Report: Gail’s Denies Using CCTV to Spy on Workers
Polly Smythe
The bougie bakery chain has seen rapid growth in affluent, Lib Dem-voting areas. It now faces allegations of punishing work conditions and union busting. Polly Smythe reports.
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Report: Meet the Pro-Israel Lawyers Hounding the NHS
Harriet Williamson
It’s had children’s artwork removed from hospitals, doctors banned from wearing watermelon pins and claimed craft pens evoked 7 October. Are UK Lawyers for Israel really the cartoon villains they appear? Harriet Williamson takes a closer look.
Report: Far-Right Agitators Are Gearing up for Another Summer of Hate
Simon Childs
Anti-immigration activists are holding protests in Norfolk, London and Essex as rightwing media fans the flames, prompting fears of a replay of last summer's racist riots. Simon Childs reports.
Interview: Can Mothin Ali Make the Greens a Working-Class Party?
Craig Gent
Mothin Ali cites Jeremy Corbyn as an inspiration and wants to speak up for working class communities. But can the Greens become a vehicle for leftwing politics? Craig Gent speaks to the man hoping to become the party’s deputy leader.
Feature: The Government Has Been Expanding the Definition of Terrorism for Years. Here’s How
Rivkah Brown & Simon Childs
The recent proscription of Palestine Action has blindsided many who thought terrorism meant suicide bombers and knife attackers. In fact, counter-terror legislation has been broadening for decades, write Rivkah Brown and Simon Childs.
Opinion: The Palestine Action Ban Has Had a Chilling Effect on the Press. It Must Be Overturned
Charlotte England
Novara Media told a high court judge how the proscription of Palestine Action has inhibited our journalism. He must allow a judicial review, writes Charlotte England.
Report: ‘It’s a Free Country’, Claims Police Officer Protecting Genocide-Denying Counter Protesters
Charlotte England
100 people were arrested in one day for supporting Palestine Action. Charlotte England reports.
Report: Here’s What’s Happened Since the Palestine Action Ban
Harriet Williamson
This weekend more protesters will risk arrest under terror legislation by defying the proscription of Palestine Action. Here’s a run down of what’s happened since the ban.
Opinion: The New Party Must Do More Than Win Elections
Joe Todd
Any new left party is doomed to fail unless it commits itself to rebuilding its social base, argues Joe Todd.
Report: How Labour ‘Rigged’ an Election to Block a Leftwinger From Leading a Council
Polly Smythe
Labour used the accessibility provisions for a disabled councillor and single mum as a factional weapon in order to ‘rig’ an election. Polly Smythe reports.
Opinion: David Lammy Shouldn’t Have Given a Spin Doctor for Planetary Death a Plum Foreign Office Job
Adam Ramsay
Is someone who has years of experience doing PR for fossil fuel companies wrecking the planet the best choice to oversee the Foreign Office? Obviously not, writes Adam Ramsay.
Report: Unite Votes for Israel Arms Embargo
Polly Smythe
Unite has voted to support workers who refuse to handle Israeli weapons. Is this the first step towards an ‘arms embargo from below?’ Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Dozens More ‘I Support Palestine Action’ Protesters Arrested
Steven Methven
For the second week running, demonstrators have been arrested for defying proscription by holding signs in Parliament Square. Other actions are planned in Bristol, Manchester, Cardiff and Derry.
Report: Reform-Supporting Neo-Nazi Suspended From Party
Simon Childs
Exclusive: Kai Cunningham, described as ‘representative of the new Reform’, called for a ‘national socialist government’ and went on an antisemitic rant.
Report: Revealed: How Pro-Israel Lawyers Threatened NHS Over Palestine Badges
Harriet Williamson
Exclusive: UK Lawyers for Israel pressured a London NHS trust to ban symbols of Palestinian solidarity among staff. Three healthcare workers are now taking legal action against the trust for discrimination. Harriet Williamson reports.
Interview: The Britain You Know Was Created by European Immigrants
Juliet Jacques
From Penguin Press to the Royal Festival Hall, British modernism was co-created by artists and intellectuals fleeing fascism in the 1930s. Juliet Jacques speaks to Owen Hatherley, author of a new collective biography of some of the movement's most important figures.
Report: Almost Half of Female Transport Workers Suffer Sexual Assault at Work
Polly Smythe
A new survey reveals the shocking extent of sexual violence experienced by bus and taxi drivers. Polly Smythe reports.
Analysis: What We Know About the New Left Party So Far
Richard Hames
Following months of clamouring for a new left party, one has suddenly turned up. Richard Hames explains what we know so far.