Desperate Plan to Survive
In a last gasp bid to save his career Boris Johnson is planning a cull of top staff, and a flurry of right wing policy announcement. Will operation the so-called ‘Save Big Dog’ pay dividends?
Opinion: Johnson Should Go – And the Left Should Demand It
Jonas Marvin
While Boris Johnson was living it up at Downing Street, we locked down, suffered and died. If the left doesn’t harness the widespread fury over ‘partygate’, it’ll be missing a huge opportunity, argues Jonas Marvin.
Opinion: Ikea Isn’t Cutting Unvaccinated Staff’s Sick Pay to Protect Customers – It’s Doing It to Cut Costs
James Meadway
Ikea has announced it is cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff, and other companies are following suit. This isn't about principles - it’s textbook divide-and-rule, writes James Meadway.
Novara Live: They Partied While the Queen Mourned
What's worse than partying while people suffer under lockdown rules? For the Tory grassroots, it might well be offending Her Majesty the Queen.
Opinion: Why Do Rich and Powerful People Become Abusers? Because They Can
Joana Ramiro
Upon Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction, many pundits aired their shock and disbelief that a well-known ‘socialite’ had ever become involved in the sexual abuse of teenagers. This misses the point, argues Joana Ramiro: wealth and power is precisely what helps wealthy and powerful abusers abuse.
Feature: The ‘Colston 4’ Won by Invoking History – And Using It to Build a Strong Legal Defence
Priyanka Raval
Since the Colston 4 were found not guilty last week, the right has sought to claim their win was ideological - an assault on the rule of law. This is simply not the case, writes Priyanka Raval: the group’s legal defence was robust.
ACFM: Microdose: Unity on the Frontline With Norah Lopez Holden
Why did so many women fight in the Spanish Civil War? Nadia Idle talks to actor and activist Norah Lopez Holden about the milicianas.
Novara Live: Johnson’s Hollow Apology for Lockdown Party
Boris Johnson has admitted attending a lockdown party, but won't stop repeating his ridiculous excuses. Is it now time up for the PM?
Analysis: Ending Vaccine Apartheid Won’t End the Pandemic
James Meadway
It is vital that rich countries in the global north share the vaccines we have hoarded if we are to effectively manage the pandemic, writes James Meadway. But vaccination is only one part of the solution.
Report: After Years of Campaigning Against an Israeli Weapons Factory, It Was Direct Action That Shut It Down
Rivkah Brown
On Monday, Elbit Systems announced the sale of its Oldham factory. Over years, local activists had been gradually building momentum for the campaign – until a direct action group turbocharged it. Rivkah Brown reports.
Analysis: Novak Djokovic’s Detention Exposed Australia’s Brutal Border Regime
Dominic McGovern
Djokovic experienced a mere fraction of the brutality thousands of undocumented migrants are subjected to every day - and he's already been set free. The sports star's case should be a wake-up call to the world, writes Dominic McGovern: nobody should be treated this way.
Opinion: It’s No Use Blaming Russia: Britain Fomented the Crisis in Kazakhstan
Volodya Vagner
Blair whitewashed the president's bloodstained reputation. British wealth managers created a class of kleptocrats. The roots of Kazakstan's current unrest lie as much in London as in Moscow, writes Volodya Vagner.
Novara Live: Corbyn Considers Forming New Party
The Telegraph have reported that Jeremy Corbyn is considering launching a new party. Is the story plausible and, if so, would it be a good idea?