Opinion: I Was Arrested for Holding a Pro-Refugee Sign in the Street
Tigs Louis-Puttick
Both protest rights and refugee rights are being severely attacked in the UK, says protester arrested for holding a sign.
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Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game
Juliet Jacques
From Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart to Ed Balls and George Osborne, political 'frenemies' are having a moment. It’s all part of a centrist attempt to turn politics into a dinner table argument rather than a matter of life and death, writes Juliet Jacques.
Report: Amazon Accused of Union-Busting at Striking UK Workplaces
Polly Smythe
A strike leader at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse has had his hours reduced while workers are being subjected to anti-union posters and briefings.
Long Read: The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London
Ash Sarkar
Novara Media tracked down the middle-aged advertising creative behind an elaborate hoax to trick journalists into reporting on fake documents which suggested Rishi Sunak's national security advisor was sounding the alarm on climate change.
Feature: French Climate Activists Are Waging War Against Water Hoarders
Olly Haynes
In the face of drought across France, activist coalition Earth Uprising is escalating its tactics in the fight over water. Now, the state has ordered its dissolution under counter-terrorism legislation. Olly Haynes reports.
Opinion: Privatisation is Killing Glasgow – And No One’s Coming to Help
Jonathon Shafi
The axing of Glasgow’s only night bus service is just the latest for a city in freefall, writes Jonathon Shafi - and its leaders sure as hell aren’t coming to the rescue.
Analysis: The Public Supports Palestine. Why Don’t Our Politicians?
Ell Folan
The polls are unequivocal: nobody likes Israel, not even Tories, writes Ell Folan. So why are our politicians so absolutely committed to keeping their fingers in their ears?
Opinion: When Will We Start Fighting For Our Trains?
Moya Lothian-McLean
The government’s attack on our railways offers a huge opportunity for the left to fight for proper nationalisation, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
Report: Union-Busting Pub Landlords Pay Thousands in Compensation to Striking Workers
Polly Smythe & Simon Childs
Workers at the Saint James Tavern in Brighton were awarded over £100,000 in back pay and compensation after their boss said he would ‘get rid’ of anyone involved in the union.
Report: Yolanda Díaz Is Showing How You Fight the Far Right
Eoghan Gilmartin
Rather than indulge Vox’s nationalism, Spain's new leftwing Sumar alliance is offering policies that will actually make people's lives better - starting with €20,000 for all 18-year-olds, funded by a wealth tax. Eoghan Gilmartin reports.
Opinion: Why Is Tristram Hunt Afraid of Trans Books?
Vic Parsons
The ex-Labour MP turned V&A director removed three works about trans people from the museum. It’s giving Section 28, argues Vic Parsons.
Opinion: The Housing Boom Replaced Social Democracy. Now We Have Neither
Aaron Bastani
Property owners need a reality check, writes Aaron Bastani. But it's easier to understand their anger over soaring mortgage rates when you consider what the housing boom replaced.
Feature: Climate Camp is Back – And It’s Trying Something New
Douglas Rogers
Historically, ‘climate camps’ have faced one common drawback: a persistent divide between ‘activists’ and ‘everyday people’. Climate Camp Scotland is out to change that.
Feature: Precarious, Low-Paid Migrant Workers Are Sick of Low Pay and Bad Conditions
Simon Childs
Staff at eight workplaces walked out last month, as low-paid, outsourced workers in private-sector took industrial action. But their bosses are using outsourcing to wash their hands of them. Simon Childs reports.
Opinion: Stop Begging Big Business to Play Nice
Moya Lothian-McLean
In lieu of actual power, the UK government and regulatory authorities have taken to pleading with fat cat bosses to think of the children. They won’t, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
Opinion: The Greek Left Had One Chance and Blew It
Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou
The leader of Greece’s main leftwing political party resigned on Thursday following a catastrophic general election defeat. That’s what happens when you promise revolution and deliver a whole lot of nothing, writes Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou.
Analysis: Stop Sexing Up the Spy Cops Scandal, Say Victims
Rivkah Brown
The media’s prurient obsession with women's trauma has ensured the inquiry is a depoliticised dead-end, writes Rivkah Brown.
Opinion: UK-Based Trans Writers Are Cutting Through the Noise
McKenzie Wark
This may be ‘terf island’, but UK-based trans writers are making a huge contribution to Anglophone trans culture, writes McKenzie Wark.