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Opinion: How the Scottish Tory Leader Built His Career on Persecuting Travellers

Adam Ramsay

Douglas Ross has complained about having to 'bend over backwards' for and 'battle' the Traveller community - and that's just the start of his racism, writes Adam Ramsay.

Long Read: How Do We Reclaim the Northern Soul?

Craig Gent

Northern England was deliberately torn apart within living memory. Putting it back together will demand a total overhaul of the British constitution, writes our North of England Editor Craig Gent.

Report: Israeli Soldiers Are Snatching Palestinians’ Phones and Punishing Them for Having Photos of Gaza

Daisy Schofield

Israel is using a new law to punish Palestinians simply for possessing images of the war in Gaza. Daisy Schofield reports.

Protesters hold letters spelling out 'Starmer shame'

Opinion: Keir Starmer Doesn’t Care That You’re Angry With Him

Michael Chessum

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Analysis: There Is Zero Evidence of a Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’

Ell Folan

Shoplifting rates are down from 2017, writes Ell Folan, while the media is acting as if all hell has broken loose.

Mourners carry a body wrapped in a Palestinian flag and keffiyeh

Report: ‘A Chance to Implement Forced Displacement’: Israeli Settlers Are Attacking Palestinians in the West Bank

Daisy Schofield

Emboldened by the crisis in Gaza, Israeli settlers in the West Bank are putting on uniforms, shooting unarmed Palestinians and driving them off their land. Daisy Schofield reports.

Police officers arrest someone on the ground, spilling McDonald's food

Opinion: The Biggest Gang in Britain: How Police Solidarity Facilitates Violence and Abuse

Maya Oppenheim

Violence and abuse in the police force are facilitated by the insular and clannish nature of policing, writes Maya Oppenheim. We must push for greater accountability, not let cops demand less.

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Long Read: The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London

Ash Sarkar

Novara Media tracked down the middle-aged advertising creative behind an elaborate hoax to trick journalists into reporting on fake documents which suggested Rishi Sunak's national security advisor was sounding the alarm on climate change.

Opinion: UK-Based Trans Writers Are Cutting Through the Noise

McKenzie Wark

This may be ‘terf island’, but UK-based trans writers are making a huge contribution to Anglophone trans culture, writes McKenzie Wark.

Analysis: Britain Already Has Its Own Climate Refugees

Nicholas Beuret

Along England’s coast, people are being forced to move because of climate breakdown.

tubs of formula milk with security tags on them

Feature: Parents Are Having to Steal Formula Milk. Make It Free Again

Sarah Woolley

National Milk fed 85% of British babies in 1974. As £19 formula pushes parents to desperation, why aren’t we bringing it back? Sarah Woolley reports.

riot police patrol through the street while a local resident watches from their front garden

Feature: Did Riot Police Illegally Evict a Homeless Shelter?

Rivkah Brown

Earlier this month, around 100 riot cops descended on a homeless shelter in east London. The police insist everything was above board. Evidence suggests otherwise. Rivkah Brown reports.

Analysis: How Did British Dental Care Get So Awful?

Ell Folan

11 million people are currently waiting to see an NHS dentist. 90% of practices aren’t taking new patients. The problem goes way deeper than the pandemic, writes Ell Folan.

Novara Live: Boris Johnson Under Fire Again, Police Give Statement After Cardiff Riots

Boris Johnson is back in the spotlight after new claims he broke lockdown rules whilst he was prime minister. Plus: the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission is under investigation for transphobia; and South Wales Police give a statement outlining the events that led to the death of two teenage boys in Cardiff, […]