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Could BrewDog’s Cancellation Trigger a Reckoning Across the Craft Beer Industry?

by Matthew Curtis

Last week, over 130 current and former employees of the UK’s largest indy brewery penned an open letter condemning the company's exploitative practices. Beer journalist Matthew Curtis asks whether this unprecedented action could have industry-wide implications.

Queer Elders Are Going Into Care – And Back Into the Closet

by Sophie K Rosa

Care homes should be safe places, but for many elderly LGBTQ+ people they are rife with discrimination. Now, queer elders are demanding a system that meets their needs and honours their lives. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Welcome to Slacker School: Learning From the Best How to Work the Least

by Clare Hymer

Lockdown has clarified that there is more to our lives than bullshit jobs, and nothing better than living them on company time. Clare Hymer meets some of Britain's most skilled skivers.

We Are Occupying an Israeli-Owned Arms Factory to Protest Zionist Settler Colonialism

by An activist occupying an arms factory in Leicester

An activist occupying an Israeli-owned arms factory in Leicester speaks to Sophie K Rosa about the importance of direct action in opposing Zionist settler colonialism.

I Live in Sheikh Jarrah. We Will Not Yield to the Vicious Israeli State

by a protester in Sheikh Jarrah

A Palestinian facing forced displacement in East Jerusalem speaks to Sophie K Rosa about the ongoing battle against Zionist settler colonialism.

A Former Resident of Napier Barracks on Why the Asylum Camp Must Be Shut Down

by a former resident of Napier barracks

The Home Office is still housing asylum seekers in Napier barracks, a squalid and run-down ex-army site on the Kent coast, despite evidence that it is unsafe and inhumane. Ahead of a solidarity event this Saturday, one former resident shares his experience with Sophie K Rosa.

‘How Can I Use This, Rather Than It Use Me?’ A New Campaign Takes Aim at Screen Addiction

by Sophie K Rosa

During lockdown screen use increased by a third, with many now blaming their scattered attention spans and deteriorating mental health on the overuse of mobile phones and computers. A new campaign argues we should reset our relationship to technology.

Boris Johnson visits a school in Pimlico

The Tories’ New Discipline Drive Prepares Some Kids for Work and Others for Prison

by Sophie K Rosa

Orderly and disciplined classrooms train most children to be compliant workers, but send others down the school-to-prison pipeline. Sophie K Rosa reports on the Tories' divisive new crackdown.

A man and woman hold hands aloft as they hold signs with slogan 'We belong here'

A Filipino Nurse Is Being Evicted for Having a Less “Durable Connection With the Area” Than Her Landlord’s Daughter

by Rivkah Brown

EXCLUSIVE: The care home nurse and her two sons are the latest victims of a state that recently declared itself racism-free.

Clearsprings: The Worst Asylum Housing Provider You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

by Sophie K Rosa

You’ve never heard of them, but asylum seekers have. Clearsprings is one of the many companies to which the government outsources asylum accommodation, and widely known to be the worst.

Protest following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard in London

If We Can’t Change the Law, We’ll Break It

by Rivkah Brown

On Saturday, police banned a vigil for Sarah Everard - hundreds turned out anyway. The new policing bill may threaten our right to protest, but we already know how to resist. Rivkah Brown reports on a resurgence in civil disobedience.

Tired of Greedy Landlords, Students Are Setting Up Housing Co-ops

The past year has seen students nationwide coordinate the largest wave of rent strikes in recent history. But growing numbers are going one step further: breaking away from the private rented sector altogether and setting up housing co-ops. Eloise Barry reports.