We'd like to thank our readers for all your support this year. Our newsletters will be taking a break over the winter period, but we will still be publishing. You can get updates on our social accounts below. Normal service will resume in 2024.

Dear Diogenes,

This week, our special correspondent reflected on his British family's connection to Palestine and why so many Brits have similar stories.

The reason? "The crisis in Palestine was made, at least in part, in Britain", he writes.

Click below to read the full opinion piece.

Weekly Poll

Weekly Poll: Which supermarket sells the best mince pies?

Tesco

Asda

Click for more options 👀

Highlights

UK universities take millions from defence companies arming Israel

Major arms companies give UK universities almost £100m and sit on Russell Group advisory boards

Private airport rep worked with cops to threaten green campaigner with jail

Police said Colin Shearn had asked too many questions and should be banned from Farnborough Airport's public meetings

Police disproportionately target Black rough sleepers under archaic law

Exclusive: Data reveals Black people are more likely to be arrested for being homeless under the Vagrancy Act

Conflating antisemitism and anti-zionism emboldens the far right

Antisemitism and other racisms are on the rise. A focus on pro-Palestine activism undermines the fight against these

Revealed: Ukraine's secret attempt to bypass top trade union bodies

Union leaders raise concerns about potential for government 'control' over new consultation body

Tell us what you think

We love to get feedback from our readers. Take this short survey to let us know how we can improve.

Let us know

Invest in our work

We're a small non-profit journalism outfit, not funded by dark money or lucrative sponsorship, so we depend on regular donations from our readers to:

pay journalists fair and sustainable wages
provide our team with the tools and security they need to do their work safely
hire in the experts (forensic accountants, lawyers, and digital analysts) to help us uncover the truth

Please support independent non-profit journalism by donating today.