NOVARA MEDIA

JULY 1. 2025

Novara Media: We Oppose the Proscription of Palestine Action

Tomorrow, MPs will debate and vote on a measure to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. Novara Media stands opposed to this historic infringement on freedom of expression.

The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves

Despite concessions, the welfare bill still means cuts and greater state intrusion into disabled people’s lives, writes the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People’s Rick Burgess.

JUNE 30. 2025

Exclusive: Green Party Membership Hits Record High Since Polanski’s Leadership Bid, Leaked Data Suggests

The Green party has grown by at least 8% to 65,000 members since ‘eco-populist’ Zack Polanski announced his candidacy in early May, according to data from regions representing over a third of the party. Adam Ramsay reports.

JUNE 27. 2025

Why Israel Really Went to War With Iran

The Israeli prime minister needed a way to distract the world from genocide and keep himself in power - and in Iran, he found it, writes Aaron Bastani.

We Also Broke Into an Airbase to Stop War Crimes. Thankfully, We Were Two Nice White Boys

In 2017, we broke into a BAE Systems airfield to stop jets from going to bomb Yemen, write Sam Walton and Daniel Woodhouse. Our lenient treatment exposes the Palestine Action ban for what it is: racist and politically motivated.

JUNE 25. 2025

Britain Can Have Its Own Mamdanis. First It Must Move on From Corbyn

The freshly minted Democratic candidate for New York City mayor is patently exceptional. He’s also perfected a formula that the UK can replicate, but only if it lays history to rest, writes James Meadway.

Exclusive: Starmer Kept Taking VIP Football Tickets Even After ‘Freebies’ Scandal

Keir Starmer took almost £10,000 in freebies from Arsenal football club at a time when he was involved in appointing the chairperson of the new football regulator. Paul Holden and Jessica Murray investigate.

Zack Polanski Is Done Talking

The Green politician’s surprise leadership bid has excited a rudderless left. Could he turn the Greens from a byword for well-meaning environmentalists into a mass movement? Rivkah Brown meets Zack Polanski.

JUNE 24. 2025

Is the ‘Uber of Psychiatry’ Actually Helping People?

Psychiatry UK’s income has more than doubled in the last year, while patients report being summarily dropped from its services, writes John Lubbock. Is for-profit, on-demand mental healthcare what patients need?

Here’s How the Palestine Action Ban Could Affect You

Meeting with even two other people and expressing support for the protest group could land you in prison for up to 14 years if Yvette Cooper's proscription of it goes into effect. Simon Childs on what the ban could mean for you.

JUNE 23. 2025

Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective

The direct action group has closed factories, scuppered contracts and dented share prices. There’s no way Yvette Cooper could’ve allowed Palestine Action's runaway success to continue, writes Rivkah Brown.

JUNE 20. 2025

Labour Is Renationalising the Railways. Cleaners Are Being Left Behind

Starmer's transition to public ownership is creating a two-tier system that discriminates against outsourced workers, claims RMT boss Eddie Dempsey. Polly Smythe reports.

JUNE 19. 2025

A Group of Musicians Took on an Arms Company – And Won

London music venue Kings Place quietly cut a Lockheed Martin-sponsored event after performers began cancelling shows. Maybe there’s hope for this world after all, writes Simon Childs.

JUNE 18. 2025

Reform Councillors Are Not Invited to the Durham Miners’ Gala

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.