Assault rifles, wind farms, immigration and hormones: Inside NatCon Despite organisers’ best efforts, openDemocracy still got a reporter into the National Conservatism conference
How the lithium rush in West Africa is harming rural communities The scramble for ‘green economy’ lithium is bringing strain and uncertainty for rural West Africans
How academisation could be driving down teachers’ pay and conditions Average salaries in academies are lower than in council-run schools, while union members have less bargaining power
CAZ: The local election issue that unites Tories and conspiracy theorists One anti-ULEZ group is linked to Vote Leave digital strategist Thomas Borwick, while others platform climate denial
Is Labour purging the left? Inside the party’s embattled selection process ‘This is the most fundamental attempt to change the DNA of the Labour Party in its entire history’
South London exhibition showcases residents’ fight against ‘social cleansing’ On the condemned Aylesbury Estate, one woman’s flat has been transformed to celebrate her community’s resistance
The Tories pledged to end rough sleeping by 2024. Will they? Conservative MP says ministers have failed to grasp ‘crucial opportunity’ as street homelessness ticks up, not down