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Feature: Meet the Disabled Activist Taking the UK Government to Court

Harriet Williamson

Ellen Clifford is fighting Keir Starmer's government in the high court to prevent disability benefit cuts. She speaks to Harriet Williamson about the value of disabled life under capitalism, assisted dying and why disabled people threaten the status quo.

Keir Starmer surrounded by red "change" placards

Opinion: The Arts Will Die Under Grey Labour

Juliet Jacques

Amid a crowded field of strenuously unambitious manifesto pledges, Keir Starmer’s culture offering is spectacularly pathetic, writes Juliet Jacques.

Opinion: Everyone Wants a Wealth Tax – Apart From Labour’s Wealthy Donors

Ash Sarkar

When its manifesto drops, Labour will have to explain how it’s going to pay for everything it’s promising. Simply repeating that it’ll ‘grow the economy’ won’t cut it, writes Ash Sarkar.

Opinion: Suella Braverman’s Resignation Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to the Far Right

Aaron Winter

A Braverman leadership challenge, coupled with Farage’s rehabilitation, could see a massive far-right resurgence, writes Aaron Winter.

Analysis: Liz Truss’s Downfall Was a Huge Victory for Progressives

Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister left Downing Street a year ago today. While most people remember Liz Truss as a joke, her premiership was actually a catastrophic defeat for the libertarian right, argues Matthew Butcher.

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Long Read: The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London

Ash Sarkar

Novara Media tracked down the middle-aged advertising creative behind an elaborate hoax to trick journalists into reporting on fake documents which suggested Rishi Sunak's national security advisor was sounding the alarm on climate change.

a woman in a keffiyeh holds a drum that says '75 years settler colonisation', with free palestine placards surrounding her

Analysis: The Public Supports Palestine. Why Don’t Our Politicians?

Ell Folan

The polls are unequivocal: nobody likes Israel, not even Tories, writes Ell Folan. So why are our politicians so absolutely committed to keeping their fingers in their ears?

Opinion: The Tories Want You to Panic About Sex Education

Moya Lothian-McLean

Attacks on sex and relationships teaching are a continuation of an ongoing panic that primarily targets LGBTQ+ people, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Analysis: Tory Blunders Give Striking Workers a Chance to Win

Michael Chessum

The government has chosen to pursue a policy of outright confrontation with the labour movement. As a political strategy, this could be a big mistake, argues Michael Chessum.

Analysis: Westminster Has Waged War on Scottish Democracy. What Now?

Nick McKerrell

In blocking democratically-passed Scottish legislation on gender recognition reform from becoming law, Rishi Sunak has hugely overstepped – and chosen short-term heavy-handedness over preserving the union, writes Nick McKerrell.

Report: What Do the New Anti-Strike Laws Mean?

Polly Smythe

New legislation will enforce 'minimum service levels' in key public services, including the NHS, in a major assault on the right to strike. Polly Smythe explains.

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Analysis: The IMF is About to Enforce Worldwide Austerity

Matteo Tiratelli

The International Monetary Fund’s loan-making power has made it a linchpin of the global economy, writes Matteo Tiratelli – power it’s about to use to impose another decade of murderous austerity.

Protesters hold a Don't Pay campaign banner during the demonstration at Victoria Embankment. Thousands of people from various groups took part in The People's Assembly Britain is Broken march through Central London demanding a general election, an end to Tory rule, and action on the cost of living and climate crisis.

Analysis: If You Thought 2022 Was Bad for Your Bank Balance, Just Wait for the Sequel

James Meadway

You’ll be poorer, the planet hotter. On the upside, the working class will be readier than ever to take on the crisis that is 2023.

Novara Live: Ambulance Worker’s Strike, Sunak’s Dirty Deal

Another day, another wave of strikes. UK Border Force, the Fire Brigades Union and ambulance workers are just some of the many strikes set to clash with Christmas. Plus Rishi Sunak u-turns on his pledge not to build onshore wind farms.