Report: One of the People Suing Labour Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Used Antisemitic Slurs
Rivkah Brown
Julie Cattell, a non-Jewish Labour candidate in Brighton & Hove, told Jewish people they weren’t real Jews. Rivkah Brown reports.
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Report: Apple’s ‘Union-Busting’ Tactics Have Come to the UK
Polly Smythe
Retail workers for the tech giant told Novara Media they have been subjected to 'union-busting' meetings, and forbidden from discussing the union at work.
Analysis: All Hail the Landlord King
Ell Folan
Charles III owns all of Regent Street, and that’s barely a fraction of his property empire, writes Ell Folan.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.'
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’?
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?