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Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts

by Andrew Kersley

With unpaid council tax hitting a record high, councils are turning to debt collectors. But with histories of controversy and questions over their efficacy, campaigners are demanding a stop to the practice. Andrew Kersley reports.

A rally in support of Amazon workers' on strike in Coventry in January 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Amazon Accused of Union-Busting at Striking UK Workplaces

by Polly Smythe

A strike leader at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse has had his hours reduced while workers are being subjected to anti-union posters and briefings.

Striking workers at the Saint James Tavern

Union-Busting Pub Landlords Pay Thousands in Compensation to Striking Workers

by Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

Workers at the Saint James Tavern in Brighton were awarded over £100,000 in back pay and compensation after their boss said he would ‘get rid’ of anyone involved in the union.

A woman with dyed blonde hair wears a white t-shirt with a pride blag on it. In the foreground a woman with black hair and a yellow blouse holds a trans flag-coloured fan

Yolanda Díaz Is Showing How You Fight the Far Right

by Eoghan Gilmartin

Rather than indulge Vox’s nationalism, Spain's new leftwing Sumar alliance is offering policies that will actually make people's lives better - starting with €20,000 for all 18-year-olds, funded by a wealth tax. Eoghan Gilmartin reports.

Charity Boss Apologises After ‘Enraged Rant’ at Union Reps

by Polly Smythe

St Mungo’s CEO Emma Haddad had a ‘meltdown’ and told union reps that talk of stronger financial governance was ‘absolute crap’.

Antifascists opposing a Turning Point UK drag story time protest outside the Honor Oak pub, south London. Trans Safety Network

Turning Point UK Questions Inanimate Object After Bloodshed at Demonstration

by Simon Childs

After an antifascist activist was beaten and bloodied while protesting a Turning Point UK rally, the rightwing group asked the 'burning' question: ‘why did they have a red pen in their pocket?’

St Mungo's workers on a picket line. @SMUnite on Twitter

Striking Workers Say Homeless Charity Has Lost Its Way

by Polly Smythe

Workers at St Mungo’s have announced an indefinite strike over pay, and have spoken out against burn-out, spiraling executive pay, and dodgy deals with the home office. Polly Smythe reports.

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

Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians

by 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?

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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

by Simon Childs

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

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Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts

by Andrew Kersley

Amazon Accused of Union-Busting at Striking UK Workplaces

by Polly Smythe

Union-Busting Pub Landlords Pay Thousands in Compensation to Striking Workers

by Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

Yolanda Díaz Is Showing How You Fight the Far Right

by Eoghan Gilmartin

Charity Boss Apologises After ‘Enraged Rant’ at Union Reps

by Polly Smythe

Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians

by Rivkah Brown

Trade Union Leader Loses Appeal Against Sexual Abuse Scandal Dismissal

by Polly Smythe

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

by Maozya Murray

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

by Simon Childs

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

by Rivkah Brown

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

by Andrew Kersley

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

by Charlotte England

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

by Clare Hymer

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

by Simon Childs

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Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts

by Andrew Kersley

Amazon Accused of Union-Busting at Striking UK Workplaces

by Polly Smythe

Union-Busting Pub Landlords Pay Thousands in Compensation to Striking Workers

by Polly Smythe & Simon Childs

Yolanda Díaz Is Showing How You Fight the Far Right

by Eoghan Gilmartin

Charity Boss Apologises After ‘Enraged Rant’ at Union Reps

by Polly Smythe

Turning Point UK Questions Inanimate Object After Bloodshed at Demonstration

by Simon Childs

Striking Workers Say Homeless Charity Has Lost Its Way

by Polly Smythe

Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians

by Rivkah Brown

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

by Octavio García Soto

Trade Union Leader Loses Appeal Against Sexual Abuse Scandal Dismissal

by Polly Smythe

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

by Ana Oppenheim

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

by Maozya Murray

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

by Simon Childs

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

by Rivkah Brown

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

by Andrew Kersley

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

by Charlotte England

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

by Clare Hymer

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

by Simon Childs

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