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Report: First Working GP Sent to Prison for Peaceful Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

Patrick Hart has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for cracking the display of petrol pumps at an Esso service station as part of an action with Just Stop Oil.

Opinion: No Legal Term – Even Genocide – Can Fathom Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza

Rob Howse

Israeli soldiers filming themselves killing civilians surpasses legal definition, writes international law professor Rob Howse.

David Lammy sits in front of a Christmas tree

Feature: Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

From graceless losers to pathetic fence-sitters, here are the public servants who made Britain what it was in 2024.

A montage of different identity groups for Trump, including Latinos, Blacks and Gays, and Donald Trump's face

Long Read: Identity Politics Is Dead, and the Far Right Knows It

Richard Seymour

People are tired of identity politics - and the rainbow coalition lining up behind Donald Trump proves it, writes Richard Seymour.

Feature: How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown

Francesca Newton

While Suella Braverman and Priti Patel are remembered as the spearheads of the protest crackdown, writes Francesca Newton, it was Tony Blair who kicked it into a whole new gear.

Review: Novara Media’s Best Books of 2024

Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar

There’s little worse than wasting your time on a bad book, and little more rewarding than getting it right. Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar share their top reads of the year.

A head shot of activist Ellen Clifford outside the royal courts of justice.

Feature: Meet the Disabled Activist Taking the UK Government to Court

Harriet Williamson

Ellen Clifford is fighting Keir Starmer's government in the high court to prevent disability benefit cuts. She speaks to Harriet Williamson about the value of disabled life under capitalism, assisted dying and why disabled people threaten the status quo.

David Lammy attends a protest for Kurdish rights outside the Turkish embassy in London in 2016. The PKK flag flies behind his head. Dinendra Haria / Alamy Stock Photo

Long Read: Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?

Simon Childs & John Lubbock

Last month, police raided a community centre that David Lammy used to sit on the board of, as part of a controversial counter-terror investigation. Since then, the foreign secretary said nothing about it. What is going on?

Feature: Service Work Is Joyless at Christmas – And Online Deliveries Are Making It Worse

Polly Smythe

Retail and hospitality workers are told to be even more cheerful during the festive season - which is also their least favourite time of year.

Red Flags: How Do I Escape the Corporate Nightmare I’ve Created for Myself?

Sophie K Rosa

A reader with a corporate job regrets the concessions they’ve made to capitalism. Plotting the revolution isn’t the only way to resist your conditions, writes Sophie K Rosa.

Report: How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation

Polly Smythe

The longer renationalisation is delayed, the longer profiteers have to lobby the government, reports Polly Smythe.

Protesters show support for political prisoners, including Just Stop Oil’s Chris Bennett (bottom right), September 2024. Vuk Valcic/Reuters

Report: Climate Prisoners Are Exposing the Dire State of Prison Healthcare

Clare Hymer

Just Stop Oil supporters spoke to Novara Media about their medical neglect in prison, which in one case had potentially life-threatening consequences.

Nigel Farage presents his first show on GB News. Stuart Mitchell / SOPA Images/Si via Reuters Connect

Opinion: GB News Hates Muslims – And Now We Have Receipts

Simon Childs

Almost half of all mentions of Islam or Muslims on UK news channels since October 2022 came from a single source, a new report has found, confirming what many have suspected: GB News is an engine of Islamophobia.

Man in a gold hat and black suit raises a fist as he holds a microphone in the other hand

Opinion: Elon Musk Is the Perfect Mascot for Trump 2.0

Kojo Koram

If Trump’s first campaign wooed nostalgists for a once-great America, his second resonated with a younger demographic hunting for treasure in the ruined temples of the future, writes Kojo Koram.

Report: ‘This Is Genocide’: Amnesty Publishes Landmark Report on Gaza

Rivkah Brown

Amnesty International has published a 290-page report analysing 102 Israeli official statements, 212 interviews and a cache of documentary evidence. Its conclusion? “This is genocide.” Rivkah Brown reports.

Sir John Hall takes over as chairman of Newcastle United after his son faced sleaze allegations. Reuters

Feature: Meet the Super-Rich Property Mogul Who Just Got Made Reform UK’s New ‘Life President’

Simon Childs

Sir John Hall, once dubbed ‘King of the Geordies,’ has been made ‘North East Life President’ of Reform UK after making a reportedly ‘vast’ donation.

Amazon workers striking outside an Amazon warehouse in Coventry, January 2023. Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Report: More Than Half of UK Amazon Workers Have to Borrow Money to Make Ends Meet

Polly Smythe

On Black Friday, trade unionists push the US corporate giant to stop squeezing workers for profit.

Lord Walney arrives at the ADS Group annual dinner in January. Mark Kerrison / Alamy Stock Photo

Analysis: Does Lord Walney Think All Palestinian Groups Are the Same?

Simon Childs

The artist formerly known as Jonathan Woodcock claims the Palestine Solidarity Campaign has 'strong links' to Palestine Action. For a government-appointed anti-protest tsar, he knows laughably little about protest groups, writes Simon Childs.

Report: First Working GP Sent to Prison for Peaceful Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

Opinion: No Legal Term – Even Genocide – Can Fathom Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza

Rob Howse

Feature: Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

Long Read: Identity Politics Is Dead, and the Far Right Knows It

Richard Seymour

Feature: How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown

Francesca Newton

Review: Novara Media’s Best Books of 2024

Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar

Long Read: Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?

Simon Childs & John Lubbock

Feature: Service Work Is Joyless at Christmas – And Online Deliveries Are Making It Worse

Polly Smythe

Red Flags: How Do I Escape the Corporate Nightmare I’ve Created for Myself?

Sophie K Rosa

Report: How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation

Polly Smythe

Report: Climate Prisoners Are Exposing the Dire State of Prison Healthcare

Clare Hymer

Opinion: GB News Hates Muslims – And Now We Have Receipts

Simon Childs

Opinion: Elon Musk Is the Perfect Mascot for Trump 2.0

Kojo Koram

Report: ‘This Is Genocide’: Amnesty Publishes Landmark Report on Gaza

Rivkah Brown

Feature: Meet the Super-Rich Property Mogul Who Just Got Made Reform UK’s New ‘Life President’

Simon Childs

Report: More Than Half of UK Amazon Workers Have to Borrow Money to Make Ends Meet

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Does Lord Walney Think All Palestinian Groups Are the Same?

Simon Childs

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Report: First Working GP Sent to Prison for Peaceful Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

Opinion: No Legal Term – Even Genocide – Can Fathom Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza

Rob Howse

Feature: Novara Media’s Losers of the Year 2024

Simon Childs

Long Read: Identity Politics Is Dead, and the Far Right Knows It

Richard Seymour

Feature: How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown

Francesca Newton

Review: Novara Media’s Best Books of 2024

Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar

Feature: Meet the Disabled Activist Taking the UK Government to Court

Harriet Williamson

Long Read: Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?

Simon Childs & John Lubbock

Feature: Service Work Is Joyless at Christmas – And Online Deliveries Are Making It Worse

Polly Smythe

Red Flags: How Do I Escape the Corporate Nightmare I’ve Created for Myself?

Sophie K Rosa

Report: How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation

Polly Smythe

Report: Climate Prisoners Are Exposing the Dire State of Prison Healthcare

Clare Hymer

Opinion: GB News Hates Muslims – And Now We Have Receipts

Simon Childs

Opinion: Elon Musk Is the Perfect Mascot for Trump 2.0

Kojo Koram

Report: ‘This Is Genocide’: Amnesty Publishes Landmark Report on Gaza

Rivkah Brown

Feature: Meet the Super-Rich Property Mogul Who Just Got Made Reform UK’s New ‘Life President’

Simon Childs

Report: More Than Half of UK Amazon Workers Have to Borrow Money to Make Ends Meet

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Does Lord Walney Think All Palestinian Groups Are the Same?

Simon Childs

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