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.
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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.
Report: Family of Trainee Cop Who Died by Suicide Describe Police As ‘Institutionally Racist’
Sophie K Rosa
Report: Transport Police Are Campaigning Against Sexual Harassment, Despite Numerous Cases of Sexual Harassment by Officers
Andrew Kersley
Police are calling on the public to be more ‘active’ against sexual harassment. Perhaps they should take a look at their own track record.
Obituary: ‘Bastards!’: Comedian and Outspoken Critic of Austerity Paul O’Grady Dies Aged 67
Simon Childs
O’Grady, famous for his drag persona Lily Savage, described cuts to disability benefits as ‘criminal’ and said he would like to see David Cameron and George Osborne’s heads on spikes.
Opinion: The Crackdown on Nos Isn’t About Anti-Social Behaviour – It’s About Social Control
Moya Lothian-McLean
The government’s ban on nitrous oxide is the perfect springboard for a wider crackdown on ‘anti-social behaviour’, writes Moya Lothian McLean.
Report: Huel Is Targeting Cash-Strapped Students With Ads to Help Them ‘Afford to Eat’
Moya Lothian-McLean
Huel has been accused of seeking to 'profit from mass suffering', after it had similar ads banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.
Opinion: Is BDS Okay Now or What?
Hamza Yusuf
As investors pull their cash out of Israeli banks, Palestinians and their allies are wondering what’s changed, writes Hamza Ali Shah.
Opinion: The US Is Cheating to Stop China Achieving Tech-Supremacy
Aaron Bastani
The US wants to stop China's technological development, because in a world of free trade it would lose.
Feature: What’s Going on With the Industrial Dispute at UK Universities?
Polly Smythe
In a long running dispute over pay, conditions and pensions, UCU hailed a historic breakthrough in negotiations. Not all academics were convinced. Polly Smythe Reports.
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.
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.