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Hundreds of demonstrators, many disabled, gathered to protest against the government’s proposed cuts to the welfare spending bill which will see Personal Independence Payments (PIP) reduced for disabled benefit claimants, March 2025. Lab Ky Mo/SOPA Images/Reuters Connect

Opinion: The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves

Rick Burgess

Despite concessions, the welfare bill still means cuts and greater state intrusion into disabled people’s lives, writes the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People’s Rick Burgess.

A portrait of Zack Polanski by Magdalena Siwicka

Report: Exclusive: Green Party Membership Surges Following Polanski’s Leadership Bid, Leaked Data Suggests

Adam Ramsay

The Green party has grown by at least 8% to 65,000 members since ‘eco-populist’ Zack Polanski announced his candidacy in early May, according to data from regions representing over a third of the party. Adam Ramsay reports.

A man smiles in foreground with a sign saying 'freeze the rent' in the background

Opinion: Britain Can Have Its Own Mamdani. First It Must Move on From Corbyn

James Meadway

The freshly minted Democratic candidate for New York City mayor is patently exceptional. He’s also perfected a formula that the UK can replicate, but only if it lays history to rest, writes James Meadway.

Interview: Zack Polanski Is Done Talking

Rivkah Brown

The Green politician’s surprise leadership bid has excited a rudderless left. Could he turn the party from a byword for well-meaning environmentalists into a mass movement? Rivkah Brown meets Zack Polanski.

Labour MP for Pontypridd Alex Davies-Jones. Credit: House of Commons

Report: Palestine Activists Convicted of Harassment After Questioning MP

Harriet Williamson

Palestine activists tell Novara Media about the violent and 'cruel' treatment they received from police, after asking their MP to clarify her record on Gaza.

Report: University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour

Polly Smythe

The University and College union has voted for national strike action over a funding model that’s ‘cannibalising’ the sector. Polly Smythe reports.

Feature: Labour Wants to Force Banks to Spy on Their Most Vulnerable Customers

Harriet Williamson

Labour’s ‘biggest fraud crackdown in a generation’ involves using artificial intelligence to surveil Britain’s most vulnerable people, while letting the rich and powerful do as they please.

Prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves visit a Jaguar Land Rover factory in Birmingham, April 2025. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Reuters.

Opinion: Why Starmerism Can’t Survive Contact With Reality

Phil McDuff

Our political establishment has given itself a form of brain damage because it’s unable to let go of the Thatcher-Reagan consensus - and we’re now reaping the inevitable rewards, writes Phil McDuff.

Nigel Farage, in a hi-vis jacket, holds his arms in the air behind a podium reading 'Reform Will Fix It.'

Opinion: Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform

Harriet Williamson

Reform UK is standing more candidates than any other party in next month's local elections. But casting a ballot for Labour won't save our communities from far-right creep, writes Harriet Williamson.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds. Image: Official portrait

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

The government is backsliding over reforms to Tory anti-strike laws. Perhaps it has something to do with the fresh round of cuts they have planned. Polly Smythe reports.

A woman with black shoulder-length hair looks awkward beneath a bright pink background and the word 'stronger'

Opinion: Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Labour had a massive opportunity to counter the media onslaught and brighten the public mood, writes Juliet Jacques - and they’ve squandered it.

The strike at Amazon Coventry in November 2023. REUTERS/Carl Recine

Analysis: Labour Said It Would Make Work Pay. Will It?

Polly Smythe

The government's big pitch to workers and trade unions could end up full of loopholes, missed opportunities and bad incentives for bosses. Polly Smythe reports.

Report: How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation

Polly Smythe

The longer renationalisation is delayed, the longer profiteers have to lobby the government, reports Polly Smythe.

A man looks at the camera in front of a house facade

Opinion: Labour Is Finally Treating Landlords Like the Spoiled Children They Are

Nick Bano

With the recent budget Labour whispered its first words of defiance to the bullying landlord lobby. A little louder for the people at the back, writes Nick Bano.

Analysis: David Lammy Sounds Increasingly Stupid for Refusing to Say ‘Genocide’

Rivkah Brown

The backlash against the home secretary's remarks shows how widely accepted it has become that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, writes Rivkah Brown.

Opinion: Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Two percentage points of economic growth would mean an extra £24bn in taxes - but Britain’s public services need an extra £142bn a year just to restore 2000s standards. Put this way, the chancellor's fixation on growth appears delusional, writes James Meadway.

A politician in a suit and turban against a background of blurry council chamber

Long Read: Jas Athwal Claims He Was Cleared of Sexual Assault. Was He?

Rivkah Brown

The newly elected Labour MP gained instant notoriety as the biggest landlord in the Commons. Less known is that in 2019 he was accused of serious sexual assault. Athwal claims that he was cleared by the party. The truth wasn’t so clear-cut, Novara Media can reveal.

Starmer delivers his keynote speech at the 2024 Labour Party conference in Liverpool. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Opinion: Starmer’s Conference Speech Was Utterly Vacuous

Aaron Bastani

It’s bizarre to watch the prime minister go through the motions just three months after winning a landslide, writes Aaron Bastani.

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Opinion: The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves

Rick Burgess

Report: Exclusive: Green Party Membership Surges Following Polanski’s Leadership Bid, Leaked Data Suggests

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: Britain Can Have Its Own Mamdani. First It Must Move on From Corbyn

James Meadway

Report: Palestine Activists Convicted of Harassment After Questioning MP

Harriet Williamson

Report: University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour

Polly Smythe

Feature: Labour Wants to Force Banks to Spy on Their Most Vulnerable Customers

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Why Starmerism Can’t Survive Contact With Reality

Phil McDuff

Opinion: Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Analysis: Labour Said It Would Make Work Pay. Will It?

Polly Smythe

Report: How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Labour Is Finally Treating Landlords Like the Spoiled Children They Are

Nick Bano

Analysis: David Lammy Sounds Increasingly Stupid for Refusing to Say ‘Genocide’

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Long Read: Jas Athwal Claims He Was Cleared of Sexual Assault. Was He?

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Starmer’s Conference Speech Was Utterly Vacuous

Aaron Bastani

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Opinion: The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves

Rick Burgess

Report: Exclusive: Green Party Membership Surges Following Polanski’s Leadership Bid, Leaked Data Suggests

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: Britain Can Have Its Own Mamdani. First It Must Move on From Corbyn

James Meadway

Interview: Zack Polanski Is Done Talking

Rivkah Brown

Report: Palestine Activists Convicted of Harassment After Questioning MP

Harriet Williamson

Report: University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour

Polly Smythe

Feature: Labour Wants to Force Banks to Spy on Their Most Vulnerable Customers

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Why Starmerism Can’t Survive Contact With Reality

Phil McDuff

Opinion: Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Analysis: Labour Said It Would Make Work Pay. Will It?

Polly Smythe

Report: How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Labour Is Finally Treating Landlords Like the Spoiled Children They Are

Nick Bano

Analysis: David Lammy Sounds Increasingly Stupid for Refusing to Say ‘Genocide’

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Long Read: Jas Athwal Claims He Was Cleared of Sexual Assault. Was He?

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Starmer’s Conference Speech Was Utterly Vacuous

Aaron Bastani

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