Opinion: Nicola Sturgeon’s Legacy: Cuts, Privatisation and a Party in Chaos
Jonathon Shafi
The outgoing Scottish First Minister leaves her country and party facing an uncertain future, writes Jonathon Shafi.
Articles
Report: The Organiser of an Anti-Migrant Protest to Protect Women Is a Woman Beater
Simon Childs
Philip Milo Gregory spread disinformation about a rape case to promote a protest against an asylum seeker hotel.
Feature: For Trans and Non-Binary People, the Choice Is Between Private Healthcare or Years of Waiting
Vic Parsons
All trans people who medically transition now have to pay for it - whether that’s in time or money. Vic Parsons reports.
Report: Manchester Uni ‘Brutally’ Evicts Student Rent Strikers, in Potential Breach of Protest Rights
Rivkah Brown
On Wednesday, Manchester University sent bailiffs to boot out student occupiers in what legal experts say could be a major breach of their rights. Rivkah Brown reports.
Feature: London Asylum Seekers Are Refusing to Be Flung Around the Country by Profit-Seeking Private Companies
Charlotte England
Exclusive: A second group of asylum seekers is resisting removal out of London, to isolated hotels threatened by the far right.
Opinion: Does Jeremy Hunt Hate Children?
Edie Miller
The chancellor’s recent budget announcement of 30 hours of free childcare for one and two-year-olds is too little, too late.
Opinion: Why Aren’t We Angrier About the Price of Food?
Lewis Bassett
Food riots used to be a regular occurrence in England. Could they happen now? Lewis Bassett went to Rotherham to find out if people are angry enough.
Analysis: Bank Bailouts Aren’t the Start of Another Global Crisis. But They Should Still Have Us Worried
James Meadway
Bank bailouts at Credit Suisse and SVB are probably not the start of another global financial crisis, writes James Meadway. But one infamous pattern from 2008 looks set to repeat.
Opinion: Jeremy Hunt’s Budget Didn’t Crash the Economy Again. So Why Aren’t Tories Pleased?
Tom Peters
The budget was a departure from the government's strategy of actively causing chaos and instability, writes Tom Peters.
Feature: How Conspiracy Theorists Made Air Pollution the Latest Front in the Culture War
Diyora Shadijanova
The far-right and climate deniers have latched on to opposition to plans to reduce traffic. Diyora Shadijanova reports.
Report: Sex Workers Are Being Detained at the US Border
Sophie K Rosa
Vague and discriminatory laws can bar sex workers from entering the US, but they’re inconsistently applied. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Feature: Meet the German Health Workers Who Beat Overwork and Saved Lives
Polly Smythe
German hospital workers were told that by going on strike they were endangering patients. But staff cuts were already creating chaos on wards. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: France’s ‘Robin Hood’ Energy Workers Are Sending Cheap Electricity to Schools and Hospitals
Olly Haynes
Striking workers are using sabotage tactics to fight for everyone.
Opinion: No Number of Complaints Could Have Saved Mizanur Rahman
Rivkah Brown
Last weekend a man died after a fire broke out in his council-run slum. Under Michael Gove’s new plans, he could be blamed for his own death, writes Rivkah Brown.
Opinion: The Tories Want You to Panic About Sex Education
Moya Lothian-McLean
Attacks on sex and relationships teaching are a continuation of an ongoing panic that primarily targets LGBTQ+ people, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
Report: GB News’ New Man of the People Was Given Tens of Thousands by Aristocrats
Sam Bright
Tory vice chair Lee Anderson MP accepted money from an aristocratic dynasty and an exclusive members club.
Feature: Drag Queens Are the Latest Target for Homophobic Culture Warriors
Simon Childs & John Lubbock
How British reactionaries followed the US far right to attack drag queens reading stories for children.
Feature: Charities Are Taking Over NHS Drug Clinics and Patients Are Terrified
Daisy Schofield
A drug clinic is set to close after 56 years as a wave of outsourcing sweeps the NHS. Service users told Daisy Schofield they fear for their lives.