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Simon Childs

Simon Childs is a commissioning editor and reporter for Novara Media.

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Articles

Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died aged 65. Photo: @BZephanaiah on X/Twitter

Obituary: Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet and Anti-Racism Campaigner, Dies Aged 65

by Simon Childs

Sir Iain Duncan Smith. Photo: Official portrait via parliament.uk

Report: Protesters Were ‘Reasonable’ to Call Iain Duncan Smith ‘Tory Scum’, Court Rules

by Simon Childs

Pro-Palestine protesters outside parliament as MPs vote on an amendment calling for a ceasefire. Photo: Clare Hymer

Analysis: A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

by Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

Far-right activists near the Cenotaph on 11 November 2023. Photo: Stand Up to Racism on Twitter

Analysis: The Rightwing Media Is Very Upset About the Remembrance Day Disorder It Helped Cause

by Simon Childs

Far-right protesters clash with police on Remembrance Day. X/Twitter

Report: The Far-Right Observed Remembrance Day by Fighting the Police

by Simon Childs

Tommy Robinson. Screengrab: Urban Scoop on Twitter/X

Analysis: Suella Braverman, Far-Right Activists and the Media Are Stoking Tensions Ahead of Saturday’s Palestine March

by Simon Childs

Countering extremism commissioner Robin Simcox

Analysis: Who Is the Tory Counter-Extremism ‘Expert’ Labelling Pro-Palestine Protests ‘Antisemitic’?

by Simon Childs

John Howell. Official portrait

Report: Tory MP Says It’s ‘Not Easy’ to See Difference Between Hamas Members and Civilians

by Simon Childs

Fadzai Madzingira

Opinion: Ofcom Has Capitulated to a Rightwing Witch-Hunt Over Israel

by Simon Childs

Protesters outside the Labour Party headquarters. Clare Hymer

Report: ‘Blood On Your Hands’: Labour Faces Protests Over Israel-Palestine Stance

by Simon Childs & Clare Hymer

Cllr Amna Abdullatif. @Amna4A on Twitter/X

Report: Labour Councillors Keep Quitting Over Party ‘Endorsing’ Israeli War Crimes

by Simon Childs

Gina Krog oil and gas field in the North Sea at twilight

Report: Not ‘Fair’ to Block Massive New Oil Field, Says Labour Decarbonisation Lead

by Simon Childs

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