Report: These Conservatives Won’t Let Us Watch Their Weird Far-Right Conference
Simon Childs
Novara Media was denied accreditation to a conference where cranks are talking about the future of conservatism due to “limited space”.
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Feature: French Protesters Are Thinking Up New Ways to Stop Macron’s Pension Reforms
Olly Haynes
At a massive May Day march in Paris, leftists say the movement needs to step up its actions to win. Olly Haynes reports.
Opinion: Wanting Scottish Independence Shouldn’t Have to Mean Loving the EU
Jonathon Shafi
For many in the Scottish national movement, independence has become synonymous with support for rejoining the EU. That’s not a good thing, argues Jonathon Shafi.
Report: Universities Are Docking Lecturers’ Entire Pay for Not Marking a Few Exams
Polly Smythe
Academic staff face losing their entire month's pay over a marking and assessment boycott which will see them refuse a few hours' work.
Feature: The Biggest ‘Renewable’ Power Plant in the UK Burns Wood Processed in Poor, Black Communities in the US
Simon Childs
Protesters disrupted the AGM of Britain’s largest CO2 emitter, accusing it of ‘environmental racism’.
Feature: As Food Prices Hit a 45-Year High, People Are Foraging Wild Foods to Save Money
Chloe Laws
With food prices skyrocketing, people have been trying to shoplift their way out of the cost of living crisis for a while. Now, others are turning to foraging.
Analysis: It’s Time for a Republican Movement – And Young People Will Lead It
Kimberly McIntosh
Millennials and Gen Z have been accused of killing many an institution, from hook-up culture to the after-work happy hour. Could the monarchy be next?
Opinion: The Lib Dems Are Britain’s Worst Political Party
Aaron Bastani
The Lib Dems’ toxic mix of inertia, anti-politics and misinformation serves to undermine trust in politics, writes Aaron Bastani - far more so than either Labour or the Tories.
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.
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?