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Opinion: In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government

Hedi Viterbo

Of course Israeli officials would think they could influence UK court cases, writes Hedi Viterbo – on Palestine and protest rights, the two states are perfectly aligned.

Sharon Graham (centre) with striking St Mungo's workers. @UniteSharon on Twitter/X

Analysis: Sharon Graham’s Strategy Shows Unions Can Win Without the Labour Party

Gregor Gall

While she doesn't have the public profile of Mick Lynch, Unite's Sharon Graham is the most successful of the current union leaders, argues Gregor Gall.

Feature: How Vice Went From New Media Giant to Saudi Propaganda Machine

Simon Childs

One former staffer alleged that Vice is using security concerns as ‘a shield’ to stop the publication of critical articles about Saudi Arabia.

Jessica Walter plays Lucile Bluth in Arrested Development. Screengrab: YouTube

Report: Solicitor Brings ‘Unfair Dismissal’ Claim Against Law Firm Run by His Own Mother

Polly Smythe

A trade union organiser has described her ‘shock’ at the ‘cold and callous’ actions of Biscoes Solicitors.

François Perrodo, chairman of Perenco enjoying racing cars in Bahrain in 2021. Germain Hazard

Report: Exclusive: Company Received Hundreds of ‘Critical’ Safety Warnings Before Oil Spill

Andrew Kersley

Oil firm Perenco had 237 outstanding safety critical notices from regulators months before it leaked 200 barrels of oil into an environmentally protected zone.

A man in a high vis yellow jacket and a black baseball cap, with a grey short beard, holds a sign on which is painted in graffiti-style font 'stop ulez'

Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

57% of Londoners support the supposedly controversial scheme, writes Ell Folan.

What lecturers look like when they're actually on strike. WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto

Report: University Docks Pay From Lecturer for Strike While He Was Having Heart Surgery

Andrew Kersley

SOAS has been accused of ‘gross incompetence’ after deducting pay for lecturers over a strike that they didn’t actually take part in.

Palestinian ambulances are surrounded by tear gas

Report: Israeli Forces Are Deliberately Shooting at Palestinian Paramedics

Daisy Schofield

Amid the deadliest year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, paramedics tell Novara Media Israeli soldiers are driving them away from casualties with sniper fire, targeting ambulances with live ammunition and confiscating their bulletproof vests.

Keir Starmer arrives at his London home.

Opinion: Why Does Every Politician Need a Sob Story?

Aaron Bastani

If ‘progressive’ centrist politicians really want to strike a chord, they need a compelling story for the country, writes Aaron Bastani, not just more hard luck stories about themselves.

Rachel Keke speaks in the National Assembly during a debate on the pension reform bill in February. Amaury Cornu / Hans Lucas

Feature: Meet the French MP Who Went From Cleaning Hotel Rooms to Taking on the Country’s Political Elite

Olly Haynes

Speaking to Novara Media, Rachel Keke slams France’s ‘seriously disconnected’ centrist politicians.

A Greater Manchester Police officer and police van. REUTERS/Andrew Yates

Report: Manchester Police Drop Discriminatory Carnival Bans

Moya Lothian-McLean

Greater Manchester Police abandoned plans to ban people from a local Caribbean carnival after Novara Media revealed that Black people were eight times more likely to be targeted.

A group of protesters gathered on the grass outside a hotel

Report: Asylum Seekers in London Are Protesting Poor Living Conditions and Long Wait Times

Sophie K Rosa

A series of asylum-seeker-led protests this year has drawn attention to deteriorating conditions in the overcrowded, poor-quality accommodation refugees are forced to live in.

St Mungo’s workers on strike. @SMUnite on Twitter

Report: Housing Charity Accused of Trying to ‘Get Around Law’ to Break Strike

Polly Smythe

Employers are no longer allowed to use agency workers to undermine strikes, so St Mungo’s have simply given strike-breaking agency workers short-term contracts.

Review: The New ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ Doesn’t Just Preach to the Converted

Juliet Jacques

By transposing the Italian play to London in the 2020s, Daniel Raggett’s new production is a memorable piece of consciousness-raising, argues Juliet Jacques.

group of students learning in a classroom

Feature: School Exclusions Are Ruining Poor, Black and Disabled Students’ Lives

Daisy Schofield

Pupil suspensions are now at a six-year high, with local councils reportedly asking pupil referral units to take more excluded children than they have space for.

Obituary: Mario Tronti Helped Us See Class Struggle

Craig Gent

With the passing of Mario Tronti, we’ve lost a thinker who showed us that working-class struggle isn’t capital’s remainder, but its impetus, writes Craig Gent.

Report: Activists Wipe Out Land Rover Fleet By Drilling Holes in Tyres

Clare Hymer

Activists have destroyed the tyres of around 60 SUVs at a Jaguar dealership in Exeter after a Land Rover crashed into an outdoor tea party, leaving two children dead.

Report: ‘It’s a Scandal’: How Property Developers Failed to Sell a Single Flat in Balfron Tower

Ella Jessel

Social tenants were ‘decanted’ from the iconic east London tower block so their flats could be sold for profit. Now nobody wants to buy them.

Opinion: In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government

Hedi Viterbo

Analysis: Sharon Graham’s Strategy Shows Unions Can Win Without the Labour Party

Gregor Gall

Feature: How Vice Went From New Media Giant to Saudi Propaganda Machine

Simon Childs

Report: Solicitor Brings ‘Unfair Dismissal’ Claim Against Law Firm Run by His Own Mother

Polly Smythe

Report: Exclusive: Company Received Hundreds of ‘Critical’ Safety Warnings Before Oil Spill

Andrew Kersley

Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

Report: University Docks Pay From Lecturer for Strike While He Was Having Heart Surgery

Andrew Kersley

Report: Israeli Forces Are Deliberately Shooting at Palestinian Paramedics

Daisy Schofield

Report: Manchester Police Drop Discriminatory Carnival Bans

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Asylum Seekers in London Are Protesting Poor Living Conditions and Long Wait Times

Sophie K Rosa

Report: Housing Charity Accused of Trying to ‘Get Around Law’ to Break Strike

Polly Smythe

Review: The New ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ Doesn’t Just Preach to the Converted

Juliet Jacques

Feature: School Exclusions Are Ruining Poor, Black and Disabled Students’ Lives

Daisy Schofield

Obituary: Mario Tronti Helped Us See Class Struggle

Craig Gent

Report: Activists Wipe Out Land Rover Fleet By Drilling Holes in Tyres

Clare Hymer

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Opinion: In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government

Hedi Viterbo

Analysis: Sharon Graham’s Strategy Shows Unions Can Win Without the Labour Party

Gregor Gall

Feature: How Vice Went From New Media Giant to Saudi Propaganda Machine

Simon Childs

Report: Solicitor Brings ‘Unfair Dismissal’ Claim Against Law Firm Run by His Own Mother

Polly Smythe

Report: Exclusive: Company Received Hundreds of ‘Critical’ Safety Warnings Before Oil Spill

Andrew Kersley

Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

Report: University Docks Pay From Lecturer for Strike While He Was Having Heart Surgery

Andrew Kersley

Report: Israeli Forces Are Deliberately Shooting at Palestinian Paramedics

Daisy Schofield

Opinion: Why Does Every Politician Need a Sob Story?

Aaron Bastani

Feature: Meet the French MP Who Went From Cleaning Hotel Rooms to Taking on the Country’s Political Elite

Olly Haynes

Report: Manchester Police Drop Discriminatory Carnival Bans

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Asylum Seekers in London Are Protesting Poor Living Conditions and Long Wait Times

Sophie K Rosa

Report: Housing Charity Accused of Trying to ‘Get Around Law’ to Break Strike

Polly Smythe

Review: The New ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ Doesn’t Just Preach to the Converted

Juliet Jacques

Feature: School Exclusions Are Ruining Poor, Black and Disabled Students’ Lives

Daisy Schofield

Obituary: Mario Tronti Helped Us See Class Struggle

Craig Gent

Report: Activists Wipe Out Land Rover Fleet By Drilling Holes in Tyres

Clare Hymer

Report: ‘It’s a Scandal’: How Property Developers Failed to Sell a Single Flat in Balfron Tower

Ella Jessel

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