Beware the West’s Useful Idiots Over Iran
Steven Methven
Something massive is happening in Iran - but western elites have no idea what it is, writes Steven Methven.
How to Stop Trump From Doing Another Maduro? End the War on Drugs
Kojo Koram & Clemmie James
The US has for decades used the war on drugs to justify interference in foreign states, largely its Latin American neighbours. How to insulate states from Trump’s meddling? Legally regulate drugs, argue Kojo Koram and Clemmie James.
Trump’s Venezuela Spectacle Shows US Empire Is in Decline
Coll McCail
Washington’s power is waning - so it’s little wonder the US president is resorting to crude shows of aggression, writes Coll McCail.
Trump Wants Control, Not Change, in Venezuela
Steven Methven
The US attack on Venezuela has turned the ragged remains of the rules-based international order into confetti. But it’s not regime change Donald Trump wants, but control, argues Steven Methven.
Novara Media Contributors Share Their Top Stories of 2025
Novara Media Contributors
Grace Blakeley, Micha Frazer-Carroll, Kieran Andrieu, Harriet Williamson and Roger Hallam reflect on the year in politics.
Novara Media’s Best Books of 2025
Aaron Bastani, Rivkah Brown & Steven Methven
From a must-read account of China’s rise to a guide to imaginative time travel - here at Novara Media, we’ve read it all. Aaron Bastani, Rivkah Brown and Steven Methven share their picks of the year.
Keir Starmer’s Government Is Leaving the Hunger Strikers to Die
Harriet Williamson
Labour’s year of domestic U-turns and authoritarian crackdowns on protest is topped off by silence and inaction over six Palestine Action hunger strikers - whose lives seem to matter less than an Israeli weapons company’s right to operate on British soil, argues Harriet Williamson.
Netanyahu’s Attempt to Exploit the Bondi Beach Attack Is Perverse
Steven Methven
Israel’s prime minister said the massacre happened because Australia recognised Palestinian statehood. It’s dangerous rhetoric, argues Steven Methven.
Wes Streeting’s ‘Overdiagnosis’ Crusade Isn’t Going to Help Anyone
Micha Frazer-Carroll
Mental health diagnoses are far from perfect. But attacking ‘overdiagnosis’ as a way to push sick and disabled people back into work is far worse, argues Micha Frazer-Carroll.
Your Party Members Don’t Want MPs to Be the Stars. Corbyn and Sultana Should Take the Hint
Steven Methven
With Corbyn and Sultana jostling for pole position in Your Party, members have voted for a collective leadership that decentres MPs. They should both get with the programme, writes Steven Methven.
Few of Us Were Perfect As Teenagers, but Farage’s Antics Are Different
Ash Sarkar
How much does a politician's behaviour at school matter? It depends how extreme it was, and whether they're willing to take accountability now, argues Ash Sarkar.
The Government Pays Landlords £17bn a Year. It’s Taking Back £2bn. So What?
Nick Bano
Rachel Reeves’ increased property income tax and mansion taxes have been described as a “swoop” on landlords and wealthy property-owners. In reality, it’s they who are raking in government handouts, writes Nick Bano.
If Even Sally Rooney Can’t Speak Freely About Palestine, What Hope Do Ordinary Culture Workers Have?
Juliet Jacques
Lobby groups have targeted 54% of culture workers' organisations. Is it any wonder, asks Juliet Jacques, that even the most famous artists are being silenced on Palestine?
Inside Your Party Conference: Is This Farewell to Corbynism?
Steven Methven
Your Party members voted for collective leadership. But between the two co-founders, there was really only one winner, writes Steven Methven.
Reeves’ Budget Shows Labour’s Backbenchers Are Calling the Shots
Ash Sarkar
After MPs had the whip suspended for rebelling on the two-child benefit cap last year, scrapping it is now government policy. And backbenchers are set to force more concessions, writes Ash Sarkar.
The Chancellor’s New Revenue Plans Are a Boon to the Wealthiest
Steven Methven
Freezing income tax bands leaves the wealthiest unaffected, while Rachel Reeves’ deference to the bond markets is another gift to the rich, writes Steven Methven.
No 10’s Toxic Covid Culture Didn’t Just Vanish With the Tories
Ash Sarkar
The conditions that enabled Tory failures in the pandemic are still present in Keir Starmer’s government, writes Ash Sarkar.
Labour’s Denmark-Inspired Asylum Plan Is Landing With the Far Right
Steven Methven
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s asylum plan is designed to prevent right-leaning voters from deserting Labour but so far, it’s pleased Tommy Robinson, writes Steven Methven.