Opinion: What Led to Humza Yousaf’s Incredible Self-Own?
Adam Ramsay
The first minister collapsed his own premiership. But beneath the SNP's manoeuvring, its existential threat is conflict aversion. Adam Ramsay writes.
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Feature: Westminster Says a Mayor Could Save the North East. The North East Isn’t So Sure
Moya Lothian-McLean
Westminster politicians promise devolution will put power back in the hands of people who really need it - but the reality is still very different. Moya Lothian-McLean reports from the north east.
Feature: How One Councillor’s Vote Saved Portsmouth Port From Privatisation
Aaron Bastani
Local government matters, writes Aaron Bastani, and Portsmouth Port proves it. In 1990, it was saved from privatisation by just one vote. Now it makes the city £8m a year.
Report: Did an Israel Lobbyist Confect an Antisemitism Story About a Palestine Demo?
Rivkah Brown
Gideon Falter claimed he was an ordinary bloke who’d been antisemitically abused by police on a Palestine demo. Evidence seen by Novara Media suggests he staged the altercation. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: When Governments Fail, We Sail: Massive Aid Flotilla Prepares to Head for Gaza
Rivkah Brown
On Sunday, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla will set sail from Istanbul carrying 5,500 tonnes of aid and delegates from over 30 countries. Unarmed, their safety will depend entirely on Israel’s willingness to obey international law. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: Germany’s Anti-Palestine Crackdown Has Reached ‘a New Low’
James Jackson
German riot cops raided a pro-Palestine event and banned speakers from the country.
Opinion: Spare a Thought for Hilary Cass
Gemma Stone
Within hours of publication, the Cass Review into youth gender identity services had been torn to shreds. What a waste of four years of 'research', writes Gemma Stone.
Report: Red Cross Slashes Hundreds of Jobs As It Outsources Vital Wheelchair Service
Polly Smythe
Disabled people who used to get personalised help from a charity worker, will now get an instructional video, according to an internal memo seen by Novara Media.
Long Read: An Oil Baron Wants to Build Over a Local Park for His ‘Green’ Energy Project
Rivkah Brown
Sir Ian Wood plans to “greenwash” his oil billions with a new “energy transition zone”. The plan involves concreting over a third of the local park. Rivkah Brown reports.
Red Flags: I Used to Do All the Cleaning. Now I Don’t Fancy My Partner
Sophie K Rosa
A reader asks Sophie K Rosa if fading attraction is inevitable in a long-term relationship - or if it could be affected by who does the housework.
Report: Activists Are Putting Themselves Between Israeli Settlers and Palestinian Shepherds
Daisy Schofield
Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinian shepherds in the West Bank, in a bid to drive them from their land. These activists won't let them win.
Opinion: Israel Keeps Pushing Western Leaders’ Limits – And Discovering There Aren’t Any
Moya Lothian-McLean
The deaths of US and British citizens in an apparently targeted Israeli attack seems unlikely to result in either sanctions or a reduction of security ‘aid’ to the country. What will?
Report: US Health Companies Are Winning NHS Contracts Despite Dodgy Track Records
Andrew Kersley
Chronically ill NHS patients are fighting back against plans to privatise their services. Andrew Kersley reports.
Feature: Israel Lobbyists Tried to Cancel an Event on Mental Health and Palestine – But Failed
Sophie K Rosa
Psychoanalysis has a problem with Palestine. So the Freud Museum’s decision to let an anti-Zionist event go ahead - despite threats to its reputation - is important.
Report: Amazon Warehouse in Chaos Due to Union-Busting ‘Dirty Tricks’
Polly Smythe
Facilities at the Coventry site are overwhelmed as the company keeps hiring more non-union employees.
Report: Germany Is Seizing Jews’ Money Again
James Jackson
On Tuesday, a German Jewish group had its account frozen after the bank demanded a list of its members’ details, in what experts believe is a clear breach of EU law. James Jackson reports from Berlin.
Analysis: Labour Will End Neoliberalism. Just Not in a Good Way
James Meadway
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has been compared to Margaret Thatcher. But that's just spin, writes James Meadway.
Feature: Post-Soviet Countries Don’t Know What to Do With Their Monuments
Juliet Jacques
In December, Sofia decided to partially dismantle its monument to the Red Army, rekindling decades-old debates about where these pieces of Soviet history belong, writes Juliet Jacques.