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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.

Labour Official Who Undermined Party and Mocked Staff Was in Running for General Secretary Under Starmer

Aaron Bastani

Exclusive: Emilie Oldknow, a former senior official at Labour HQ and a union executive, who plotted to undermine Jeremy Corbyn and called colleagues 'pube head' and 'smelly cow', was in the running for Labour's top job. Aaron Bastani reports.

Labour Staff Members Express Dismay With Union’s Response to Leaked Documents

Aaron Bastani

Rank-and-file Labour staffers have told Novara Media they feel “stunned” at their branch executive’s choice to emphasise the fact of the leak over its extraordinary contents, writes Aaron Bastani.

‘It’s going to be a long night’ – How Members of Labour’s Senior Management Team Campaigned to Lose

Aaron Bastani

A leaked report, seen by Novara Media, reveals the extent to which senior Labour figures sought to undermine their own party’s chances in the 2017 general election.

Out of Work and Unsupported, Sex Workers Struggle to Cope With the Coronavirus Crisis

Sophie K Rosa

Workers who are already marginalised, stigmatised and sometimes criminalised are the most vulnerable to disasters. While sex workers are organising to support each other through the Covid-19 pandemic, campaigners are demanding the government does more to help them. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Cleaners Are Having to Fight for Their Own Protection in the Fight Against Covid-19

Joe Hayns

Poorly equipped, lumped with poor working conditions and facing ever-greater occupational dangers, cleaners are simultaneously at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus and among those who stand to be worst affected by its social consequences, writes Joe Hayns.

Hundreds of Detainees Have Been Released, but the Government Still Won’t Shut Detention Centres Down

Natalie Leal

Around 350 people are believed to have been released from UK detention centres over the past fortnight, following a push by campaign groups to protect them from Covid-19. But the High Court has rejected a bid to have the centres shut entirely, leaving at least 700 detainees in danger. Natalie Leal reports.

Not Essential: Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Still Being Made to Go to Work

Sophie K Rosa

Workers on construction sites, in call centres, and in some retail stores are still being made to go into work as employers take advantage of unclear government guidelines and continue to put profits ahead of people. Sophie K Rosa reports.

‘If anything is worth stopping, this is’: Activists Say They Will Fight Harder, As Johnson Backs HS2

Boris Johnson has approved the controversial high speed rail link connecting London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, despite revelations about the cost of the project and the threat it poses to the environment. Greg Frey reports on the movement to stop HS2.

Activists Have Occupied an Abandoned High Security Police Station

Harriet Williamson

Activists have occupied the abandoned high security police station at Paddington Green, London. The successful occupation, which started on 7 February, has ambitions for creating a lasting impact in the local community. Harriet Williamson reports.

Report

BAME People Are More Likely to Have Been Fined for Breaking Lockdown Across the Country, FOI Data Shows

Nic Murray

‘The rage in Birmingham is unreal’: Keir Starmer’s Position on Kashmir Will Damage the Labour Party

Aaron Bastani

‘He should never have been discharged’: How Mental Health Patients Are Being Failed During Lockdown

Natalie Leal

Did BBC Whistleblowers Mislead the Public on Labour Antisemitism and Blame Their Own Failures on Corbyn?

Charlotte England

‘Overdoses go up as supply goes down’: How Coronavirus is Impacting Drug Users

HG

How Universal Credit Is Exacerbating Financial Abuse Under Lockdown

Lucy Whitehouse

‘Are we going to be the next Grenfell?’: The People in Lockdown in Buildings With Fire Risks

James Moules

Senior Labour Figures Hoped to Suspend the 2015 Leadership Election, Says Leaked Report

Aaron Bastani

Tim Roache Resigned Amid Allegations of Sexual Assault, Cover up and a ‘Casting Couch’ Culture at GMB

Charlotte England

Labour Official Who Undermined Party and Mocked Staff Was in Running for General Secretary Under Starmer

Aaron Bastani

Labour Staff Members Express Dismay With Union’s Response to Leaked Documents

Aaron Bastani

‘It’s going to be a long night’ – How Members of Labour’s Senior Management Team Campaigned to Lose

Aaron Bastani

Out of Work and Unsupported, Sex Workers Struggle to Cope With the Coronavirus Crisis

Sophie K Rosa

Cleaners Are Having to Fight for Their Own Protection in the Fight Against Covid-19

Joe Hayns

Hundreds of Detainees Have Been Released, but the Government Still Won’t Shut Detention Centres Down

Natalie Leal

Not Essential: Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Still Being Made to Go to Work

Sophie K Rosa

‘If anything is worth stopping, this is’: Activists Say They Will Fight Harder, As Johnson Backs HS2

Greg Frey

Activists Have Occupied an Abandoned High Security Police Station

Harriet Williamson

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BAME People Are More Likely to Have Been Fined for Breaking Lockdown Across the Country, FOI Data Shows

Nic Murray

‘The rage in Birmingham is unreal’: Keir Starmer’s Position on Kashmir Will Damage the Labour Party

Aaron Bastani

‘He should never have been discharged’: How Mental Health Patients Are Being Failed During Lockdown

Natalie Leal

Did BBC Whistleblowers Mislead the Public on Labour Antisemitism and Blame Their Own Failures on Corbyn?

Charlotte England

‘Overdoses go up as supply goes down’: How Coronavirus is Impacting Drug Users

HG

How Universal Credit Is Exacerbating Financial Abuse Under Lockdown

Lucy Whitehouse

‘Are we going to be the next Grenfell?’: The People in Lockdown in Buildings With Fire Risks

James Moules

Senior Labour Figures Hoped to Suspend the 2015 Leadership Election, Says Leaked Report

Aaron Bastani

Tim Roache Resigned Amid Allegations of Sexual Assault, Cover up and a ‘Casting Couch’ Culture at GMB

Charlotte England

Labour Official Who Undermined Party and Mocked Staff Was in Running for General Secretary Under Starmer

Aaron Bastani

Labour Staff Members Express Dismay With Union’s Response to Leaked Documents

Aaron Bastani

‘It’s going to be a long night’ – How Members of Labour’s Senior Management Team Campaigned to Lose

Aaron Bastani

Out of Work and Unsupported, Sex Workers Struggle to Cope With the Coronavirus Crisis

Sophie K Rosa

Cleaners Are Having to Fight for Their Own Protection in the Fight Against Covid-19

Joe Hayns

Hundreds of Detainees Have Been Released, but the Government Still Won’t Shut Detention Centres Down

Natalie Leal

Not Essential: Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Still Being Made to Go to Work

Sophie K Rosa

‘If anything is worth stopping, this is’: Activists Say They Will Fight Harder, As Johnson Backs HS2

Greg Frey

Activists Have Occupied an Abandoned High Security Police Station

Harriet Williamson

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