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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.

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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.

Analysis: Brits Have Fallen Out of Love With the BBC

Ell Folan

New data shows trust in the BBC has plunged dramatically amongst both left and rightwingers. Ell Folan explains.

Opinion: Labour or the SNP? It’s Not Much of a Choice for Working Class Scots

Jonathon Shafi

Scotland deserves better than a rightwing Labour party committed to a two-child benefit cap or a neoliberal SNP without a real independence strategy, argues Jonathon Shafi.

Tony Blair and Keir Starmer look unhappy

Opinion: Keir Starmer’s Position on Austerity Is Almost Identical to the Tories’

Aaron Bastani

With his 'tough' position on public spending Keir Starmer is being far more dishonest than Liz Truss - and far more outlandish than Jeremy Corbyn.

Explorer Robert Swan on a south pole expedition with a Shell-branded flask

Analysis: Fossil Fuel Companies Are Paying Influencers to Do Their PR

Sam Bright

In a leaked document, BP lamented being seen as ‘one of the bad guys’ and said it would pay influencers to help rebrand the oil company as more ‘relatable, passionate and authentic’.

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.

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

Analysis: Brits Have Fallen Out of Love With the BBC

Ell Folan

Opinion: Labour or the SNP? It’s Not Much of a Choice for Working Class Scots

Jonathon Shafi

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

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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

Analysis: Brits Have Fallen Out of Love With the BBC

Ell Folan

Opinion: Labour or the SNP? It’s Not Much of a Choice for Working Class Scots

Jonathon Shafi

Opinion: Keir Starmer’s Position on Austerity Is Almost Identical to the Tories’

Aaron Bastani

Analysis: Fossil Fuel Companies Are Paying Influencers to Do Their PR

Sam Bright

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

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