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A protestor outside Valley Vets in South Wales

Feature: Six Companies Own 60% of UK Vets, and Workers Are Sick of It

Polly Smythe

Global megacorporations have spotted an opportunity in the millions of new lockdown puppies and are snapping up local veterinary practices in bulk. The result is broke pet owners and underpaid workers - and the first vet practice strike in UK history, reports Polly Smythe.

The empty fourth plinth on Trafalgar Square in London

Feature: The Fourth Plinth Is About to Become a Trans Monument

Juliet Jacques

Mexican artist Teresa Margolles will fill Trafalgar Square with the faces of 850 trans people in a visual protest against transfemicide. Juliet Jacques reports.

Opinion: Kamala Harris Is a Political Chameleon

Ash Sarkar

Kamala Harris claims her values ‘have not changed’. Maybe she just didn’t have any in the first place, writes Ash Sarkar.

A parent sits with their child on a pebble beach

Red Flags: I Know the Nuclear Family Is Flawed But What Else Can I Do?

Sophie K Rosa

Sophie K Rosa advises a single parent still hankering for their child’s father and wondering what it is they really need.

Opinion: Macron Is Making a Joke of France’s Electorate

Cole Stangler

The French president has refused to appoint a prime minister from the leftwing coalition that won the most seats in the country’s recent snap elections. French citizens deserve better, writes Cole Stangler.

Opinion: Kamala Harris Has No Platform

Steven Methven

In all the excitement generated by the new Democratic nominee for US president, one thing seems to have dropped out of view, writes Steven Methven: the politics.

Report: ‘Vote Genocide’: Satirical Poster Included in Dossier of Election ‘Abuse’

Simon Childs

Exclusive: An artist has been left in shock after his political poster was included in a dossier alleging a “concerted campaign by extremists” to intimidate general election candidates. Simon Childs reports.

Report: Nobody in Peckham Wants More Luxury Flats

Moya Lothian-McLean

The fight to stop property developers turning a south London shopping centre into yet more luxury flats has allied long-term residents with new generations of 'gentrifiers'. If they win, they could set a precedent that resonates far and wide. Moya Lothian-McLean reports.

Feature: A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

27-year-old Justine Canady revived Lewisham council’s dormant union. Now the local authority is firing her and a fellow rep, leaving 3,000 employees facing major cuts without their support.

A small man stands before a blackboard-style screen that reads 'Age of AI' in white text

Analysis: Artificial Intelligence Isn’t Actually That Amazing

James Meadway

Computer software that can hold a conversation may have seemed magical, but it wasn't the start of something new, writes James Meadway. It was AI already at its summit, with nowhere to go but down.

A rally in support of Amazon workers' on strike in Coventry in January 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Report: Here’s How Labour and the Unions Could Take on Amazon

Polly Smythe

Keir Starmer previously said Amazon should recognise trade unions. But the company is already lobbying new MPs.

Opinion: Public Sector Pay Bumps Were Always on the Cards

Ash Sarkar

Even idiots could see Labour was inevitably going to have to spend more money than had been laid out in its “fully costed” manifesto, writes Ash Sarkar.

Attendees at Boomtown Fair 2023. Dawn Fletcher-Park / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

Report: Boomtown Festival Attendee ‘Slammed Against Wall’ by Security for Pro Sex-Worker Graffiti

Moya Lothian-McLean

An artist was accused of soliciting for sex because of the graffiti at the festival, whose theme was ‘Revolution of the Imagination’

Rioters during an anti-migration protest in Rotherham on 4 August. REUTERS

Report: Muslim Convicted in Rioting Should Have ‘Risen Above’ Far-Right Racism, Says Judge

Simon Childs

Amer Walid, who had no previous convictions, was given 20 months after he threw cans back at far-right rioters who were chanting racist slurs.

A woman in high-vis stands in front of a group of people also in high-vis

Feature: Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say

Aron Penczu

Even if built, Labour’s promised 1.5m new homes will not move the dial on house prices, rents, or homelessness, say experts. They probably won’t even keep up with population growth. Aron Penczu reports.

A man walks through a crowd of police wearing a St George flag

Opinion: We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’

Rivkah Brown

The far-right riots have exposed the racist core of Britain’s immigration panic. Angela Rayner has shown the right instinct by seizing this moment to chip away at the hostile environment, writes Rivkah Brown.

Feature: Football Fans Are Organising Against the Far Right

Polly Smythe

Antiracists across the country have been standing up to the far right. But football fans in Liverpool are also doing deeper work to build trust in their community. Polly Smythe reports.

Analysis: How the Hell Did Police Think There Would Be 100 Riots?

Simon Childs

Wednesday’s far-right no-show followed irresponsible and ill-informed speculation by the police, writes Simon Childs. Where exactly are they getting their intelligence?

Feature: Six Companies Own 60% of UK Vets, and Workers Are Sick of It

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Kamala Harris Is a Political Chameleon

Ash Sarkar

Red Flags: I Know the Nuclear Family Is Flawed But What Else Can I Do?

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Macron Is Making a Joke of France’s Electorate

Cole Stangler

Opinion: Kamala Harris Has No Platform

Steven Methven

Report: ‘Vote Genocide’: Satirical Poster Included in Dossier of Election ‘Abuse’

Simon Childs

Report: Nobody in Peckham Wants More Luxury Flats

Moya Lothian-McLean

Feature: A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

Analysis: Artificial Intelligence Isn’t Actually That Amazing

James Meadway

Report: Here’s How Labour and the Unions Could Take on Amazon

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Public Sector Pay Bumps Were Always on the Cards

Ash Sarkar

Report: Boomtown Festival Attendee ‘Slammed Against Wall’ by Security for Pro Sex-Worker Graffiti

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Muslim Convicted in Rioting Should Have ‘Risen Above’ Far-Right Racism, Says Judge

Simon Childs

Feature: Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say

Aron Penczu

Feature: Football Fans Are Organising Against the Far Right

Polly Smythe

Analysis: How the Hell Did Police Think There Would Be 100 Riots?

Simon Childs

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Feature: Six Companies Own 60% of UK Vets, and Workers Are Sick of It

Polly Smythe

Feature: The Fourth Plinth Is About to Become a Trans Monument

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: Kamala Harris Is a Political Chameleon

Ash Sarkar

Red Flags: I Know the Nuclear Family Is Flawed But What Else Can I Do?

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Macron Is Making a Joke of France’s Electorate

Cole Stangler

Opinion: Kamala Harris Has No Platform

Steven Methven

Report: ‘Vote Genocide’: Satirical Poster Included in Dossier of Election ‘Abuse’

Simon Childs

Report: Nobody in Peckham Wants More Luxury Flats

Moya Lothian-McLean

Feature: A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

Analysis: Artificial Intelligence Isn’t Actually That Amazing

James Meadway

Report: Here’s How Labour and the Unions Could Take on Amazon

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Public Sector Pay Bumps Were Always on the Cards

Ash Sarkar

Report: Boomtown Festival Attendee ‘Slammed Against Wall’ by Security for Pro Sex-Worker Graffiti

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Muslim Convicted in Rioting Should Have ‘Risen Above’ Far-Right Racism, Says Judge

Simon Childs

Feature: Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say

Aron Penczu

Opinion: We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’

Rivkah Brown

Feature: Football Fans Are Organising Against the Far Right

Polly Smythe

Analysis: How the Hell Did Police Think There Would Be 100 Riots?

Simon Childs

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