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Opinion: It’s Your Party, and I’ll Cry If I Want To

Ash Sarkar

Fractious, back-biting, unstrategic: so far, Your Party has managed to recreate the Labour party in all but scale, writes Ash Sarkar. But that isn’t to say there aren’t signs of life.

People bury the unidentified bodies of Palestinians who had been held in Israel during the war, after they were handed over by Israel in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, on 22 October 2025.

Report: Israeli Military Accused of Palestinian Organ Theft Again

Harriet Williamson

New allegations of organ theft by the Israeli military around the 10 October ceasefire deal follow a long history of Israel withholding the bodies of Palestinians from their families and harvesting organs without consent. Harriet Williamson reports.

Feature: Italian Fascists’ Love Affair With Israel Started Long Before Giorgia Meloni

Matteo Tiratelli

Italy’s far-right leader’s support for her Israeli counterpart is no coincidence, writes Matteo Tiratelli. Ever since the overthrow of Benito Mussolini, Palestine has been central to the struggle to ensure that fascism never returns to the country.

Keir Starmer speaks at a Welsh Labour general election campaign event in Abergavenny, Wales on 30 May 2024.

Analysis: Labour’s Defeat in Wales Spells Big Trouble for the Union

Adam Ramsay

What does the stodgy, centrist unionism of Welsh Labour and Tories taking a beating in the Caerphilly by-election mean for Scotland? And where do the Greens fit in? Adam Ramsay explains.

Lindsay Whittle wins the Caerphilly Senedd by-election in a historic victory on 24 October 2025.

Opinion: Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly Victory Matters Everywhere

Gareth Leaman

The Caerphilly Senedd by-election win for Plaid Cymru is indicative of dissatisfaction that reaches far beyond the town’s boundaries. We should remember that Reform can still capitalise on this anger elsewhere, argues Gareth Leaman.

Report: Novara Media Is Officially Part of Britain’s Media History

Rivkah Brown

The British Film Institute has added 10 Novara Media videos to its National Archive, reflecting the historic contribution the organisation has made to UK media in its 14 years of existence. Rivkah Brown reports.

Protesters wave flags as students take part in an inter-university march in support of Palestinians, on the second anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, at King's College London campus, Britain, October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Report: King’s College London Withdraws Pro-Palestine Student’s Visa, Risking His Torture, After Pressure From Israel Lobby Group

Harriet Williamson

EXCLUSIVE: KCL suspended Usama Ghanem after pressure from the pro-Israel Campaign Against Antisemitism, despite knowing he would be sent back to Egypt where he was previously imprisoned and tortured. Now Ghanem is taking the university to court for discrimination and harassment. Harriet Williamson reports.

Freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, gesture, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025.

Opinion: Here’s What Happened When Israel Released 2,000 Palestinian Captives, Including My Uncle

Hassan Herzallah

Last week, Hassan Herzallah was among thousands of Palestinians reunited with their loved ones in the hostage exchange that formed part of the ceasefire deal in Gaza that Israel has since broken. Others emerged from Israeli captivity only to discover their family members were dead. Herzallah recounts his family’s ordeal.

People speak to a protest in front of a banner that says 'Scotland demands rent controls'

Opinion: Scotland’s New Rent Controls Put Starmer’s Measly Reforms to Shame

Gordon Maloney

In September, the Scottish government passed a law limiting how much landlords can raise rents. Labour’s renters’ rights bill is a joke by comparison, writes Gordon Maloney.

British Pound sterling bank notes and coins. Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto/Reuters

Opinion: Employers Who Steal Wages Should Be Made Criminally Liable

Matthew Cole

A shocking investigation has revealed that employers who fail to pay wages simply get away with it. It’s time to make wage theft a criminal matter, argues Matthew Cole.

Report: Union Leader Accused of Harassment and Heading Up ‘Sexist Boys Club’

Simon Childs

Exclusive: Workers at a huge federation of trade unions fear a redundancy process is being used to ‘wipe’ the institutional memory of a misogynistic workplace culture where union money was spent on strip clubs and women workers were left traumatised. Simon Childs reports.

Palestinian prisoner stares out of a bus window as he and other prisoners leave Ketziot military prison in southern Israel, in June 2005. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Opinion: Israel Sent Me to the Same Prison Where It Tortured My Palestinian Brother

Kieran Andrieu

After Israel kidnapped him in international waters with the Global Sumud Flotilla, Kieran Andrieu realised he was being held in the same Negev desert facility where his younger brother, Ahmed, had been repeatedly locked up.

A woman with short blonde hair and glasses looks aslant across the image

Opinion: Opinion Journalism Is Now Mostly Liberal Hand-Wringing and Racist Dog-Whistles

Juliet Jacques

Comment journalism once seemed a genuinely dynamic, democratic form. Now it’s mostly overpaid Times columnists sugarcoating fascism and Guardian grandees putting themselves on the wrong side of history, writes Juliet Jacques.

An Israeli army tank deploys at Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip. Saeed Qaq/ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters

Report: Brits Serving in Israeli Military Could Get Prison Time

Harriet Williamson

Since the UK government recognised Palestinian statehood in September, legal professionals say that British nationals and dual nationals who have participated in the IDF’s operations in Gaza could face criminal charges when they return to the UK. Harriet Williamson reports.

Analysis: Israel Is Dragging Us All to Hell

Steven Methven

Two years on from 7 October, Israel is falling - and we in the West are all falling with it. Yet our governments refuse to untether us from its descent, writes Steven Methven.

A man in a green jacket and white t-shirt holds a banner alongside other activists

Opinion: Zack Polanski Must Now Transform His Fans Into Activists

Adam Ramsay

The telegenic eco-socialist has triggered an explosion of interest in the Green party, and a parallel growth in membership. Now he needs to translate enthusiasm into activity, writes Adam Ramsay.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops’ ground operation in Gaza on 12 November 2023. IDF handout/Reuters

Long Read: The Israeli Military Strategies the BBC Doesn’t Want You to Know About

Harriet Williamson

The Dahiya doctrine and Hannibal directive are key to making sense of Israel's actions in Gaza over the past two years, and yet the BBC hasn't mentioned them once in its coverage since 7 October 2023. Harriet Williamson reports.

Feature: How Can Labour Win Over the Flag Protesters? We Asked Them

Rivkah Brown

Out of work, unable to get an NHS appointment and furiously angry at migrants and the government – has Keir Starmer ever spoken to the people he’s trying to win from Nigel Farage? Rivkah Brown did, outside Labour conference in Liverpool.

Opinion: It’s Your Party, and I’ll Cry If I Want To

Ash Sarkar

Report: Israeli Military Accused of Palestinian Organ Theft Again

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Labour’s Defeat in Wales Spells Big Trouble for the Union

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly Victory Matters Everywhere

Gareth Leaman

Report: Novara Media Is Officially Part of Britain’s Media History

Rivkah Brown

Report: King’s College London Withdraws Pro-Palestine Student’s Visa, Risking His Torture, After Pressure From Israel Lobby Group

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Here’s What Happened When Israel Released 2,000 Palestinian Captives, Including My Uncle

Hassan Herzallah

Opinion: Scotland’s New Rent Controls Put Starmer’s Measly Reforms to Shame

Gordon Maloney

Opinion: Employers Who Steal Wages Should Be Made Criminally Liable

Matthew Cole

Report: Union Leader Accused of Harassment and Heading Up ‘Sexist Boys Club’

Simon Childs

Opinion: Israel Sent Me to the Same Prison Where It Tortured My Palestinian Brother

Kieran Andrieu

Opinion: Opinion Journalism Is Now Mostly Liberal Hand-Wringing and Racist Dog-Whistles

Juliet Jacques

Report: Brits Serving in Israeli Military Could Get Prison Time

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Israel Is Dragging Us All to Hell

Steven Methven

Opinion: Zack Polanski Must Now Transform His Fans Into Activists

Adam Ramsay

Long Read: The Israeli Military Strategies the BBC Doesn’t Want You to Know About

Harriet Williamson

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Opinion: It’s Your Party, and I’ll Cry If I Want To

Ash Sarkar

Report: Israeli Military Accused of Palestinian Organ Theft Again

Harriet Williamson

Feature: Italian Fascists’ Love Affair With Israel Started Long Before Giorgia Meloni

Matteo Tiratelli

Analysis: Labour’s Defeat in Wales Spells Big Trouble for the Union

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly Victory Matters Everywhere

Gareth Leaman

Report: Novara Media Is Officially Part of Britain’s Media History

Rivkah Brown

Report: King’s College London Withdraws Pro-Palestine Student’s Visa, Risking His Torture, After Pressure From Israel Lobby Group

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Here’s What Happened When Israel Released 2,000 Palestinian Captives, Including My Uncle

Hassan Herzallah

Opinion: Scotland’s New Rent Controls Put Starmer’s Measly Reforms to Shame

Gordon Maloney

Opinion: Employers Who Steal Wages Should Be Made Criminally Liable

Matthew Cole

Report: Union Leader Accused of Harassment and Heading Up ‘Sexist Boys Club’

Simon Childs

Opinion: Israel Sent Me to the Same Prison Where It Tortured My Palestinian Brother

Kieran Andrieu

Opinion: Opinion Journalism Is Now Mostly Liberal Hand-Wringing and Racist Dog-Whistles

Juliet Jacques

Report: Brits Serving in Israeli Military Could Get Prison Time

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Israel Is Dragging Us All to Hell

Steven Methven

Opinion: Zack Polanski Must Now Transform His Fans Into Activists

Adam Ramsay

Long Read: The Israeli Military Strategies the BBC Doesn’t Want You to Know About

Harriet Williamson

Feature: How Can Labour Win Over the Flag Protesters? We Asked Them

Rivkah Brown

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