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What chances for climate protesters at Court of Appeal?

What chances for climate protesters at Court of Appeal?

December 5th: Van Gogh soup protest and M25 blockade among cases in January hearing ~ Andy Meinke ~ In July, when five Just Stop Oil activists were jailed for a total of 21 years for a plan to block the M25 motorway in London, it was part of a huge jump in sentencing for peaceful protesters.
It’s my party and I’ll die if I want to

It’s my party and I’ll die if I want to

November 28th: Assisted suicide should not be illegal – but the living and dying both deserve a better world ~ Ryan Essex ~ The UK Parliament is tomorrow set to debate and vote on new legalisation on assisted dying, which would “allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards and protections, to request and be provided

Notes from the US: Power unchecked

Notes from the US: Power unchecked

November 14th: What a resurgent MAGA presidency means for policy and resistance ~ Louis Further ~ It is a week since the elections, and our preliminary assessment of how and why Donald Trump – a twice impeached convicted felon, and an incompetent, largely economically ignorant white supremacist, misogynist and serial rapist – was legitimately elected to the

A black woman Tory leader? Sure, as long as she’s batshit right-wing

A black woman Tory leader? Sure, as long as she’s batshit right-wing

November 4th: Kemi Badenoch exemplifies the decades-long tradition in the UK of ‘pulling up the ladder’, practiced by class-ascendant immigrants on the right of the political spectrum ~ Daniel Adediran ~ Kemi Badenoch is the death’s head of the Tory Party.

Avoiding the ‘peaceful protest’ trap

Avoiding the ‘peaceful protest’ trap

November 3rd: As the far-right seizes ground, we need energised communities who can resist nationalism ~ Blade Runner ~ On October 26, another Tommy Robinson-led rally took place outside 10 Downing Street under the “Unite the Kingdom” banner.

Labour’s anti-trans health betrayal

Labour’s anti-trans health betrayal

October 30th: Trans people must form coalitions to face a government joining the side of cruelty ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ From the genocide in Gaza to refusing to apologise for the enslavement of millions of Africans, from the two-child cap to banning all trans healthcare for under 18s  – Keir Starmer’s government is showing us that

Frontex: 20 years of human rights violations

Frontex: 20 years of human rights violations

October 25th: The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, which “assists” European countries in “border management, control and security”, is 20 years old tomorrow ~ from Contre Attaque ~ Frontex is a tool for European countries, with an outsized budget of 845 million Euro in 2023.

Milkshake Farage is a courtroom crybaby

Milkshake Farage is a courtroom crybaby

October 23rd: We’ve really reached a low point when throwing a milkshake at a politician is not only brought to court, but prosecuted as “assault by beating” ~ Rob Ray ~ Nigel Farage’s court case against Clacton hero Victoria Thomas Bowen is the latest example in a trend of politicians refusing to abide by Britain’s historic and

Apocalypse war by proxy

Apocalypse war by proxy

October 11th: The Middle East war joins Ukraine as a permanent site of conflict, the new model for superpower dominance in the age of collapse ~ Blade Runner ~ In just one year, the devastation has been staggering: since Hamas massacred 1,200 Israelis, Israel’s military onslaught has retaliated thirty-fold, with over 41,000 Palestinians killed, including 13,000 children

UK Workers Rights Bill and the spectre of capitalism

UK Workers Rights Bill and the spectre of capitalism

October 10th: The latest piece of legislation unveiled by our government emerges not as a beacon of hope, but as a harbinger of betrayal ~ Mark McEwan ~ As the sun rises each day over the grey skies of the United Kingdom, we find ourselves staring into the abyss of a systemic failure that has plagued workers