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Bin workers on strike in Birmingham. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

Report: Birmingham Bin Workers Encouraged to Retrain for Jobs That Don’t Exist

Polly Smythe

At-risk refuse workers were encouraged to avoid a pay cut by retraining for new roles. There was just one problem: these jobs don't exist. Polly Smythe reports.

Stephen Cotton, ITF general secretary. Photo: Digitalwillow

Report: Rolex-Wearing Union Leader Faces Allegations of Union-Busting

Simon Childs

Staff at the International Transport Workers’ Federation stand up for the rights of millions of workers across the world. Now they’re being subjected to a ‘sham’ redundancy process. Simon Childs reports.

Report: The Royal Opera House Cancelled One Israeli Show. Staff Demand It Axe Them All

Polly Smythe

On Monday, the Royal Ballet and Opera cancelled a planned production of Tosca at the Israeli National Opera. Workers say the institution must refuse all work with Israel indefinitely. Polly Smythe reports.

Feature: The Fifa Museum Is a Masterclass in Reputational Whitewashing

Juliet Jacques

Handing world cups to fascist dictatorships, brown-nosing Trump, endless corruption scandals – there’s an awful lot of history on display at Fifa’s Zurich museum and absolutely none of it that explains why fans hate the organisation, writes Juliet Jacques.

A demonstrator holds a Union Jack flag, during an anti-immigration protest outside the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf, London, Britain, July 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

Report: How a Mail on Sunday Story About a Non-Existent ‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Led to an Anti-Migrant Protest

Simon Childs

Anti-migrant organisers used a Mail on Sunday story as the direct inspiration for a protest happening this weekend. Simon Childs reports.

A Palestine flag outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Report: High Court Grants Judicial Review of Palestine Action Ban

Charlotte England

A judge has sided with Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, over home secretary Yvette Cooper. A full legal challenge will now go ahead.

A man with white hair and red tie smiles at the camera

Report: Reform Voters Prefer Corbyn to Starmer on Almost Every Metric, New Polling Shows

Rivkah Brown

Reform voters think the new party co-founder is more intelligent, trustworthy, hard-working and principled than the prime minister, suggesting Starmer’s attempts to woo the right aren’t working. Rivkah Brown reports.

Feature: How Reform Is Winning Over Britain’s Farmers

Harriet Williamson

The man who triggered Brexit is breaking through with some of the people who Brexit screwed over most. How? Harriet Williamson went to Lincolnshire to find out.

Report: Gail’s Denies Using CCTV to Spy on Workers

Polly Smythe

The bougie bakery chain has seen rapid growth in affluent, Lib Dem-voting areas. It now faces allegations of punishing work conditions and union busting. Polly Smythe reports.

Report: Meet the Pro-Israel Lawyers Hounding the NHS

Harriet Williamson

It’s had children’s artwork removed from hospitals, doctors banned from wearing watermelon pins and claimed craft pens evoked 7 October. Are UK Lawyers for Israel really the cartoon villains they appear? Harriet Williamson takes a closer look.

Anti-immigration protestors taunt asylum seekers inside Bell Hotel in Epping, behind a cordon of police. Lab Ky Mo/SOPA Images/Reuters Connect

Report: Far-Right Agitators Are Gearing up for Another Summer of Hate

Simon Childs

Anti-immigration activists are holding protests in Norfolk, London and Essex as rightwing media fans the flames, prompting fears of a replay of last summer's racist riots. Simon Childs reports.

Interview: Can Mothin Ali Make the Greens a Working-Class Party?

Craig Gent

Mothin Ali cites Jeremy Corbyn as an inspiration and wants to speak up for working class communities. But can the Greens become a vehicle for leftwing politics? Craig Gent speaks to the man hoping to become the party’s deputy leader.

Feature: The Government Has Been Expanding the Definition of Terrorism for Years. Here’s How

The recent proscription of Palestine Action has blindsided many who thought terrorism meant suicide bombers and knife attackers. In fact, counter-terror legislation has been broadening for decades, write Rivkah Brown and Simon Childs.

Opinion: The Palestine Action Ban Has Had a Chilling Effect on the Press. It Must Be Overturned

Charlotte England

Novara Media told a high court judge how the proscription of Palestine Action has inhibited our journalism. He must allow a judicial review, writes Charlotte England.

Counter protesters hold up signs that claim there are '2 million human shields in Gaza' and are protected by the police.

Report: ‘It’s a Free Country’, Claims Police Officer Protecting Genocide-Denying Counter Protesters

Charlotte England

100 people were arrested in one day for supporting Palestine Action. Charlotte England reports.

Police officers arrest protesters in Parliament Square on 12 July 2025 who were holding placards in support of Palestine Action, which has been banned under anti-terrorism laws. Being a member of, or showing support for, the activist group is now illegal in the UK. Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters

Report: Here’s What’s Happened Since the Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

This weekend more protesters will risk arrest under terror legislation by defying the proscription of Palestine Action. Here’s a run down of what’s happened since the ban.

Opinion: The New Party Must Do More Than Win Elections

Joe Todd

Any new left party is doomed to fail unless it commits itself to rebuilding its social base, argues Joe Todd.

Clockwise from left: James McAsh, Kieron Williams, Sarah King, Neil Coyle. Photos: James McAsh on Bluesky, Back the Bakerloo, Southwark Council, Neil Coyle/ House of Commons

Report: How Labour ‘Rigged’ an Election to Block a Leftwinger From Leading a Council

Polly Smythe

Labour used the accessibility provisions for a disabled councillor and single mum as a factional weapon in order to ‘rig’ an election. Polly Smythe reports.

Report: Birmingham Bin Workers Encouraged to Retrain for Jobs That Don’t Exist

Polly Smythe

Report: Rolex-Wearing Union Leader Faces Allegations of Union-Busting

Simon Childs

Report: The Royal Opera House Cancelled One Israeli Show. Staff Demand It Axe Them All

Polly Smythe

Report: How a Mail on Sunday Story About a Non-Existent ‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Led to an Anti-Migrant Protest

Simon Childs

Report: High Court Grants Judicial Review of Palestine Action Ban

Charlotte England

Report: Reform Voters Prefer Corbyn to Starmer on Almost Every Metric, New Polling Shows

Rivkah Brown

Feature: How Reform Is Winning Over Britain’s Farmers

Harriet Williamson

Report: Gail’s Denies Using CCTV to Spy on Workers

Polly Smythe

Report: Meet the Pro-Israel Lawyers Hounding the NHS

Harriet Williamson

Report: Far-Right Agitators Are Gearing up for Another Summer of Hate

Simon Childs

Interview: Can Mothin Ali Make the Greens a Working-Class Party?

Craig Gent

Feature: The Government Has Been Expanding the Definition of Terrorism for Years. Here’s How

Rivkah Brown & Simon Childs

Opinion: The Palestine Action Ban Has Had a Chilling Effect on the Press. It Must Be Overturned

Charlotte England

Report: ‘It’s a Free Country’, Claims Police Officer Protecting Genocide-Denying Counter Protesters

Charlotte England

Report: Here’s What’s Happened Since the Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: The New Party Must Do More Than Win Elections

Joe Todd

Report: How Labour ‘Rigged’ an Election to Block a Leftwinger From Leading a Council

Polly Smythe

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Report: Birmingham Bin Workers Encouraged to Retrain for Jobs That Don’t Exist

Polly Smythe

Report: Rolex-Wearing Union Leader Faces Allegations of Union-Busting

Simon Childs

Report: The Royal Opera House Cancelled One Israeli Show. Staff Demand It Axe Them All

Polly Smythe

Feature: The Fifa Museum Is a Masterclass in Reputational Whitewashing

Juliet Jacques

Report: How a Mail on Sunday Story About a Non-Existent ‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Led to an Anti-Migrant Protest

Simon Childs

Report: High Court Grants Judicial Review of Palestine Action Ban

Charlotte England

Report: Reform Voters Prefer Corbyn to Starmer on Almost Every Metric, New Polling Shows

Rivkah Brown

Feature: How Reform Is Winning Over Britain’s Farmers

Harriet Williamson

Report: Gail’s Denies Using CCTV to Spy on Workers

Polly Smythe

Report: Meet the Pro-Israel Lawyers Hounding the NHS

Harriet Williamson

Report: Far-Right Agitators Are Gearing up for Another Summer of Hate

Simon Childs

Interview: Can Mothin Ali Make the Greens a Working-Class Party?

Craig Gent

Feature: The Government Has Been Expanding the Definition of Terrorism for Years. Here’s How

Rivkah Brown & Simon Childs

Opinion: The Palestine Action Ban Has Had a Chilling Effect on the Press. It Must Be Overturned

Charlotte England

Report: ‘It’s a Free Country’, Claims Police Officer Protecting Genocide-Denying Counter Protesters

Charlotte England

Report: Here’s What’s Happened Since the Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: The New Party Must Do More Than Win Elections

Joe Todd

Report: How Labour ‘Rigged’ an Election to Block a Leftwinger From Leading a Council

Polly Smythe

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