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Rigging Britain’s Democracy

The allegations that Labour has used its online voting system to rig parliamentary selections suggest that Starmer’s addiction to purging the left is corroding the integrity of Britain’s democratic system.

Palestinian Voices Will Not Be Erased

After artists collectively removed their work from a Manchester arts centre in protest at its censorship of a Palestinian literature celebration, bosses were forced to reinstate the event — in a stunning victory for those opposing genocide in Gaza.

The Diggers’ Green Roots

During the English Civil War, a band of radicals set out to make the world a common treasury. But the Diggers weren't just pioneering socialists — they were forerunners of the environmental movement too.

Plans Without the People

A new book which draws from Manchester’s radical past to chart a future free from landlordism erases Mancunians from their own story — and leads to political incoherence, writes Sam Wheeler.

The Fight to Save Julian Assange

Now the High Court has recognised Julian Assange may be executed by America for exposing war crimes, the fight to save his life and defend press freedom could not be more urgent.

Corporate Power Is Killing the Planet

In the 1950s, a system of corporate courts was created to allow Western businesses to sue the Global South for threatening their profits — and now fossil fuel giants are using it to stop any country from fighting the climate crisis.