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Keir Starmer and David Lammy fly to the US for talks with Joe Biden, September 2024. Stefan Rousseau/Reuters

Opinion: Do Western Powers Risk Putting Nato at War With Russia?

Ash Sarkar

Joe Biden and Keir Starmer hope supplying Ukraine with cruise missiles could turn the tide against Russia. This might not be the knockout blow they’re aiming for, writes Ash Sarkar.

An arrested activist in London. Sandrine Laure Dippa/Reuters

Report: Rightwing Journalists Keep Grassing Up Activists to the Police

Clare Hymer

Reporters for tabloid newspapers are infiltrating non-violent direct action groups, collaborating with the police and getting activists arrested. Clare Hymer reports.

Keir Starmer speaks to the 2024 TUC annual congress in Brighton. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Analysis: Starmer Heckled As Trade Unions Oppose Labour’s New Austerity

Polly Smythe

Trade unionists are breathing a sigh of relief after 14 years of Tory rule, but there is little enthusiasm for Labour's economic policies at the TUC's annual congress. Polly Smythe reports.

Grenfell survivors hold a press conference as the inquiry publishes its second report on the 2017 fire. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

Opinion: When Will There Be Justice for Grenfell Survivors?

Ash Sarkar

Following the publication of the long-awaited Grenfell inquiry report, it's imperative that urgency is maintained, writes Ash Sarkar.

Protesters in Jerusalem during foreign secretary David Lammy's visit to Israel in August 2024. Saeed Qaq via Reuters Connect

Report: Key Israel Arms Supplier Sponsors Labour Conference Event

Sam Bright

Exclusive: the New Statesman magazine will host an event sponsored by Northrop Grumman, a key supplier to the Israeli airforce, on the subject of ‘a new era of defence’.

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’

Opinion: Do Western Powers Risk Putting Nato at War With Russia?

Ash Sarkar

Report: Rightwing Journalists Keep Grassing Up Activists to the Police

Clare Hymer

Analysis: Starmer Heckled As Trade Unions Oppose Labour’s New Austerity

Polly Smythe

Opinion: When Will There Be Justice for Grenfell Survivors?

Ash Sarkar

Report: Key Israel Arms Supplier Sponsors Labour Conference Event

Sam Bright

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

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Opinion: Do Western Powers Risk Putting Nato at War With Russia?

Ash Sarkar

Report: Rightwing Journalists Keep Grassing Up Activists to the Police

Clare Hymer

Analysis: Starmer Heckled As Trade Unions Oppose Labour’s New Austerity

Polly Smythe

Opinion: When Will There Be Justice for Grenfell Survivors?

Ash Sarkar

Report: Key Israel Arms Supplier Sponsors Labour Conference Event

Sam Bright

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

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