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Analysis: The Government’s Anti-Democracy Tsar Finally Got Sacked, but Protest Is Still Under Threat

Simon Childs

Lord Walney became a bogeyman to the left. His sacking is a victory for campaigners, but the state is still in bed with the arms trade, writes Simon Childs.

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Opinion: No Other Land Has Exposed the Film Industry’s Cowardice

Juliet Jacques

Despite being nominated for the best documentary Oscar, the Israeli-Palestinian co-production has struggled to find a US distributor. This sorry situation is a reflection of the spinelessness of an industry that loves to trumpet its liberal values, writes Juliet Jacques.

Opinion: This Psychologist Is Challenging the Way We See Mental Illness

Harriet Williamson

Do psychiatric diagnoses obscure the impossible circumstances many of us find ourselves in? Harriet Williamson spoke to Dr Lucy Johnstone about why we can’t separate psychological suffering from its context.

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Analysis: Days Into the Gaza Ceasefire, Israel Declared War on the West Bank

Mariam Barghouti

A mere two days into its supposed ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, Israel announced Operation Iron Wall, targeting refugee camps across the West Bank. This has nothing to do with defence, writes Mariam Barghouti, and Israeli politicians have said as much – they want the land.

Red Flags: I Want to Be Cool With It, but I Can’t Stand My Partner’s Friendship With Their Ex

Sophie K Rosa

Our uncertain times can make us locked down and possessive, writes Sophie K Rosa, particularly when it comes to romance. But embracing your partner’s connection to their ex might actually invigorate your relationship.

Tom Drummond. Photo: Sutton Conservatives

Opinion: Tory Councillor Accused of Smearing Teenager As Antisemite for Palestine Petition

Simon Childs

When Tommy Oliver started a BDS petition, he had no idea it would be debated on Holocaust Memorial Day. That didn't stop the leader of the Sutton Conservatives calling the petition antisemitic and running to the Times.

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Analysis: Don’t Be Fooled – There’s Method in Trump’s Economic Madness

James Meadway

It’s comforting to think of the president’s short-lived tariffs plan as the firings of a loose cannon. In fact, they are entirely consistent with his plans to reshape the world in the interests of US capital, writes James Meadway.

Opinion: Trump’s Gaza Resettlement Plans Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere

Ash Sarkar

From Biden’s "humanitarian corridor” to Jared Kushner’s dreams of Miamifying Gaza, Trump’s ethnic cleansing programme is not brand-new territory for the US, writes Ash Sarkar.

Feature: The Billionaire Landlord Battling a Beloved London Cinema

John Lubbock & Daisy Steinhardt

Property mogul Asif Aziz prefers to be known for his philanthropy, but one of his companies stands accused of targeting a treasured community asset, not for the first time. John Lubbock and Daisy Steinhardt report.

Workers hold Unite trade union flags as they protest following Stellantis' announcement of its plan to shut its Vauxhall van factory in Luton, 17 December 2024. REUTERS/Chris Radburn

Opinion: Luton’s Auto Workers Are Being Abandoned to the Far Right

Ben Norman & Lewis Norton

In November Vauxhall announced the closure of its van plant in Luton, home of Tommy Robinson and Andrew Tate. As the government dithers, the far right is waiting in the wings, write Unite officers Lewis Norton and Ben Norman.

Opinion: Heathrow’s Third Runway Would Make Regional Inequality Even Worse

Adam Ramsay

Forget the climate change impacts. Expanding Heathrow is a bad idea, even on the chancellor’s own terms: the economy. Adam Ramsay explains.

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Opinion: Trump Has Found a Way to Blame Minorities for the Washington DC Plane Crash

Ash Sarkar

The embers were still burning at the crash that killed 67 people on Wednesday when the president took to the podium to name the culprit: affirmative action.

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Analysis: The Police Know Nothing About Drill – and 7 Black Men Remain in Prison As a Result

Ed Gillett

Despite one overturned conviction, seven of the Manchester 10 remain in prison for a murder none of them committed. Ed Gillett reports on the dangerous consequences of police ignorance.

Professor John Latham CBE, Coventry University Vice-Chancellor and Group CEO. Coventry University

Report: Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role

Polly Smythe

At-risk staff at Coventry University called John Latham’s appointment to the Department for Business and Trade a ‘kick in the teeth’.

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Feature: We Asked Legal Experts: Is 2025 the Year Israel Faces Justice?

Nadine Talaat

From the ICJ’s plausible genocide ruling to the ICC issuing arrest warrants, last year the wheels of justice began to move against Israel. Nadine Talaat asks legal experts whether 2025 could finally end its decades-long impunity.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right Front National in 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Opinion: How the Establishment Laundered Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Reputation

Olly Haynes

The death of French fascist leader Jean-Marie Le Pen was accompanied by cloying tributes from fascists, conservatives and liberals alike, writes Olly Haynes – quite a send-off for a man once described as the ‘devil’ of French politics.

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Interview: ‘The Entire Human Rights System Is in Danger’: In Conversation With Francesca Albanese

Sebastian Shehadi

The United Nations rapporteur has broken with institutional convention with her straight-talking manner and willingness to call out Israeli genocide, no matter the personal cost. Sebastian Shehadi sits down with Francesca Albanese.

Report: UN Official Slams David Lammy’s Refusal to Call Gaza a Genocide

Sebastian Shehadi

In an interview with Novara Media, the UN rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories said the foreign secretary was 'wrong' to suggest it was premature to call Gaza a genocide. Sebastian Shehadi reports.

Opinion: No Other Land Has Exposed the Film Industry’s Cowardice

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: This Psychologist Is Challenging the Way We See Mental Illness

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Days Into the Gaza Ceasefire, Israel Declared War on the West Bank

Mariam Barghouti

Red Flags: I Want to Be Cool With It, but I Can’t Stand My Partner’s Friendship With Their Ex

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Tory Councillor Accused of Smearing Teenager As Antisemite for Palestine Petition

Simon Childs

Analysis: Don’t Be Fooled – There’s Method in Trump’s Economic Madness

James Meadway

Opinion: Trump’s Gaza Resettlement Plans Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere

Ash Sarkar

Feature: The Billionaire Landlord Battling a Beloved London Cinema

John Lubbock & Daisy Steinhardt

Opinion: Luton’s Auto Workers Are Being Abandoned to the Far Right

Ben Norman & Lewis Norton

Opinion: Heathrow’s Third Runway Would Make Regional Inequality Even Worse

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: Trump Has Found a Way to Blame Minorities for the Washington DC Plane Crash

Ash Sarkar

Analysis: The Police Know Nothing About Drill – and 7 Black Men Remain in Prison As a Result

Ed Gillett

Report: Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role

Polly Smythe

Feature: We Asked Legal Experts: Is 2025 the Year Israel Faces Justice?

Nadine Talaat

Opinion: How the Establishment Laundered Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Reputation

Olly Haynes

Interview: ‘The Entire Human Rights System Is in Danger’: In Conversation With Francesca Albanese

Sebastian Shehadi

Report: UN Official Slams David Lammy’s Refusal to Call Gaza a Genocide

Sebastian Shehadi

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Analysis: The Government’s Anti-Democracy Tsar Finally Got Sacked, but Protest Is Still Under Threat

Simon Childs

Opinion: No Other Land Has Exposed the Film Industry’s Cowardice

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: This Psychologist Is Challenging the Way We See Mental Illness

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Days Into the Gaza Ceasefire, Israel Declared War on the West Bank

Mariam Barghouti

Red Flags: I Want to Be Cool With It, but I Can’t Stand My Partner’s Friendship With Their Ex

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Tory Councillor Accused of Smearing Teenager As Antisemite for Palestine Petition

Simon Childs

Analysis: Don’t Be Fooled – There’s Method in Trump’s Economic Madness

James Meadway

Opinion: Trump’s Gaza Resettlement Plans Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere

Ash Sarkar

Feature: The Billionaire Landlord Battling a Beloved London Cinema

John Lubbock & Daisy Steinhardt

Opinion: Luton’s Auto Workers Are Being Abandoned to the Far Right

Ben Norman & Lewis Norton

Opinion: Heathrow’s Third Runway Would Make Regional Inequality Even Worse

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: Trump Has Found a Way to Blame Minorities for the Washington DC Plane Crash

Ash Sarkar

Analysis: The Police Know Nothing About Drill – and 7 Black Men Remain in Prison As a Result

Ed Gillett

Report: Labour Rewards Fire-And-Rehire Uni Boss With Plum Government Role

Polly Smythe

Feature: We Asked Legal Experts: Is 2025 the Year Israel Faces Justice?

Nadine Talaat

Opinion: How the Establishment Laundered Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Reputation

Olly Haynes

Interview: ‘The Entire Human Rights System Is in Danger’: In Conversation With Francesca Albanese

Sebastian Shehadi

Report: UN Official Slams David Lammy’s Refusal to Call Gaza a Genocide

Sebastian Shehadi

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