Analysis: Try As He Might, Erdoğan Can’t Crush the Left
Eda Seyhan
The Turkish president’s recent re-election for a third term dashed hopes for a new dawn in Turkey, writes Eda Seyhan. But the cracks are showing.
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Opinion: Britain’s Journalists Protect No One But Themselves
Moya Lothian-McLean
One of Britain’s most prominent political journalists faces multiple sexual assault allegations. So why isn’t our media talking about it?
Analysis: How Did British Dental Care Get So Awful?
Ell Folan
11 million people are currently waiting to see an NHS dentist. 90% of practices aren’t taking new patients. The problem goes way deeper than the pandemic, writes Ell Folan.
Report: These Nuns Helped the Homeless Until They Showed Up On Their Doorstep
Rivkah Brown
When squatters set up a homeless shelter in a disused convent, they thought the nuns – whose religious order prides itself on helping the homeless – might show mercy. They called the police. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: We Could Get Life in Prison for Blocking a Deportation Flight
Griff Ferris
Threatening peaceful protesters with life in prison is authoritarianism, plain and simple. We aren't going to stand for it – and nor should you, writes immigration activist Griff Ferris.
Feature: Bosses Tried to Sack These Automotive Workers, So They Took Over Their Factory
Frankie Lister-Fell
Workers near Florence have staged the longest factory occupation in Italian history. They’re using it to defend their jobs and create a green future.
Opinion: You’re Either Pro-Israel or Pro-Palestine. You Can’t Be Both
Ghada Karmi
Nakba survivor Ghada Karmi, whose book talk was cancelled after complaints from liberal Zionist groups, argues that it's impossible to promote Palestinian rights while also befriending Israel.
Long Read: The Four Neat Tricks Corporations Used to Take Over the World
Claire Provost & Matt Kennard
As the old empires have crumbled, corporations have staged a silent coup against democracy - reaching every corner of the globe.
Report: This Housing Association Was Started to End Slum Landlords. Then It Became One
Andrew Kersley
Notting Hill Genesis was set up by a social activist to deal with ‘damnable housing conditions’. Now its residents are complaining of exactly that.
Opinion: Artificial Intelligence Is Coming for Creative Workers Too
Aaron Bastani
Creatives thought they were safe from AI, but news that Hollywood producers have refused to accept writers’ demands for constraints on its use shows they are not, writes Aaron Bastani.
Analysis: It’s Official: The British Public Hates the Police
Ell Folan
The police's net approval rating is just +5, down from +60 four years ago, writes Stats for Lefties founder Ell Folan.
Report: A Bailiff Was Arrested for a Firearms Offence After a ‘Brutal’ Attempt to Illegally Evict Squatters
Charlotte England
Bailiffs with illegal weapons tried to evict squatters from a former Tory councillor’s empty factory. Cops arrested a bailiff and let squatters back in again.
Opinion: We Should Be Very, Very Worried About National Conservatism
Moya Lothian-McLean
The National Conservatism Conference hit the UK with a splash – and a load of far-right talking points. It’s a movement we shouldn't underestimate, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
Report: ‘I Felt My Rib Give’: People Attacked By Police While Protesting Anti-Drag Demo Speak Out
Clare Hymer
People opposing a rightwing demo say they were crushed, kicked and beaten by police officers, with one even being “picked up by the throat and thrown”.
Opinion: No Job, No Rent: I Was a Full-Time Militant in the Nineties
Seth Wheeler
The 1990s saw an explosion in self-organised, militant anti-capitalist activity. This was made possible by squatting and the dole - without which the left has been fundamentally changed.
Feature: Where Are the Shadwell Fire Survivors Supposed to Go?
Rivkah Brown
Two months after their state-sanctioned slum burned down, killing one of their housemates, six of the Tower Hamlets fire survivors remain homeless. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: ‘Shaming, Othering and Scapegoating’: Protestor on Why He Ambushed Jacob Rees-Mogg
Simon Childs
Dirk Campbell was bundled off stage after he interrupted the former Brexit minister to warn about fascism.
Interview: How Leftwingers Could Help Take Down Erdoğan
Steven Methven
Novara Media spoke to Ertuğrul Kürkcü, honorary president of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), about how a leftwing alliance is giving Kılıçdaroğlu a fighting chance of defeating Erdoğan in Turkey’s elections.