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Opinion: Who’s to Blame for Deep Poverty in Scotland?

Jonathon Shafi

New research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows a stark rise in levels of deep poverty in Scotland. Yet the problem isn’t only to be found in Westminster, argues Jonathon Shafi.

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

The capital’s authorities say they want to encourage diversity among bike riders. Their actions don't match up, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Workers on a construction site. Design: Pietro Garrone (Novara Media). Photograph: the apostrophe (Flickr)

Feature: Qatar’s Biggest Cheerleader Is Finally Challenging It on Workers’ Rights

Polly Smythe

Before the World Cup, Qatar found an unlikely ally in the International Trade Union Confederation. Following a corruption scandal, the body is finally back to criticising the Gulf state, long after the competition has ended.

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Report: The People Suing Labour for Outing Them As Antisemitism Complainants Boasted About Filing Thousands of Complaints

Rivkah Brown

Euan Phillips and Emma Picken were extremely open about filing complaints, writes Rivkah Brown. So why are they suing the party for identifying them?

Opinion: Supermarket Loyalty Schemes Are Turning Privacy Into a Luxury

Jake Hurfurt

With inflation soaring, supermarkets are taking advantage of cash-strapped shoppers and getting them to part with their data.

Patriotic Alternative leader Mark Collett on a walk with supporters. Photo: Red Flare

Report: Fascist Party Patriotic Alternative in Messy Break Up

Simon Childs

Key activists have left Patriotic Alternative after becoming ‘exasperated’ with its leadership - and will now try and get a new fascist party registered by stealth.

Feature: Is Extinction Rebellion’s Structure Fit for Purpose?

Diyora Shadijanova

Extinction Rebellion’s loose, non-hierarchical structure played a big part in the movement’s rapid growth in its early days - but was also at the core of its difficulties. Has anything changed?

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla get out of a car during a visit to York, November, 2022. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Report: ‘Engines of History’: Traffic Warden Strike to Cause ‘Chaos’ at King’s Coronation

Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

'This is a great example of a simple truth in the world that is rarely acknowledged: that behind each great historical event are hundreds of ordinary workers.'

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Opinion: The Culture War Doesn’t Exist

Amardeep Singh Dhillon

Why, asks Amardeep Singh Dhillon, do we reduce trans and minority rights to questions of culture as if their impacts weren't grimly material?

Report: French Leftwing Publisher Detained by UK Counter-Terrorism Police

Olly Haynes

Publishers have criticised the ‘outrageous and unjustifiable infringements of basic principles of the freedom of expression’.

Feature: Is Extinction Rebellion Still ‘Beyond Politics’?

Extinction Rebellion once claimed it’s “not a socialist movement”, and is “beyond politics”. But by aligning itself more and more closely with the left, is this really still the case? Diyora Shadijanova investigates.

Interview: Is Hate Politically Useful?

Harry Stopes

We’re often told that hate is no basis for a leftwing politics. But is this really the case? Harry Stopes spoke to German writer Şeyda Kurt about the value of hate as a political emotion.