As we see the end of the Starmer years, I am reflecting on my favourite things about him. Personally, it was when he told a newspaper that he didn’t dream or have any internal thoughts

I've seen the metadata of that Wes Streeting For Leader website that his team keep saying is nothing to do with them ... get ready for WES

Part pop star, part far-right action hero, Danny Bones has achieved success with his music that most could only dream of. He sings about immigration and broken Britain's gritty reality. But he's not real...

A nice hat tip from Ian Hislop for my Very Funny Piece which you can read here novaramedia.com/2026/02/06/t...

"I do not recall him being quizzed about his time on pedo island." Why the Times hired Mandy when details of his links to Epstein had already begun to emerge in public: novaramedia.com/2026/02/06/t...

The Times Hired Peter Mandelson ‘Despite Repeated Warnings’ Over Epstein

The Times ignored concerns about Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in order to give the Prince of Darkness a podcast spot in order to help court the Labour party. Simon Childs report...

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Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans. This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota: “Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”

I think it's very important that Rupert Lowe's "Million Nonce March" gets widespread media coverage. Critical to amplify diverse voices.

Emma Jacobs@emmavj.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We go live to the Protect our girls crew, unsure what they are doing

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

A few weeks ago this Reform rising star went on LBC & said young people were being paid too much,citing his experience in hospitality. So we looked into his companies & found 3 tribunal judgments for failure to pay wages, holiday pay & provide contracts www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

UEFA's failures have been almost entirely overlooked in the tawdry controversy over the Maccabi Tel Aviv supporter ban. Great piece from @simonchilds.bsky.social novaramedia.com/2025/11/05/u...

Uefa Promised to Investigate Maccabi Tel Aviv Over Amsterdam Racism. Then It Went Quiet | Novara Media

After Maccabi Tel Aviv fans rampaged through Amsterdam tearing down Palestine flags and chanting “fuck the Arabs”, Europe’s football authority pledged to investigate. A year later and days before anot...

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We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.

Huge story with some absolutely shocking details. Big credit to @simonchilds.bsky.social and the workers who spoke to @novaramedia.com for this novaramedia.com/2025/10/15/u...

Union Leader Accused of Harassment and Heading Up ‘Sexist Boys Club’ | Novara Media

Exclusive: Workers at a huge federation of trade unions fear a redundancy process is being used to ‘wipe’ the institutional memory of a misogynistic workplace culture where union money was spent on st...

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A major coalition of trade unions turned into a "sexist, patriarchal boys' club" where union cards paid for strip clubs. Female colleagues were broken down and traumatised by the sexist culture...

This is wild. People go through the mill taking on crappy employers in employment tribunals, win and then just... don't get the money. Really important investigation.

Emiliano Mellino@mellino.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help. This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

- you clean up that banksy? - sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked

Adrian+Shane@adrianandshane.bsky.social · 11mo ago

They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.

On the same day in the Telegraph:

Police swooped on 5 members of Defend Our Juries this morning as they were about to announce that 1,000 people have signed up to defy the ban at their next protest novaramedia.com/2025/09/02/p...

Police Arrest Key Members of Protest Group Defying Palestine Action Ban After Dawn Raids | Novara Media

Counter-terror police arrested five key spokespeople for Defend Our Juries just hours before the group announced its latest protest. Simon Childs reports.

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Rolex-Wearing Union Leader Faces Allegations of Union-Busting novaramedia.com/2025/08/06/r...

Rolex-Wearing Union Leader Faces Allegations of Union-Busting | Novara Media

Staff at the International Transport Workers’ Federation stand up for the rights of millions of workers across the world. Now they’re being subjected to a ‘sham’ redundancy process. Simon Childs repor...

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Not every day you meet the iconic comedian behind the world's most famous joke

🧵How @lewishamlabour.bsky.social suppress Palestine solidarity and crush dissent Report in @novaramedia.com lays out how Chief Whip Eva Stamirowski punished me for speaking out on Israel's genocide Also carried in @salamandernews.org 🦎 www.salamandernews.org/lewisham-cou...

As Palestine Action faces being branded a terrorist group for throwing paint around, I took a look at the implications for the broader left novaramedia.com/2025/06/24/h...

Here’s How the Palestine Action Ban Could Affect You | Novara Media

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...

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Folkies 1, Lockheed Martin 0 novaramedia.com/2025/06/19/a...

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

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.

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I explained the UK government's fool-proof strategy to defeat the far-right by enacting all their policies while everyone on all sides of the political spectrum despise them for it, for the latest edition of Hell World c/o @lukeoneil47.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/the-next-tur...

The next turn of the ratchet

The right will never be satisfied with diet bigotry

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Today @simonchilds.bsky.social writes on the increasing anti-immigrant sentiment and further shift to the right from Labour and Keir Starmer. www.welcometohellworld.com/the-next-tur...

The next turn of the ratchet

The right will never be satisfied with diet bigotry

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In the High Court where Palestinian NGO Al Haq is challenging the legality of the government's "carve out" to send parts of lethal F35 jets to Israel. The court is packed, I'm in the overspill room which is also packed...

A controversial British company, which burns wood for electricity and receives lots of taxpayer subsidies, says it has a “revolving door” with government - @simonchilds.bsky.social reports novaramedia.com/2025/03/27/g...

Greenwashing Power Station Executive Admits ‘Revolving Door’ With Government | Novara Media

An executive for Drax said the greenwashing power plant has a ‘revolving door’ with the civil service, as its massive lobbying budget is revealed.

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Austerity under the coalition government in 2011 was met with the biggest public sector strikes in a generation. Now that we're getting austerity 2.0, similar strikes may be difficult because Labour is delaying getting rid of Tory anti-union laws. novaramedia.com/2025/03/27/l...

Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0 | Novara Media

The government is backsliding over reforms to Tory anti-strike laws. Perhaps it has something to do with the fresh round of cuts they have planned. Polly Smythe reports.

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Chuffed to have been nominated for an @amnestyuk.bsky.social Media Award for the podcast documentary we made about the state repression of the Palestine movement! 🍾🥂