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Opinion: Zack Polanski Must Now Transform His Fans Into Activists

Adam Ramsay

The telegenic eco-socialist has triggered an explosion of interest in the Green party, and a parallel growth in membership. Now he needs to translate enthusiasm into activity, writes Adam Ramsay.

Feature: How Can Labour Win Over the Flag Protesters? We Asked Them

Rivkah Brown

Out of work, unable to get an NHS appointment and furiously angry at migrants and the government – has Keir Starmer ever spoken to the people he’s trying to win from Nigel Farage? Rivkah Brown did, outside Labour conference in Liverpool.

Novara Live: The UK Recognises Palestine

Plus: Reform’s plan to cancel indefinite leave to remain for migrants, Yanis Varoufakis on Israel’s attempt to smear the flotilla, TikTok replaces its entire UK safety team with AI, and Corbyn & Sultana hint at unity after legal row With: Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar & Yanis Varoufakis Support Novara Media through purchasing merch. shop.novaramedia.com

Novara Live: UN Conclusively Rules Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza

The United Nations has definitively ruled that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Plus: More Tories defect to Reform, and Keir Starmer absconds from an emergency debate on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. With: Aaron Bastani and Steven Methven.

Novara Live: Mass Arrests Prove Palestine Action Proscription Won’t Work

Almost 900 people at Palestine Action protest over the weekend Plus: Angela Rayner’s departure prompts deputy leadership contest, and Lucy Connolly Wheeled Out At Reform UK Conference. With: Michael Walker, Ash Sarker, and Carolyn Gelenter

A portrait of Zack Polanski by Magdalena Siwicka

Opinion: Zack Polanski’s Win Is the Kick up the Arse the Left Needs

James Meadway

The left has four years to stop Nigel Farage from becoming prime minister. Polanski’s Green leadership win is the starting gun on a race we must win, writes James Meadway.

A man with white hair and red tie smiles at the camera

Report: Reform Voters Prefer Corbyn to Starmer on Almost Every Metric, New Polling Shows

Rivkah Brown

Reform voters think the new party co-founder is more intelligent, trustworthy, hard-working and principled than the prime minister, suggesting Starmer’s attempts to woo the right aren’t working. Rivkah Brown reports.

Feature: How Reform Is Winning Over Britain’s Farmers

Harriet Williamson

The man who triggered Brexit is breaking through with some of the people who Brexit screwed over most. How? Harriet Williamson went to Lincolnshire to find out.

Novara Live: Afghans Offered Asylum in the UK After Data Breach

The government’s secret Afghan asylum scheme after deadly data leak exposed Plus: Three general election opinion polls make for interesting reading, a Reform councillor takes a surprising stance on migration and a 12 year-old girl gets ‘punished’ for wearing a Union Jack dress to school. With Aaron Bastani and Helena ( @NoJusticeMTG )

Kai Cunningham speaking to YouTuber Wesley Winter. Credit: Wesley Winter/YouTube

Report: Reform-Supporting Neo-Nazi Suspended From Party

Simon Childs

Exclusive: Kai Cunningham, described as ‘representative of the new Reform’, called for a ‘national socialist government’ and went on an antisemitic rant.

Opinion: What Next for the New Left Party? We Asked Our Contributors

Craig Gent, Joe Guinan, Jonas Marvin, Shanice McBean & Abi Wilkinson

The long-rumoured left party has finally been soft-launched by Zarah Sultana. While the mainstream media relitigates the he-said-she-said of the launch, we ask five Novara Media writers where they think the party should go.

Zarah Sultana stands with former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn as they prepare to address activists at a 'Kill the Bill' protest in Parliament Square, London, April 2021. David Cliff/NurPhoto/Reuters

Analysis: A Sultana-Corbyn New Left Party Will Need All the Friends It Can Get

Steven Methven

Zarah Sultana’s shock announcement that she’s quitting Labour to co-lead a new party with Jeremy Corbyn already has the usual media suspects sharpening their knives, Steven Methven writes.

Report: Reform Councillors Are Not Invited to the Durham Miners’ Gala

Polly Smythe

Organisers have declined to invite Reform councillors to one of the most important events of the trade union calendar, amid fears that Nigel Farage is making inroads with union members. Polly Smythe reports.

A man with red face, short blondish grey hair, a black suit and red tie holds two microphones as people clap behind him

Analysis: A Scandal-Rocked Trump Ally Just Won the Polish Presidency. Believe It Could Happen in Britain

Ana Oppenheim & Ewa Pospieszyńska

Centrist Rafał Trzaskowski thought he had it in the bag. He found out the hard way that rightwing knock-offs are no substitute for an actual programme, write Ana Oppenheim and Ewa Pospieszynska - much like a certain Keir Starmer is also finding out.

Collage by Novara Media. Photo credit: Reuters

Analysis: Trade Unions Left a Political Vacuum. Now They’re Playing Catch-Up to Fight Off Reform

Polly Smythe

Nigel Farage is only pretending to be a champion of the working class, but pointing out that he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing won't cut it. Polly Smythe reports on how trade unions ceded ground to Reform - and how they're now planning to fight.

Opinion: Here’s How Reform Will Betray Its Voters

Steven Methven

Reform voters feel let down by politics. But as the party grows, Nigel Farage will betray them too, argues Steven Methven.

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.

Analysis: Stop Pretending Reform Is Just an Anti-Immigration Party

Craig Gent

Reform is connecting with voters on material issues. Unless we come to terms with this threat, it isn’t going away, writes Craig Gent.

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