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8 Reflections on the Rise and Rise of Podemos

Tom Youngman

Podemos (‘We can’) is a Spanish radical left party founded in January 2014 with pretensions of breaking the two-party hegemony in Spanish politics. In October 2014 - 14 months ahead of the next general election - they topped national opinion polls for the first time.

Radical Lives: Charles Lahr

Daniel Whittall

As a German radical in London who was initially suspected of plotting to assassinate Kaiser Wilhelm II, Charles Lahr was under constant surveillance from the Met. Best known for his bookshop and his involvement in radical publishing, Lahr was at the heart of a wide-ranging network of radicals in the early twentieth century.

Catalan Referendum: Meet the Young Radicals Agitating for Independence

David Ferreira

Despite legal challenges and attempted blockages by the Spanish Constitutional Court, Catalonia's independence referendum will go ahead today. While the vote is non-binding, if it succeeds it will be considered an important milestone for the Catalan independence movement. David Ferreira interviewed Lluc Salellas from the far left CUP.

When Music Mattered: 6 Records That Helped Shape Red Wedge

Novara Reporters

The last couple of weeks have seen a variously amusing, cringeworthy and angering back-and-forth between Nigel Farage and an assortment of comedians of varying quality. It has been said that comedians are now the mouthpieces of mainstream politics, where once musicians were the stalwarts of the resistance. This piece revisits Red Wedge, a musician-led campaign that hoped to defeat Thatcher.

4 Nails in the Coffin of the NUS

Student Mole

While campuses across the country are gearing up for the national free education demonstration on 19 November, the National Union of Students leadership has dramatically pulled its support in spite of the wishes of its national executive committee and those organising the march. While many were angered by the U-turn, few experienced activists could claim to be surprised.

6 Things You Almost Definitely Didn’t Know About #VagaDeTotes

Alicia García Rodríguez

Word of the huge Catalan feminist social strike is now spreading through the English-speaking left, but who's behind it, what's it about and, crucially, what's coming next?

8 Reflections on Resisting Police and State-Sponsored Violence

Kojo Kyerewaa

Last weekend's United Friends and Families Campaign annual march attracted a crowd three times as large as last year's event, but the total number was still around 300. If the fight for justice is going to succeed, a social movement is going to be needed.

Who Are the Orange Order?

Ross Davidson

As a result of the Scottish independence referendum an old force has reared its head in a more blatant way than it has done for many years. By taking up its God-given mission to defend the union, the Orange Order - or the 'Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland' - has put itself back on the map...

Radical Lives: Mohammed Deif

Linah Alsaafin

Mohammed Deif has been a science student, theatre troupe leader, and more recently the chief commander of the Al-Qassam brigades in Gaza. His life has been controversial, and he remains an epitome of the 'freedom fighter/terrorist' icon. Though rumoured to be dead, the Al-Qassam brigades maintain he lives. It's not clear either way: his photo hasn't been taken in 30 years and he is rumoured to be a master of disguise.

10 Ways Official Inflation Stats Are Masking Rising Inequality

James Meadway

New official inflation figures say the rate of price increases is falling, yet inequality is reaching new heights. The stats are hiding the real decline in living standards, especially for the poorest ten percent, but how?

London’s Housing Crisis: 6 Problems We Face

Christian Garland

Over ten percent of UK residents live in London, yet while housing waiting lists remain sky-high, the London 'property market' is a magnet to the global super-rich.

5 NHS Demands We Must Not Compromise On

Peter Pannier

As parties left and right scramble to be crowned 'party of the NHS' in the eyes of the electorate, NHS staff are continuing to take action over pay. Last week the Royal College of Midwives picketed for the first time in their history, and today radiographers are also walking out. However, demands remain modest. Here are five simple demands we need to make if we really want to secure the future of the NHS.

Radical Lives: Claudia Jones

Daniel Whittall

The second in the Novara Wire Radical Lives series explores the life and contributions of Claudia Jones, one of the founders of Notting Hill Carnival.

7 Reasons We Shouldn’t Let Ello Become the Next Facebook

Johannes Wilm

Ditched Facebook and moved to the greener pastures of Ello in search of privacy, exclusivity and loads of little round pictures? Don't be so eager! While your grandparents might not be on Ello taking selfies (yet), the company is almost bound to renege on its 'civil liberties' ego-trip and has got some serious venture capitalists queuing around the block.

N-H-Guess: 7 Predictions for the National Health Service, 2015-2020

Peter Pannier

It's conference season! And with #GE2015 fast approaching our esteemed party politicians are all keen to outline why they're best-suited for the ivory towers of Whitehall. As if by magic, each is now able to confidently proclaim themselves to be 'the party of the NHS'. But what will really happen to the nation's favourite institution after 2015?

7 Reasons Bombing the Middle East (Again) is a Bad Idea

Tim Holmes

While the PKK fights on in Syria and ISIS continues to murder hostages, Obama continues ordering air strikes, now backed by the UK and Australia. Imperialism or a helping hand for the Kurds? Either way, Tim Holmes argues this tactic is the wrong one.

4 Reflections on the #IndyRef Rigging Accusations

Thomas Swann

From switched ballot boxes to discarded carrier bags full of Yes-marked votes, theories of vote rigging but begun circulating in the wake of #IndyRef. It might be the time for a few salient points on the law, the hearsay and the precedent of such conspiracy theories.

Natalie Bennett: We Need a New Economic Model

Natalie Bennett

It's conference season - and with both Labour and Conservatives promising deeper austerity, which will affect young people and children in particular, it seems any popular sense of hope or excitement towards the British political landscape has been left behind with the Scottish independence referendum. But Green leader Natalie Bennett wants to call Labour and Tories out on their defence of a broken system, advocating a new economic model.

8 Reflections on the Rise and Rise of Podemos

Tom Youngman

Radical Lives: Charles Lahr

Daniel Whittall

Catalan Referendum: Meet the Young Radicals Agitating for Independence

David Ferreira

When Music Mattered: 6 Records That Helped Shape Red Wedge

Novara Reporters

4 Nails in the Coffin of the NUS

Student Mole

8 Reflections on Resisting Police and State-Sponsored Violence

Kojo Kyerewaa

Who Are the Orange Order?

Ross Davidson

Radical Lives: Mohammed Deif

Linah Alsaafin

10 Ways Official Inflation Stats Are Masking Rising Inequality

James Meadway

London’s Housing Crisis: 6 Problems We Face

Christian Garland

5 NHS Demands We Must Not Compromise On

Peter Pannier

Radical Lives: Claudia Jones

Daniel Whittall

N-H-Guess: 7 Predictions for the National Health Service, 2015-2020

Peter Pannier

7 Reasons Bombing the Middle East (Again) is a Bad Idea

Tim Holmes

4 Reflections on the #IndyRef Rigging Accusations

Thomas Swann

Natalie Bennett: We Need a New Economic Model

Natalie Bennett

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8 Reflections on the Rise and Rise of Podemos

Tom Youngman

Radical Lives: Charles Lahr

Daniel Whittall

Catalan Referendum: Meet the Young Radicals Agitating for Independence

David Ferreira

When Music Mattered: 6 Records That Helped Shape Red Wedge

Novara Reporters

4 Nails in the Coffin of the NUS

Student Mole

6 Things You Almost Definitely Didn’t Know About #VagaDeTotes

Alicia García Rodríguez

8 Reflections on Resisting Police and State-Sponsored Violence

Kojo Kyerewaa

Who Are the Orange Order?

Ross Davidson

Radical Lives: Mohammed Deif

Linah Alsaafin

10 Ways Official Inflation Stats Are Masking Rising Inequality

James Meadway

London’s Housing Crisis: 6 Problems We Face

Christian Garland

5 NHS Demands We Must Not Compromise On

Peter Pannier

Radical Lives: Claudia Jones

Daniel Whittall

7 Reasons We Shouldn’t Let Ello Become the Next Facebook

Johannes Wilm

N-H-Guess: 7 Predictions for the National Health Service, 2015-2020

Peter Pannier

7 Reasons Bombing the Middle East (Again) is a Bad Idea

Tim Holmes

4 Reflections on the #IndyRef Rigging Accusations

Thomas Swann

Natalie Bennett: We Need a New Economic Model

Natalie Bennett

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