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Just Stop Oil holds first protest in 17 months

No new drilling — Having previously said that it was “hanging up the hi-vis”, the climate activist group has blocked a road outside Parliament to protest Andy Burnham opening the door for new oil and gas extraction licenses in the North Sea.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop

Count Binface: “Nigel, who said he didn’t want to be humiliated, maybe has been”

“I’m just getting started” — The novelty political candidate, created by Jonathan David Harvey, came second in the Clacton by-election after winning 9,455 votes and more than a quarter of the votes.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop

Activists replace Union Jacks with ‘Tax The Rich’ flags in Farage’s Clacton

Take Back Power — It comes after the Reform UK leader resigned as an MP and triggered a by-election in the constituency, following scrutiny over a £5 million donation that he had not declared.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop
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Björk calls for Greenland independence following fresh Trump annexation threats

‘I burst with sympathy’ — The Icelandic legend drew parallels between her home country and the remote Danish territory, describing both Denmark and the USA as “cruel colonisers”.

  • Activism
  • Olivia Fee
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Why does everything feel so undignified?

Dropped your Brit Card, Mate! — From Nepal’s Gen Z revolution to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, unrest and violence is everywhere at the moment. Newsletter columnist Emma Garland searches for why, and explains why we need to wrest back agency from the powerful.

  • Culture
  • Emma Garland
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Jeremy Corbyn confirms new party with Zarah Sultana: “Change is coming”

A real alternative? — Sultana revealed that she was quitting the Labour Party yesterday evening, saying that she was going to co-lead a new party with the former Labour leader.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk
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The UK is now second-worst country for LGBTQ+ rights in western Europe

Rainbow regression — It’s according to new rankings in the 2025 Rainbow Europe Map and Index, which saw the country plummet to 45th out of 49 surveyed nations for laws relating to the recognition of gender identity.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop

Jeremy Corbyn isn't going anywhere

“I was elected to do a job" – The veteran MP talks Labour leadership, Parliament, the left and the future in a wide-ranging interview with Ben Smoke.

  • Interviews
  • Ben Smoke

Inside the UK's anti-migrant protests

Demonstrations in Rotherham, Erskine, Warwickshire and St. Helens last weekend show an alarming rise in the frequency of anti-migrant protests as well as the numbers attending them. But tensions have been brewing for a long time as inflammatory rhetoric has ramped up across mainstream news and politics.

  • Activism
  • Tom Bennett

Thousands join vigils in memory of Brianna Ghey

Rest in pride — Following the brutal killing of trans teenager Brianna Ghey in Warrington this weekend, thousands gather at events held around the UK and Ireland in her name.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Inside the fight against the Tories’s anti-strike bill

Democracy under attack — Activists and campaigners are fighting back against new laws that would seriously undermine the ability to take industrial action, calling it an attack on fundamental workers' rights.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

The Tories are mounting fresh attacks on trans rights

Reform the GRA — After blocking the Scottish government’s gender recognition reform bill, Westminster is now devising further changes to the law to make it harder for trans people to self-identify.

  • Activism
  • Liam Konemann

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