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Cover of Immortal book and Never Give Up placard at demo

A year after Turkey murdered Anna Campbell, a powerful book makes sure her memory lives on

Emily Apple, 19th March 2019

Rainbow flag flying in the breeze

As Parkfield suspends its ‘LGBT lessons indefinitely’ we must all advocate for inclusive education to combat hate

Brian Finlay, 17th March 2019

Soldier arresting protester on Bloody Sunday in derry

After 47 years just one soldier is to face prosecution for Bloody Sunday. The British establishment haven’t changed a bit.

Peadar O'Cearnaigh, 15th March 2019

Turkish president Erdoğan and Israeli prime minister Netanyahu

Palestinian solidarity cannot include supporting Turkey’s fascistic president while ignoring the oppression of Kurdish people

Eliza Egret, 15th March 2019

BBC Newsnight has found a new way to shield Theresa May from her own historic defeats

A police liaison officer talking to a papier mache Theresa May

A civil liberties group reminds us why we shouldn’t talk to those cops in baby blue bibs

Mothers who have lost children holding hands at protest

Turkey calls itself a democracy. But it’s too dangerous for grieving mothers to meet on the streets.

The New York Times ‘burning aid’ story shows the corporate media is weeks behind independent outlets

John McEvoy, 12th March 2019

Senator Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio’s attempt to recover from a humiliating Twitter gaffe isn’t fooling anyone

John McEvoy, 11th March 2019

Image of Tony Blair, Shamima Begum, and Nick Clegg

If we’re banishing British citizens now, we should consider these people next

John Shafthauer, 11th March 2019

On behalf of children and parents, Theresa May can fk the fk off

Fréa Lockley, 11th March 2019

Jeremy Corbyn at the Scottish Labour conference

Jeremy Corbyn’s conference speech fails to reach out to Scottish voters disillusioned with Westminster-centric politics

Brian Finlay, 10th March 2019

Tony Blair and Jeremy Corbyn standing in front of a crowd

Tony Blair conveniently blames Labour’s new members for antisemitism

Joshua Funnell, 9th March 2019

Labour MPs Tom Watson and Jeremy Corbyn

Tom Watson is conducting a pincer movement to stranglehold Jeremy Corbyn

James Wright, 7th March 2019

Leyla Guven and Nora Costinas

I just met hunger striker Leyla Güven in Turkey. She wants peace. And she deserves justice.

Emily Apple, 5th March 2019

Conforming to establishment media groupthink could destroy Corbyn

Joe Emersberger, 5th March 2019

Jeremy Corbyn threatens the structures of racism in British politics. Don’t buy the smears.

John McEvoy, 4th March 2019