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Opinion: Nigel Farage Is Making Voters a False Promise

Moya Lothian-McLean

Nigel Farage’s offer is one of individualism and denial dressed up as collective action against a rotten elite. It’s cutting through with voters, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.

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Analysis: South African Muslims Didn’t Vote for Pro-Palestine Parties. Why Not?

Ilham Rawoot

In the country’s recent general election, South African Muslims voted overwhelmingly for the centre-right, white-controlled Democratic Alliance. The results have exposed ethnic tensions that have bubbled away under the surface for decades.

Report: ‘I’m Not Angry, I’m Disappointed’: What Voters in Reform’s Top Town Really Think

Craig Gent

If Reform voters are angry, it should make Barnsley, which includes two of the party’s most marginal seats, Britain’s angriest town. North of England editor Craig Gent went there to find out what’s really going on.

Opinion: The European Elections Show What Happens to Smug Centrists

Rivkah Brown

The European far right crushed Sunday’s ballot, with Emmanuel Macron so humiliated he’s called a national election. The results should shake our self-satisfied soon-to-be prime minister, writes Rivkah Brown.

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Report: Is Luke Akehurst Labour’s Untouchable ‘Bigot’?

Rivkah Brown

The Israel lobbyist and handpicked MP candidate has spewed misogyny, antisemitism and anti-Black racism, as well as supporting US torture sites. Is there anything Labour won’t let him do?

Opinion: Everyone Wants a Wealth Tax – Apart From Labour’s Wealthy Donors

Ash Sarkar

When its manifesto drops, Labour will have to explain how it’s going to pay for everything it’s promising. Simply repeating that it’ll ‘grow the economy’ won’t cut it, writes Ash Sarkar.

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Opinion: How the Scottish Tory Leader Built His Career on Persecuting Travellers

Adam Ramsay

Douglas Ross has complained about having to 'bend over backwards' for and 'battle' the Traveller community - and that's just the start of his racism, writes Adam Ramsay.

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Long Read: Who Is ‘Starmtrooper’ Josh Simons?

Rivkah Brown

Josh Simons, the 30-year-old director of Starmermite 'Super Pac' Labour Together, has just been handed a safe seat. A former Corbyn staffer, Simons claims he left the party over antisemitism. New evidence suggests otherwise. Rivkah Brown asks: what is he really about?

Keir Starmer looks sad behind a red background that says 'change'

Report: Keir Starmer Drops Multi-Million Pound ‘Lawfare’ Against Ex-Corbyn Staffers

Rivkah Brown

Labour has dropped a legal case against five ex-employees it claimed leaked an internal party report that showed how rightwing staffers obstructed Jeremy Corbyn's attempts to deal with antisemitism. Rivkah Brown reports.

Women's Euro 2025 Qualifier - Scotland v Israel - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - May 31, 2024 People display Palestine flags as a Scotland fan is seen with a banner outside the stadium before the match amid the ongoing conflict

Opinion: In Scotland, There’s No Excuse to Vote for Genocide

Adam Ramsay

‘Every appearance by an official Israeli representative in Scotland is like a visit to enemy territory,’ an Israeli official told Haaretz in 2012. Good, writes Adam Ramsay.

Opinion: The Grown-Ups Will Choose Your MP, Thanks

Moya Lothian-McLean

Both Labour and the Tories have decided to bypass democracy and impose parliamentary candidates on constituencies. Heed this sordid episode: it’s setting the tone for the next five years, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.

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Feature: Faced With Two Pro-Genocide Parties, Voters Are Tapping Out

Rivkah Brown

More and more people can’t bring themselves to vote for either main party - or anyone - at the next election, but want to communicate their rage. They tell Rivkah Brown why they’re spoiling their ballots.

Analysis: Meet the Pro-Israel ‘Extremist’ Parachuting Into a Labour Safe Seat

Steven Methven

An Israeli diplomat told an undercover reporter in 2017 that UK Labour activist Luke Akehurst was ‘one of the best in the inside … in all the party’. Now, Akehurst is Labour’s candidate for North Durham.

Opinion: Netanyahu Doesn’t Want a Deal – He Wants to ‘Finish the Job’

Rivkah Brown

As the two sides inch towards a US-brokered settlement, the Israeli PM is throwing his toys out of the pram at the prospect of ending his beloved military campaign, writes Rivkah Brown.

Opinion: Faiza Shaheen Has Nothing to Apologise For

Ash Sarkar

The Israel lobby exists - and no one should have to say sorry for acknowledging that fact, writes Ash Sarkar.

Barbara Windsor stands besides Queen Elizabeth II behind a pub counter

Feature: Soaps Give Working Class Actors a Chance – And They’re Disappearing

Polly Smythe

As privately educated stars like Olivia Coleman and Andrew Garfield continue to infiltrate Hollywood, shows for and by regular people are being axed, writes Polly Smythe.

Opinion: Labour’s Messy Leftwing Purge Isn’t As Smart As It Seems

As deadlines for MP selections approach, the Labour leadership is moving to block leftwingers from representing the party once and for all. But these machinations are exposing key cracks, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.

A group of French police officers stand in shadow as a group of dark-skinned men look on

Feature: Paris Is Banishing Its Homeless Before the Olympics. A Group of Child Migrants Isn’t Having It

Christophe Domec

A new law is sending unhoused people from the French capital to ten temporary accommodation centres around the country, a move the government maintains has nothing to do with the Olympics. A group of child migrants is fighting back. Christophe Domec reports.

Opinion: Nigel Farage Is Making Voters a False Promise

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: ‘I’m Not Angry, I’m Disappointed’: What Voters in Reform’s Top Town Really Think

Craig Gent

Opinion: The European Elections Show What Happens to Smug Centrists

Rivkah Brown

Report: Is Luke Akehurst Labour’s Untouchable ‘Bigot’?

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Everyone Wants a Wealth Tax – Apart From Labour’s Wealthy Donors

Ash Sarkar

Opinion: How the Scottish Tory Leader Built His Career on Persecuting Travellers

Adam Ramsay

Long Read: Who Is ‘Starmtrooper’ Josh Simons?

Rivkah Brown

Report: Keir Starmer Drops Multi-Million Pound ‘Lawfare’ Against Ex-Corbyn Staffers

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: In Scotland, There’s No Excuse to Vote for Genocide

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: The Grown-Ups Will Choose Your MP, Thanks

Moya Lothian-McLean

Analysis: Meet the Pro-Israel ‘Extremist’ Parachuting Into a Labour Safe Seat

Steven Methven

Opinion: Netanyahu Doesn’t Want a Deal – He Wants to ‘Finish the Job’

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Faiza Shaheen Has Nothing to Apologise For

Ash Sarkar

Feature: Soaps Give Working Class Actors a Chance – And They’re Disappearing

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Labour’s Messy Leftwing Purge Isn’t As Smart As It Seems

Moya Lothian-McLean

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Opinion: Nigel Farage Is Making Voters a False Promise

Moya Lothian-McLean

Analysis: South African Muslims Didn’t Vote for Pro-Palestine Parties. Why Not?

Ilham Rawoot

Report: ‘I’m Not Angry, I’m Disappointed’: What Voters in Reform’s Top Town Really Think

Craig Gent

Opinion: The European Elections Show What Happens to Smug Centrists

Rivkah Brown

Report: Is Luke Akehurst Labour’s Untouchable ‘Bigot’?

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Everyone Wants a Wealth Tax – Apart From Labour’s Wealthy Donors

Ash Sarkar

Opinion: How the Scottish Tory Leader Built His Career on Persecuting Travellers

Adam Ramsay

Long Read: Who Is ‘Starmtrooper’ Josh Simons?

Rivkah Brown

Report: Keir Starmer Drops Multi-Million Pound ‘Lawfare’ Against Ex-Corbyn Staffers

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: In Scotland, There’s No Excuse to Vote for Genocide

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: The Grown-Ups Will Choose Your MP, Thanks

Moya Lothian-McLean

Feature: Faced With Two Pro-Genocide Parties, Voters Are Tapping Out

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: Meet the Pro-Israel ‘Extremist’ Parachuting Into a Labour Safe Seat

Steven Methven

Opinion: Netanyahu Doesn’t Want a Deal – He Wants to ‘Finish the Job’

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Faiza Shaheen Has Nothing to Apologise For

Ash Sarkar

Feature: Soaps Give Working Class Actors a Chance – And They’re Disappearing

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Labour’s Messy Leftwing Purge Isn’t As Smart As It Seems

Moya Lothian-McLean

Feature: Paris Is Banishing Its Homeless Before the Olympics. A Group of Child Migrants Isn’t Having It

Christophe Domec

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