Novara FM: Truncheons at Dawn
When a filmmaker and a solicitor investigated the policing of protest, they found secret manuals, imperial legacies and dirty tricks.
Opinion: Direct Action is Just What the Doctor Ordered
Moya Lothian-McLean
From anti-raids blockades to arms factory occupations, direct action is on the rise. That can only be a good thing, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
Novara Live: Patel’s Deportations Blocked, Grenfell Anniversary, Keir’s “Don’t Call Me Boring” Plea
The Tories are furious after their first Rwanda deportation flight was grounded. What happens next, and is leaving the ECHR next on Priti Patel’s agenda? Plus: it’s five years since the fire at Grenfell Tower claimed 72 lives, but has anything changed since the tragedy? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: I’m a Therapist, Not a Cop
Erene Hadjiioannou
New government guidance is supposed to make it easier for victims to talk about their perpetrators' crimes in therapy. The catch? Prosecutors may be able to access their therapy notes.
Feature: Let’s Grow Cannabis En Masse, Say Campaigners
Sophie K Rosa
Following the destruction of hemp crops at the Home Office’s behest, campaigners are calling on people to grow the plant en masse without a licence. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Foreign Agent: Our Day Will Come
After the horror of the hunger strikes, Noraid is invigorated – but the movement is beginning to fracture. Will the future be decided by rifle or ballot box?
Report: Terfs Are Marginal in France. A New Media Platform Plans to Keep It That Way
Olly Haynes
Camped out in an empty Parisian office block, XY Media is a new media frontier of trans liberation. Olly Haynes reports.
Feature: The Green Revolution Could Make Cornwall a Mining Capital Again. Who Stands to Benefit?
Lucie Akerman
Lithium mining is set to spark a gold rush in Cornwall. But with past experience of extractive industries, residents hope community organisation will chart a different future, reports Lucie Akerman.
Novara Live: Patel’s Rwanda Deportation, Cadwalladr Wins Libel Trial, Starmer Bores Britain
An appeal court judge has ruled that Priti Patel’s Rwanda flight can go ahead. Is it now too late to be stopped? Plus: Keir Starmer bores the nation, and Carole Cadwalladr defeats Arron banks in a Brexit libel trial. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Analysis: Germany is Projecting Its Holocaust Guilt Onto Palestinians
Nael Ibrahim
Berlin police arrested 170 people on Nakba Day. Germany isn’t dealing with its own antisemitism – it’s projecting it onto Palestinians, writes Nael Ibrahim.
Downstream: ‘Working Class’ Is Not an Identity. Ash Sarkar Meets China Miéville
The author of The City & The City joins Ash Sarkar on Downstream to discuss sadism, sci-fi, blockchain utopias, Lord of the Rings and the politics of Sally Rooney's fiction.
Novara Live: Johnson’s Trash Housing Plan, Mason’s Mad Mind Map, Streeting’s Leadership Hopes
Boris Johnson’s Right-To-Buy plans won’t fix our broken housing system. They’ll only make it worse. Plus: Paul Mason’s map of so-called ‘Pro-Putin’ influence on the left, and Wes Streeting’s leadership ambitions lead him to pretend he’s more left-wing than he is. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Report: In Stroud, Starmer’s Labour is Undermining Local Leaders – Again
Aaron Bastani
Labour is offering members in Stroud just two people to choose from for their next parliamentary candidate - neither of which is the local favourite. Aaron Bastani reports.
Novara FM: Abolishing Prisons Is Only the Start
How can we build a world that has no need of policing? Rivkah Brown finds out with scholar-activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore.
Opinion: I Met Shireen Abu Aqleh’s Family – And Here’s What They Want From the UK
Nadia Whittome
The family of the Palestinian journalist murdered by the Israeli military last month want her killing to mark a turning point in the UK’s treatment of Israel, writes Nadia Whittome MP.
Novara Live: Tories Want Tax Cuts, James Meadway on £15 Min Wage, YouGov Accused of Suppressing Polls
Boris Johnson keeps insisting he wants to move on from Partygate to focus on policy. With growing calls for tax cuts from his MPs, should we expect another shift to the right? Plus: James Meadway on why Britain needs the £15 minimum wage; YouGov are accused of supressing Corbyn-positive polls; and the RMT announce three […]
Opinion: Labour is Out of Ideas on the Energy Crisis
Matteo Tiratelli
Rachel Reeves condemns government borrowing while demanding Rishi Sunak does more. What exactly does she want, asks Matteo Tiratelli.
Opinion: Council Tax Is Broken. Devolution Could Fix It
Rio Goldhammer
Regional autonomy offers an opportunity tax to work for the people paying it, writes Rio Goldhammer.