Opinion: A Labour Landslide in the North? Don’t Bank On It
Craig Gent
Novara Media’s north of England editor doesn’t care what the polls say: until we know who Labour is convincing, all bets of a 1997-style general election landslide are off.
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Report: Pregnant Women Are Desperate to Flee Gaza
Adam Ali
Palestinian women are giving birth in appalling conditions, with some facing extortionate fees to escape Gaza. Adam Ali reports.
Long Read: The Chief Rabbi Has Always Been a Servant of Empire
Joseph Finlay
Ephraim Mirvis’s comments about Israel have shocked many who think of the chief rabbi as an apolitical office. That’s never been the case, writes Joseph Finlay.
Opinion: The Internet Didn’t Kill the High Street, Inequality Did
Aaron Bastani
Why are European high streets thriving while ours resemble a zombie movie? Because we’ve accepted that some places, and people, are vastly wealthier than others, writes Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Palestine Expected More From Latin America
Sabrina Fernandes & Bruno Huberman
The region’s history of anti-colonial struggle and its new cadre of progressive leaders promised a robust response to the ongoing genocide. Instead we’ve had rhetorical flourishes void of concrete action, write Bruno Huberman and Sabrina Fernandes.
Analysis: Are UK Police Harassing Kurds on Turkey’s Behalf?
John Lubbock
In November, police officers attempted to raid a Kurdish community centre in north London. Many believe it’s part of a wider crackdown at the insistence of the Turkish state, writes John Lubbock.
Report: Avanti West Coast Launches ‘Vendetta’ Against Staff After Executives Joked About ‘Free Money’
Polly Smythe
Exclusive: The train operator apologised after Novara Media’s revelations caused a political storm. But behind closed doors, bosses were more concerned about stopping information getting out in future.
Feature: Argentina Wants to Whitewash Its Military Junta. Unfortunately, There’s Video Evidence
Juliet Jacques
After 38 years gathering dust in an archive, Ulises de la Orden has returned to the footage of the trial of Argentina’s military junta, at a time when the country most needs to see it, writes Juliet Jacques.
Report: ‘Imagine It Was Your Family’: Grenfell Survivors Tell of Ongoing Agony
Simon Childs
Bereaved and survivors of the fire told those they hold responsible of their heartbreak and trauma as part of an event aimed at providing remedial justice.
Analysis: Capitalists Have Found a Lucrative Fix to England’s Allotment Shortage
Moya Lothian-McLean
With council waiting lists of up to 15 years for allotment plots, a group of business-savvy millennials is buying up land and selling it back to locals at a profit. It’s a neoliberal solution to a neoliberal problem, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
Report: Artists Win Rare Victory Against Germany’s Anti-Palestine Crackdown
Chal Ravens
Berlin attempted to make culture funding contingent on support for the controversial IHRA working definition of antisemitism. On Monday, a boycott forced the city to back down. Chal Ravens reports.
Opinion: Why Novara Media Now Has a North of England Editor
Craig Gent
Craig Gent, Novara Media’s north of England editor, explains why we’re deepening our regional coverage in 2024.
Report: Pro-Palestine Protester Arrested for Using Pins to Put Placard on MP’s Door
Simon Childs
A pensioner was subjected to a dawn raid in an ‘act of intimidation’, after some drawing pins were put in the door of the local MP’s office.
Analysis: France’s Youngest Ever Prime Minister Is Part of Macronism’s Shift to the Right
Olly Haynes
34-year-old Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is an ideological void, but he has banished the left from his cabinet.
Report: UK Charity Honours IDF Soldier Who Rummaged Through Gazan Women’s Underwear
Rivkah Brown
Levi Simon, a dual UK-Israeli national who’s just returned from three months in Gaza, is being hosted by The Boy’s Clubhouse.
Red Flags: I Hate Landlords. How Do I Avoid Becoming One?
Sophie K Rosa
Sophie K Rosa advises the potential inheritor of multiple properties on how to resist the temptations of landlordism.
Report: ‘Free Money’: Executives at Failing Train Company Joke About Making Money at the Taxpayer’s Expense
Polly Smythe
Exclusive: An internal presentation seen by Novara Media shows how managers for one of Britain’s worst train companies joked that taxpayers' money is ‘too good to be true’.
Opinion: Mehdi Hasan’s Exit From MSNBC Is an Embarrassment to US Journalism
Nathan J Robinson
The MSNBC host, who announced his departure from the network on Tuesday, brought relentless pugnacity and fearless critique of Israel to American screens - and was punished for it, writes Nathan J Robinson.