Students at UK Universities Are Helping Develop Killer Robots
Zac Larkham
Chronic underfunding in higher education is allowing the arms industry to step in and fuel autonomous weapons systems research, reports Zac Larkham.
Iconic Glasgow Council Flats Occupied in Protest Against Demolition
Simon Childs
Opposition is growing against a plan to demolish 600 social homes in Glasgow.
Will a ‘Vindictive’ Labour Party Bankrupt Itself Suing the Alleged Leakers?
Rivkah Brown
Neither the Information Commissioner’s Office nor the Labour party itself has found wrongdoing by Corbyn staffers accused of leaking a report into antisemitism. The party is suing them anyway. Rivkah Brown reports.
The Tories Are Ripping Off Green Party Branding For Their Election Leaflets
Zac Larkham
Tory MPs across the country have been accused of ‘greenwashing’ after distributing campaign materials that appear to use the Green party style guide and messaging. Zac Larkham reports.
The Anti-Fascist Research Group Exposing Britain’s Neo-Nazi Threat
Simon Childs
Novara Media joined grassroots investigators Red Flare on an anti-fascist winter walk as they trained a new generation of researchers in how to expose neo-Nazis.
What Do the New Anti-Strike Laws Mean?
Polly Smythe
New legislation will enforce 'minimum service levels' in key public services, including the NHS, in a major assault on the right to strike. Polly Smythe explains.
Manchester Students Are Going on Rent Strike Again
Rivkah Brown
Their first strike won them millions and inspired thousands of UK students to withhold their rent. Now, students at Manchester University are gearing up for round two. Rivkah Brown reports.
Wait, Are We on Energy Bill Strike Now?
Charlotte England
As energy costs spiral, providers are brutally targeting defaulters. But attempts to organise mass resistance have faltered. Charlotte England reports.
Labour Backs Plan to Use Army to Break NHS Strikes
Polly Smythe
Badly paid soldiers could be used to scab on striking nurses, and Labour thinks this is a good idea.
An Energy Company Broke Into This Family’s Home And Cut Off Their Heating
Sophie K Rosa
Exclusive: An energy company broke into a south London family's home and left them without hot water and heating, as snowstorms hit the capital.
Trade Union General Secretary Accused of Taking Qatari Bribes to Ignore Human Rights Abuses
Polly Smythe
As the world slams Qatar’s human rights abuses, the ITUC has stood by the Gulf state. Belgian prosecutors smell a rat. Polly Smythe reports.
Meet the Activists Arming Leftists on Ukraine’s Frontlines
Volodya Vagner
Anarchists and antifascists are gathering military aid to sustain their comrades on Ukraine’s frontlines. Volodya Vagner reports from Kyiv.
Mick Lynch: ‘Corruption’ is to Blame for Lack of Progress in Rail Dispute
Simon Childs
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch described the most recent offer to railway workers as like being slapped around the face with a fish.
Qatar Schmoozed These MPs. Now They’re Silent on Human Rights
Andrew Kersley
The chair of a parliamentary group that Qatar spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on has defended the country's workers' rights record and said nothing about LGBT+ rights.
Royal Mail is Using an App to Try and Break the Posties’ Strike
Polly Smythe
Ryde is offering scab shifts on strike dates, Polly Smythe reports.
Chinese Students Are At The Forefront Of Anti-Lockdown Protests
Jessie Lau
Since president Xi Jinping took power in 2012, activism has been constricted. For many young people, recent mass protests are their first taste of dissent.
‘Fuck Foxtons’: Londoners Demand Rent Freeze Now
Rivkah Brown
On Saturday, hundreds of London Renters Union members mobilised to demand a nationwide rent freeze. Rivkah Brown reports.
Monaco-Based Investment Firm Evicts Squatted Homeless Shelter
Sophie K Rosa
Squatters who turned an abandoned south London building into a homeless shelter have been booted out by Picasso Investments Corporation, which is registered in a tax haven.