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This Psychologist Is Challenging the Way We See Mental Illness

Harriet Williamson

Do psychiatric diagnoses obscure the impossible circumstances many of us find ourselves in? Harriet Williamson spoke to Dr Lucy Johnstone about why we can’t separate psychological suffering from its context.

Tom Drummond. Photo: Sutton Conservatives

Tory Councillor Accused of Smearing Teenager As Antisemite for Palestine Petition

Simon Childs

When Tommy Oliver started a BDS petition, he had no idea it would be debated on Holocaust Memorial Day. That didn't stop the leader of the Sutton Conservatives calling the petition antisemitic and running to the Times.

Trump’s Gaza Resettlement Plans Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere

Ash Sarkar

From Biden’s "humanitarian corridor” to Jared Kushner’s dreams of Miamifying Gaza, Trump’s ethnic cleansing programme is not brand-new territory for the US, writes Ash Sarkar.

Workers hold Unite trade union flags as they protest following Stellantis' announcement of its plan to shut its Vauxhall van factory in Luton, 17 December 2024. REUTERS/Chris Radburn

Luton’s Auto Workers Are Being Abandoned to the Far Right

Ben Norman & Lewis Norton

In November Vauxhall announced the closure of its van plant in Luton, home of Tommy Robinson and Andrew Tate. As the government dithers, the far right is waiting in the wings, write Unite officers Lewis Norton and Ben Norman.

Heathrow’s Third Runway Would Make Regional Inequality Even Worse

Adam Ramsay

Forget the climate change impacts. Expanding Heathrow is a bad idea, even on the chancellor’s own terms: the economy. Adam Ramsay explains.

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Trump Has Found a Way to Blame Minorities for the Washington DC Plane Crash

Ash Sarkar

The embers were still burning at the crash that killed 67 people on Wednesday when the president took to the podium to name the culprit: affirmative action.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right Front National in 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

How the Establishment Laundered Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Reputation

Olly Haynes

The death of French fascist leader Jean-Marie Le Pen was accompanied by cloying tributes from fascists, conservatives and liberals alike, writes Olly Haynes – quite a send-off for a man once described as the ‘devil’ of French politics.

The Scandal-Hit US Health Insurance Company Deeply Embedded in the NHS

John Puntis

US health companies which have used AI to deny giving patients care are providing NHS services. The government must stand up to them, argues John Puntis.

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Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Labour had a massive opportunity to counter the media onslaught and brighten the public mood, writes Juliet Jacques - and they’ve squandered it.

Why Is the Science Museum Laundering a Coal Giant’s Reputation?

Adam Ramsay

The Science Museum is facing fresh scrutiny over its sponsorship by Adani Green Energy, part of coal giant Adani Group, after fraud charges were brought against the company’s directors. Ignore the denials, writes Adam Ramsay - this is pure, unadulterated greenwashing.

No Legal Term – Even Genocide – Can Fathom Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza

Rob Howse

Israeli soldiers filming themselves killing civilians surpasses legal definition, writes international law professor Rob Howse.

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GB News Hates Muslims – And Now We Have Receipts

Simon Childs

Almost half of all mentions of Islam or Muslims on UK news channels since October 2022 came from a single source, a new report has found, confirming what many have suspected: GB News is an engine of Islamophobia.

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Elon Musk Is the Perfect Mascot for Trump 2.0

Kojo Koram

If Trump’s first campaign wooed nostalgists for a once-great America, his second resonated with a younger demographic hunting for treasure in the ruined temples of the future, writes Kojo Koram.

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Assisted Dying Could Make Some Lives Not Worth Living

Matty Hall

Assisted dying laws seem compassionate, writes Matty Hall, but not in a society that devalues sick and disabled people’s lives.

No, the Kids Aren’t Alt-Right

Keir Milburn

The US election exit polls appeared to show young men moving overwhelmingly to the right. Don’t panic, writes Keir Milburn - things aren’t quite what they seem.

It Isn’t Only Justin Welby That Should Go – So Should the Church of England

Adam Ramsay

The archbishop of Canterbury’s failure to investigate child abuse is a direct result of its sanctification of elites. Time to remove this reactionary poison from our state, writes Adam Ramsay.

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People Won’t Care About Democracy If Democracy Doesn’t Care About Them

Kojo Koram

Whether Trump or Orban, Modi or Milei, states whose primary beneficiaries aren’t their own citizens but a transnational investor class inevitably opt out of liberal democracy, writes Kojo Koram. Why are Democrats so surprised by this?

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Maccabi Tel Aviv Thugs Made Israeli Apartheid Relatable

Rivkah Brown

Come to a foreign country gaming for a fight, receive street justice and have the world leap to your defence – if you didn’t know a thing about Israel and Palestine last week, you do now, writes Rivkah Brown.

This Psychologist Is Challenging the Way We See Mental Illness

Harriet Williamson

Tory Councillor Accused of Smearing Teenager As Antisemite for Palestine Petition

Simon Childs

Trump’s Gaza Resettlement Plans Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere

Ash Sarkar

Luton’s Auto Workers Are Being Abandoned to the Far Right

Ben Norman & Lewis Norton

Heathrow’s Third Runway Would Make Regional Inequality Even Worse

Adam Ramsay

Trump Has Found a Way to Blame Minorities for the Washington DC Plane Crash

Ash Sarkar

How the Establishment Laundered Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Reputation

Olly Haynes

The Scandal-Hit US Health Insurance Company Deeply Embedded in the NHS

John Puntis

Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Why Is the Science Museum Laundering a Coal Giant’s Reputation?

Adam Ramsay

No Legal Term – Even Genocide – Can Fathom Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza

Rob Howse

GB News Hates Muslims – And Now We Have Receipts

Simon Childs

Elon Musk Is the Perfect Mascot for Trump 2.0

Kojo Koram

Assisted Dying Could Make Some Lives Not Worth Living

Matty Hall

No, the Kids Aren’t Alt-Right

Keir Milburn

It Isn’t Only Justin Welby That Should Go – So Should the Church of England

Adam Ramsay

People Won’t Care About Democracy If Democracy Doesn’t Care About Them

Kojo Koram

Maccabi Tel Aviv Thugs Made Israeli Apartheid Relatable

Rivkah Brown

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Opinion

This Psychologist Is Challenging the Way We See Mental Illness

Harriet Williamson

Tory Councillor Accused of Smearing Teenager As Antisemite for Palestine Petition

Simon Childs

Trump’s Gaza Resettlement Plans Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere

Ash Sarkar

Luton’s Auto Workers Are Being Abandoned to the Far Right

Ben Norman & Lewis Norton

Heathrow’s Third Runway Would Make Regional Inequality Even Worse

Adam Ramsay

Trump Has Found a Way to Blame Minorities for the Washington DC Plane Crash

Ash Sarkar

How the Establishment Laundered Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Reputation

Olly Haynes

The Scandal-Hit US Health Insurance Company Deeply Embedded in the NHS

John Puntis

Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Why Is the Science Museum Laundering a Coal Giant’s Reputation?

Adam Ramsay

No Legal Term – Even Genocide – Can Fathom Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza

Rob Howse

GB News Hates Muslims – And Now We Have Receipts

Simon Childs

Elon Musk Is the Perfect Mascot for Trump 2.0

Kojo Koram

Assisted Dying Could Make Some Lives Not Worth Living

Matty Hall

No, the Kids Aren’t Alt-Right

Keir Milburn

It Isn’t Only Justin Welby That Should Go – So Should the Church of England

Adam Ramsay

People Won’t Care About Democracy If Democracy Doesn’t Care About Them

Kojo Koram

Maccabi Tel Aviv Thugs Made Israeli Apartheid Relatable

Rivkah Brown

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