Pro-Palestine protesters outside parliament as MPs vote on an amendment calling for a ceasefire. Photo: Clare Hymer

Analysis

A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

by Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean
On Wednesday night, one third of Labour MPs defied the whip and voted for a ceasefire. Others gave stirring speeches in favour, then abstained anyway.
a man looks at the camera while holding a pink balloon besides his face with the face of Yasser Arafat on it

Long Read

Palestinian Satirical Cinema Has the Last Laugh

by Juliet Jacques
The works of Elia Suleiman and David Osit capture the numbness produced by decades of occupation and in so doing offer an antidote to it, writes Juliet Jacques.
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. REUTERS/Phil Noble Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Report
Revealed: Outsourcing Companies Are Lobbying Labour to Sell Out Public Services
by Polly Smythe
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Red Flags
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by Sophie K Rosa
Labour leader Keir Starmer. Wiktor Szymanowicz/Reuters Labour leader Keir Starmer. Wiktor Szymanowicz/Reuters
Opinion
The Corruption Behind Starmer’s Rise Has Finally Been Exposed
by Joe Guinan
Opinion
Erdoğan’s ‘Solidarity’ With Palestine Is Just a Vehicle for His Own Nationalism
by Ronî Özdemir
Pro-Palestine protesters outside parliament as MPs vote on an amendment calling for a ceasefire. Photo: Clare Hymer

Analysis

A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

by Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean
On Wednesday night, one third of Labour MPs defied the whip and voted for a ceasefire. Others gave stirring speeches in favour, then abstained anyway.
a man looks at the camera while holding a pink balloon besides his face with the face of Yasser Arafat on it

Long Read

Palestinian Satirical Cinema Has the Last Laugh

by Juliet Jacques
The works of Elia Suleiman and David Osit capture the numbness produced by decades of occupation and in so doing offer an antidote to it, writes Juliet Jacques.
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Why Posh People Have Bad Taste
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Engine of Immortality
What will be lost when the internet renders print culture obsolete?
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Red Flags

I Can’t Fit It All In: How Do I Do My Job and Also Be a Good Person?
by Sophie K Rosa
Work, activism, hobbies, exercise, eating, sleeping and showing up for the people you love: In the second instalment of Novara Media's advice column, Red Flags, Sophie K Rosa advises a burnt-out worker who blames herself for not being able to fit it all in.
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Articles

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Analysis
The Rightwing Media Is Very Upset About the Remembrance Day Disorder It Helped Cause
by Simon Childs
Far-right protesters clash with police on Remembrance Day. X/Twitter Far-right protesters clash with police on Remembrance Day. X/Twitter
Report
The Far-Right Observed Remembrance Day by Fighting the Police
by Simon Childs
Protestors hold Palestinian flags and placards during a march in London Protestors hold Palestinian flags and placards during a march in London
Opinion
Armistice Day Is Perfect for a Peace March
by Joe Glenton
A white man and a brown woman wearing keffiyehs stand facing each other, with a palestine flag in the background A white man and a brown woman wearing keffiyehs stand facing each other, with a palestine flag in the background
Feature
These Pro-Palestine Activists Are on Trial for ‘Blackmail’
by Rivkah Brown
A blockade at an arms factory in Kent A blockade at an arms factory in Kent
Report
Activists Just Shut Down a Factory That Makes Parts for Israeli Fighter Jets
by Charlotte England
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Analysis
Suella Braverman, Far-Right Activists and the Media Are Stoking Tensions Ahead of Saturday’s Palestine March
by Simon Childs
A woman with grey hair, glasses and a keffiyeh holds a placard on which is written on a white blackground in blue writing 'what a cuntry'. She is surrounded by uniformed police officers A woman with grey hair, glasses and a keffiyeh holds a placard on which is written on a white blackground in blue writing 'what a cuntry'. She is surrounded by uniformed police officers
Report
Former Amnesty Official Arrested for Satirical Placard
by Rivkah Brown
a man with short brown hair and a black suit, white shirt and red tie smiles in front of a BBC logo a man with short brown hair and a black suit, white shirt and red tie smiles in front of a BBC logo
Report
School Students Walk Out of Shadow Minister’s Assembly Over Labour’s Position on Palestine
by Clare Hymer

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