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The Employability Industry: How Platforms Profit From ‘Brand You’
It's time we see our so-called brands for what they are: vital data and profits for social media giants. To cut off this source of data we need a radical policy programme that privileges worker security and wellbeing, writes Phil Jones.
‘Alternative Arrangements’ to the Backstop Won’t Work, and the Government Is Beginning to Realise It
The return of a border in Ireland would spell disaster for the Northern Irish economy, while Boris Johnson's 'alternative arrangements' are proving elusive. Signs suggest the PM may be forced to soften his position, as may the DUP, explains Patrick Geddis.
We Asked People at London’s First Trans Pride Why the Event Needed to Happen
Around 1,500 people gathered in central London on Saturday for the city's first Trans Pride. We talked to attendees about why trans rights need to be centre stage.
How the Long, Slow Death of Neoliberalism Sent the Conservative Party Into Crisis
Long read: In a matter of weeks the Tories have lost their flimsy grip on parliament, a historic six votes, any remaining confidence of EU negotiators and the plot entirely. But while it's difficult to look beyond Boris, Eleanor Penny argues the problem has far deeper roots.
Fuck Business, Fuck the Law, Fuck Parliament: The Descent of British Conservatism
With the government's decision to suspend parliament ruled unlawful, we are now confronted with a crisis so deep that Britain's establishment party is discrediting the order it has historically sought to uphold, argues Aaron Bastani.
Homelessness Activists Occupy Tunnel, After MPs Ask for Gate to Stop Rough Sleepers
Over 320,000 people are homeless in Britain - up 169% since the Conservatives came to power. Yet 'hostile architecture' that keeps rough sleepers out of public spaces is on the rise. As the weather turns cold, a gate has just been installed in a Westminster underpass to lock homeless people out at night - allegedly after MPs complained about having to walk past them.
Stop DSEI: the People Disrupting the ‘World-Leading’ Arms Fairs
One of the world’s largest arms fairs will begin in London on Monday. For a week, state of the art weapons will be exhibited at the DSEI Fair to select buyers invited by the UK government - including eight countries accused of human rights abuses. In the run up to the event, we spent a week talking to protesters and documenting their attempts to disrupt the fair.
Enough Parliamentary Shenanigans, Labour Must Force a General Election Now
The government is crumbling, and our movement is getting stronger. It’s time to kick the Tories out, and demand a general election.
No Such Thing As Society? Soon There May Be No Such Thing As the Conservative Party
Boris Johnson's first six weeks as prime minister, and especially his first week back in parliament, have exposed the deep mediocrity of his political abilities. But his premiership is a product of a wider trend in the Tories which could soon eat the party up, argues Aaron Bastani.
With a General Election Imminent, Canada’s Left Must Learn From Sanders and Corbyn
With Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau's image severely damaged by the SNC-Lavalin affair, and the country's Tory party associated with bigots and xenophobes, can the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) replicate the campaign strategies of Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders in time for the 21 October general election?  
Erdogan Wants a ‘Buffer Zone’ Along the Syria Border – but It’s Turkish Forces Killing Civilians
Turkish forces have killed 27 civilians in north-eastern Syria in cross-border attacks this year alone, with just one attack going the other way. Yet Turkey is using the narrative that it must protect itself from a “terror corridor” to move its troops into Rojava.
The Path to a Majority Runs Through Chingford
In light of Boris Johnson's recent proroguing of parliament, Novara's own Michael Walker spent the day canvassing with Faiza Shaheen, left-wing prospective parliamentary candidate for marginal seat Chingford and Woodford Green. Together, they talk the tactics necessary for a Labour win at the next general election.
Is This a Coup? We Asked Protesters What the Prorogation of Parliament Means for Democracy
Thousands of people descended on Whitehall on Saturday, in response to news that Boris Johnson had asked the Queen to prorogue parliament for five weeks. We asked protesters what this means for democracy.  
West London Residents Say They Have Been Poisoned by Developers Building on Toxic Site
Residents of a majority BME west London borough believe they have been poisoned by a housing development on the site of a former gasworks. Building work that exposed families to toxic chemicals was given the go ahead by Boris Johnson and by the local council leader, after the developer sent him on all expenses paid trip to Cannes.
We Can Beat Boris Johnson, but Only by Refusing to Play His Game
Tory Brexiteers are in a bind, and they want to make sure we are, too. The only way to break out of the game being set up for us is to refuse to play it. To oppose and defeat Boris Johnson means placing the deep crisis of British society at the centre of what we're saying.
It’s Not a Coup, It’s the Westminster System in Meltdown (But MPs Can Still Stop No Deal)
Johnson's actions highlight the problems of the British constitution, but calling his latest move a 'coup' absolves Liberal Democrats and Tory 'rebels' of their responsibility to vote down this government to stop No Deal, argues Aaron Bastani.
It’s Been Four Months Since Spain Had a Government
Left-wing coalition talks have broken down in Spain. Here’s why and what’s at stake.
Why is the Remain Movement So Full of Centrists?
From establishment politicians like Alastair Campbell and Anna Soubry to a loud and obsessive activist core, it’s not in doubt that the anti-Brexit movement is dominated by centrists. Michael Chessum asks why this is the case.