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Report: Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts

Andrew Kersley

With unpaid council tax hitting a record high, councils are turning to debt collectors. But with histories of controversy and questions over their efficacy, campaigners are demanding a stop to the practice. Andrew Kersley reports.

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Opinion: Mental Health Diagnoses Are Capitalist Constructs

Micha Frazer-Carroll

Mental and physical diagnoses aren’t objective facts that exist in nature, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll: they're constructed by capitalism.

Assa Traore leads a march for Adama Traore

Interview: Seven Years After Cops Killed Her Brother, Assa Traoré is at the Frontline of France’s Fight Against Police Violence

Olly Haynes

The murder of teenager Nahel Merzouk in June has reignited the battle against racist police violence in France. We spoke to activist Assa Traoré about the importance of protest and why her family will not back down.

A woman holding a sign is questioned by police

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.

A rally in support of Amazon workers' on strike in Coventry in January 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

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.

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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

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.

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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.

Striking workers at the Saint James Tavern

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

A UVW member outside the Amazon HQ in London. UVW

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.

Report: Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts

Andrew Kersley

Interview: Seven Years After Cops Killed Her Brother, Assa Traoré is at the Frontline of France’s Fight Against Police Violence

Olly Haynes

Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

Report: Amazon Accused of Union-Busting at Striking UK Workplaces

Polly Smythe

Long Read: The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London

Ash Sarkar

Feature: French Climate Activists Are Waging War Against Water Hoarders

Olly Haynes

Opinion: Privatisation is Killing Glasgow – And No One’s Coming to Help

Jonathon Shafi

Analysis: The Public Supports Palestine. Why Don’t Our Politicians?

Ell Folan

Opinion: When Will We Start Fighting For Our Trains?

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Union-Busting Pub Landlords Pay Thousands in Compensation to Striking Workers

Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

Report: Yolanda Díaz Is Showing How You Fight the Far Right

Eoghan Gilmartin

Opinion: Why Is Tristram Hunt Afraid of Trans Books?

Vic Parsons

Feature: Climate Camp is Back – And It’s Trying Something New

Douglas Rogers

Feature: Precarious, Low-Paid Migrant Workers Are Sick of Low Pay and Bad Conditions

Simon Childs

Opinion: Stop Begging Big Business to Play Nice

Moya Lothian-McLean

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Report: Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts

Andrew Kersley

Opinion: Mental Health Diagnoses Are Capitalist Constructs

Micha Frazer-Carroll

Interview: Seven Years After Cops Killed Her Brother, Assa Traoré is at the Frontline of France’s Fight Against Police Violence

Olly Haynes

Opinion: I Was Arrested for Holding a Pro-Refugee Sign in the Street

Tigs Louis-Puttick

Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

Report: Amazon Accused of Union-Busting at Striking UK Workplaces

Polly Smythe

Long Read: The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London

Ash Sarkar

Feature: French Climate Activists Are Waging War Against Water Hoarders

Olly Haynes

Opinion: Privatisation is Killing Glasgow – And No One’s Coming to Help

Jonathon Shafi

Analysis: The Public Supports Palestine. Why Don’t Our Politicians?

Ell Folan

Opinion: When Will We Start Fighting For Our Trains?

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Union-Busting Pub Landlords Pay Thousands in Compensation to Striking Workers

Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

Report: Yolanda Díaz Is Showing How You Fight the Far Right

Eoghan Gilmartin

Opinion: Why Is Tristram Hunt Afraid of Trans Books?

Vic Parsons

Opinion: The Housing Boom Replaced Social Democracy. Now We Have Neither

Aaron Bastani

Feature: Climate Camp is Back – And It’s Trying Something New

Douglas Rogers

Feature: Precarious, Low-Paid Migrant Workers Are Sick of Low Pay and Bad Conditions

Simon Childs

Opinion: Stop Begging Big Business to Play Nice

Moya Lothian-McLean

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