Is Your Party Over?
Rivkah Brown
After a disastrous start, Your Party is hoping to get the show back on the road with elections for a new leadership collective. Can the damage be undone? Rivkah Brown reports.
The Inside Story of How the Green Party Turned Red
Adam Ramsay
Zack Polanski’s smash-hit eco-populism might seem like a sudden gear-change for the Green party. In fact it’s part of a tectonic shift some of its members have been driving for more than a decade. Adam Ramsay speaks to party insiders about how this shift happened.
The Israeli Military Strategies the BBC Doesn’t Want You to Know About
Harriet Williamson
The Dahiya doctrine and Hannibal directive are key to making sense of Israel's actions in Gaza over the past two years, and yet the BBC hasn't mentioned them once in its coverage since 7 October 2023. Harriet Williamson reports.
Welsh Independence Is No Longer a Fringe Idea
Adam Ramsay
15 years ago, the idea of Welsh independence was so marginal that even Plaid Cymru wouldn’t support it out loud. Now, it’s the dominant view of younger voters and the Welsh left. Adam Ramsay reports.
How the UK Establishment Crushed Trans Rights
Juliet Jacques
From the Guardian to Westminster, why do the British media and political class consistently unite to manufacture consent for laws that make the lives of the working class, migrants and minorities worse?
Former Priory Patients Tell of ‘Traumatic’ Privatised Mental Health Treatment
Harriet Williamson
The Priory Group receives over £2bn a year from UK taxpayers - and for what? Harriet Williamson reports on force-feeding, untrained agency staff, criminal safety failures and the ‘mad’ youth activists who aren’t having it any more.
Why Are There So Many Drug Deaths in Scotland?
Adam Ramsay
Scotland has the highest rate of drug deaths in Europe - and three times more than the next country on the list. The reasons why aren’t just what you might expect, writes Adam Ramsay.
I Drank the Russell Brand Kool-Aid
Alison J Carr
His outsider status and unabashed spiritualism made TV star Russell Brand feel like a kindred spirit to a young Alison J Carr. As his alleged sexual misconduct and alt-right tendencies come to light, she wonders: how did I get him so wrong?
Identity Politics Is Dead, and the Far Right Knows It
Richard Seymour
People are tired of identity politics - and the rainbow coalition lining up behind Donald Trump proves it, writes Richard Seymour.
Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?
Simon Childs & John Lubbock
Last month, police raided a community centre that David Lammy used to sit on the board of, as part of a controversial counter-terror investigation. Since then, the foreign secretary said nothing about it. What is going on?
The Last World War Veterans Are Dying. Cue New Heights of Remembrance Hysteria
Juliet Jacques
Soldiers tend to be much more down on war than those who send them into it, writes Juliet Jacques, as even the briefest look at their poetry will testify. As those who witnessed the misery of war pass away, hawkish politicians are seizing control of the narrative.
Left Populism Has Become Mexico’s New Normal. At What Cost?
Connor Woodman
The Morena party has governed Mexico for six years. As it assumes a new leadership, Novara Media spoke to organisers and thinkers about how left populism swept the country – and those who say the costs of victory have been too high.
Jas Athwal Claims He Was Cleared of Sexual Assault. Was He?
Rivkah Brown
The newly elected Labour MP gained instant notoriety as the biggest landlord in the Commons. Less known is that in 2019 he was accused of serious sexual assault. Athwal claims that he was cleared by the party. The truth wasn’t so clear-cut, Novara Media can reveal.
US Politics Has Reached a Dead End
Luke Savage
After a brief flirtation with change, writes Luke Savage, America’s presidential race has reverted to type: sclerotic, exhausted and grossly unpopular.
Discontent Deepens Among Guardian Staff Over Palestine ‘Double Standard’
Rivkah Brown
Staff say the paper’s decision to permit Howard Jacobson’s controversial piece while censoring a leading Palestinian author is driven in part by a fear of antisemitism allegations. Rivkah Brown reports.
What Will It Take to Stop Israel?
Daniel Levy
As Israel widens its target from Gaza and regional conflict escalates, Daniel Levy considers what might influence Israel to get off this genocidal, self-destructive path.
How the Media Became a Weapon in the Gaza Genocide
Steven Methven
Since 7 October, media outlets have made themselves a strategic asset for both Israel’s genocidal regime and western powers seeking to uphold the status quo in the Middle East. Steven Methven explains.
How the Guardian Lined Up Behind Starmer
Rivkah Brown
At the Guardian’s election endorsement meeting, a senior columnist argued that anything less than full-blown Starmerism risked losing credibility with the incoming government, while the lobby closed ranks behind Labour in a seemingly pre-agreed position. Rivkah Brown reports.