How We Won: The Stripper Who Took Her Club Boss to Court
Stacey Clare
A stripper, with the help of her union, made history by achieving a landmark ruling that saw her legally recognised as a worker. Stacey Clare reports.
Stop the Flight: Jamaica Deportation Shows Tories ‘Doubling Down’ on Hostile Environment, Activists Say
Sophie K Rosa
Just a week after a report found the government’s hostile environment policies broke equalities law and contributed to injustices faced by the Windrush generation, the Home Office plans to deport up to 50 men to Jamaica on Wednesday. Sophie K Rosa reports as activists race to stop the flight.
Is Coronavirus Incubating a New Student Movement?
Sophie K Rosa
Universities duped students into returning to campus, only to lock them down in halls. Angry and abandoned, students have organised rent strikes, occupations and protests. Is the experience of Covid on campus radicalising a new generation? Sophie K Rosa reports.
Sex Workers Denounce Instagram’s ‘Puritanical’ New Rules
Sophie K Rosa
As Instagram announces its updated terms of use, sex workers argue the restrictive new rules are designed to eject their already stigmatised and marginalised community from the platform, threatening their income and safety in the process. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Deportation Flights to the EU Have Increased Threefold, As the UK Rushes to Return Asylum Seekers Before Brexit
Rivkah Brown
Exclusive: The UK has chartered as many deportation flights to the EU so far in 2020 as in the past three years combined, in a bid to accelerate the removal of asylum seekers before Brexit. Rivkah Brown reports.
The UK is Rushing to Deport Asylum Seekers Before Brexit, New Data Shows
Rivkah Brown
Exclusive: The UK is rushing to return asylum seekers to the EU before Brexit makes it harder to do so. Data obtained by Novara Media shows the UK made up to 154% more transfer requests to Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland and Denmark this year, an uptick lawyers say has resulted in a catalogue of harmful and unlawful failings. Rivkah Brown reports.
The Government Has Abandoned Carers During Covid-19. Now It’s Being Taken to Court
Francesca Newton
With carers across the UK receiving little to no support from the government, despite the extra challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, Francesca Newton reports on how some are fighting back in court.
Policing of UK BLM Protests Was Institutionally Racist, New Report Finds
Sophie K Rosa
The policing of this summer’s UK Black Lives Matter protests was institutionally racist, according to a report released today by police monitoring coalition Netpol. Sophie K Rosa takes a closer look at its findings.
Psychiatrists Are Covering for Cruelty in Prisons. A Group of Campaigners Wants to Stop Them
Sophie K Rosa
Since 2015, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has offered prisons with extreme isolation units "Enabling Environment" status. In an open letter to the RCP, prison campaigners say the only thing the college is enabling is abuse. Sophie Hemery reports.
The Tories’ Furlough Delay Has Led to Thousands of Needless Redundancies
Francesca Newton
As a result of the government's repeated and false insistence that there would be no extension to furlough, thousands of people across the UK have lost their jobs unnecessarily. Francesca Newton reports.
‘Hasta La Victoria!’ University of London Cleaners Win Ten-Year Battle Against Outsourcing
Polly Bindman
Cleaners at the University of London have won staff contracts after nearly a decade of struggle, in a major victory against outsourcing that could help other workers fight for their rights. Polly Bindman reports.
Students Have Been Duped Into Returning to Halls – So They’re Refusing to Pay Rent
Rivkah Brown
On Tuesday, the University of Manchester joined the growing list of UK universities whose students are going on rent strike during the pandemic. Rivkah Brown reports on the student movement the pandemic has restarted.
‘They Lose Out on Being Kids’: The Activists Campaigning to End School Exclusions
Francesca Newton
School exclusions socially segregate the most vulnerable children, preparing them only for life in the margins. Francesca Newton reports on the activists calling for the punishment to be abolished.
Welcome to Strike School, the Programme Teaching Global Workers to Fight Back
Sophie K Rosa
Renowned trade union organiser Jane McAlevey has teamed up with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation to teach thousands of workers around the world how to get organised - a skill never more useful than during the pandemic. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Keir Starmer Has Launched an Unprecedented Crackdown on Rebel MPs
Rivkah Brown and Aaron Bastani
As dissent mounts on Labour’s front and backbenches, Keir Starmer is fast-tracking disciplinary action against rebel MPs. Many see it as an attempt to cow the left. Rivkah Brown and Aaron Bastani report.
The Co-op Network Giving Communities the Tools to Feed Themselves
Sophie K Rosa
Set up last year with the goal of having 'a food co-op on every street in every town', the Cooperation Town network is quickly growing. Sophie K Rosa finds out more.
Rachel Reeves MP Accused of Misusing Members’ Data in Attempt to Influence Labour Party Democracy
Rivkah Brown
Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves contacted Labour members encouraging them to elect her preferred slate to the party's national executive committee. While Labour says it found no evidence of a data breach, some members dispute the party's explanation, while senior Labour figures say the incident is indicative of a worrying resurgence in factional organising. Rivkah Brown reports.
Asylum Seekers Isolated in Hotels Are Facing Far-Right Violence
Matthew Ponsford
The Home Office has moved thousands of asylum seekers from detention centres to hotels to ‘enable social distancing’ during the pandemic. Now, these new arrivals are facing not only deportation, but the threat of far-right violence. Matthew Ponsford reports.