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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Football Fans Are Organising Against the Far Right
Polly Smythe
Antiracists across the country have been standing up to the far right. But football fans in Liverpool are also doing deeper work to build trust in their community. Polly Smythe reports.
Liverpool Is Famously Leftwing. How Did the Far Right Gain a Foothold?
Moya Lothian-McLean
Liverpool isn’t somewhere many might expect to erupt in far-right violence. But when racists ran riot in the city last week, residents were less surprised. Moya Lothian-McLean reports.
London’s First Palestinian Cultural Centre Is Within Arm’s Reach
Juliet Jacques
Sprawling across five floors of a former language school, the gorgeous Palestine House is poised to make history. Juliet Jacques reports.
The Greens’ Rise Seems Unstoppable. How Are They Doing It?
Aaron Bastani
The Greens have seen a fivefold increase in council seats since 2019. Aaron Bastani spoke to the head of their campaigning operation to find out how.