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Report: Revealed: How Pro-Israel Lawyers Threatened NHS Over Palestine Badges

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: UK Lawyers for Israel pressured a London NHS trust to ban symbols of Palestinian solidarity among staff. Three healthcare workers are now taking legal action against the trust for discrimination. Harriet Williamson reports.

Feature: The Billionaire Landlord Battling a Beloved London Cinema

John Lubbock & Daisy Steinhardt

Property mogul Asif Aziz prefers to be known for his philanthropy, but one of his companies stands accused of targeting a treasured community asset, not for the first time. John Lubbock and Daisy Steinhardt report.

David Lammy attends a protest for Kurdish rights outside the Turkish embassy in London in 2016. The PKK flag flies behind his head. Dinendra Haria / Alamy Stock Photo

Long Read: Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?

Simon Childs & John Lubbock

Last month, police raided a community centre that David Lammy used to sit on the board of, as part of a controversial counter-terror investigation. Since then, the foreign secretary said nothing about it. What is going on?

Feature: The Museum of Neoliberalism Is Being Bulldozed to Make Way for Luxury Flats

Juliet Jacques

The satirical museum has met an end too good to be scripted. Juliet Jacques meets its co-founder, the artist Darren Cullen.

A group of three men and one woman stand against an exposed brick wall

Feature: Can a Bunch of Tech Nerds Solve the Housing Crisis?

Rivkah Brown

Roost promises to create one million housing co-ops, but its high rents and willingness to work with landlords have turned off housing activists. Is their scepticism warranted? Rivkah Brown reports.

Feature: A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

27-year-old Justine Canady revived Lewisham council’s dormant union. Now the local authority is firing her and a fellow rep, leaving 3,000 employees facing major cuts without their support.

Opinion: Southern England Needs Metro Mayors

Aaron Bastani

Outside of London, not a single city in south-east England has a metro mayor. It’s time we gave these places the political clout they deserve, argues Aaron Bastani.

Feature: Against All Odds, Brent Council Is Investing in Its Artists

Juliet Jacques

Only 8% of film and TV professionals come from the working class, according to new stats. One of London’s most deprived boroughs wants to change that by paying artists to work in its studios, writes Juliet Jacques.

Novara FM: The Untold Histories of Black Gay Britain

Jason Okundaye goes behind the scenes of Revolutionary Acts, an intimate queer history that dismantles stereotypes of Black Britishness.

Opinion: Britain’s Future Depends on Its Smaller Cities

Aaron Bastani

Britain is one of the most urbanised countries on earth, but this isn’t down to London. From Hull to Manchester, we must invest in our smaller cities, writes Aaron Bastani.

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.

Report: A Bailiff Was Arrested for a Firearms Offence After a ‘Brutal’ Attempt to Illegally Evict Squatters

Charlotte England

Bailiffs with illegal weapons tried to evict squatters from a former Tory councillor’s empty factory. Cops arrested a bailiff and let squatters back in again.

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

The capital’s authorities say they want to encourage diversity among bike riders. Their actions don't match up, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

A black of flats behind a row of houses in London.

Opinion: I Live in a Housing Co-op. But No One Really Escapes London’s Accommodation Crisis Anymore

Charlotte England

When Charlotte England’s housing coop was built in the 1970s, it was intended as a choice; one option among many. But the rental crisis has made it increasingly difficult for people to leave, and changed what it feels fair to ask for from a home.

Opinion: Let’s Stop Pretending London is a 24/7 City

Moya Lothian-McLean

London’s nightlife has long been outstripped by northern cities. But with rising rents and more and more venue-threatening housing developments, could a similar fate befall them?

Report: London Renter Left Homeless After Black Mould Complaints Go Unanswered for Years

Andrew Kersley

Foxtons didn’t fix Luis Marmolejo’s black mould problem for two years. Then they served an eviction notice.

Commuters hurry past brightly lit buildings in London's City district

Analysis: London’s Arts Scene Has Been Captured By Corporate Culture

Sam Bright

The failure to ‘level up’ has left London an island. Now, its rich culture being crushed by a soulless commercial elite.

Report: An Energy Company Broke Into This Family’s Home And Cut Off Their Heating

Sophie K Rosa

Exclusive: An energy company broke into a south London family's home and left them without hot water and heating, as snowstorms hit the capital.

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Report: Revealed: How Pro-Israel Lawyers Threatened NHS Over Palestine Badges

Harriet Williamson

Feature: The Billionaire Landlord Battling a Beloved London Cinema

John Lubbock & Daisy Steinhardt

Long Read: Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?

Simon Childs & John Lubbock

Feature: The Museum of Neoliberalism Is Being Bulldozed to Make Way for Luxury Flats

Juliet Jacques

Feature: A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

Opinion: Southern England Needs Metro Mayors

Aaron Bastani

Feature: Against All Odds, Brent Council Is Investing in Its Artists

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: Britain’s Future Depends on Its Smaller Cities

Aaron Bastani

Report: A Bailiff Was Arrested for a Firearms Offence After a ‘Brutal’ Attempt to Illegally Evict Squatters

Charlotte England

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

Opinion: I Live in a Housing Co-op. But No One Really Escapes London’s Accommodation Crisis Anymore

Charlotte England

Opinion: Let’s Stop Pretending London is a 24/7 City

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: London Renter Left Homeless After Black Mould Complaints Go Unanswered for Years

Andrew Kersley

Analysis: London’s Arts Scene Has Been Captured By Corporate Culture

Sam Bright

Report: An Energy Company Broke Into This Family’s Home And Cut Off Their Heating

Sophie K Rosa

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Tag: london

Report: Revealed: How Pro-Israel Lawyers Threatened NHS Over Palestine Badges

Harriet Williamson

Feature: The Billionaire Landlord Battling a Beloved London Cinema

John Lubbock & Daisy Steinhardt

Long Read: Has David Lammy Betrayed His Kurdish Friends?

Simon Childs & John Lubbock

Feature: The Museum of Neoliberalism Is Being Bulldozed to Make Way for Luxury Flats

Juliet Jacques

Feature: Can a Bunch of Tech Nerds Solve the Housing Crisis?

Rivkah Brown

Feature: A South London Council Is Firing Its Two Key Union Organisers, Before Making £25m of Cuts

Michael Chessum

Opinion: Southern England Needs Metro Mayors

Aaron Bastani

Feature: Against All Odds, Brent Council Is Investing in Its Artists

Juliet Jacques

Novara FM: The Untold Histories of Black Gay Britain

Opinion: Britain’s Future Depends on Its Smaller Cities

Aaron Bastani

Feature: Did Riot Police Illegally Evict a Homeless Shelter?

Rivkah Brown

Report: A Bailiff Was Arrested for a Firearms Offence After a ‘Brutal’ Attempt to Illegally Evict Squatters

Charlotte England

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

Opinion: I Live in a Housing Co-op. But No One Really Escapes London’s Accommodation Crisis Anymore

Charlotte England

Opinion: Let’s Stop Pretending London is a 24/7 City

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: London Renter Left Homeless After Black Mould Complaints Go Unanswered for Years

Andrew Kersley

Analysis: London’s Arts Scene Has Been Captured By Corporate Culture

Sam Bright

Report: An Energy Company Broke Into This Family’s Home And Cut Off Their Heating

Sophie K Rosa

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