Report

A tower block in the background with a black sign in the foreground reading 'Barbican'

Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians

Rivkah Brown

BREAKING: The Barbican cultural centre has apologised after one of its staffers advised a Palestinian speaker to avoid talking at length about Palestine – an intervention it has since described as “unacceptable”. Rivkah Brown reports.

A woman wearing a white short-sleeved blouse, a white facemask and red headband holds a brown placard on which the country of Panama is sketched out with the word 'Corrupcion' (Spanish for 'Corruption') written above it

Panama’s Workers Forced the Government to Negotiate Live on TV. What Was the Point?

Octavio García Soto

Last year, workers in the world’s sixth most unequal country dragged the state to the negotiating table - and won caps on fuel and food prices. Now, many are accusing the state of brazenly abandoning its promises. Octavio García Soto reports.

Manuel Cortes appeared topless via video link.

Trade Union Leader Loses Appeal Against Sexual Abuse Scandal Dismissal

Polly Smythe

The disgraced former TSSA general secretary took his top off in an appeal hearing, where he argued that he had been 'made a scapegoat' and shouldn't be fired over abuse allegations. He lost.

a man in a white shirt and black trousers does the peace sign with both hands before a crowd of people holding EU flags and banners

Donald Tusk Gives Polish Leftists the Ick. They Might Have to Get Over It

Ana Oppenheim

On Sunday, half a million people took to the streets of Warsaw to hear Donald Tusk rail against the government. The march presented a dilemma for the Polish left, torn between its disdain for continental Thatcherites like Tusk and its hatred of the far-right incumbents. Ana Oppenheim reports.

This Indigenous Leader Survived Colombia’s Death Squads. Now She Wants Justice

Maozya Murray

Earlier this year, Esneda Saavedra Restrepo returned home after denouncing Anglo-Swiss mining giant Glencore when armed men opened fire on her family. Now she’s come to the UK to demand reparations.

Meet the Robin Hood-Style Activists ‘Shoplifting’ for Food Banks

Simon Childs

Activists in Scotland are taking food off supermarket shelves and putting it straight in donation bins.

A building with a redbrick facade, shuttered ground floor windows and a white stone Mary affixed to it is covered almost entirely with a banner made of old clothes sewn together

These Nuns Helped the Homeless Until They Showed Up On Their Doorstep

Rivkah Brown

When squatters set up a homeless shelter in a disused convent, they thought the nuns – whose religious order prides itself on helping the homeless – might show mercy. They called the police. Rivkah Brown reports.

Mould covers the walls of L’Oreal Williams's flat. Photos: Courtesy of L'Oreal Williams

This Housing Association Was Started to End Slum Landlords. Then It Became One

Andrew Kersley

Notting Hill Genesis was set up by a social activist to deal with ‘damnable housing conditions’. Now its residents are complaining of exactly that.

A Bailiff Was Arrested for a Firearms Offence After a ‘Brutal’ Attempt to Illegally Evict Squatters

Charlotte England

Bailiffs with illegal weapons tried to evict squatters from a former Tory councillor’s empty factory. Cops arrested a bailiff and let squatters back in again.

‘I Felt My Rib Give’: People Attacked By Police While Protesting Anti-Drag Demo Speak Out

Clare Hymer

People opposing a rightwing demo say they were crushed, kicked and beaten by police officers, with one even being “picked up by the throat and thrown”.

Dirk Campbell interrupting Jacob Rees-Mogg. Photo: Extinction Rebellion

‘Shaming, Othering and Scapegoating’: Protestor on Why He Ambushed Jacob Rees-Mogg

Simon Childs

Dirk Campbell was bundled off stage after he interrupted the former Brexit minister to warn about fascism.

Home secretary Suella Braverman, a speaker at the National Conservatism 2023 conference. REUTERS/Toby Melville

These Conservatives Won’t Let Us Watch Their Weird Far-Right Conference

Simon Childs

Novara Media was denied accreditation to a conference where cranks are talking about the future of conservatism due to “limited space”.

UCU members march during a strike in London in November 2022. WIktor Szymanowicz via Reuters Connect

Universities Are Docking Lecturers’ Entire Pay for Not Marking a Few Exams

Polly Smythe

Academic staff face losing their entire month's pay over a marking and assessment boycott which will see them refuse a few hours' work.

A white woman with long grey curly hair, a beige cardigan and thick-rimmed glasses smiles besides a white woman with a brown bob and grey top

One of the People Suing Labour Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Used Antisemitic Slurs

Rivkah Brown

Julie Cattell, a non-Jewish Labour candidate in Brighton & Hove, told Jewish people they weren’t real Jews. Rivkah Brown reports.

Customers leaving an Apple store in London. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

Apple’s ‘Union-Busting’ Tactics Have Come to the UK

Polly Smythe

Retail workers for the tech giant told Novara Media they have been subjected to 'union-busting' meetings, and forbidden from discussing the union at work.

a man with white and black hair with a side parting, navy suit, white shirt and maroon tie looks aghast

The People Suing Labour for Outing Them As Antisemitism Complainants Boasted About Filing Thousands of Complaints

Rivkah Brown

Euan Phillips and Emma Picken were extremely open about filing complaints, writes Rivkah Brown. So why are they suing the party for identifying them?

Patriotic Alternative leader Mark Collett on a walk with supporters. Photo: Red Flare

Fascist Party Patriotic Alternative in Messy Break Up

Simon Childs

Key activists have left Patriotic Alternative after becoming ‘exasperated’ with its leadership - and will now try and get a new fascist party registered by stealth.

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla get out of a car during a visit to York, November, 2022. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

‘Engines of History’: Traffic Warden Strike to Cause ‘Chaos’ at King’s Coronation

Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

'This is a great example of a simple truth in the world that is rarely acknowledged: that behind each great historical event are hundreds of ordinary workers.'

Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians

Rivkah Brown

Trade Union Leader Loses Appeal Against Sexual Abuse Scandal Dismissal

Polly Smythe

This Indigenous Leader Survived Colombia’s Death Squads. Now She Wants Justice

Maozya Murray

Meet the Robin Hood-Style Activists ‘Shoplifting’ for Food Banks

Simon Childs

These Nuns Helped the Homeless Until They Showed Up On Their Doorstep

Rivkah Brown

This Housing Association Was Started to End Slum Landlords. Then It Became One

Andrew Kersley

A Bailiff Was Arrested for a Firearms Offence After a ‘Brutal’ Attempt to Illegally Evict Squatters

Charlotte England

‘I Felt My Rib Give’: People Attacked By Police While Protesting Anti-Drag Demo Speak Out

Clare Hymer

‘Shaming, Othering and Scapegoating’: Protestor on Why He Ambushed Jacob Rees-Mogg

Simon Childs

These Conservatives Won’t Let Us Watch Their Weird Far-Right Conference

Simon Childs

Universities Are Docking Lecturers’ Entire Pay for Not Marking a Few Exams

Polly Smythe

One of the People Suing Labour Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Used Antisemitic Slurs

Rivkah Brown

Apple’s ‘Union-Busting’ Tactics Have Come to the UK

Polly Smythe

The People Suing Labour for Outing Them As Antisemitism Complainants Boasted About Filing Thousands of Complaints

Rivkah Brown

Fascist Party Patriotic Alternative in Messy Break Up

Simon Childs

‘Engines of History’: Traffic Warden Strike to Cause ‘Chaos’ at King’s Coronation

Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

Build
people-
powered
media.

Build people-powered media.

Report

Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians

Rivkah Brown

Panama’s Workers Forced the Government to Negotiate Live on TV. What Was the Point?

Octavio García Soto

Trade Union Leader Loses Appeal Against Sexual Abuse Scandal Dismissal

Polly Smythe

Donald Tusk Gives Polish Leftists the Ick. They Might Have to Get Over It

Ana Oppenheim

This Indigenous Leader Survived Colombia’s Death Squads. Now She Wants Justice

Maozya Murray

Meet the Robin Hood-Style Activists ‘Shoplifting’ for Food Banks

Simon Childs

These Nuns Helped the Homeless Until They Showed Up On Their Doorstep

Rivkah Brown

This Housing Association Was Started to End Slum Landlords. Then It Became One

Andrew Kersley

A Bailiff Was Arrested for a Firearms Offence After a ‘Brutal’ Attempt to Illegally Evict Squatters

Charlotte England

‘I Felt My Rib Give’: People Attacked By Police While Protesting Anti-Drag Demo Speak Out

Clare Hymer

‘Shaming, Othering and Scapegoating’: Protestor on Why He Ambushed Jacob Rees-Mogg

Simon Childs

These Conservatives Won’t Let Us Watch Their Weird Far-Right Conference

Simon Childs

Universities Are Docking Lecturers’ Entire Pay for Not Marking a Few Exams

Polly Smythe

One of the People Suing Labour Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Used Antisemitic Slurs

Rivkah Brown

Apple’s ‘Union-Busting’ Tactics Have Come to the UK

Polly Smythe

The People Suing Labour for Outing Them As Antisemitism Complainants Boasted About Filing Thousands of Complaints

Rivkah Brown

Fascist Party Patriotic Alternative in Messy Break Up

Simon Childs

‘Engines of History’: Traffic Warden Strike to Cause ‘Chaos’ at King’s Coronation

Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

Build people- powered media.

Build people-powered media.

Build
people-
powered
media.