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Sir Iain Duncan Smith. Photo: Official portrait via parliament.uk

A man waves a mini Georgian flag beside a woman with a US and EU flag

Opinion: Europe’s Politicians Are Idealists – But About All the Wrong Things

Aaron Bastani

Politicians across Europe are coupling idealistic foreign policy with domestic decline, writes Aaron Bastani. This must be reversed.

Two German police officers stand in front of a Palestine protest in Berlin

Analysis: Why Is Showing Solidarity With Palestine Getting People Cancelled in Germany?

Hanno Hauenstein

From Jeremy Corbyn to the musician Nicolás Jaar, a ban on pro-Palestine protests has given way to a spate of cancellations in Germany. This is part of a wider rightward shift, writes Hanno Hauenstein.

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Report: Revealed: Outsourcing Companies Are Lobbying Labour to Sell Out Public Services

Polly Smythe

Lobbyists are keen to ensure their clients continue to profit from public services after the next election.

Pro-Palestine protesters outside parliament as MPs vote on an amendment calling for a ceasefire. Photo: Clare Hymer

Analysis: A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

On Wednesday night, one third of Labour MPs defied the whip and voted for a ceasefire. Others gave stirring speeches in favour, then abstained anyway.

a couple holding hands, with a red filter

Red Flags: How Do I Stop Toxic Masculinity Poisoning My New Relationship?

Sophie K Rosa

Our resident agony aunt Sophie K Rosa addresses an anxious, smitten comrade.

a man looks at the camera while holding a pink balloon besides his face with the face of Yasser Arafat on it

Long Read: Palestinian Satirical Cinema Has the Last Laugh

Juliet Jacques

The works of Elia Suleiman and David Osit capture the numbness produced by decades of occupation and in so doing offer an antidote to it, writes Juliet Jacques.

Labour leader Keir Starmer. Wiktor Szymanowicz/Reuters

Opinion: The Corruption Behind Starmer’s Rise Has Finally Been Exposed

Joe Guinan

Details are starting to emerge of the most secretive and dishonest leadership campaign in the history of British politics.

Opinion: Erdoğan’s ‘Solidarity’ With Palestine Is Just a Vehicle for His Own Nationalism

Ronî Özdemir

The Turkish state’s solidarity with Palestine isn’t just hollow and hypocritical, but serves to justify Erdoğan’s own war crimes against Kurds in north-east Syria, writes Ronî Özdemir.

Far-right activists near the Cenotaph on 11 November 2023. Photo: Stand Up to Racism on Twitter

Analysis: The Rightwing Media Is Very Upset About the Remembrance Day Disorder It Helped Cause

Simon Childs

The press spent all week saying pro-Palestine protests are a mark of disrespect to the war dead, but they didn’t want anyone to actually do anything about it.

Far-right protesters clash with police on Remembrance Day. X/Twitter

Report: The Far-Right Observed Remembrance Day by Fighting the Police

Simon Childs

Far-right activists threw missiles and started fights in order to 'defend' the cenotaph from a protest march happening a mile away.

Protestors hold Palestinian flags and placards during a march in London

Opinion: Armistice Day Is Perfect for a Peace March

Joe Glenton

Suella Braverman has tried to instrumentalise the war dead to stop a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day. But as a veteran, I hope the streets are heaving, writes Joe Glenton.

A white man and a brown woman wearing keffiyehs stand facing each other, with a palestine flag in the background

Feature: These Pro-Palestine Activists Are on Trial for ‘Blackmail’

Rivkah Brown

On Monday, three members of Palestine Action will be the first political activists to be tried for blackmail in over a decade. Rivkah Brown reports.

Report: Activists Just Shut Down a Factory That Makes Parts for Israeli Fighter Jets

Charlotte England

Around 400 people are blockading the entrances to a factory in Kent that makes parts for the Israeli military's 'most lethal' fighter jets. Charlotte England reports.

Tommy Robinson. Screengrab: Urban Scoop on Twitter/X

Analysis: Suella Braverman, Far-Right Activists and the Media Are Stoking Tensions Ahead of Saturday’s Palestine March

Simon Childs

Far-right activists plan to defend the Cenotaph from a march that's going nowhere near it.

A woman with grey hair, glasses and a keffiyeh holds a placard on which is written on a white blackground in blue writing 'what a cuntry'. She is surrounded by uniformed police officers

Report: Former Amnesty Official Arrested for Satirical Placard

Rivkah Brown

Aisha Jung was arrested for holding a placard that described Israel as an ‘apartheid cuntry’ while attending a pro-Palestine demo with her husband and sons.

Report: School Students Walk Out of Shadow Minister’s Assembly Over Labour’s Position on Palestine

Clare Hymer

Around 300 sixth form students in east London boycotted an assembly with Wes Streeting last week over Labour’s support for Israel, while young people in Bristol skipped school for the UK’s first ever ‘school strike for Palestine’. Clare Hymer reports.

Opinion: With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava

Dani Ellis

In early October, a major western ally began an air campaign against a small Middle Eastern territory unlike anything experienced in the region’s decades-long liberation struggle. This wasn't Israel’s assault on Gaza, but Turkey’s on Rojava.

Report: Protesters Were ‘Reasonable’ to Call Iain Duncan Smith ‘Tory Scum’, Court Rules

Simon Childs

Opinion: Europe’s Politicians Are Idealists – But About All the Wrong Things

Aaron Bastani

Analysis: Why Is Showing Solidarity With Palestine Getting People Cancelled in Germany?

Hanno Hauenstein

Report: Revealed: Outsourcing Companies Are Lobbying Labour to Sell Out Public Services

Polly Smythe

Analysis: A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

Red Flags: How Do I Stop Toxic Masculinity Poisoning My New Relationship?

Sophie K Rosa

Long Read: Palestinian Satirical Cinema Has the Last Laugh

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: The Corruption Behind Starmer’s Rise Has Finally Been Exposed

Joe Guinan

Opinion: Erdoğan’s ‘Solidarity’ With Palestine Is Just a Vehicle for His Own Nationalism

Ronî Özdemir

Opinion: Armistice Day Is Perfect for a Peace March

Joe Glenton

Report: Former Amnesty Official Arrested for Satirical Placard

Rivkah Brown

Report: School Students Walk Out of Shadow Minister’s Assembly Over Labour’s Position on Palestine

Clare Hymer

Opinion: With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava

Dani Ellis

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Report: Protesters Were ‘Reasonable’ to Call Iain Duncan Smith ‘Tory Scum’, Court Rules

Simon Childs

Opinion: Europe’s Politicians Are Idealists – But About All the Wrong Things

Aaron Bastani

Analysis: Why Is Showing Solidarity With Palestine Getting People Cancelled in Germany?

Hanno Hauenstein

Report: Revealed: Outsourcing Companies Are Lobbying Labour to Sell Out Public Services

Polly Smythe

Analysis: A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

Red Flags: How Do I Stop Toxic Masculinity Poisoning My New Relationship?

Sophie K Rosa

Long Read: Palestinian Satirical Cinema Has the Last Laugh

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: The Corruption Behind Starmer’s Rise Has Finally Been Exposed

Joe Guinan

Opinion: Erdoğan’s ‘Solidarity’ With Palestine Is Just a Vehicle for His Own Nationalism

Ronî Özdemir

Analysis: The Rightwing Media Is Very Upset About the Remembrance Day Disorder It Helped Cause

Simon Childs

Report: The Far-Right Observed Remembrance Day by Fighting the Police

Simon Childs

Opinion: Armistice Day Is Perfect for a Peace March

Joe Glenton

Feature: These Pro-Palestine Activists Are on Trial for ‘Blackmail’

Rivkah Brown

Report: Activists Just Shut Down a Factory That Makes Parts for Israeli Fighter Jets

Charlotte England

Analysis: Suella Braverman, Far-Right Activists and the Media Are Stoking Tensions Ahead of Saturday’s Palestine March

Simon Childs

Report: Former Amnesty Official Arrested for Satirical Placard

Rivkah Brown

Report: School Students Walk Out of Shadow Minister’s Assembly Over Labour’s Position on Palestine

Clare Hymer

Opinion: With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava

Dani Ellis

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