Report: University Docks Pay From Lecturer for Strike While He Was Having Heart Surgery
Andrew Kersley
SOAS has been accused of ‘gross incompetence’ after deducting pay for lecturers over a strike that they didn’t actually take part in.
Novara Live: A Level Results See Record Fall in Top Grades, Israeli Forces Targeting Paramedics
A-level results have seen a record fall in grades following the government’s pledge to return the system to normal after the pandemic. Plus: the international chess federation have banned trans-women from women-only competitions; and how hard-right Tories are pushing for a net zero referendum. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Rivkah Brown.
Novara FM: The Art of the Psyop
The truth is out there – but increasingly hard to confirm, as artist Trevor Paglen explains.
Report: Israeli Forces Are Deliberately Shooting at Palestinian Paramedics
Daisy Schofield
Amid the deadliest year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, paramedics tell Novara Media Israeli soldiers are driving them away from casualties with sniper fire, targeting ambulances with live ammunition and confiscating their bulletproof vests.
Novara Live: Tories Try to Take Credit for Lower Inflation
Annual Inflation has fallen, and the Tory government are trying to take credit. Plus: the Home Office have come up with a new way to mistreat migrants; and a new development in the captain Tom Moore family farce. With Dalia Gebrial and Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: Why Does Every Politician Need a Sob Story?
Aaron Bastani
If ‘progressive’ centrist politicians really want to strike a chord, they need a compelling story for the country, writes Aaron Bastani, not just more hard luck stories about themselves.
Novara Live: Tory Funding For Crumbling NHS Branded A “Sticking Plaster”
Rishi Sunak’s government have announced an extra 250 million pounds for the NHS. Labour say this isn’t nearly enough. Plus, police forces across the UK have leaked data, Vice News is accused of blocking stories that offend the Saudi Arabian government and Humza Yousaf has spoken out about the need for men in positions of […]
Feature: Meet the French MP Who Went From Cleaning Hotel Rooms to Taking on the Country’s Political Elite
Olly Haynes
Speaking to Novara Media, Rachel Keke slams France’s ‘seriously disconnected’ centrist politicians.
Novara Live: Braverman’s “Thoughts and Prayers” After Migrants Drown, Labour U-Turn on Clean Air
After six afghani men drowned in the channel after their boat sank, home secretary Suella Braverman has given them her “thoughts and prayers.” Plus: Tony Blair is still taking money from Saudi Arabia; and some shocking contributions from the public on small boat crossings. With Aaron Bastani and Mike Bankole.
Report: Manchester Police Drop Discriminatory Carnival Bans
Moya Lothian-McLean
Greater Manchester Police abandoned plans to ban people from a local Caribbean carnival after Novara Media revealed that Black people were eight times more likely to be targeted.
Novara Live: Deadly Bacteria Found on Tory Barge for Asylum Seekers
An outbreak of legionella bacteria has forced all migrants to leave the government's Bibby Stockholm barge.
Report: Asylum Seekers in London Are Protesting Poor Living Conditions and Long Wait Times
Sophie K Rosa
A series of asylum-seeker-led protests this year has drawn attention to deteriorating conditions in the overcrowded, poor-quality accommodation refugees are forced to live in.
Novara Live: Sunak’s Tories Preside Over Record High for NHS Waiting Lists
The number of people waiting for routine treatment on the NHS in England has just hit 7.6 million people – smashing all previous records. Plus: home secretary Suella Braverman says that a group of teenagers should be hunted down; and a certain Tory MP tells Michael Walker to solve his renting problems by simply buying […]
Report: Housing Charity Accused of Trying to ‘Get Around Law’ to Break Strike
Polly Smythe
Employers are no longer allowed to use agency workers to undermine strikes, so St Mungo’s have simply given strike-breaking agency workers short-term contracts.
Novara FM: The Oxygen of Democracy
Amy Goodman, trailblazing host of Democracy Now!, tells Ash Sarkar why American journalism is always under threat.
Novara Live: Jenrick and Anderson’s Shameful Cruelty Competition
A split has opened up in the Conservative party after Tory chair Lee Anderson has said Sunak’s government have “failed” on immigration. Plus: tragedy in the Mediterranean as 41 migrants die after a shipwreck; and a certain Tory peer has announced he may end up voting Labour. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Review: The New ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ Doesn’t Just Preach to the Converted
Juliet Jacques
By transposing the Italian play to London in the 2020s, Daniel Raggett’s new production is a memorable piece of consciousness-raising, argues Juliet Jacques.
Feature: School Exclusions Are Ruining Poor, Black and Disabled Students’ Lives
Daisy Schofield
Pupil suspensions are now at a six-year high, with local councils reportedly asking pupil referral units to take more excluded children than they have space for.