Chinese Students Are At The Forefront Of Anti-Lockdown Protests
by 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
by 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
by 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.
Harrods is One of the First Companies to Use a New Tory Anti-Strike Law
by Simon Childs
The Qatar-owned luxury department store pays its boss £2.3million, but offered security guards a 'pay cut dressed up as a rise'.
RSA Staff Win Union Recognition Despite ‘Intimidation’
by Simon Childs
The Royal Society of Arts rejected its staff’s request to recognise a trade union three times, but now they have to.
Hungary’s Far-Right Prime Minister Loves Football Almost As Much As He Loves Power
by Alex Stewart
Viktor Orbán wants to be remembered as the man who rejuvenated Hungarian football, but has used the game to consolidate his power base. Alex Stewart reports.
Workers at Non-Profits Are Done With Shit Jobs
by Chris Saltmarsh
Non-profits often expect workers to accept poor pay and conditions in the interest of furthering the organisation’s ‘mission’. But across the sector, staff are no longer putting up with it. Chris Saltmarsh reports.
To Avoid Another Pandemic, We Need to Eat Less Meat
by Jack McGovan
The UK’s biggest outbreak of bird flu highlights the government’s willingness to protect the animal agricultural industry at all costs, even while the evidence points to one solution.
How a Trade Union Leader Became Qatar’s Biggest Fan
by Polly Smythe
The International Trade Union Congress is one of Qatar's most strident defenders, despite ongoing concerns about workers' rights in the Gulf state. Polly Smythe reports.
Keir Starmer Had a Photo-Op at the Telegraph As Part of His Rightwing Media Tour
by Simon Childs
After a week of courting the Times, the Sun and the Spectator, a source told Novara Media the Labour leader posed for photos at the offices of the Telegraph.
Tory Councillor Steps Down As Recording Reveals He Was ‘Admirer’ of Fascism
by Simon Childs
Andy Weatherhead claimed he was associated with a fascist group ‘in the spirit of education and curiosity’, but in a recording he said, ‘I've always been an admirer of Benito Mussolini and Sir Oswald Mosley’.
Tory Councillor Attended Fascist Meetings ‘in the Spirit of Education and Curiosity’
by Simon Childs
Councillor Andy Weatherhead has been suspended after a picture emerged of him wearing a fascist-style blackshirt.
President of Unison Expelled From Labour Party
by Polly Smythe
The union's president has been expelled for sharing articles from a proscribed Marxist group on social media.
Campaigners Say Germany’s €49 Public Transport Ticket Doesn’t Go Far Enough
by Jack McGovan
From 2023, public transport in Germany could cost €1.60 a day. But campaigners say to really cushion the poorest from economic turmoil, the government needs to bring back the cheapest pricing possible.
Nurses Have Voted to Strike Across the UK for the First Time
by Polly Smythe
Nurses face declining pay and are so understaffed that they can't offer safe care. Polly Smythe reports.
Police Commissioner Says Journalists Are ‘Part of the Problem’ After Arrest of Just Stop Oil Reporters
by Moya Lothian-McLean
After Hertfordshire police detained journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests this week, the force’s commissioner has suggested the media should ‘reflect’ on giving activists ‘publicity’.
This Protester Committed No Crime But Is Going to Prison Anyway
by Denise Laura Baker & Josie Argyle
On 23 September, climate activist Elliott Cuciurean was sentenced to 268 days in prison. He hadn't committed any crime, but instead had breached HS2's injunction. Denise Laura Baker and Josie Argyle report on the privatisation of protest policing.
A Property Expert Told a Landlord Conference to Get a Grip
by Rivkah Brown
While the landlord lobby cries bloody murder in public, behind closed doors it’s a different story. Rivkah Brown reports.