Analysis

Bombing Yemen Won’t Protect Britain’s Precious Trade Interests

Ash Sarkar

There’s a ghoulish irony that after stoking a humanitarian crisis in Yemen by cutting off its maritime trade, the West is bombing Houthi targets in the name of protecting commercial shipping, writes Ash Sarkar.

Marine Le Pen, a woman with blonde hair, sits among red seats

That’s It, Marine Le Pen Is Writing France’s Laws Now

Cole Stangler

Last week, Macron's coalition pushed through an immigration bill described as France's most regressive in 40 years, and which Le Pen has declared an ‘ideological victory’. That’s what happens when you try to outgun the far right, argues Cole Stangler.

Image shows a photograph of murdered Cheshire teenager Brianna Ghey, surrounded by candles, situated at a vigil in Dublin for her.

Police Refused to Label Brianna Ghey’s Murder a Hate Crime. Why?

Moya Lothian-McLean

The murder of a 16-year-old in Cheshire is a shocking convergence of factors. But we can’t ignore the role of transmisogyny in this violence, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.

Israeli and antifa flags flown side by side in Germany

What’s Up With Germany’s Pro-Israel ‘Left’?

James Jackson

Germany's anti-Deutsch used to be 'fringe weirdos'. Now their pro-Israel ideology has gone mainstream.

a man with short brown hair and a fade looks pained as he's arrested by police in yellow hi vis

The March Against Antisemitism Is a Far-Right Dream

Rivkah Brown

Rather than telling Tommy Robinson to ‘fuck off’, the march against antisemitism should question why he was there in the first place, writes Rivkah Brown.

How Did the Far Right Get So Weird?

Richard Hames

Argentina’s cos-playing, corgi-cloning president-elect is just the latest product of the global rightwing Oddball Factory. How did the far right get so weird?

Two German police officers stand in front of a Palestine protest in Berlin

Why Is Showing Solidarity With Palestine Getting People Cancelled in Germany?

Hanno Hauenstein

From Jeremy Corbyn to the musician Nicolás Jaar, a ban on pro-Palestine protests has given way to a spate of cancellations in Germany. This is part of a wider rightward shift, writes Hanno Hauenstein.

Pro-Palestine protesters outside parliament as MPs vote on an amendment calling for a ceasefire. Photo: Clare Hymer

A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

On Wednesday night, one third of Labour MPs defied the whip and voted for a ceasefire. Others gave stirring speeches in favour, then abstained anyway.

Far-right activists near the Cenotaph on 11 November 2023. Photo: Stand Up to Racism on Twitter

The Rightwing Media Is Very Upset About the Remembrance Day Disorder It Helped Cause

Simon Childs

The press spent all week saying pro-Palestine protests are a mark of disrespect to the war dead, but they didn’t want anyone to actually do anything about it.

Tommy Robinson. Screengrab: Urban Scoop on Twitter/X

Suella Braverman, Far-Right Activists and the Media Are Stoking Tensions Ahead of Saturday’s Palestine March

Simon Childs

Far-right activists plan to defend the Cenotaph from a march that's going nowhere near it.

Countering extremism commissioner Robin Simcox

Who Is the Tory Counter-Extremism ‘Expert’ Labelling Pro-Palestine Protests ‘Antisemitic’?

Simon Childs

Robin Simcox used to spend his time defending indefinite detention in Guantanamo Bay - then he was hired as an expert advisor to the British government.

police officers wearing high vis and police hats stand outside of a branch of JD sports

There Is Zero Evidence of a Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’

Ell Folan

Shoplifting rates are down from 2017, writes Ell Folan, while the media is acting as if all hell has broken loose.

Liz Truss’s Downfall Was a Huge Victory for Progressives

Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister left Downing Street a year ago today. While most people remember Liz Truss as a joke, her premiership was actually a catastrophic defeat for the libertarian right, argues Matthew Butcher.

a white woman with blonde hair, sunglasses and a thermos holds up a fake number plate with the words 'NO 2 ULEZ' written on it

The Public Wants to Save the Planet – As Long As It Doesn’t Personally Inconvenience Them

Ell Folan

The backlash to Just Stop Oil has exposed Britons’ contradictory attitude to the climate crisis, writes Ell Folan: sure, it’s a problem, just not ours.

Laugh at Liz Truss, But Tory Radicals Are Playing the Long Game

James Meadway

Free market ideologues are already laying the groundwork for a return to power, argues James Meadway.

Sharon Graham (centre) with striking St Mungo's workers. @UniteSharon on Twitter/X

Sharon Graham’s Strategy Shows Unions Can Win Without the Labour Party

Gregor Gall

While she doesn't have the public profile of Mick Lynch, Unite's Sharon Graham is the most successful of the current union leaders, argues Gregor Gall.

A man in a high vis yellow jacket and a black baseball cap, with a grey short beard, holds a sign on which is painted in graffiti-style font 'stop ulez'

Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

57% of Londoners support the supposedly controversial scheme, writes Ell Folan.

Brits Have Fallen Out of Love With the BBC

Ell Folan

New data shows trust in the BBC has plunged dramatically amongst both left and rightwingers. Ell Folan explains.

Bombing Yemen Won’t Protect Britain’s Precious Trade Interests

Ash Sarkar

That’s It, Marine Le Pen Is Writing France’s Laws Now

Cole Stangler

Police Refused to Label Brianna Ghey’s Murder a Hate Crime. Why?

Moya Lothian-McLean

What’s Up With Germany’s Pro-Israel ‘Left’?

James Jackson

How Did the Far Right Get So Weird?

Richard Hames

Why Is Showing Solidarity With Palestine Getting People Cancelled in Germany?

Hanno Hauenstein

A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

Who Is the Tory Counter-Extremism ‘Expert’ Labelling Pro-Palestine Protests ‘Antisemitic’?

Simon Childs

There Is Zero Evidence of a Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’

Ell Folan

Liz Truss’s Downfall Was a Huge Victory for Progressives

Matthew Butcher

Laugh at Liz Truss, But Tory Radicals Are Playing the Long Game

James Meadway

Sharon Graham’s Strategy Shows Unions Can Win Without the Labour Party

Gregor Gall

Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

Brits Have Fallen Out of Love With the BBC

Ell Folan

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Analysis

Bombing Yemen Won’t Protect Britain’s Precious Trade Interests

Ash Sarkar

That’s It, Marine Le Pen Is Writing France’s Laws Now

Cole Stangler

Police Refused to Label Brianna Ghey’s Murder a Hate Crime. Why?

Moya Lothian-McLean

What’s Up With Germany’s Pro-Israel ‘Left’?

James Jackson

The March Against Antisemitism Is a Far-Right Dream

Rivkah Brown

How Did the Far Right Get So Weird?

Richard Hames

Why Is Showing Solidarity With Palestine Getting People Cancelled in Germany?

Hanno Hauenstein

A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

The Rightwing Media Is Very Upset About the Remembrance Day Disorder It Helped Cause

Simon Childs

Suella Braverman, Far-Right Activists and the Media Are Stoking Tensions Ahead of Saturday’s Palestine March

Simon Childs

Who Is the Tory Counter-Extremism ‘Expert’ Labelling Pro-Palestine Protests ‘Antisemitic’?

Simon Childs

There Is Zero Evidence of a Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’

Ell Folan

Liz Truss’s Downfall Was a Huge Victory for Progressives

Matthew Butcher

The Public Wants to Save the Planet – As Long As It Doesn’t Personally Inconvenience Them

Ell Folan

Laugh at Liz Truss, But Tory Radicals Are Playing the Long Game

James Meadway

Sharon Graham’s Strategy Shows Unions Can Win Without the Labour Party

Gregor Gall

Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

Brits Have Fallen Out of Love With the BBC

Ell Folan

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