Analysis: Keir Starmer, the Rightwing Media Hates You. Get Used to It
Simon Childs
No amount of pandering to rightwingers will make them go easy on the government, writes Simon Childs. So why bother?
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Analysis: Trade Unions Left a Political Vacuum. Now They’re Playing Catch-Up to Fight Off Reform
Polly Smythe
Nigel Farage is only pretending to be a champion of the working class, but pointing out that he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing won't cut it. Polly Smythe reports on how trade unions ceded ground to Reform - and how they're now planning to fight.
Report: Swedish Dockworker Fired Over Blockade of Israeli Weapons
Polly Smythe
Erik Helgeson led a dockers’ boycott of Israeli military cargo. He got sacked as a threat to national security. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Arsenal Sued For Unfair Dismissal of Employee Who Supported Palestine
Polly Smythe
Legal team of Arsenal kit manager of 22 years who was fired on Christmas Eve argue the club prioritised a perceived PR risk over the right to political expression. Polly Smythe reports.
Opinion: Nakba Day 2025: We Existed Then, We Exist Now, We Will Continue to Exist
Selma Dabbagh
For 77 years, Palestinians have had to be expert explainers of their own existence, writes British-Palestinian author Selma Dabbagh.
Opinion: Greens, Please – Stop Looking Like the Establishment
Adam Ramsay
Green MPs Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay have launched their leadership bid with a Westminster-centric campaign at a time when people hate Westminster. Wrong move, argues Adam Ramsay.
Report: Independent MPs Shame Lobby Journalists for Not Doing Their Jobs in the Face of Genocide
Harriet Williamson
Exclusive: The Independent Alliance MPs have delivered nearly 100 handbooks to Westminster journalists suggesting basic questions they could ask Keir Starmer to hold him to account on Gaza. Harriet Williamson reports.
Opinion: Reform Is the Political Arm of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Harriet Williamson
Nearly half of Reform’s donations in 2024 came from fossil fuel investors and climate deniers. No wonder the party wants to bin net zero, writes Harriet Williamson.
Report: Apple Organising Drive Spreads to England in Face of Union-Busting ‘Playbook’
Polly Smythe
Apple is briefing against trade unions as workers in Cambridge gear up to vote for recognition. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Ministers Accused of ‘Lying’ About Arms Exports to Israel
Simon Childs
David Lammy has claimed Britain is sending ‘helmets and goggles’ to Israel. But new research shows that Britain kept exporting weapons even after its partial ban.
Opinion: Here’s How Reform Will Betray Its Voters
Steven Methven
Reform voters feel let down by politics. But as the party grows, Nigel Farage will betray them too, argues Steven Methven.
Feature: What’s It Like to Love a Political Prisoner?
Clare Hymer
Just Stop Oil’s jailed activists were willing to pay the price for their actions. But what does their imprisonment mean for their partners? Clare Hymer reports.
Opinion: My Elderly In-Laws Fell Prey to a Parasitic Care ‘Platform’
Alexander Ratcliffe
Care ‘platform’ Elder charges families huge sums to introduce them to carers who can help them, and then parasites off the relationship for years. I should know - it happened to us, writes Alexander Ratcliffe.
Long Read: 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?
Feature: Tories, Trolls and Tommy Robinson Fans: Meet Reform’s Top Local Candidates
Simon Childs
Reform is riding high in the polls in spite of the views of some of its candidates.
Feature: Labour Wants to Force Banks to Spy on Their Most Vulnerable Customers
Harriet Williamson
Labour’s ‘biggest fraud crackdown in a generation’ involves using artificial intelligence to surveil Britain’s most vulnerable people, while letting the rich and powerful do as they please.
Opinion: Why Starmerism Can’t Survive Contact With Reality
Phil McDuff
Our political establishment has given itself a form of brain damage because it’s unable to let go of the Thatcher-Reagan consensus - and we’re now reaping the inevitable rewards, writes Phil McDuff.
Opinion: Rightwing Journalists Are Openly Backing the Guy Who Came up With the ‘Great Replacement’ Theory
Olly Haynes
The rightwing media is going to bat for a French far-right philosopher whose theories have inspired racist mass-murderers.