Opinion: The North Has Always Been at the Cutting Edge of Culture
Kojo Koram
Forget the stereotypes, red wall voters aren’t inherently culturally conservative. The north has always pioneered culture.
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Analysis: Whoever Wins the Green Leadership Race Must Seize the Moment
Matthew Butcher
The upcoming Green leadership race looks set to be the most competitive yet. And with the party doing better in the polls than at any time since 2015, whoever wins has a unique opportunity ahead of them, writes Matthew Butcher.
Report: The Rider-Owned Food Courier Coop Taking on Deliveroo
Alex D King
A group of former Deliveroo riders have set up their own food courier cooperative as an alternative to the exploitative conditions of the gig economy. Alex D King reports.
Opinion: Are Any Politicians Actually Serious About Climate Change?
Aaron Bastani
We know that the Tories offer virtually nothing on climate change. But the grim truth is Britain’s centre-left parties are offering little more than a slight delay to inevitable calamity, writes Aaron Bastani.
Report: How We Won: The Community That Saved Latin Village From Demolition
Sophie K Rosa
After a 15-year fight, traders and residents have seized back London's last Latin market, straight from the jaws of property developers. The site, once slated for demolition, will now be managed by the community.
Opinion: The IPCC Can’t Predict How We Fight Back
Sam Knights
The IPCC’s sixth report on the climate crisis makes for grim reading. But there’s one thing the report doesn’t model, and that’s the impact of organised resistance, writes Sam Knights.
Opinion: We Can’t Dismantle Capitalism Without Antiracist Solidarity
Sonali Bhattacharyya
With antiracist solidarity largely a thing of the past, it is vital the left reclaim it as a way of organising in order to successfully resist racial capitalism.
Opinion: The Government’s New Disability Strategy Proves It Doesn’t Give a Shit About Disabled People
Ellen Clifford
The government’s newly published National Disability Strategy is little more than a distraction from its plans to cut social security and further immiserate disabled people, writes Ellen Clifford.
Opinion: Back on the Hard Road: How Stuart Hall Can Help Us Navigate Our Moment
David Wearing
The British left is still reeling and disoriented from the election defeat of December 2019. But by comparing our current moment to Stuart Hall’s analysis of the long 1980s, we can learn some important lessons, writes David Wearing.
Opinion: It’s High Time Britain Fed Itself
Kai Heron
To mitigate the worst effects of climate breakdown, we need to learn to feed ourselves. But that won’t happen as long as two thirds of England's land is owned by less than 0.4% of the population, argues Kai Heron.
Opinion: The American Right Knows How to Fight a Culture War
Kojo Koram
We're lucky the British right hasn't learnt from the sophisticated and strategic attacks of their US counterparts. But they still could.
Opinion: 10 Years After the Riots, the Left Is Finally Taking on the Police State
Adam Elliott-Cooper
Many leftists struggled to extend solidarity to the rioters. Now, threatened with criminalisation themselves, it is crucial this mistake isn't made again.
Analysis: As Labour Sleeps, the Greens Are Awakening
Ell Folan
The Greens are doing better than they have in years, mostly thanks to those flocking from Starmer’s Labour. The party's local election showing in May could be a sign of things to come, writes Ell Folan.
Report: How We Won: The Mother Who Stopped Her Son’s Deportation
Mark Montegriffo
A mother, with the help of the public, activists, journalists, celebrities and MPs, fought the Home Office to successfully stop the deportation of her autistic son Osime Brown. Mark Montegriffo reports.
Report: A Deportation Flight Just Left for Vietnam. Why Was It So Hard to Stop?
Rivkah Brown
Despite the valiant efforts of activists, the Home Office flight went ahead as planned on Wednesday afternoon. Rivkah Brown looks at why it couldn’t be stopped.
Opinion: My Community Helped Me Resist Eviction. Now the Council Wants to Move Me Away
Nadia Zaman
When her landlord tried to evict her, Nadia Zaman fought back. But now the council has given her a choice: Stoke-on-Trent or the streets. Novara Media spoke to Zaman about her fight for secure local housing.
Opinion: Hiking National Insurance Isn’t Going to Solve the Social Care Crisis
Andrew Fisher
Last week it was reported that the government is considering raising national insurance in order to fund social care. But the social care crisis isn’t just about the needs of elderly people in care homes – and hiking NI by 1% isn't going to solve it, argues Andrew Fisher.
Long Read: Here’s What Really Happened When Labour Suspended Corbyn
Oliver Eagleton
Nine months on and the world has all but forgotten about one of the most significant events in Labour history. Oliver Eagleton gets the inside scoop on Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension and what it tells us about Labour’s current management.