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Opinion: The Tories’ Northern Legacy Is Disillusionment and Division

Craig Gent

The Tories’ promise of a ‘northern powerhouse’ was simply hot air. A Labour majority won’t turn this page, writes Novara Media’s north of England editor Craig Gent.

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Analysis: ‘We Can Spot Fakery a Mile Off’: Labour’s Memes Are an Insult to Young Voters

Chloe Laws

Inspired by the far right, Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems are all adopting 'meme strategies'. But they’re years late to the game and seem to think young people are stupid, writes social media consultant Chloe Laws.

Opinion: Is This Reform UK’s Most Shameless Candidate?

Simon Childs

The Facebook account for Steve Beatty, who is standing for the party in Oxfordshire, liked posts from a tiny fascist party as recently as last week.

Opinion: Win or Lose, Independent Candidates Could Give Labour a Bloody Nose

Steven Methven

Independent parliamentary candidates have it tough within Britain’s electoral system. But their campaigns could foreshadow something much more powerful, writes Steven Methven.

Opinion: It’s Not Just the Tories That Are Dying, But English Toryism

Adam Ramsay

The collapse of Conservatism looks all the more tragic from here in Scotland, argues Adam Ramsay.

Opinion: The Democrats’ Biden Problem Is Letting Trump Off the Hook

Ash Sarkar

With speculation about Joe Biden’s cognitive fitness for office, Donald Trump is getting away with more and more outlandish falsehoods, writes Ash Sarkar.

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Opinion: Prestigious Science Institute in Meltdown Over ‘Alleged Peaceful’ Palestine Cake Sale

Simon Childs

A bizarre tale of censorship, hypocrisy and home baking.

Feature: Nigel Farage’s ‘Anti-Establishment’ Party Is Being Funded by the Establishment

Sam Bright

Reform claims to be leading a revolt against the elite - but the party is being funded by old Etonians, property moguls, and people who have made small fortunes in the City, Novara Media can reveal.

Opinion: Voters Switch Off When They Hear the Word ‘Corruption’

Moya Lothian-McLean

While a betting scandal cuts through with the British public, the really important stuff - massive fraud or policy-changing deals agreed in the dark - are mostly too big and too dry for voters to care about for long, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.

Report: Shock Poll Shows It’s Down to the Wire for Corbyn in Islington North

Clare Hymer & Ell Folan

Exclusive new polling for Novara Media shows that Jeremy Corbyn could win Islington North - but not without a historic ground campaign, activists say.

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Report: Suspected ‘Revenge Eviction’ at Property Owned by Tory Councillor

Andrew Kersley

The founder of a rental management company has complained that ‘arsehole’ tenants are one of the biggest challenges in the sector.

Opinion: The Tory Betting Scandal Is About More Than Just Rule Breaking

Steven Methven

Tories allegedly gambling their way to a payoff through their access to power might not feel like anything new. But the scandal engulfing the party also reveals a fragile electoral strategy, writes Steven Methven.

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Feature: How UK Universities Are Cracking Down on Pro-Palestine Occupations

Christophe Domec

The London School of Economics used a court order to evict a campus pro-Palestine encampment this week. As universities crack down on protest, Christophe Domec asks, what next for student occupations?

A blue-lit crowd watches Nigel Farage talk at a campaign event

Opinion: Nigel Farage Has Spotted a Major Gap in the Political Market

Aaron Bastani

With policies to purportedly save the high street and a promise to lift the two-child benefit cap, Nigel Farage is looking for new ways to capitalise on mass disaffection, writes Aaron Bastani.

The strike at Amazon Coventry in November 2023. REUTERS/Carl Recine

Report: Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations

Polly Smythe

The retail giant has taken unprecedented measures to deter its workers from unionising, as its Coventry workers gear up for a historic vote.

Left to right: TPUK CEO Jack Ross, Honorary President Marco Longhi, COO Nick Tenconi. X/Twitter

Report: Inside the Tory-Linked Far-Right Group Organising Against the Left

Simon Childs

A Conservative MP may have misled the parliamentary standards commissioner as he distanced himself from the group. Simon Childs reports.

John Swinney speaking at the launch of the SNP's Westminster election manifesto.

Analysis: The SNP Finally Has an Election Pitch. Is It Too Late?

Adam Ramsay

SNP leader John Swinney promised 'the most leftwing' manifesto of the major parties. Adam Ramsay weighs it up.

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Analysis: Labour’s Migration Plans Will Embolden the Far Right

Zoe Gardner

While some of Labour’s plans give cause for cautious optimism, its glaring lack of ambition risks giving Farage and his cronies even more fertile ground on which to fight future elections, writes Zoe Gardner.

Opinion: The Tories’ Northern Legacy Is Disillusionment and Division

Craig Gent

Opinion: Is This Reform UK’s Most Shameless Candidate?

Simon Childs

Opinion: Win or Lose, Independent Candidates Could Give Labour a Bloody Nose

Steven Methven

Opinion: It’s Not Just the Tories That Are Dying, But English Toryism

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: The Democrats’ Biden Problem Is Letting Trump Off the Hook

Ash Sarkar

Feature: Nigel Farage’s ‘Anti-Establishment’ Party Is Being Funded by the Establishment

Sam Bright

Opinion: Voters Switch Off When They Hear the Word ‘Corruption’

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Shock Poll Shows It’s Down to the Wire for Corbyn in Islington North

Clare Hymer & Ell Folan

Report: Suspected ‘Revenge Eviction’ at Property Owned by Tory Councillor

Andrew Kersley

Opinion: The Tory Betting Scandal Is About More Than Just Rule Breaking

Steven Methven

Opinion: Nigel Farage Has Spotted a Major Gap in the Political Market

Aaron Bastani

Report: Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations

Polly Smythe

Analysis: The SNP Finally Has an Election Pitch. Is It Too Late?

Adam Ramsay

Analysis: Labour’s Migration Plans Will Embolden the Far Right

Zoe Gardner

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Opinion: The Tories’ Northern Legacy Is Disillusionment and Division

Craig Gent

Analysis: ‘We Can Spot Fakery a Mile Off’: Labour’s Memes Are an Insult to Young Voters

Chloe Laws

Opinion: Is This Reform UK’s Most Shameless Candidate?

Simon Childs

Opinion: Win or Lose, Independent Candidates Could Give Labour a Bloody Nose

Steven Methven

Opinion: It’s Not Just the Tories That Are Dying, But English Toryism

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: The Democrats’ Biden Problem Is Letting Trump Off the Hook

Ash Sarkar

Opinion: Prestigious Science Institute in Meltdown Over ‘Alleged Peaceful’ Palestine Cake Sale

Simon Childs

Feature: Nigel Farage’s ‘Anti-Establishment’ Party Is Being Funded by the Establishment

Sam Bright

Opinion: Voters Switch Off When They Hear the Word ‘Corruption’

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Shock Poll Shows It’s Down to the Wire for Corbyn in Islington North

Clare Hymer & Ell Folan

Report: Suspected ‘Revenge Eviction’ at Property Owned by Tory Councillor

Andrew Kersley

Opinion: The Tory Betting Scandal Is About More Than Just Rule Breaking

Steven Methven

Feature: How UK Universities Are Cracking Down on Pro-Palestine Occupations

Christophe Domec

Opinion: Nigel Farage Has Spotted a Major Gap in the Political Market

Aaron Bastani

Report: Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations

Polly Smythe

Report: Inside the Tory-Linked Far-Right Group Organising Against the Left

Simon Childs

Analysis: The SNP Finally Has an Election Pitch. Is It Too Late?

Adam Ramsay

Analysis: Labour’s Migration Plans Will Embolden the Far Right

Zoe Gardner

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