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Britain’s Plan to Build a Prison in Nigeria is Wrong and Must Be Stopped

by Natalie Fiennes

As the government unveils plans to build a new prison wing in Nigeria, it’s clear it's not just the Windrush generation affected by a cruel and unjust UK immigration policy.

67 Years Ago Today, a Democratic Revolution Began – and Britain Helped Stop It

by Aaron Bastani

On 15 March 1951 the Iranian parliament voted to nationalise the country’s vast oil wealth in what should have been a founding moment for a modern, democratic nation. Aaron Bastani takes a look at why Britain and the US put a stop to Iran's experiment in self-government.

Divestment Is Now Mainstream. What Next for the Radical Climate Justice Movement?

by Chris Saltmarsh

Last week the University of Edinburgh joined universities and municipal governments across the globe in divesting from the fossil fuel industry. As divestment becomes mainstream, where does the radical climate justice movement go from here?

It’s Not Australia Day, It’s Invasion Day – and Its Violent Legacy Lives On

by Latoya Rule

No matter what anyone says, Australia Day isn’t about celebrating 'diversity' or 'multiculturalism' - it’s about whitewashing state violence against oppressed peoples past and present, writes Latoya Rule.

The Lockdown: WTF Is Prison Even For?

On The Lockdown, Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann ask: what is prison actually for? They discuss the history of the prison, its relationship to capitalism and colonialism, and what this means for our criminal justice system today.

3 Ways Inequality is at the Heart of Hurricane Irma’s Destruction

by Leon Sealey-Huggins

Commentators have long been telling us that extreme weather events like Hurricane Irma will become more intense the longer we fail to address the causes of climate change. What's widely ignored in coverage of natural disasters, however, is the role played by inequality.

Filling Up Seats: Charter Flights and the UK’s Unlawful Deportation Tactics

by Lotte Lewis Smith

One man has been deported into destitution in Nigeria without receiving an answer to his asylum claim, and was given only one day to challenge his removal. Here, he speaks about the experience of being locked up and forced onto a flight under the cover of darkness.

Long Read: What Can Ghana’s Media Landscape Teach Us About Press Freedom Under Neoliberalism?

by Alice McCool

How do we ensure a free press when neoliberal media institutions are so bound up with private and state interests? Alice McCool talks to Ghanaian journalists about the relationship between private enterprise, state power, and press freedom.

Long Read: The Fantastic Corruption of the Broadcasting British Class

by Steve Rushton

The BBC is often lauded as a beacon of impartial reporting. But this weekend, as Queen Elizabeth's birthday celebrations dominate its reporting, it's worth delving into organisation's deep structural and personal links to the UK's corrupt political elite.

The Fix: The Fix: Foreign Policy & The Left

Michael Walker is joined by Musab Younis, Meera Sabaratnam, Maia Pal and Luke Cooper to discuss Labour, the British Empire and whether Corbyn can effectively promote and implement a more progressive foreign policy.

4 Reasons Why #RhodesMustFall in Oxford – and Everywhere Else

by Connor Woodman

Following a huge campaign to remove a statue of the colonialist Cecil Rhodes from Oriel College, Oxford, leaked documents show the college has caved to donors threatening to withdraw their money. Of course, the campaign is about far more than the statue.

Support for the Empire Shows it Matters Who Controls the Past

8 Reasons the Curriculum is White

by the 'Why is my Curriculum White?' collective, UCL

Following a recent survey by the NUS Black Students' campaign which demonstrated a commonly felt Eurocentric bias, a collective of students have been taking a sustained look at the omnipresent phenomenon of the 'white curriculum'.

Radical Lives: Claudia Jones

by Daniel Whittall

The second in the Novara Wire Radical Lives series explores the life and contributions of Claudia Jones, one of the founders of Notting Hill Carnival.

Radical Lives: George Padmore

by Dan Whittall

Having risen through the ranks and then broken acrimoniously with the international Communist movement, George Padmore was at the front of a radical global movement against both colonialism and fascism in all their forms.

Tag: colonialism

Britain’s Plan to Build a Prison in Nigeria is Wrong and Must Be Stopped

by Natalie Fiennes

67 Years Ago Today, a Democratic Revolution Began – and Britain Helped Stop It

by Aaron Bastani

Divestment Is Now Mainstream. What Next for the Radical Climate Justice Movement?

by Chris Saltmarsh

It’s Not Australia Day, It’s Invasion Day – and Its Violent Legacy Lives On

by Latoya Rule

The Lockdown: WTF Is Prison Even For?

3 Ways Inequality is at the Heart of Hurricane Irma’s Destruction

by Leon Sealey-Huggins

Filling Up Seats: Charter Flights and the UK’s Unlawful Deportation Tactics

by Lotte Lewis Smith

Long Read: What Can Ghana’s Media Landscape Teach Us About Press Freedom Under Neoliberalism?

by Alice McCool

Long Read: The Fantastic Corruption of the Broadcasting British Class

by Steve Rushton

The Fix: The Fix: Foreign Policy & The Left

4 Reasons Why #RhodesMustFall in Oxford – and Everywhere Else

by Connor Woodman

Support for the Empire Shows it Matters Who Controls the Past

by Tom Cutterham

IMOBastani: No Problem with Genocide? Britain, have a word with yourself

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8 Reasons the Curriculum is White

by the 'Why is my Curriculum White?' collective, UCL

Radical Lives: Claudia Jones

by Daniel Whittall

Radical Lives: George Padmore

by Dan Whittall