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Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a visit to the Manufacturing Futures Lab at UCL (University College London), in London, Britain January 13, 2025, as he prepares to launch a plan to harness AI to spur growth and efficiency in the country. HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool via REUTERS

How Labour Is Using Biased AI to Determine Benefit Claims

Harriet Williamson

Labour is creating a digitised welfare state where biased AI will gobble up data and wreck vulnerable people’s lives by judging them based on their age, marital status and nationality. Harriet Williamson reports.

A roast. Image: REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

No Justice, No Peas: Inside the Toby Carvery Union Drive

Polly Smythe

Workers at a branch in Bolton are aiming to become the first at a major pub chain to gain union recognition, but claim they are being met with classic anti-union tactics. Polly Smythe reports.

The Billionaire Landlord Battling a Beloved London Cinema

John Lubbock & Daisy Steinhardt

Property mogul Asif Aziz prefers to be known for his philanthropy, but one of his companies stands accused of targeting a treasured community asset, not for the first time. John Lubbock and Daisy Steinhardt report.

A man in a suit sits besides a lawyer in a wig. In front of them both is a placard with the world "Israel"

We Asked Legal Experts: Is 2025 the Year Israel Faces Justice?

Nadine Talaat

From the ICJ’s plausible genocide ruling to the ICC issuing arrest warrants, last year the wheels of justice began to move against Israel. Nadine Talaat asks legal experts whether 2025 could finally end its decades-long impunity.

David Lammy sits in front of a Christmas tree

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.

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.

A head shot of activist Ellen Clifford outside the royal courts of justice.

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.

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.

Sir John Hall takes over as chairman of Newcastle United after his son faced sleaze allegations. Reuters

Meet the Super-Rich Property Mogul Who Just Got Made Reform UK’s New ‘Life President’

Simon Childs

Sir John Hall, once dubbed ‘King of the Geordies,’ has been made ‘North East Life President’ of Reform UK after making a reportedly ‘vast’ donation.

This ‘Israeli-Palestinian’ Boyband Is Whitewashing Apartheid

Ed Gillett

The brainchild of two LA music execs, the six-piece group featuring Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel started recording together the day before 7 October. Is as1one an earnest attempt at musical coexistence, or something more sinister ? Ed Gillett reports.

Dr Shahd Abusalama was cleared of antisemitism in an investigation by human rights barrister Akua Reindorf. Photo: Facebook

A Palestinian Academic Thought Her Ordeal With Her Employer Was Over. Then It ‘Reached Out to the Jewish Chronicle’

Simon Childs

Dr Shahd Abusalama has claimed victory after settling out of court with Sheffield Hallam University, following an extraordinary legal battle. Simon Childs reports.

A man inspects the labels of some soft drinks at a supermarket

Latin America Is Leading the Charge Against Ultra-Processed Food

Aron Penczu

Brazil, Chile and Colombia are among those cracking down on fake foods, whose incursion into the global south has triggered memories of colonialism. Aron Penczu reports.

The Museum of Neoliberalism Is Being Bulldozed to Make Way for Luxury Flats

Juliet Jacques

The satirical museum has met an end too good to be scripted. Juliet Jacques meets its co-founder, the artist Darren Cullen.

A group of three men and one woman stand against an exposed brick wall

Can a Bunch of Tech Nerds Solve the Housing Crisis?

Rivkah Brown

Roost promises to create one million housing co-ops, but its high rents and willingness to work with landlords have turned off housing activists. Is their scepticism warranted? Rivkah Brown reports.

A protestor outside Valley Vets in South Wales

Six Companies Own 60% of UK Vets, and Workers Are Sick of It

Polly Smythe

Global megacorporations have spotted an opportunity in the millions of new lockdown puppies and are snapping up local veterinary practices in bulk. The result is broke pet owners and underpaid workers - and the first vet practice strike in UK history, reports Polly Smythe.

The empty fourth plinth on Trafalgar Square in London

The Fourth Plinth Is About to Become a Trans Monument

Juliet Jacques

Mexican artist Teresa Margolles will fill Trafalgar Square with the faces of 850 trans people in a visual protest against transfemicide. Juliet Jacques reports.

A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

27-year-old Justine Canady revived Lewisham council’s dormant union. Now the local authority is firing her and a fellow rep, leaving 3,000 employees facing major cuts without their support.

A woman in high-vis stands in front of a group of people also in high-vis

Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say

Aron Penczu

Even if built, Labour’s promised 1.5m new homes will not move the dial on house prices, rents, or homelessness, say experts. They probably won’t even keep up with population growth. Aron Penczu reports.

How Labour Is Using Biased AI to Determine Benefit Claims

Harriet Williamson

No Justice, No Peas: Inside the Toby Carvery Union Drive

Polly Smythe

The Billionaire Landlord Battling a Beloved London Cinema

John Lubbock & Daisy Steinhardt

We Asked Legal Experts: Is 2025 the Year Israel Faces Justice?

Nadine Talaat

Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown

Francesca Newton

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

Polly Smythe

Meet the Super-Rich Property Mogul Who Just Got Made Reform UK’s New ‘Life President’

Simon Childs

This ‘Israeli-Palestinian’ Boyband Is Whitewashing Apartheid

Ed Gillett

A Palestinian Academic Thought Her Ordeal With Her Employer Was Over. Then It ‘Reached Out to the Jewish Chronicle’

Simon Childs

Latin America Is Leading the Charge Against Ultra-Processed Food

Aron Penczu

The Museum of Neoliberalism Is Being Bulldozed to Make Way for Luxury Flats

Juliet Jacques

Six Companies Own 60% of UK Vets, and Workers Are Sick of It

Polly Smythe

A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say

Aron Penczu

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How Labour Is Using Biased AI to Determine Benefit Claims

Harriet Williamson

No Justice, No Peas: Inside the Toby Carvery Union Drive

Polly Smythe

The Billionaire Landlord Battling a Beloved London Cinema

John Lubbock & Daisy Steinhardt

We Asked Legal Experts: Is 2025 the Year Israel Faces Justice?

Nadine Talaat

Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown

Francesca Newton

Meet the Disabled Activist Taking the UK Government to Court

Harriet Williamson

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

Polly Smythe

Meet the Super-Rich Property Mogul Who Just Got Made Reform UK’s New ‘Life President’

Simon Childs

This ‘Israeli-Palestinian’ Boyband Is Whitewashing Apartheid

Ed Gillett

A Palestinian Academic Thought Her Ordeal With Her Employer Was Over. Then It ‘Reached Out to the Jewish Chronicle’

Simon Childs

Latin America Is Leading the Charge Against Ultra-Processed Food

Aron Penczu

The Museum of Neoliberalism Is Being Bulldozed to Make Way for Luxury Flats

Juliet Jacques

Can a Bunch of Tech Nerds Solve the Housing Crisis?

Rivkah Brown

Six Companies Own 60% of UK Vets, and Workers Are Sick of It

Polly Smythe

The Fourth Plinth Is About to Become a Trans Monument

Juliet Jacques

A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say

Aron Penczu

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