The Arms Trade in Austerity Times
Elliot Murphy
Sunday Long Read: Whilst some observers have taken to the broadsheets to proclaim a gloomy economic year, the immediate future looks rosy for one booming British industry: the arms trade.
What is POPS and Why is it Bad for the City?
Owen Vince
Sunday Long Read: Increasingly, land we assume to be public is being turned over to private hands. Privately owned public space (or POPS) is transforming cities across the country, blurring boundaries between the common, the private and the state.
Sexual Assault and Public Apathy on London Public Transport
Ruth Ehrlich
Sunday Long Read: A recent viral video encouraged people to report sexual assault on public transport, but this personal account shows the systems in place to tackle the problem are not working. Content warning.
Rewrite or Escape the EU? Two Strategies from Southern Europe
Steve Rushton
Sunday Long Read: The rise of Podemos in last week’s Spanish election brings questions of EU membership back into the frame. What can we learn from Greek and Catalan radicals ahead of the UK’s referendum?
‘No one represents us’: On the Links Between Podemos and the Indignados
Carlos Delclós
Sunday Long Read: Spain goes to the polls today for the first time since 2011 and the year of the indignados. Podemos, often touted as the party of the indignados, has had a difficult year but is on course for a comeback.
Coming Home? Labour and the Unions
Edd Mustill
Sunday Long Read: Following Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership election, the Fire Brigades Union has voted to re-affiliate to the party, opening up old and new questions about the nature of the union-Labour link.
On Airstrikes
James Butler
Sunday Long Read: The parliamentary vote to bomb Syria has provoked indignant rage across the country. Why is the case for airstrikes so shaky, who our Cameron’s allies and what support can we offer those in - and fleeing from - the region?
ASR-Hole, Period Drama and Osborne’s Blood Money
Cameron Holleran
Sunday Long Read: The autumn spending review revealed Osborne will maintain the loathsome tampon tax and offer the cash to women's charities in a pathetic attempt to patch over the disproportionate effects his welfare cuts have on women.
If we want to challenge terrorism, we need to tackle climate change
Steve Rushton
Sunday Long Read: Following the Paris attacks, the French authorities banned planned marches at the forthcoming UN Climate Conference. This is counterproductive for tackling ISIS: the climate movement needs to be listened to in order to tackle terrorism.
Up Against the Housing Gatekeepers
Izzy Koksal
Sunday Long Read: Possession orders are on the rise and landlords are lobbying to make evictions even swifter. Meanwhile, housing offices are implementing 'gatekeeping' practices to against homeless applicants.
The Labour of Memory
Shruti Iyer
Sunday Long Read: What's the purpose of public remembrance, how do we remember, and why does the future only seem to hold more mourning?
Modern Homelessness: Privatisation, Policing and Public Toilets
Alex Gabriel
Sunday Long Read: Since 2010 homelessness has soared in London. What does privatisation feel like for those forced to sleep rough?