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Columbia University ‘Stupidity’ on Gaza Encampments Radicalised Students Worldwide

The Encampments co-director speaks to Juliet Jacques about unexpected audience responses to his film, the importance of media literacy and the detention of Mahmoud Khalil.

Reform Threw Kitchen Sink at Scottish By-Election – and Came Third

Despite rolling out a campaign bus, Nigel Farage and controversial adverts for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat, Reform’s Scottish breakthrough is not materialising. Adam Ramsay reports.

YESTERDAY

Foreign Office Bosses Have a Suggestion for Staff With Gaza Conscience: Resign

Exclusive: In a recent letter, senior civil servants reminded concerned staff of their options, including consulting staff counsellors, complaining to HR and simply going away. Rivkah Brown reports.

JUNE 4. 2025

Welsh Independence Is No Longer a Fringe Idea

15 years ago, the idea of Welsh independence was so marginal that even Plaid Cymru wouldn’t support it out loud. Now, it’s the dominant view of younger voters and the Welsh left. Adam Ramsay reports.

Keir Starmer Used Dodgy Figures to Claim 4,000 New Jobs. It’s Actually Only 400.

Labour’s plans to kickstart productivity are based on massively inflated numbers from a US private equity giant. Why is the prime minister doing Blackstone's PR? Polly Smythe reports.

JUNE 3. 2025

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

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.

JUNE 2. 2025

20 Months Into the Genocide, Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan Discover Their Backbones

The bleeding-heart Gaza letter signed by a dazzling array of literary heavyweights is pitifully overdue, writes English teacher Nadeine Asbali.

MAY 30. 2025

Britain’s Biggest Pension Fund Invests in Israeli Weapons Firm Elbit Systems

Exclusive: Millions of UK workers are unknowingly funding Israel’s genocide in Gaza via their Nest pension contributions. Harriet Williamson reports.

MAY 28. 2025

Was I Ghosted by a Narcissist, or Does He Just Have ADHD?

Being ‘ghosted’ sucks; it’s only natural to want an explanation, writes Sophie K Rosa. But clinical diagnoses and pop psychology won’t provide the answers that you’re looking for.

MAY 26. 2025

University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour

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

Israeli Citizenship Doesn’t Protect Palestinians From Home Demolitions

A Palestinian neighbourhood in Galilee facing demolition dismantles the myth that Israel is a democracy, writes Julian Sayarer.

MAY 23. 2025

The UK Decides Whether Israel Is Committing War Crimes By… Asking Israel

The UK government’s assessment of whether Israel is committing war crimes - and therefore if it should keep on sending military supplies - is based on what Israel does or doesn’t say. Simon Childs reports.

MAY 22. 2025

Meet the Mental Health Podcaster Sounding the Alarm on AI

Novara Media spoke to Mollie Adler about how entire industries are being built around collecting, sorting and monetising our inner worlds.

Keir Starmer, the Rightwing Media Hates You. Get Used to It

No amount of pandering to rightwingers will make them go easy on the government, writes Simon Childs. So why bother?