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Activists of Hindu nationalist group Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) shout slogans during a protest against the killing of seven Hindu pilgrims in a gunbattle that erupted in Kashmir on Monday, in New Delhi, India, July 12, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Analysis: Brace Yourselves for a ‘Hinduphobia’ Moral Panic

Ash Sarkar

British Indians aren’t switching to the Conservatives because of Hinduphobia – but that won’t stop the nationalist right using the phantom threat to divide minorities.

Analysis: The Tories Are Too Weak to Make Big Cuts Now, So They’ve Pushed Them Into the Future

James Meadway

The Tories know they are too weak to make unpopular cuts right now, writes James Meadway. But make no mistake, the politics of austerity still shaped the autumn statement.

Opinion: My Stepfather Became My Dad the Day He Took Me to My First Football Match

Football helped Tom Williams build a relationship with his stepfather, pulling him away from the darker side of what it means to ‘be a man’. Breaking down barriers to the game has never been more important, he argues.

Analysis: Could the Rise of Women’s Football Mean Greater Player Power?

Jessy Parker Humphreys

High-profile women footballers such as Beth Mead and Magda Eriksson have been amongst those most vocally opposed to the Qatar World Cup. Could the growing platform for the women's game lead to greater player power within the sport?

Long Read: ‘Levelling Up’ is Encouraging Gulf States to Buy Northern Football Clubs

Ali Reda & Philip Proudfoot

The Tories have welcomed oil sheikdoms buying up football clubs in England’s cash-strapped post-industrial north as part of their ‘levelling up’ agenda. Philip Proudfoot and Ali Reda explain.

A man in a wheelchair takes part in a protest against cuts to state disability welfare payments. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Feature: Disabled People Are Fighting Back Against ‘Life or Death’ Energy Prices

Sophie K Rosa

Disabled people are facing disproportionate fuel poverty, but they're getting organised. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Opinion: Should We Boycott the Qatar World Cup?

Keir Milburn & Tom Williams

Around 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar since the country won its bid to host the World Cup. Should we be boycotting this year’s tournament?

Passengers enter a U-Bahn underground train during a nationwide strike of Germany's train drivers' union GDL, at Alexanderplatz underground station in Berlin, Germany

Report: Campaigners Say Germany’s €49 Public Transport Ticket Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Jack McGovan

From 2023, public transport in Germany could cost €1.60 a day. But campaigners say to really cushion the poorest from economic turmoil, the government needs to bring back the cheapest pricing possible.

Nurses on strike in Northern Ireland in 2019. RCN

Report: Nurses Have Voted to Strike Across the UK for the First Time

Polly Smythe

Nurses face declining pay and are so understaffed that they can't offer safe care. Polly Smythe reports.

Image shows David Lloyd, police and crime commissioner of Hertfordshire Constabulary, appearing on Nick Ferrari's LBC radio show.

Report: Police Commissioner Says Journalists Are ‘Part of the Problem’ After Arrest of Just Stop Oil Reporters

Moya Lothian-McLean

After Hertfordshire police detained journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests this week, the force’s commissioner has suggested the media should ‘reflect’ on giving activists ‘publicity’.

A man with shoulder-length brown curly hair, wearing a great sweater, black bomat trousers and brown boots, stands against a grassy background

Report: This Protester Committed No Crime But Is Going to Prison Anyway

Denise Laura Baker & Josie Argyle

On 23 September, climate activist Elliott Cuciurean was sentenced to 268 days in prison. He hadn't committed any crime, but instead had breached HS2's injunction. Denise Laura Baker and Josie Argyle report on the privatisation of protest policing.

Opinion: The BBC’s Investigation Into Online Abuse Is Total Bullshit

Ash Sarkar

In a hopelessly flawed piece of 'research', the broadcaster found that calling a politician a 'hypocrite' is abuse, whereas racist slurs are not.

Opinion: What’s the Point of Mobilising Around COP?

Tatiana Garavito & Nathan Thanki

Time and again, host countries have used COPs to greenwash their environmental records while restricting civil society participation. This doesn’t mean they're not still worth organising around, argue Tatiana Garavito and Nathan Thanki.