The Government’s ‘Progressive’ Top Lawyer Is Off to a Rocky Start
Simon Childs
Downplaying torture isn't a good look.
Why Can’t Starmer Give Up Freebies?
Ash Sarkar
Freebie jeebies.
Nigel Farage Loves Migrants – As Long As They Travel By Private Jet
Simon Childs
Isn’t he meant to hate ‘globalists’?
Microdose: The Joy of Fascism
A month after racist riots engulfed Britain, the ACFM crew ask why the Labour party chose not align itself with opponents of fascism.
Mourn the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living
In an era suffused with loss and grief, for the dead and the yet to be born, how do we politicise our mourning? Critic Sarah Jaffe talks about her search for the ghosts of capitalism in her new book, From The Ashes.
Does Starmer Care About the Climate?
Michael Walker sat down with Dale Vince, Carla Denyer and Dominique Palmer at at Massive Attack’s Act 1.5 Climate Accelerator to talk about Labour’s climate pledges, new oil and gas licenses and whether Just Stop Oil helped or hindered the climate movement
Key Israel Arms Supplier Sponsors Labour Conference Event
Sam Bright
As bombs fall on Gaza, the New Statesman takes arms-trade money.
Six Companies Own 60% of UK Vets, and Workers Are Sick of It
Polly Smythe
Poorly kittens are big business.
The Fourth Plinth Is About to Become a Trans Monument
Juliet Jacques
Or rather, an anti-monument.
Motherhood In and Against the State
The relationship between mothers and the state is never anything but awkward – and often paradoxical, even violent. The author of a new political history of motherhood explains why.
Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say
Aron Penczu
Homes for the wealthy, coal for the homeless.
We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’
Rivkah Brown
Ignore Margaret Hodge.
26: I’m So Sorry, I’m English
Moya and Ash unpack their reactions to English racism in the wake of the riots before kicking off a brand new segment: Missed Connections.
Racists Massively Outnumbered in Crawley
On Friday a handful of thugs turned up in Crawley, they were massively outnumbered by antiracists.
After Riots – Can You Still Call Liverpool a Left-Wing City?
In the wake of riots that shook the city, Moya Lothian-McLean visited Liverpool to examine whether you can still call it a left-wing city.
How the Hell Did Police Think There Would Be 100 Riots?
Simon Childs
Great job, lads.
The Government’s Impartial Trans Healthcare Reviewer Isn’t so Impartial, Colleagues Claim
Rivkah Brown
Oops.
A Government ‘Best Value’ Inspection of Tower Hamlets Council Turned Out to Be Very Bad Value
Rivkah Brown
Did Michael Gove create a ‘gravy train for officials’?