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Opinion: Labour’s Messy Leftwing Purge Isn’t As Smart As It Seems

Moya Lothian-McLean

As deadlines for MP selections approach, the Labour leadership is moving to block leftwingers from representing the party once and for all. But these machinations are exposing key cracks, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.

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Feature: Paris Is Banishing Its Homeless Before the Olympics. A Group of Child Migrants Isn’t Having It

Christophe Domec

A new law is sending unhoused people from the French capital to ten temporary accommodation centres around the country, a move the government maintains has nothing to do with the Olympics. A group of child migrants is fighting back. Christophe Domec reports.

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Report: Lloyd Russell-Moyle Blocked From Standing for Labour

Rivkah Brown

Breaking: Labour party to block Brighton Kemptown MP from standing in the general election.

Opinion: In Starmer’s Labour, Only ‘Zionist Shitlords’ Are Welcome

Aaron Bastani

Could Labour replace Diane Abbott with a man who describes himself as a ‘zionist shitlord’? Maybe - because the party really is that weird now, writes Aaron Bastani.

a man with black greyish hair wearing a suit stands in front of a bright blue sign with the words 'heathrow' on it.

Report: ‘Covid Rogue’ Among Labour’s Business Backers

Polly Smythe

John Holland-Kaye was responsible for 'one of, if not the most brutal example, of fire and rehire during the Covid pandemic.' Rachel Reeves is now boasting of his support. Polly Smythe reports.

Feature: Are Green Shoots Starting to Crack the Red Wall?

Craig Gent

When Mothin Ali won a council election in east Leeds, he didn’t expect to make headlines across the rightwing press. But the real story is how Labour has problems in its ‘heartland’ seats, writes Craig Gent.

Report: Students Are Catching Their Universities in Bed With Arms Companies

Zac Larkham

Student Palestine protesters are investigating their own institutions and discovering genocide profiteering. Zac Larkham reports.

Opinion: This General Election Will Be a War on Young People

Rivkah Brown

With his proposed compulsory national service for 18-year-olds, Rishi Sunak isn’t just signalling the Tories’ security credentials but also their special loathing for the young, writes Rivkah Brown.

Opinion: Scotland Needs an Industrial Strategy

Adam Ramsay

For too long, the Scottish government has been timid about setting a clear economic direction. With the SNP plunging in the polls, any hope of its renewal lies across the road to economic transformation, writes Adam Ramsay.

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Report: Damaging Property Justifiable to Save Palestinian Lives, Court Finds

Rivkah Brown

A Leicester court acquitted two Palestine Action activists of criminal damage, accepting that their actions were necessary to save lives and prevent greater property damage in Palestine.

Opinion: Farewell, Rwanda

Ash Sarkar

A summer general election means it’s curtains for the government’s flagship immigration policy, writes Ash Sarkar.

Avanti managing director Andy Mellors is grilled by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's Bee Network Committee. Screengrab: GMCA

Report: Avanti West Coast Accidentally Asked Way Too Many People to Help Undermine a Strike

Polly Smythe

The beleaguered company tried asking office staff to help run its train service, but accidentally emailed front line staff as well.

Lord Walney arrives at the ADS Group annual dinner in January. Mark Kerrison / Alamy Stock Photo

Opinion: John Woodcock Has No Idea What the ‘Far Left’ Is and Frankly nor Do We

Simon Childs

A new report by the government’s anti-protest tsar suggests a rather loose grip on political realities. Simon Childs reports.

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Feature: Against All Odds, Brent Council Is Investing in Its Artists

Juliet Jacques

Only 8% of film and TV professionals come from the working class, according to new stats. One of London’s most deprived boroughs wants to change that by paying artists to work in its studios, writes Juliet Jacques.

Darren Henley, chief executive of Arts Council England. Screengrab: University of Cumbria on Youtube

Report: Arts Council Warning Against Political Statements Came After Government Talks on Gaza

Simon Childs

ACE warned arts organisations against ‘overtly political or activist’ statements after talking to the government about ‘reputational risk relating to Israel-Gaza conflict’.

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Feature: Young Jews Are Sick of Being Lied to About Israel

Rivkah Brown

For decades, diaspora Jews have been raised to believe in Israel. A new documentary tracks their loss of innocence, writes Rivkah Brown.

Losing Homeland Party candidate Roger Robertson. @Homeland_Party on Twitter

Report: Far-Right Party ‘Thrilled’ by ‘Remarkable Achievement’ of Losing Election

Simon Childs

The far-right Homeland party released a statement praising the ‘successful campaign’ of its candidate Roger Robertson, who lost the Hart district council election.

Peter Tatchell attending a republican protest at the state opening of parliament 2023. Tejas Sandhu / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

Report: ‘Snooping’ Claim After Anti-Monarchy Opinions Included in Government Disinformation Reports

Simon Childs

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell tweeted about the ‘elitism, deference and vast unearned wealth’ of the monarchy. He didn’t expect to end up in a report by a little known government unit.

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