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Opinion: Undocumented Migrants Must Be Given Access to Healthcare and Welfare

Benjamin Morgan

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare and welfare provision must be made available to everyone, regardless of their immigration status, argues Benjamin Morgan.

Opinion: Coronavirus Has Destroyed the NHS Internal Market Overnight, Proving That It Never Worked

Jo Sutton-Klein

Covid-19 has forced the government to make drastic changes to the fundamental structure of the NHS as, under pressure to meet the demands of a pandemic, the internal market has fallen apart overnight, writes junior doctor Jo Sutton-Klein. We must demand that changes made now stay in place after the coronavirus crisis.

Opinion: Coronavirus Will Expose the Vast Inequality Between the Global North and South

Grace Blakeley

The coronavirus pandemic has shown that rich countries can spend without limit to meet the needs of their populations. But poorer, less powerful countries quite literally can't afford to play by those rules, argues Grace Blakeley.

Report: Hundreds of Detainees Have Been Released, but the Government Still Won’t Shut Detention Centres Down

Natalie Leal

Around 350 people are believed to have been released from UK detention centres over the past fortnight, following a push by campaign groups to protect them from Covid-19. But the High Court has rejected a bid to have the centres shut entirely, leaving at least 700 detainees in danger. Natalie Leal reports.

Eighteen Books to Read on Lockdown

the Novara Media Team

From Antigone to afrofuturism, Eleanor Penny, Ash Sarkar, James Butler and Aaron Bastani's recommended reads to help you make the most of lockdown.

Analysis: Pandemic Insolvency: Why This Economic Crisis Will Be Different

Bue Rübner Hansen

Many states - now including the UK and US - are beginning to act in ways that contradict not just the neoliberal script, but the crisis management strategies of the global financial crisis. Bue Rübner Hansen asks why.

Opinion: Release Women From Prison and Give Them the Support They Need

Sophia Benedict

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the government must urgently begin releasing women from prison, while also ensuring that they are supported after their release, writes Sophia Benedict.

Report: Not Essential: Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Still Being Made to Go to Work

Sophie K Rosa

Workers on construction sites, in call centres, and in some retail stores are still being made to go into work as employers take advantage of unclear government guidelines and continue to put profits ahead of people. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Opinion: We Could Be Collecting Data on Coronavirus Cases, but the Government is Afraid of Being Embarrassed

Jo Sutton-Klein

Testing on the scale seen in countries like Korea might not be possible, but there are other ways the UK could gather data on the spread of Covid-19, writes junior doctor Jo Sutton-Klein. The problem may be that the government doesn't want to make too much data public.

Opinion: Northern Ireland Risks Being Left Without an Adequate Response to the Pandemic

Patrick Geddis

From a neglected health service to a fragile political settlement, Northern Ireland is poorly placed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, writes Patrick Geddis.

Analysis: When Logistics Run Out of Time

Craig Gent

Shoppers have been told they "should all be ashamed" for emptying shelves as the country adjusts to life in times of pandemic. But personalising the problem lets supermarket supply chains off the hook, argues Craig Gent.

From Me to We: in an Emergency, Collectivise to Survive

John Drury, Stephen Reicher and Clifford Stott

Acting as individuals in collective situations is a recipe for disaster, write social psychologists John Drury, Stephen Reicher and Clifford Stott, but a rhetoric of unity accompanied by a reality of division will only increase social tensions.

Ordered Home Without a Home: Italy’s Rough Sleepers Suffer Under Quarantine Rules

Ben Munster

With Italy on lockdown and introducing harsh new rules, it's the country's over 50,000 rough sleepers who have been hit the hardest, writes Ben Munster.

Coronavirus Shows How the Government Fails Precarious Workers

Beth Perkin and Charlotte England

The government’s new job retention measures have received widespread praise, despite ignoring the needs of millions of vulnerable workers on insecure contracts who are exempt from the benefit. Novara spoke to three workers about how their lives and livelihoods are being impacted.

Only Scrutiny Will Keep This Government on the Right Path

James Meadway

The pace of mortality is now higher in the UK than in Italy, and there should be little doubt the government is playing catch-up. The measures announced yesterday are a step in the right direction, says James Meadway, but only scrutiny will deliver further necessary protections.

Coronavirus: a Letter to Our Readers

the Novara Media Team

A letter to our readers during the coronavirus pandemic.

With 1,500 Mutual Aid Groups Set up in a Matter of Days, Will Things Ever Be the Same Again?

Sophie K Rosa

Where civic duty meets anarchist organising: mutual aid groups are providing a lifeline to people let down by the government. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Opinion: We Must Democratise Our Economy or Face an Era of State Monopoly Capitalism

Grace Blakeley

The Covid-19 pandemic is epoch-defining, writes Grace Blakeley. It could herald the end of the era of finance-led growth, and the beginning of state-monopoly capitalism. Socialists must adapt or face another lesson in disaster capitalism from the right.

Opinion: Undocumented Migrants Must Be Given Access to Healthcare and Welfare

Benjamin Morgan

Opinion: Coronavirus Has Destroyed the NHS Internal Market Overnight, Proving That It Never Worked

Jo Sutton-Klein

Opinion: Coronavirus Will Expose the Vast Inequality Between the Global North and South

Grace Blakeley

Report: Hundreds of Detainees Have Been Released, but the Government Still Won’t Shut Detention Centres Down

Natalie Leal

Eighteen Books to Read on Lockdown

the Novara Media Team

Analysis: Pandemic Insolvency: Why This Economic Crisis Will Be Different

Bue Rübner Hansen

Opinion: Release Women From Prison and Give Them the Support They Need

Sophia Benedict

Report: Not Essential: Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Still Being Made to Go to Work

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: We Could Be Collecting Data on Coronavirus Cases, but the Government is Afraid of Being Embarrassed

Jo Sutton-Klein

Opinion: Northern Ireland Risks Being Left Without an Adequate Response to the Pandemic

Patrick Geddis

Analysis: When Logistics Run Out of Time

Craig Gent

Ordered Home Without a Home: Italy’s Rough Sleepers Suffer Under Quarantine Rules

Ben Munster

Coronavirus Shows How the Government Fails Precarious Workers

Beth Perkin and Charlotte England

Only Scrutiny Will Keep This Government on the Right Path

James Meadway

Coronavirus: a Letter to Our Readers

the Novara Media Team

With 1,500 Mutual Aid Groups Set up in a Matter of Days, Will Things Ever Be the Same Again?

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: We Must Democratise Our Economy or Face an Era of State Monopoly Capitalism

Grace Blakeley

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Opinion: Undocumented Migrants Must Be Given Access to Healthcare and Welfare

Benjamin Morgan

Opinion: Coronavirus Has Destroyed the NHS Internal Market Overnight, Proving That It Never Worked

Jo Sutton-Klein

Opinion: Coronavirus Will Expose the Vast Inequality Between the Global North and South

Grace Blakeley

Report: Hundreds of Detainees Have Been Released, but the Government Still Won’t Shut Detention Centres Down

Natalie Leal

Eighteen Books to Read on Lockdown

the Novara Media Team

Analysis: Pandemic Insolvency: Why This Economic Crisis Will Be Different

Bue Rübner Hansen

Opinion: Release Women From Prison and Give Them the Support They Need

Sophia Benedict

Report: Not Essential: Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Still Being Made to Go to Work

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: We Could Be Collecting Data on Coronavirus Cases, but the Government is Afraid of Being Embarrassed

Jo Sutton-Klein

Opinion: Northern Ireland Risks Being Left Without an Adequate Response to the Pandemic

Patrick Geddis

Analysis: When Logistics Run Out of Time

Craig Gent

From Me to We: in an Emergency, Collectivise to Survive

John Drury, Stephen Reicher and Clifford Stott

Ordered Home Without a Home: Italy’s Rough Sleepers Suffer Under Quarantine Rules

Ben Munster

Coronavirus Shows How the Government Fails Precarious Workers

Beth Perkin and Charlotte England

Only Scrutiny Will Keep This Government on the Right Path

James Meadway

Coronavirus: a Letter to Our Readers

the Novara Media Team

With 1,500 Mutual Aid Groups Set up in a Matter of Days, Will Things Ever Be the Same Again?

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: We Must Democratise Our Economy or Face an Era of State Monopoly Capitalism

Grace Blakeley

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