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Opinion: The Scandal Hit US Health Insurance Company Deeply Embedded in the NHS

John Puntis

US health companies which have used AI to deny giving patients care are providing NHS services. The government must stand up to them, argues John Puntis.

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Red Flags: I Hate Dating Apps. But How Else Am I Supposed to Find Love?

Sophie K Rosa

Dating apps deprive us of an intangible but vital magic, writes Sophie K Rosa. Here's how to subvert their logic.

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Report: Palestine Marchers Set to Defy Police Ban

Rivkah Brown

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has always cooperated with police, until now. Rivkah Brown reports on why the group is refusing to cancel Saturday's central London march, despite the Met doubling down.

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Opinion: Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Labour had a massive opportunity to counter the media onslaught and brighten the public mood, writes Juliet Jacques - and they’ve squandered it.

A sign that reads 'Jews against genocide' is held up at a protest

Report: British Jews Call Bullshit on Met’s Palestine March Ban

Rivkah Brown

Over 720 British Jews, including prominent human rights lawyers and academics, have signed a statement slamming the Met’s ban on an upcoming Palestine demonstration over supposed synagogue disruption. Union leaders, MPs and cultural figures have joined them. Rivkah Brown reports.

Long Read: I Drank the Russell Brand Kool-Aid

Alison J Carr

His outsider status and unabashed spiritualism made TV star Russell Brand feel like a kindred spirit to a young Alison J Carr. As his alleged sexual misconduct and alt-right tendencies come to light, she wonders: how did I get him so wrong?

The strike at Amazon Coventry in November 2023. REUTERS/Carl Recine

Analysis: Labour Said It Would Make Work Pay. Will It?

Polly Smythe

The government's big pitch to workers and trade unions could end up full of loopholes, missed opportunities and bad incentives for bosses. Polly Smythe reports.

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Report: BBC Exec Downplayed Israel ‘Plausible Genocide’ Ruling to Dismayed Colleagues

Rivkah Brown

Exclusive: BBC News global director Jonathan Munro refuted colleagues’ claims that the corporation was suppressing the International Court of Justice’s ruling that Israel was plausibly committing genocide while minimising the ruling’s significance, internal emails reveal. Rivkah Brown reports.

Opinion: Why Is the Science Museum Laundering a Coal Giant’s Reputation?

Adam Ramsay

The Science Museum is facing fresh scrutiny over its sponsorship by Adani Green Energy, part of coal giant Adani Group, after fraud charges were brought against the company’s directors. Ignore the denials, writes Adam Ramsay - this is pure, unadulterated greenwashing.

Report: First Working GP Sent to Prison for Peaceful Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

Patrick Hart has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for cracking the display of petrol pumps at an Esso service station as part of an action with Just Stop Oil.

Opinion: No Legal Term – Even Genocide – Can Fathom Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza

Rob Howse

Israeli soldiers filming themselves killing civilians surpasses legal definition, writes international law professor Rob Howse.

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Feature: Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

From graceless losers to pathetic fence-sitters, here are the public servants who made Britain what it was in 2024.

A montage of different identity groups for Trump, including Latinos, Blacks and Gays, and Donald Trump's face

Long Read: Identity Politics Is Dead, and the Far Right Knows It

Richard Seymour

People are tired of identity politics - and the rainbow coalition lining up behind Donald Trump proves it, writes Richard Seymour.

Feature: How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown

Francesca Newton

While Suella Braverman and Priti Patel are remembered as the spearheads of the protest crackdown, writes Francesca Newton, it was Tony Blair who kicked it into a whole new gear.

Review: Novara Media’s Best Books of 2024

Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar

There’s little worse than wasting your time on a bad book, and little more rewarding than getting it right. Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar share their top reads of the year.

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Feature: Meet the Disabled Activist Taking the UK Government to Court

Harriet Williamson

Ellen Clifford is fighting Keir Starmer's government in the high court to prevent disability benefit cuts. She speaks to Harriet Williamson about the value of disabled life under capitalism, assisted dying and why disabled people threaten the status quo.

David Lammy attends a protest for Kurdish rights outside the Turkish embassy in London in 2016. The PKK flag flies behind his head. Dinendra Haria / Alamy Stock Photo

Long Read: Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?

Simon Childs & John Lubbock

Last month, police raided a community centre that David Lammy used to sit on the board of, as part of a controversial counter-terror investigation. Since then, the foreign secretary said nothing about it. What is going on?

Feature: Service Work Is Joyless at Christmas – And Online Deliveries Are Making It Worse

Polly Smythe

Retail and hospitality workers are told to be even more cheerful during the festive season - which is also their least favourite time of year.

Opinion: The Scandal Hit US Health Insurance Company Deeply Embedded in the NHS

John Puntis

Report: Palestine Marchers Set to Defy Police Ban

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Report: British Jews Call Bullshit on Met’s Palestine March Ban

Rivkah Brown

Long Read: I Drank the Russell Brand Kool-Aid

Alison J Carr

Analysis: Labour Said It Would Make Work Pay. Will It?

Polly Smythe

Report: BBC Exec Downplayed Israel ‘Plausible Genocide’ Ruling to Dismayed Colleagues

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Why Is the Science Museum Laundering a Coal Giant’s Reputation?

Adam Ramsay

Report: First Working GP Sent to Prison for Peaceful Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

Opinion: No Legal Term – Even Genocide – Can Fathom Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza

Rob Howse

Feature: Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

Long Read: Identity Politics Is Dead, and the Far Right Knows It

Richard Seymour

Feature: How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown

Francesca Newton

Review: Novara Media’s Best Books of 2024

Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar

Long Read: Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?

Simon Childs & John Lubbock

Feature: Service Work Is Joyless at Christmas – And Online Deliveries Are Making It Worse

Polly Smythe

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Opinion: The Scandal Hit US Health Insurance Company Deeply Embedded in the NHS

John Puntis

Red Flags: I Hate Dating Apps. But How Else Am I Supposed to Find Love?

Sophie K Rosa

Report: Palestine Marchers Set to Defy Police Ban

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Report: British Jews Call Bullshit on Met’s Palestine March Ban

Rivkah Brown

Long Read: I Drank the Russell Brand Kool-Aid

Alison J Carr

Analysis: Labour Said It Would Make Work Pay. Will It?

Polly Smythe

Report: BBC Exec Downplayed Israel ‘Plausible Genocide’ Ruling to Dismayed Colleagues

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Why Is the Science Museum Laundering a Coal Giant’s Reputation?

Adam Ramsay

Report: First Working GP Sent to Prison for Peaceful Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

Opinion: No Legal Term – Even Genocide – Can Fathom Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza

Rob Howse

Feature: Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

Long Read: Identity Politics Is Dead, and the Far Right Knows It

Richard Seymour

Feature: How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown

Francesca Newton

Review: Novara Media’s Best Books of 2024

Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar

Feature: Meet the Disabled Activist Taking the UK Government to Court

Harriet Williamson

Long Read: Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?

Simon Childs & John Lubbock

Feature: Service Work Is Joyless at Christmas – And Online Deliveries Are Making It Worse

Polly Smythe

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