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#YesScotland: 5 Ways to Continue the Fight

Miriam Dobson

With 55% voting against Scottish independence, it might seem that all is lost and the campaign is over. Here, Miriam Dobson argues that we should build on the connections forged throughout the Yes campaign, and that the rallying cry of building a better Scotland shouldn't diminish.

An Open Letter to the Everyday Sexist

Alia Al Ghussain

The Everyday Sexist. You know the one: that guy who insolently demands your smile, who expects you to perform like a doll while you're minding your own business, who pinches your arse on the dancefloor and gets angry when you won't say 'hello' back. He's just one reason women need feminism, and why men need it too.

6 Considerations on Rotherham, Racism and the Right

Craig McVegas

Alexis Jay's damning inquiry exposing a covered-up 16 year long child sexual exploitation ring affecting 1400 children has rocked Rotherham council, South Yorkshire police and the Labour party. The far-right's response has apparently thrown the town into turmoil and commentators across the spectrum are continuing to debate the (de)merits of political correctness, multiculturalism and whether the abusers were 'real Muslims' or not. Here are six considerations on racism, class and the far-right.

4 Things the ‘Socialist’ App Tells Us About Capitalist Appropriation

Adam Stoneman

Socialist. What comes to mind? Marx and Engels? The Soviet bloc? Owen Jones? Those bloody paper sellers at every demo? Or a new app helping you make and share lists of 'the things you love'? The latest in a long line of associations with the S-word might make you sigh with mild irritation, but here are the things we can learn from the swanky new socialite app.

8 Reflections on the #IndyRef TV Debates

Adam Ramsay

The vote is just three weeks away and the TV debates are over. What did they tell us and what effect will they have on the rest of the respective campaigns, if any? Here Adam Ramsay, author of 42 Reasons to Support Scottish Independence, gives us his take.

Calais Migrants’ Eviction Crisis: 4 FAQs Answered

Ruth Ciara and Daniel Martin

In June we published a piece on the Calais migrant camp, exploring the issues faced by the 'sans-papiers'. Since then, police and private security have tear-gassed the camp and arrested people while a local fascist group has been gaining support. The most recent announcement is that Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart intends to have the site bulldozed, displacing thousands. Here are the things you need to know.

The Fuel That Fuels the Rage: 3 Key Gazan Resources Israel is Clinging Onto

Eleanor Penny

The biggest threat to Israel is not the Qassam Brigades' rockets. Beneath the regular media briefings on Hamas and its 'terror tunnels' is a fear that reveals the nature of Israel's occupation of Palestine: Palestinian independence would mean self-determination over its resources. These resources are what Israel depends on to sustain itself against the Palestinian resistance, and cut to the heart of its military strategy.

7 Ways the Localism Act is Shafting the Homeless and Precariously-Housed

Izzy Koksal

Heard of the Localism Act 2011? Nor have most people, but this seemingly-subtle piece of legislation is having devastating effects on homeless and precariously-housed people as well as social housing more broadly. These effects are only set to be exacerbated, requiring action before we're fire-fighting nationwide social cleansing.

A Diary Entry from Palestine: why we don’t need ‘balance’

Alia Al Ghussain

As bombs drop on Gaza and revenge killings wreak collective punishment in the West Bank, many in the west have called for less emotion and more balance. Writing from Ramallah in the West Bank, Novara contributor Alia Al Ghussain argues this approach serves only to obfuscate the reality of the situation.

5 Reasons Workfare is Coming Undone

Christian Garland

Workfare - any work scheme with material compulsion involved - has been around since the 1980s. However, it has been injected with a new lease of life since Iain Duncan Smith took the helm at the Department for Work and Pensions. In the last two years, workfare has been under sustained attack and IDS's flagship programme 'Help to Work' is floundering before it's begun.

The Ineptitude of Chuka Umunna: 5 Signs Labour are Scraping the Barrel

Dan Whittall

"Cities are on the march," declares shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna. That's easy for Blue Labour's anti-squatter pin-up to say, but here's why he's failed on the basics of urban political economy and why his ineptitude means Labour are scraping the ideas barrel.

7 Things You Should Know About the ‘Sans-Papiers’ Migrant Camps in Calais

Ruth Nicholson

For around 20 years, migrants from across the world have slept rough in Calais hoping for a better life either in the UK or France. They face routine harassment, actively encouraged by local government, and endure terrible conditions. Currently around 600-800 migrants are in Calais 'sans-papiers' (without papers).

Losing sight of the bigger picture: 5 Lessons from the Rise of Ukip

Christian Gilliam

With the recent media focus on Ukip’s apparent ‘earthquake’, complete with questions over an in-out EU referendum and loads of pictures of Nigel Farage drinking in pubs, it’s easy to lose sight of the role Ukip and the ‘Europe question’ are playing within the global political economy.

4 Reflections on the Anti-Austerity Movement

Craig McVegas

50,000 hit the streets of London last weekend to protest against austerity. The coverage was slight, getting the back up of many an activist. With strikes and other demonstrations planned for summer, will this most recent march act as a springboard onto the agenda or is it indicative of a movement struggling for ideas?

Populism, bigotry and crack: 6 Reasons Rob Ford Now Typifies Canadian Politics

Phil Homburg

In 2010 Rob Ford became a YouTube 'sensation' when videos of his bizarre and bigoted council chamber outbursts went viral as Canadian campaigners tried to stop him being elected Mayor of Toronto. Four years on and Canada's Boris-meets-Farage can hardly be called a maverick, but instead now epitomizes Canadian politics.

9 Visions of Utopia from Broadmarsh Shopping Centre

Judy Thorne

There is constant talk of the end of the future. You can see why. On one hand, the neoliberalisation of seemingly every public avenue; on the other, little ambition beyond going back to 'the way things were'. In reality, the future is ours for the taking, leaving one question: what do you want from it?

5 Ways the UK Government Undermined the Wartime Sexual Violence Summit

Heather McRobie

The recent summit on wartime sexual violence was both urgent and important, but the UK government's record both abroad and at home, in both wartime and peacetime, meant its hosting of the conference undermined many of the key messages.

8 Reasons You Need to Care About the Caring Economy

Polly Trenow

When it comes to the care economy, women are hardly mentioned despite doing the vast majority of the work. With women's unemployment showing few signs of recovery and what little welfare provision existed being hollowed out, Polly Trenow from the Women's Budget Group argues priority needs to be given to the caring economy and the social infrastructure required to support carers.

#YesScotland: 5 Ways to Continue the Fight

Miriam Dobson

An Open Letter to the Everyday Sexist

Alia Al Ghussain

6 Considerations on Rotherham, Racism and the Right

Craig McVegas

4 Things the ‘Socialist’ App Tells Us About Capitalist Appropriation

Adam Stoneman

8 Reflections on the #IndyRef TV Debates

Adam Ramsay

Calais Migrants’ Eviction Crisis: 4 FAQs Answered

Ruth Ciara and Daniel Martin

The Fuel That Fuels the Rage: 3 Key Gazan Resources Israel is Clinging Onto

Eleanor Penny

A Diary Entry from Palestine: why we don’t need ‘balance’

Alia Al Ghussain

5 Reasons Workfare is Coming Undone

Christian Garland

The Ineptitude of Chuka Umunna: 5 Signs Labour are Scraping the Barrel

Dan Whittall

7 Things You Should Know About the ‘Sans-Papiers’ Migrant Camps in Calais

Ruth Nicholson

Losing sight of the bigger picture: 5 Lessons from the Rise of Ukip

Christian Gilliam

4 Reflections on the Anti-Austerity Movement

Craig McVegas

Populism, bigotry and crack: 6 Reasons Rob Ford Now Typifies Canadian Politics

Phil Homburg

9 Visions of Utopia from Broadmarsh Shopping Centre

Judy Thorne

5 Ways the UK Government Undermined the Wartime Sexual Violence Summit

Heather McRobie

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#YesScotland: 5 Ways to Continue the Fight

Miriam Dobson

An Open Letter to the Everyday Sexist

Alia Al Ghussain

6 Considerations on Rotherham, Racism and the Right

Craig McVegas

4 Things the ‘Socialist’ App Tells Us About Capitalist Appropriation

Adam Stoneman

8 Reflections on the #IndyRef TV Debates

Adam Ramsay

Calais Migrants’ Eviction Crisis: 4 FAQs Answered

Ruth Ciara and Daniel Martin

The Fuel That Fuels the Rage: 3 Key Gazan Resources Israel is Clinging Onto

Eleanor Penny

7 Ways the Localism Act is Shafting the Homeless and Precariously-Housed

Izzy Koksal

A Diary Entry from Palestine: why we don’t need ‘balance’

Alia Al Ghussain

5 Reasons Workfare is Coming Undone

Christian Garland

The Ineptitude of Chuka Umunna: 5 Signs Labour are Scraping the Barrel

Dan Whittall

7 Things You Should Know About the ‘Sans-Papiers’ Migrant Camps in Calais

Ruth Nicholson

Losing sight of the bigger picture: 5 Lessons from the Rise of Ukip

Christian Gilliam

4 Reflections on the Anti-Austerity Movement

Craig McVegas

Populism, bigotry and crack: 6 Reasons Rob Ford Now Typifies Canadian Politics

Phil Homburg

9 Visions of Utopia from Broadmarsh Shopping Centre

Judy Thorne

5 Ways the UK Government Undermined the Wartime Sexual Violence Summit

Heather McRobie

8 Reasons You Need to Care About the Caring Economy

Polly Trenow

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