The Tenants Taking on Their Billionaire Landlord
Sophie K Rosa
A group of tenants in east London is locked in a battle with a billionaire landlord who wants to evict them for organising during the pandemic. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Two-Thirds of Coronavirus Deaths Are of People With Disabilities
Sophie K Rosa
With an alarmingly disproportionate number of disabled people dying under lockdown, disability rights activists are condemning the government and calling for an official inquiry into the deaths. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Coronavirus Has Left Thousands of Trans People Unable to Access Healthcare
HG
With the pandemic magnifying the myriad failings of the transgender healthcare system, trans individuals, activists and support workers are urgently calling for more accessible healthcare. HG reports.
London Councils Paid Private Landlords £15.8m in a Year to Get Them to Rent to Homeless Families
Nye Jones
Exclusive: Data obtained by Novara Media shows that London councils are paying landlords costly incentives to house tenants who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in private rented properties - many of them in poor condition. Nye Jones reports.
As the Airline Industry Faces Coronavirus Collapse, It Is Outsourcing the Crisis on to Workers
Laith Saad
With Covid-19 decimating the airline industry, British Airways has proposed mass lay-offs, wage cuts and less predictable shift patterns as their means of staying competitive. But staff, who say the airline has consistently failed to consult them, are fighting back. Laith Saad reports.
Labour Suspensions Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Include Former Senior Official Emilie Oldknow
Aaron Bastani
Exclusive: The Labour party has suspended several individuals named in the leaked antisemitism report - including Emilie Oldknow, who was once reported to be in the running for general secretary. Aaron Bastani reports.
‘You’re Just Another Number’: Bus Drivers Are Dying From Covid-19
Sophie K Rosa
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the absence of safe working conditions for UK buses drivers. Now, alongside unions, they are demanding that they are finally given the rights and respect they deserve. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Racist Policing Accelerated During the Pandemic. Mounting Protests Could See It Get Even Worse
Sophie K Rosa
With racial profiling by the police accelerating under lockdown, police monitoring groups and anti-racism activists fear that in the face of intensifying protests, it may get even worse. Sophie K Rosa reports.
On the Streets of Minneapolis, the Labour Movement is Supporting the Protests
Raechel Jolie
With the uprising against the murder of black American George Floyd spanning a second week, unions and other workers’ organisations are standing in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis. Raechel Jolie reports.
BAME People Are More Likely to Have Been Fined for Breaking Lockdown Across the Country, FOI Data Shows
Nic Murray
Exclusive: New figures obtained by FOI request suggest police forces outside of London were 4.4 times more likely to issue £60 fines to BAME people than to white people during the first week of lockdown. Nic Murray reports.
‘The rage in Birmingham is unreal’: Keir Starmer’s Position on Kashmir Will Damage the Labour Party
Aaron Bastani
In describing Kashmir as a 'bilateral issue', Starmer has angered Kashmiri communities across the UK - particularly in the West Midlands, where activists say his stance could even cause Labour to lose the region's 2021 mayoral race. Aaron Bastani reports.
‘He should never have been discharged’: How Mental Health Patients Are Being Failed During Lockdown
Natalie Leal
In the face of an already stretched mental health system, some patients' families are arguing that, in the rush to prepare for coronavirus, their relatives were let out too early and without sufficient safeguards and support in place, writes Natalie Leal.
Did BBC Whistleblowers Mislead the Public on Labour Antisemitism and Blame Their Own Failures on Corbyn?
Charlotte England
We compared evidence in the leaked Labour report with last year's Panorama investigation into antisemitism in the party.
‘Overdoses go up as supply goes down’: How Coronavirus is Impacting Drug Users
HG
Amidst the current pandemic, drug dependent individuals across the country are struggling to get hold of the substances they rely on, with support services forced to change how they operate as a result, writes HG.
How Universal Credit Is Exacerbating Financial Abuse Under Lockdown
Lucy Whitehouse
The way that universal credit is paid puts survivors of abuse at increased risk. With lockdown further exacerbating these issues, survivors and activists alike are calling for changes to the system to better protect those in danger, writes Lucy Whitehouse.
‘Are we going to be the next Grenfell?’: The People in Lockdown in Buildings With Fire Risks
James Moules
Nearly three years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, dozens of buildings across the UK still have flammable cladding and other fire safety hazards. Under lockdown, people living in these buildings are terrified. James Moules reports from the north west.
Senior Labour Figures Hoped to Suspend the 2015 Leadership Election, Says Leaked Report
Aaron Bastani
The leaked Labour report seems to confirm what many suspected in the summer of 2015: that elements of the Labour party apparatus hoped for the suspension of its own leadership election. Aaron Bastani takes a closer look, and asks how high up such hopes went.
Tim Roache Resigned Amid Allegations of Sexual Assault, Cover up and a ‘Casting Couch’ Culture at GMB
Charlotte England
Britain’s third largest trade union is accused of having a "longstanding culture of cover up" in a letter detailing an allegation of "serious sexual assault" by former boss Tim Roache.