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‘Dancing with the Devil’: Unite Condemned For Invite to Reform’s Anti-Trade Union Mayor Andrea Jenkyns
Leading union criticised for reaching out to anti-trade union politician and Nigel Farage ally Andrea Jenkyns, despite her anti-worker stances
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Where Is the Political Leadership Against This Violent Far-Right Movement Terrorising Britain?
The silence of senior mainstream politicians and media organisations against the rise of a new well-organised far-right movement on Britain’s streets is a disgrace, argues Adam Bienkov
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Reform UK Accused of Breaking Climate Law as Opponents Challenge Local Net Zero Ban
Opposition councillors in one of the party’s flagship new councils are challenging the legality of its decision to ban all climate and Net Zero pledges
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Robert Jenrick and the Conservative Party’s Embrace of ‘Blood and Soil’ Nationalism
The British right is adopting an increasingly extreme form of ethnic identity politics, while failing to explain what the rest of us are supposed to be so worried about, argues Jonathan Portes
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Leading University Faces Discrimination Lawsuit Following Sacking Over ‘Gaza Genocide’ Statement
Stella Maris seeks apology and damages after drawn-out ordeal which saw her dismissed then reinstated over all-student email on Palestine
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‘Why Optimism of the Intellect Is Needed to Counter Britain’s Spiral Into Despair’
From public support for progressive policies to the courage of Palestine Action defenders, signs of a better future are emerging despite Labour’s authoritarian drift, argues Compass director Neal Lawson
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Founders of ‘Apolitical’ Patrol Group in Bournemouth Include Asylum Hotel Activist and Reform Candidate
EXCLUSIVE: One leading ‘Safeguard Force’ figure previously expressed hope Reform would “set the world on fire” if elected. Another shared anti-migrant memes featuring weapons
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Conservative MP Helps Coal Mining Firm Sue UK Government in Secretive ‘Corporate Court’
A Conservative Member of Parliament and KC is helping a coal mining firm to sue the British Government in a controversial international court
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The Battle for the Soul Of ‘Your Party’ Is Already Underway
Some activists demand greater say in new left-wing group amid claims of top-down approach ahead of inaugural conference, reports Adrian Goldberg
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‘These People Can’t Stand What London Represents… It Makes a Mockery of their Entire Worldview’
Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, addresses the increasing number of claims by those in the media and politics of the capital city’s apparent decline
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Inside the Hall of Mirrors: The Telegraph’s Dangerous Games Over Online Harms
The paper which acted ‘grossly irresponsibly’ during Covid is now doing the same thing with the Online Safety Act, argues Julian Petley
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Colonel Turned Campaigner: Ex-Commando Condemns ‘Dictatorial’ Crackdown After Palestine Action Arrest
Retired colonel Chris Romberg says the Government is criminalising peaceful dissent after being arrested under anti-terror laws at Palestine Action demonstration
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Bankrupt Firm of Reform UK’s Waste-Busting Local Government Chief Owes Taxpayer £36,000
EXCLUSIVE: Cllr Jaymey McIvor declared his company insolvent months before becoming party’s director tasked with stamping out council waste. Taxpayers are likely to pick up the tab. Olly Haynes reports
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Nigel Farage Claimed There’s ‘No Money in Politics’ Just Before Running for £91,000+ MP Job
EXCLUSIVE: Unearthed comments show Reform UK leader dismissing MP salary, just weeks before becoming Britain’s highest-earning parliamentarian
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Online Hate and Offline Violence: What We Learnt from the Dan Wootton Saga
Extremist threats are no longer confined to virtual echo chambers but spreading into offline harassment – a phenomenon known as ‘stochastic terrorism’, reports Dan Evans
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‘Clickbait and Chaos’ — 100 days of Reform UK Running Kent County Council
Saturday marks 100 days since Reform UK won 57 of the 81 seats at Kent County Council. The Greens’ local leader looks at how it’s going so far
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The Turning Point Takeover: The Growing Network Bringing Trump’s Politics to the UK
The Women’s Safety Initiative is getting more attention, but its ideological underpinnings deserve serious scrutiny, reports Katherine Denkinson
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Warning Over UK’s New Genetically-Altered Food Rules as Deadline on New Law Looms
Exclusive: Campaigners raise alarm as regulations allowing lab-altered crops in supermarkets from next year contain no limit on genetic modifications and ‘weak’ safeguards
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How Resident Doctor Strike Exposed a Generational Rift Within The Profession
Pay talks are set to resume after a five-day walkout ended last Wednesday. Maira Rana does the math in defence of the strike
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Reform Council Accused of ‘Trump-Like’ Behaviour Over Pride Flag Ban
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage’s party accused of dodging accountability after removing LGBT+ and Ukraine flags in one of their newly won councils without any formal decision or paper trail
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‘Keir Starmer’s Palestine Recognition Delay Is Obscene – The UK Must Act Now Without Conditions’
We cannot justify waiting a single day more while Israeli forces level Gaza, before finally choosing to act, argues Linsay Taylor
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Starmer and The Sun: An Appointment that Shows Everything that Is Wrong with Power and the Press in Britain
Keir Starmer has signalled the direction of his Government by appointing a former Editor of The Sun newspaper – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications advisor, writes Emma Jones
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The Online Safety Act is Forcing Brits to Hand Over Personal Data to ‘Unregulated’ Overseas Corporations With Questionable Privacy Records
The age verification services used by social media platforms include a company funded by a Trump-supporting billionaire and a firm set up by former Israeli intelligence officers
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Keir Starmer’s Government Still Hasn’t Reviewed Use of Musk’s X Despite Platform ‘Amplifying Hate Speech and Misinformation’
Downing Street continues to refuse to explore communicating through alternative platforms, like Bluesky, despite the role of X in last summer’s violent disorder
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Mystery at the Heart of £1 Billion UK Legal Offensive Against Top Putin Ally
A sanctioned former Kremlin politician was sued for shares in his multi-billion-dollar fertiliser company. But why did a trio of companies with links to Russian interests in football get involved?
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Labour MP Speaks Out About Keir Starmer’s ‘Punishment Beating’ Suspensions of Party Rebels
A Labour MP who voted against the Government’s recent plans for disability benefits cuts tells Adam Bienkov why they fear they could be the next rebel suspended by the party
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‘A Government That Crushes Dissent and Eliminates Hope Will Never Prosper’
The authoritarian impulse to eliminate disagreement and dampen hope will only push voters towards the extremes, argues Neal Lawson
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Reform’s Elon Musk-Style ‘DOLGE’ Team Accused of Making ‘False and Misleading’ Claims About Flagship Council
A Reform report into spending at Kent County Council was based largely on dubious claims made by the party’s own former chairman
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Charities Face £3,000 Annual Bill for Driving Electric Vans This Winter Under Transport for London Plans
Exclusive: Proposals to slash electric vehicle discounts in London will hit food redistribution organisations and charity shops with thousands of pounds in extra costs
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Paying to Play: Europe’s Costly Concessions in Trump’s New Trade War
The US-EU trade deal is a “hopelessly one-sided” agreement, which will ultimately harm the economy on both sides of the Atlantic, argues Simon Nixon
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The Parliamentary Funding Loophole Allowing Murdoch To Dodge Scrutiny
‘MPs engaging with these groups may have no idea whose interests dominate the funding… allowing wealthy interests to quietly steer policy’
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University and College Union Staff Say It Is a ‘Toxic Workplace’ as They Consider Third Round of Strikes
Exclusive: UCU staff say they have been victims of “bullying and intimidation” by management, as they ballot for another set of walkouts
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‘House of the People’ Citizens’ Assembly Provides Alternative to UK’s Far-Right Descent’
The first sitting of the assembly recommended a ‘People’s Charter’, backed a wealth tax and an arms embargo on Israel
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Secret Report Reveals British Army’s Culture of Harassment and Hostility Towards Women
Male soldiers routinely sent explicit photographs to female colleagues and stalked them on WhatsApp, the report reveals
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‘Keir Starmer’s Government is Sleepwalking Britain Into the Grip of Trump-Supporting Big Tech’
The new ‘partnership’ between the UK Government and OpenAI is in reality a sellout to the one-sided interests of US tech corporations, argues Donald Campbell
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‘How the Green Party Should Respond to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s New Left Party’
The creation of a new explicitly left party means that any attempt by the Greens to compete on the same ground is now a dead end, argues Rupert Read
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Labour MP Accuses Environment Secretary of Misleading Parliament Over ‘£100bn Cost’ of Nationalising Water
Clive Lewis says Steve Reed’s figures are ‘for the birds’ as Thames Water is valued at £21bn despite coming close to collapse
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Caroline Lucas and Campaigners Consider Appeal on Russian Interference Case After European Ruling
Former MPs lose case arguing Government failed to properly investigate Moscow’s election meddling, despite judges acknowledging ‘shortcomings’ in ministers’ response
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Reform Council Bans All Mentions of Climate Change While Quietly Taking Green Funds From Government
Reform-run West Northamptonshire is removing all references to ‘climate change’ and ‘net zero’ from official documents, yet continuing to take government green grants
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‘Britain Has Abandoned Its Soft Power for the Demands of the Military-Industrial Complex’
Keir Starmer’s decision to cut humanitarian aid in order to fund military spending is already having a deeply damaging impact, argues Iain Overton
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‘Why We Need a Coordinated Media Revolution’
Alternative media platforms cannot thrive in a vacuum and policy reforms will not succeed without grassroots pressure, argues Tom Hardy
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Democracy in Crisis as Half of Young People Fail to Register to Vote
As the UK Government extends the vote to 16 and 17 year olds, MPs warn that many young people believe politics is no longer offering anything for their lives
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‘Keir Starmer Must Start Listening to His Labour Critics Rather Than Expelling Them’
The hope we offered voters at the last general election is rapidly slipping away and it’s time to change course, argues Labour councillor James Barber-Chadwick
