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’.
Articles
Feature: Is Extinction Rebellion Still ‘Beyond Politics’?
Diyora Shadijanova
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.
Report: Palestine Activists Are Planning to Besiege an Israeli Weapons Factory
Rivkah Brown
First they shut down one in Oldham. Now they’re coming for one in Leicester. Rivkah Brown reports on the rise and rise of Palestine Action.
Opinion: Our Elites Are on Autopilot and I Think I Know Why
Aaron Bastani
Despite two lost decades, an indifferent political and media elite still offers nothing but inertia. Aaron Bastani went to an M&S cafe and discovered why.
Feature: Extinction Rebellion Has a Whole New Strategy. Will It Work?
Clare Hymer
On New Year’s Eve, Extinction Rebellion hit pause on its tactic of public disruption. But as it prepares for its most ambitious mobilisation yet, will the gamble pay off?
Opinion: There’s No Coming Back From the SNP Crisis
Jonathon Shafi
For the SNP, a period of unrivalled political power, organic internal discipline and the semblance of a united forward march to independence is over, argues Jonathon Shafi.
Report: People Are Shoplifting Their Way Out of the Cost of Living Crisis
Sophie K Rosa
As the price of food and other basics soars, more people are shoplifting. While some see stealing as necessary, for others it’s a form of resistance. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Long Read: Effective Altruism Is Infiltrating UK Politics and It’s Time We Woke Up
Matteo Tiratelli
Founded in Oxford in the early 2010s, the movement has since earned a fanbase of American billionaires who are now pumping money into British politics, Labour in particular, writes Matteo Tiratelli.
Report: Nurses Tell of Disappointment With Latest NHS Pay Offer
George Walker
The relationship between the RCN and its members is becoming increasingly strained as the union encourages health workers to accept a 5% pay rise having initially argued for 19%.
Report: Glasgow Flats Demolition ‘On the Wrong Side of History’, Experts Say
Simon Childs
Scotland’s biggest social landlord is planning to demolish 600 homes even though the IPCC says retrofitting is key to stopping climate catastrophe.
Report: ‘This Machine Kills Kids’: SUVs Hit With Spray Paint in Bristol
Clare Hymer
Climate activists celebrated after six of the polluting vehicles were targeted with spray paint on Sunday.
Analysis: How Israel’s Pro-Democracy Protests Sold Out Palestinians
Daisy Schofield
Despite sharing in fears of an increasingly fascist Israeli state, Palestinians have been largely excluded from the pro-democracy protests that have engulfed the country in recent months. Now the movement has won a partial victory - at Palestine’s expense. Daisy Schofield reports.
Opinion: I Live in a Housing Co-op. But No One Really Escapes London’s Accommodation Crisis Anymore
Charlotte England
When Charlotte England’s housing coop was built in the 1970s, it was intended as a choice; one option among many. But the rental crisis has made it increasingly difficult for people to leave, and changed what it feels fair to ask for from a home.
Report: ‘We’re Pivoting to Hippy Crack’: Novara Media to Sell ‘Nos’ to Socialist Teens
Simon Childs
The government has attributed support for left-wing politics among young people to widespread nitrous oxide use.
Long Read: How to Make a Home in a Housing Crisis
Sophie K Rosa
It can be hard for alternative ways of living to endure when they defy the brutal, capitalist logic of private property, writes Sophie K Rosa in her new book Radical Intimacy. But everywhere - and even as conditions worsen - people are homemaking out of the rubble.
Opinion: Julie Bindel Can Relax – Lesbians Are Doing Great, Actually
Jess Elliott
While Julie Bindel and her pals at The Lesbian Project preached a transphobic gloom gospel at their launch event last week, joyous queers partied right outside.
Opinion: $5m in Reparations for Every Black Adult? I’m Listening
Maurice Mcleod
San Francisco made headlines last week after a committee made major proposals for how the city can compensate its Black citizens. They’re totally unrealistic, and that’s the point, writes Maurice Mcleod.