Activism
Just Stop Oil don’t need you to like them
Not here to be loved — The hate and vitriol Just Stop Oil faced after throwing soup over a Van Gough painting has been immense. Here, one of their members explains why it won’t deter them.
Written by: Anna Holland
Inside the winning fight to stop the Rwanda deportation flights
A campaign led by ex-torture survivors and refugee organisations has left the Tories with no planes left to carry out their callous scheme. Writer Diyora Shadijanova reports on how they won.
Written by: Diyora Shadijanova
What’s happening at Manston should horrify us all
As the situation at the dangerously overcrowded immigration centre in Kent escalates, SOAS Detainee Support detail the appalling conditions they witnessed there.
Written by: SOAS Detainee Support
The Belfast artists fighting to save the city’s creative studios
‘Stop pushing us out!’ — After a devastating fire cost some artists their life’s work and archives, creatives in the city are coming together to call for more affordable workspaces.
Written by: Róisín Lanigan
Thousands protest in London over deaths in police custody
End state violence — Over the weekend, the United Families & Friends Campaign organised a protest calling for an end to deaths at the hands of the police.
Written by: Ben Smoke
India’s ghost weddings: where dead children are married off
Pretha Kalyanam — While it has become far less common, a centuries-old tradition is offering families a way to honour the deceased, reports Arbab Ali.
Written by: Arbab Ali
The rise of Ben-Gvir is the product of Israeli apartheid
Free Palestine — While the ascension of far-right politicians in Israel has been met with outrage by the British Jewish press, it is merely the logical conclusion of Israeli colonialism, writes Emily Hilton.
Written by: Emily Hilton
Why teachers are gearing up to strike in Britain
‘The situation is dire’ — The education sector is at a breaking point. And now, amid a cost of living crisis, many teachers feel they have little choice but to take industrial action, reports Nadeine Asbali.
Written by: Nadeine Asbali
Levelling Up is leaving my home town of Teesside worse off
Tories out — Amid the chaos engulfing Liz Truss’s government, one of the last scraps of her mini-budget left is investment zones. Writer George Walker explains why they’ll only do more harm than good.
Written by: George Walker
The UK’s energy cap U-turn will inflict untold suffering
‘It’s a stab in the back‘ — The Chancellor’s scaling back of the energy support scheme has left many people in desperately vulnerable situations, reports Ella Glover.
Written by: Ella Glover
