Novara Live: Labour’s Right Wing Election, Porn Tory Named, Nadine Dorries’ Latest Gaffe
Keir Starmer appears to have chosen a strategy to win next week's local elections: become really right wing.
Report: French Muslims Overwhelmingly Backed Mélenchon. Will the Left Take Note?
Hanna Bechiche
After five years of persecution on Emmanuel Macron's watch, Muslim voters want an alternative, writes Hanna Bechiche. Will the French left learn lessons from the election and bake anti-racism into its agenda?
Opinion: London Landlords Have Ushered in a New Era of Feudalism
Sam Bright
There’s not a North/South divide; there’s a London/Everywhere divide, and the capital’s landlords are at the heart of the problem, argues Sam Bright.
Opinion: Why Suspicion of Benefits ‘Scroungers’ Could Be About to Reach New Heights
Jim Kaufman & Jamie Redman
As an economic crisis and labour shortage bite, Jamie Redman and Jim Kaufman outline how the UK benefits system is getting more punitive by the day.
Novara Live: Johnson’s Crap Cost of Living Plan; Porn-Watching Tory; Piers Morgan’s Return
Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss Boris Johnson’s latest pathetic plans to tackle the cost of living. Plus, parliament’s mystery porn-watching MP.
Opinion: Why Can’t Starmer Just Be Like Blair?
Oliver Eagleton
Try as he might, Keir Starmer will always fail to recapture the essence of Blairism. Oliver Eagleton explains why.
Analysis: Student Loans Are Now Even More of a Scam
Aaron Bastani
The student loan system is changing again. What do the prospective reforms mean? And will they undermine the economic value of going to university? Aaron Bastani takes a look.
Novara Live: Macron Re-elected; Elon Musk to Buy Twitter; Mail’s Misogynistic Hit Piece on Rayner
Macron's election as French president might be a relief, but an unprecedented showing for the far right does not bode well for western democracies.
Opinion: Musk Buying Twitter Would Be the Defining Deal of Our Era
Aaron Bastani
Elon Musk buying Twitter, even more than Jeff Bezos flying into space, would perhaps be the greatest statement of plutocratic intent in history, argues Aaron Bastani.
Analysis: Le Pen Lost – But the Far Right Didn’t
Aurelien Mondon
Emmanuel Macron has been returned to the French presidency for a second term. His victory is more fragile than some might think, argues Aurelien Mondon.
Novara Live: Tories Turn on Johnson; Baker Says Resign; Kwarteng’s Insult to Earth Day
Influential Tories have publicly called for Johnson to resign. With a Commons select committee set to investigate whether he deliberately misled parliament, are the walls finally closing in on the prime minister? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Neurodiversity Doesn’t Make Me Miserable – Society Does
Charlie Hertzog Young
I’ve often blamed myself for my poor mental health, writes Charlie Hertzog Young. The concept of neurodiversity showed me it’s society that’s at fault.
Report: Generation Precariat: What’s It Like to Feel Robbed of Your Future?
Sophie K Rosa
‘Gen Z’ are set to be among the worst impacted by the cost of living crisis. Novara Media spoke to young people across the UK about what they’re up against.
Analysis: Autistic People Are More Likely to Be Trans. So What?
Ell Folan
JK Rowling is right: autistic people are far more likely to be transgender. That doesn’t make them any less deserving of gender-affirming care.
Novara Live: Assange Closer to Extradition, Patel to Decide Fate; More Partygate Embarrassments
A UK court has approved the extradition of Julian Assange, leaving the decision on his fate with home secretary Priti Patel. We speak to Matt Kennard of Declassified UK about the significance of the ruling. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
The Bastani Factor: How Britain Starved Ireland
Today the island of Ireland has a smaller population than it did 200 years ago. How did that happen, and what has it got to do with free market capitalism? Aaron Bastani explains how London politicians and Irish landlords exploited a crisis in the name of an ideology – in the process wrecking the lives […]
Opinion: The Response to the Trojan Horse Affair Tells Us All We Need to Know About Islamophobia in Britain
Zarah Sultana
Since its release, the Trojan Horse Affair podcast has been met with near silence by the British media. This isn’t a surprise, writes Zarah Sultana: Islamophobia shaped the media’s response to the hoax letter in 2014 and Islamophobia explains its disregard for the podcast’s revelations in 2022.
Novara Live: Israel Raids Palestine Mosque; Awful Rwanda Refugee Plan; Johnson’s Epic Unpopularity
Israel has once again stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque during Ramadan. We speak to Ines Abdel Razak in Jerusalem the current wave of repression in Palestine.