Report: Suspected ‘Revenge Eviction’ at Property Owned by Tory Councillor
Andrew Kersley
The founder of a rental management company has complained that ‘arsehole’ tenants are one of the biggest challenges in the sector.
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Opinion: The Tory Betting Scandal Is About More Than Just Rule Breaking
Steven Methven
Tories allegedly gambling their way to a payoff through their access to power might not feel like anything new. But the scandal engulfing the party also reveals a fragile electoral strategy, writes Steven Methven.
Feature: How UK Universities Are Cracking Down on Pro-Palestine Occupations
Christophe Domec
The London School of Economics used a court order to evict a campus pro-Palestine encampment this week. As universities crack down on protest, Christophe Domec asks, what next for student occupations?
Opinion: Nigel Farage Has Spotted a Major Gap in the Political Market
Aaron Bastani
With policies to purportedly save the high street and a promise to lift the two-child benefit cap, Nigel Farage is looking for new ways to capitalise on mass disaffection, writes Aaron Bastani.
Report: Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations
Polly Smythe
The retail giant has taken unprecedented measures to deter its workers from unionising, as its Coventry workers gear up for a historic vote.
Report: Inside the Tory-Linked Far-Right Group Organising Against the Left
Simon Childs
A Conservative MP may have misled the parliamentary standards commissioner as he distanced himself from the group. Simon Childs reports.
Analysis: The SNP Finally Has an Election Pitch. Is It Too Late?
Adam Ramsay
SNP leader John Swinney promised 'the most leftwing' manifesto of the major parties. Adam Ramsay weighs it up.
Analysis: Labour’s Migration Plans Will Embolden the Far Right
Zoe Gardner
While some of Labour’s plans give cause for cautious optimism, its glaring lack of ambition risks giving Farage and his cronies even more fertile ground on which to fight future elections, writes Zoe Gardner.
Opinion: Independent Candidates Are the Left’s Opportunity to Keep Labour in Check
Moya Lothian-McLean
In government, Labour will be pressed. It’s up to us whether that is from an organised left or from an insatiable hard right, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
Feature: Andrew Feinstein Is the Left’s Anti-Keir Starmer
Rivkah Brown
A former South African MP thought his politician days were behind him – until a UK Labour leader came along who embodied everything he’d ever fought against. Rivkah Brown meets Andrew Feinstein.
Analysis: The French Left Can Fight the Far Right If It Stops Fighting Itself
Cole Stangler
The New Popular Front, formed hastily in response to Macron’s desperate snap election punt, has a chance of doing what centrists cannot, writes Cole Stangler: stop Marine Le Pen. That is, as long as Jean-Luc Mélenchon keeps his cool.
Opinion: The Arts Will Die Under Grey Labour
Juliet Jacques
Amid a crowded field of strenuously unambitious manifesto pledges, Keir Starmer’s culture offering is spectacularly pathetic, writes Juliet Jacques.
Feature: Nigel Farage Is Coming for Your (Young) Man
Clare Hymer & Craig Gent
Nigel Farage is trying to tap into a particular kind of post-industrial masculinity in order to widen his base. Unfortunately, he’s succeeding, write Clare Hymer and Craig Gent.
Opinion: Would the Real Anti-Racists Please Stand Up?
Rivkah Brown
Hope not Hate purports to be the UK’s 'leading' anti-racist campaign group. Why then, asks Rivkah Brown, has it said nothing about Labour’s abundance of in-house racists?
Opinion: What Isn’t In Labour’s Manifesto Is More Important Than What Is
Ash Sarkar
There’s an awful lot the Labour manifesto isn’t saying – and it’s probably more important than what’s on paper, writes Ash Sarkar.
Analysis: Labour’s Slippery Manifesto Offers No End to Austerity
James Meadway
Labour is doomed if it keeps the country on its current path. But Keir Starmer's flimsy manifesto refuses to say how he intends to avoid more austerity, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: The Green Party Manifesto Is Just Common Sense
Adam Ramsay
The Green manifesto goes big on redistributing wealth. Although there is more to power than money, writes Adam Ramsay, it's a step in the right direction.
Feature: Meet the Labour Candidates Lobbying for Oil, Gas and Arms Companies
Polly Smythe
From Shell to Uber, Amazon to Lockheed Martin: Labour's class of 2024 has a stunning array of corporate clients.