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Opinion: Scotland Needs an Industrial Strategy

Adam Ramsay

For too long, the Scottish government has been timid about setting a clear economic direction. With the SNP plunging in the polls, any hope of its renewal lies across the road to economic transformation, writes Adam Ramsay.

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Report: Damaging Property Justifiable to Save Palestinian Lives, Court Finds

Rivkah Brown

A Leicester court acquitted two Palestine Action activists of criminal damage, accepting that their actions were necessary to save lives and prevent greater property damage in Palestine.

Opinion: Farewell, Rwanda

Ash Sarkar

A summer general election means it’s curtains for the government’s flagship immigration policy, writes Ash Sarkar.

Avanti managing director Andy Mellors is grilled by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's Bee Network Committee. Screengrab: GMCA

Report: Avanti West Coast Accidentally Asked Way Too Many People to Help Undermine a Strike

Polly Smythe

The beleaguered company tried asking office staff to help run its train service, but accidentally emailed front line staff as well.

Lord Walney arrives at the ADS Group annual dinner in January. Mark Kerrison / Alamy Stock Photo

Opinion: John Woodcock Has No Idea What the ‘Far Left’ Is and Frankly nor Do We

Simon Childs

A new report by the government’s anti-protest tsar suggests a rather loose grip on political realities. Simon Childs reports.

Feature: Against All Odds, Brent Council Is Investing in Its Artists

Juliet Jacques

Only 8% of film and TV professionals come from the working class, according to new stats. One of London’s most deprived boroughs wants to change that by paying artists to work in its studios, writes Juliet Jacques.

Darren Henley, chief executive of Arts Council England. Screengrab: University of Cumbria on Youtube

Report: Arts Council Warning Against Political Statements Came After Government Talks on Gaza

Simon Childs

ACE warned arts organisations against ‘overtly political or activist’ statements after talking to the government about ‘reputational risk relating to Israel-Gaza conflict’.

A person wearing a face mask sits at a passover seder table holding a sign that reads 'my jewish family wants palestinian families to be safe'

Feature: Young Jews Are Sick of Being Lied to About Israel

Rivkah Brown

For decades, diaspora Jews have been raised to believe in Israel. A new documentary tracks their loss of innocence, writes Rivkah Brown.

Losing Homeland Party candidate Roger Robertson. @Homeland_Party on Twitter

Report: Far-Right Party ‘Thrilled’ by ‘Remarkable Achievement’ of Losing Election

Simon Childs

The far-right Homeland party released a statement praising the ‘successful campaign’ of its candidate Roger Robertson, who lost the Hart district council election.

Peter Tatchell attending a republican protest at the state opening of parliament 2023. Tejas Sandhu / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

Report: ‘Snooping’ Claim After Anti-Monarchy Opinions Included in Government Disinformation Reports

Simon Childs

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell tweeted about the ‘elitism, deference and vast unearned wealth’ of the monarchy. He didn’t expect to end up in a report by a little known government unit.

A North Sea oil platform. REUTERS/Andy Buchanan/pool

Report: MP Pulls Out of Climate Summit Over Fossil Fuel Sponsorship

Simon Childs

The Politico summit aiming to bring together ‘pioneers of the green revolution’ was sponsored by the owners of Rosebank oil field.

Report: Palestine and Climate Activists Are Joining Forces at UK University Encampments

Clare Hymer

Students from climate and Palestine campaigns are working together to highlight universities’ links to arms and fossil fuel companies and share lessons in how to hold occupations. Clare Hymer reports.

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

Report: Amazon Is Holding Special Union-Busting Seminars for Workers

Polly Smythe

Workers are being bombarded with anti-union propaganda ahead of a vote to recognise the GMB. Polly Smythe reports.

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Red Flags: Do My Violent Kinks Make Me Less of a Feminist?

Sophie K Rosa

In this month’s instalment of Red Flags, Sophie K Rosa doesn’t sugar-coat her advice to a reader unsettled by her desire to submit to her boyfriend.

Opinion: The Tories Are Fast-Tracking Misery While They Still Can

Moya Lothian-McLean

Punitive, miserable policies are the death rattle of a government facing electoral armageddon, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Report: Protesters Block Coach Moving Asylum Seekers, As Resistance to Rwanda Plan Mounts

Charlotte England

Dozens of people blocked a coach in south London to stop it from taking asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm against their will, amid a week of direct action against deportations.

Opinion: I Would Have Voted for George Galloway, But Then He Said Gay People Aren’t ‘Normal’

Aaron Bastani

Aaron Bastani once admired George Galloway’s principled stance on Palestine - but in a recent Novara Media interview, the Rochdale MP expressed “shocking” views on homosexuality.

Striking workers at Grangemouth oil refinery in 2008. REUTERS/David Moir

Opinion: ‘Jobs or the Environment’ Is a False Choice Deployed by the Right

Polly Smythe

This May Day, beware of rightwingers trying to pit the green of environmentalism against the red of socialism.

Opinion: Scotland Needs an Industrial Strategy

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: Farewell, Rwanda

Ash Sarkar

Report: Avanti West Coast Accidentally Asked Way Too Many People to Help Undermine a Strike

Polly Smythe

Feature: Against All Odds, Brent Council Is Investing in Its Artists

Juliet Jacques

Report: Arts Council Warning Against Political Statements Came After Government Talks on Gaza

Simon Childs

Report: Far-Right Party ‘Thrilled’ by ‘Remarkable Achievement’ of Losing Election

Simon Childs

Report: ‘Snooping’ Claim After Anti-Monarchy Opinions Included in Government Disinformation Reports

Simon Childs

Report: MP Pulls Out of Climate Summit Over Fossil Fuel Sponsorship

Simon Childs

Report: Palestine and Climate Activists Are Joining Forces at UK University Encampments

Clare Hymer

Report: Amazon Is Holding Special Union-Busting Seminars for Workers

Polly Smythe

Opinion: The Tories Are Fast-Tracking Misery While They Still Can

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Protesters Block Coach Moving Asylum Seekers, As Resistance to Rwanda Plan Mounts

Charlotte England

Opinion: I Would Have Voted for George Galloway, But Then He Said Gay People Aren’t ‘Normal’

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: ‘Jobs or the Environment’ Is a False Choice Deployed by the Right

Polly Smythe

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Opinion: Scotland Needs an Industrial Strategy

Adam Ramsay

Report: Damaging Property Justifiable to Save Palestinian Lives, Court Finds

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Farewell, Rwanda

Ash Sarkar

Report: Avanti West Coast Accidentally Asked Way Too Many People to Help Undermine a Strike

Polly Smythe

Opinion: John Woodcock Has No Idea What the ‘Far Left’ Is and Frankly nor Do We

Simon Childs

Feature: Against All Odds, Brent Council Is Investing in Its Artists

Juliet Jacques

Report: Arts Council Warning Against Political Statements Came After Government Talks on Gaza

Simon Childs

Feature: Young Jews Are Sick of Being Lied to About Israel

Rivkah Brown

Report: Far-Right Party ‘Thrilled’ by ‘Remarkable Achievement’ of Losing Election

Simon Childs

Report: ‘Snooping’ Claim After Anti-Monarchy Opinions Included in Government Disinformation Reports

Simon Childs

Report: MP Pulls Out of Climate Summit Over Fossil Fuel Sponsorship

Simon Childs

Report: Palestine and Climate Activists Are Joining Forces at UK University Encampments

Clare Hymer

Report: Amazon Is Holding Special Union-Busting Seminars for Workers

Polly Smythe

Red Flags: Do My Violent Kinks Make Me Less of a Feminist?

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: The Tories Are Fast-Tracking Misery While They Still Can

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Protesters Block Coach Moving Asylum Seekers, As Resistance to Rwanda Plan Mounts

Charlotte England

Opinion: I Would Have Voted for George Galloway, But Then He Said Gay People Aren’t ‘Normal’

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: ‘Jobs or the Environment’ Is a False Choice Deployed by the Right

Polly Smythe

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