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.
Nigel Farage’s ‘Anti-Establishment’ Party Is Being Funded by the Establishment
Sam Bright
Reform claims to be leading a revolt against the elite - but the party is being funded by old Etonians, property moguls, and people who have made small fortunes in the City, Novara Media can reveal.
How UK Universities Are Cracking Down on Pro-Palestine Occupations
Christophe Domec
The London School of Economics used a court order to evict a campus pro-Palestine encampment this week. As universities crack down on protest, Christophe Domec asks, what next for student occupations?
Andrew Feinstein Is the Left’s Anti-Keir Starmer
Rivkah Brown
A former South African MP thought his politician days were behind him – until a UK Labour leader came along who embodied everything he’d ever fought against. Rivkah Brown meets Andrew Feinstein.
Nigel Farage Is Coming for Your (Young) Man
Clare Hymer & Craig Gent
Nigel Farage is trying to tap into a particular kind of post-industrial masculinity in order to widen his base. Unfortunately, he’s succeeding, write Clare Hymer and Craig Gent.
Meet the Labour Candidates Lobbying for Oil, Gas and Arms Companies
Polly Smythe
From Shell to Uber, Amazon to Lockheed Martin: Labour's class of 2024 has a stunning array of corporate clients.
Faced With Two Pro-Genocide Parties, Voters Are Tapping Out
Rivkah Brown
More and more people can’t bring themselves to vote for either main party - or anyone - at the next election, but want to communicate their rage. They tell Rivkah Brown why they’re spoiling their ballots.
Soaps Give Working Class Actors a Chance – And They’re Disappearing
Polly Smythe
As privately educated stars like Olivia Coleman and Andrew Garfield continue to infiltrate Hollywood, shows for and by regular people are being axed, writes Polly Smythe.
Paris Is Banishing Its Homeless Before the Olympics. A Group of Child Migrants Isn’t Having It
Christophe Domec
A new law is sending unhoused people from the French capital to ten temporary accommodation centres around the country, a move the government maintains has nothing to do with the Olympics. A group of child migrants is fighting back. Christophe Domec reports.
Are Green Shoots Starting to Crack the Red Wall?
Craig Gent
When Mothin Ali won a council election in east Leeds, he didn’t expect to make headlines across the rightwing press. But the real story is how Labour has problems in its ‘heartland’ seats, writes Craig Gent.
Against All Odds, Brent Council Is Investing in Its Artists
Juliet Jacques
Only 8% of film and TV professionals come from the working class, according to new stats. One of London’s most deprived boroughs wants to change that by paying artists to work in its studios, writes Juliet Jacques.
Young Jews Are Sick of Being Lied to About Israel
Rivkah Brown
For decades, diaspora Jews have been raised to believe in Israel. A new documentary tracks their loss of innocence, writes Rivkah Brown.