Society

Refugee prison hulk plumbs new depths of mistreatment

The government wants to ‘house’ asylum seekers on the 220-bed accommodation barge.

Millie Collins  ·  16 September 2023

Rap lyrics ‘evidence of bad character’ in racist prosecutions

Courts use participation in rap music used as evidence of ‘bad character’.

Rob Schofield  ·  15 September 2023

The problem with ‘Just Stop Oil’

4 July 2023 was the hottest day since records began, since then wildfires and extreme heat has scorched several countries around the world.

Alex Rutherford  ·  27 July 2023

Abortion laws still criminalising women’s healthcare

‘Every child a wanted child; every mother a willing mother’

Workers Power  ·  13 July 2023

Appeal Court grants stay of execution for Rwanda refugees

THE TORIES’ plan to deport migrants who arrive on small boats to Rwanda has been ruled illegal by the Court of Appeal. First announced in April 2022, the government has already given Rwanda £140 million, without managing to deport a single refugee under the scheme. The latest appeal was brought by the United Nations refugee […]

Workers Power  ·  10 July 2023

Dirty money, dirty water

A shocking new study involving 30 water treatment works has estimated that 11bn litres of untreated sewage were discharged in 2020.

George Banks  ·  04 June 2023

Resist the Tories’ assault on our democratic rights!

In a climate of heightened police repression Alex Rutherford discusses the way forward for militants and activists.

Alex Rutherford  ·  03 June 2023

Defend Trans people

By R Banks and Millie Collins ON 11 FEBRUARY, 16 year old Brianna Ghey was brutally murdered, stabbed to death in Warrington Park by two 15 year olds. Brianna was transgender and had become a prominent representative of the young trans community on TikTok.  Police took four days to declare that the murder ‘might’ be […]

Rob Schofield  ·  09 March 2023

Rapist police off our streets!

By Jeremy Dewar THE METROPOLITAN Police is infested with violent misogynists. This isn’t rhetorical exaggeration. It’s a fact. Twelve serving Met officers have been convicted of sexual offences against women since the murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021, one every two months. Met Commissioner Mark Rowley admits this is only the tip of the […]

Jeremy Dewar  ·  07 February 2023

The Public Order Bill is an attack on the right to protest

The Bill has passed the House of Commons.

George Banks  ·  17 December 2022

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