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Westminster Says a Mayor Could Save the North East. The North East Isn’t So Sure

Moya Lothian-McLean

Westminster politicians promise devolution will put power back in the hands of people who really need it - but the reality is still very different. Moya Lothian-McLean reports from the north east.

An aerial shot of large boats docked at Portsmouth International Port

How One Councillor’s Vote Saved Portsmouth Port From Privatisation

Aaron Bastani

Local government matters, writes Aaron Bastani, and Portsmouth Port proves it. In 1990, it was saved from privatisation by just one vote. Now it makes the city £8m a year.

Israel Lobbyists Tried to Cancel an Event on Mental Health and Palestine – But Failed

Sophie K Rosa

Psychoanalysis has a problem with Palestine. So the Freud Museum’s decision to let an anti-Zionist event go ahead - despite threats to its reputation - is important.

A large stone monument depicting a number of soldiers

Post-Soviet Countries Don’t Know What to Do With Their Monuments

Juliet Jacques

In December, Sofia decided to partially dismantle its monument to the Red Army, rekindling decades-old debates about where these pieces of Soviet history belong, writes Juliet Jacques.

Meet the ‘Robin Hood’ Group Linking Poverty and Climate Breakdown

Douglas Rogers

This Is Rigged hit the news by defacing a bust of Queen Victoria. But beyond the stunts, the group is leading a change in the climate movement. Douglas Rogers reports.

three men in uniform sit beside one another, looking serious

Argentina Wants to Whitewash Its Military Junta. Unfortunately, There’s Video Evidence

Juliet Jacques

After 38 years gathering dust in an archive, Ulises de la Orden has returned to the footage of the trial of Argentina’s military junta, at a time when the country most needs to see it, writes Juliet Jacques.

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20 Rightwingers You Don’t Know But Should

Novara Reporters

This year we’ve heard endlessly from 30p Lee and Cruella Braverman, but what about Britain's lesser-known rightwing headbangers? As the Westminster circus rolls out of town, meet the B-list baddies poisoning our politics.

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Spies, Surveillance and a ‘State Within the State’: How France’s Richest Man Built His Luxury Empire

Olly Haynes

France’s wealthiest tycoon has a history of scandal and direct access to Macron’s neoliberal elite.

A white man and a brown woman wearing keffiyehs stand facing each other, with a palestine flag in the background

These Pro-Palestine Activists Are on Trial for ‘Blackmail’

Rivkah Brown

On Monday, three members of Palestine Action will be the first political activists to be tried for blackmail in over a decade. Rivkah Brown reports.

Meet the Climate Activists Who Moved Cross-Country to Build a New Civilisation

Clare Hymer

A group of former Extinction Rebellion activists have relocated to Hull to organise a society that’s ready for climate breakdown. Clare Hymer reports.

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham. Unite

How Trade Unions Are Preparing for a Labour Government

Polly Smythe

This year’s Trades Union Congress took place in anticipation of the end of Tory rule. Novara Media's labour movement correspondent Polly Smythe sends a dispatch from Liverpool.

Refugee families drag luggage along a road

The Government Is Breaking the Law by Abandoning Children Alone in Hotels

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

The Home Office has placed thousands of refugee children, some as young as ten, alone in hotels. The high court says the practice is illegal - so why is it still happening?

A security guard patrols a 6-foot high grey security wall

Private Companies Are Stealing Public Parks

Rivkah Brown

Across London, cash-strapped councils are signing away people’s gardens to entertainment mega-corporations – forcing small community groups to take action. Rivkah Brown reports.

How Vice Went From New Media Giant to Saudi Propaganda Machine

Simon Childs

One former staffer alleged that Vice is using security concerns as ‘a shield’ to stop the publication of critical articles about Saudi Arabia.

Rachel Keke speaks in the National Assembly during a debate on the pension reform bill in February. Amaury Cornu / Hans Lucas

Meet the French MP Who Went From Cleaning Hotel Rooms to Taking on the Country’s Political Elite

Olly Haynes

Speaking to Novara Media, Rachel Keke slams France’s ‘seriously disconnected’ centrist politicians.

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School Exclusions Are Ruining Poor, Black and Disabled Students’ Lives

Daisy Schofield

Pupil suspensions are now at a six-year high, with local councils reportedly asking pupil referral units to take more excluded children than they have space for.

French Climate Activists Are Waging War Against Water Hoarders

In the face of drought across France, activist coalition Earth Uprising is escalating its tactics in the fight over water. Now, the state has ordered its dissolution under counter-terrorism legislation. Olly Haynes reports.

Climate Camp is Back – And It’s Trying Something New

Douglas Rogers

Historically, ‘climate camps’ have faced one common drawback: a persistent divide between ‘activists’ and ‘everyday people’. Climate Camp Scotland is out to change that.

Westminster Says a Mayor Could Save the North East. The North East Isn’t So Sure

Moya Lothian-McLean

How One Councillor’s Vote Saved Portsmouth Port From Privatisation

Aaron Bastani

Israel Lobbyists Tried to Cancel an Event on Mental Health and Palestine – But Failed

Sophie K Rosa

Post-Soviet Countries Don’t Know What to Do With Their Monuments

Juliet Jacques

Meet the ‘Robin Hood’ Group Linking Poverty and Climate Breakdown

Douglas Rogers

Argentina Wants to Whitewash Its Military Junta. Unfortunately, There’s Video Evidence

Juliet Jacques

20 Rightwingers You Don’t Know But Should

Novara Reporters

Spies, Surveillance and a ‘State Within the State’: How France’s Richest Man Built His Luxury Empire

Olly Haynes

Meet the Climate Activists Who Moved Cross-Country to Build a New Civilisation

Clare Hymer

How Trade Unions Are Preparing for a Labour Government

Polly Smythe

The Government Is Breaking the Law by Abandoning Children Alone in Hotels

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

Private Companies Are Stealing Public Parks

Rivkah Brown

How Vice Went From New Media Giant to Saudi Propaganda Machine

Simon Childs

School Exclusions Are Ruining Poor, Black and Disabled Students’ Lives

Daisy Schofield

French Climate Activists Are Waging War Against Water Hoarders

Olly Haynes

Climate Camp is Back – And It’s Trying Something New

Douglas Rogers

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Westminster Says a Mayor Could Save the North East. The North East Isn’t So Sure

Moya Lothian-McLean

How One Councillor’s Vote Saved Portsmouth Port From Privatisation

Aaron Bastani

Israel Lobbyists Tried to Cancel an Event on Mental Health and Palestine – But Failed

Sophie K Rosa

Post-Soviet Countries Don’t Know What to Do With Their Monuments

Juliet Jacques

Meet the ‘Robin Hood’ Group Linking Poverty and Climate Breakdown

Douglas Rogers

Argentina Wants to Whitewash Its Military Junta. Unfortunately, There’s Video Evidence

Juliet Jacques

20 Rightwingers You Don’t Know But Should

Novara Reporters

Spies, Surveillance and a ‘State Within the State’: How France’s Richest Man Built His Luxury Empire

Olly Haynes

These Pro-Palestine Activists Are on Trial for ‘Blackmail’

Rivkah Brown

Meet the Climate Activists Who Moved Cross-Country to Build a New Civilisation

Clare Hymer

How Trade Unions Are Preparing for a Labour Government

Polly Smythe

The Government Is Breaking the Law by Abandoning Children Alone in Hotels

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

Private Companies Are Stealing Public Parks

Rivkah Brown

How Vice Went From New Media Giant to Saudi Propaganda Machine

Simon Childs

Meet the French MP Who Went From Cleaning Hotel Rooms to Taking on the Country’s Political Elite

Olly Haynes

School Exclusions Are Ruining Poor, Black and Disabled Students’ Lives

Daisy Schofield

French Climate Activists Are Waging War Against Water Hoarders

Olly Haynes

Climate Camp is Back – And It’s Trying Something New

Douglas Rogers

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