Opinion: No 10’s Toxic Covid Culture Didn’t Just Vanish With the Tories
Ash Sarkar
The conditions that enabled Tory failures in the pandemic are still present in Keir Starmer’s government, writes Ash Sarkar.
Tag: covid-19
Long Read: The Last World War Veterans Are Dying. Cue New Heights of Remembrance Hysteria
Juliet Jacques
Soldiers tend to be much more down on war than those who send them into it, writes Juliet Jacques, as even the briefest look at their poetry will testify. As those who witnessed the misery of war pass away, hawkish politicians are seizing control of the narrative.
Long Read: US Politics Has Reached a Dead End
Luke Savage
After a brief flirtation with change, writes Luke Savage, America’s presidential race has reverted to type: sclerotic, exhausted and grossly unpopular.
Report: Chinese Students Are At The Forefront Of Anti-Lockdown Protests
Jessie Lau
Since president Xi Jinping took power in 2012, activism has been constricted. For many young people, recent mass protests are their first taste of dissent.
Report: The DWP Is ‘Unlawfully’ Chasing People to Pay Back Benefits Claimed in Lockdown
Sophie K Rosa
Claimants who relied on universal credit during the pandemic have had threatening letters and phone calls from private debt collectors following a Kafkaesque ID checking process.
Analysis: No, Higher Wages Won’t Fix the Cost of Living Crisis
Matteo Tiratelli
Sexy as degrowth may be on the left, it’s productivity gains that have driven rising living standards over the past half-century, writes Matteo Tiratelli.
Opinion: A Cash Injection Won’t Fix Our Broken Legal System
Michael Etienne
Criminal barristers deserve better pay, writes Michael Etienne. But paying barristers better won't deliver a justice system that’s actually just.
Opinion: Western Food Imperialism is Starving the Rest of the World
Ella Thorold
The world produces more than enough food for everyone. The problem is that our food systems are rigged by the west, writes Ella Thorold.
Report: Terfs Are Marginal in France. A New Media Platform Plans to Keep It That Way
Olly Haynes
Camped out in an empty Parisian office block, XY Media is a new media frontier of trans liberation. Olly Haynes reports.
Opinion: What About Shielders?
Sophie K Rosa
People with Covid are no longer legally required to self-isolate in England, and from April tests won't be free. Sophie K Rosa spoke to shielders about how this will affect them.
Analysis: The Hostile Environment Is Putting Everyone at Greater Risk From Covid
Ella Weldon
The hostile environment isn’t just endangering migrants during the pandemic, it’s endangering us all, writes Ella Weldon.
Analysis: Poor Brits Live Much Shorter Lives. What Can We Do?
Ell Folan
The least privileged people live nine years fewer than the most. Ell Folan looks at why, and what can be done.
Opinion: Johnson Should Go – And the Left Should Demand It
Jonas Marvin
While Boris Johnson was living it up at Downing Street, we locked down, suffered and died. If the left doesn’t harness the widespread fury over ‘partygate’, it’ll be missing a huge opportunity, argues Jonas Marvin.
Novara Live: Johnson’s Hollow Apology for Lockdown Party
Boris Johnson has admitted attending a lockdown party, but won't stop repeating his ridiculous excuses. Is it now time up for the PM?
Analysis: Ending Vaccine Apartheid Won’t End the Pandemic
James Meadway
It is vital that rich countries in the global north share the vaccines we have hoarded if we are to effectively manage the pandemic, writes James Meadway. But vaccination is only one part of the solution.
Analysis: Novak Djokovic’s Detention Exposed Australia’s Brutal Border Regime
Dominic McGovern
Djokovic experienced a mere fraction of the brutality thousands of undocumented migrants are subjected to every day - and he's already been set free. The sports star's case should be a wake-up call to the world, writes Dominic McGovern: nobody should be treated this way.
Novara Live: Is Omicron Already Overwhelming UK Hospitals?
Boris Johnson has said England can "ride out" the Omicron wave. But at what cost will it come to the NHS? We speak to critical care nurse Dave Carr about the strain on Britain's hospitals.
Analysis: The Right Is Destroying Our Freedom and the Left Is Letting It Happen
Richard Seymour
With a nationalist far right resisting pandemic controls and progressives clamouring for them, the left needs a coherent response to metastasising state power - and fast.