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‘A Keir Starmer Government Will Trigger a Revival of the Labour Left’
The Labour party leader’s long marginalisation of the Left cannot survive the realities of Government, argues his former advisor Simon Fletcher
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The Funding Crisis in Schools is Reaching Catastrophic Levels
Leicestershire School Heads have opened their books to parents showing them just how much they are struggling
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Cost of Living Charity Fired its Staff After They Tried to Unionise
Frontline advisors at Rooted Finance sacked on International Women’s Day
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Patriotic Alternative: The Threat from the Far Right
A revitalised Europe wide white supremacist movement is growing in the UK, gaining recruits through social media and online gaming
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Jewish Londoners Slam Government Advisor’s ‘No-Go Zone’ Claim About Pro-Palestine Marches
‘I’m sick to death of this idea that Jews think in a singular way’ one Jewish Londoner responded to Government adviser Robin Simcox
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‘Who Are the Extremists Who Would Tear Us Apart?’
Mustafa Al-Dabbagh argues that it is the Government, not those calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, which is using extremist and divisive rhetoric
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Plans to Bar Politicians from Meeting Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Climate Activists are “Dangerous and Authoritarian” Say MPs
If MPs in other countries were barred from meeting civil society groups, the regimes would be “condemned and investigated” Dawn Butler told Byline Times
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Surprise ‘People’s Assembly’ Comes to Court as Climate Protestors’ ‘Last Legal Defence’ May Be Removed
The Government appears keen to limit climate protestors’ legal justifications for direct action
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Extinction Rebellion Co-Founder Slams Legal System After Suspended Sentence for HS2 Protest
Dr Gail Bradbrook is among the most high-profile climate activists to be sentenced over protests
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Strikes by Ambulance and Border Force Staff now ‘Effectively Banned’ After Minimum Service Levels Pass By Government Diktat
When workers now vote to strike in key sectors, they could be forced to attend work by order of a ‘work notice’
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‘Emmnon’ Revealed: New Anti-Immigration Pressure Group Emerges at 55 Tufton Street
Max Colbert delves into a new organisation arguing for ‘action on the streets’
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Government Faces Court Action Over Arms Sales to Israel Amid Claims of Gaza “Genocide”
‘There should be no doubt that [UK-made] weapons are at acute risk of being used to commit further criminal acts and, possibly genocide’
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Workers Face the Sack if They Don’t Cross Their Own Picket Lines. What Kind of Country is This?
Strike-breaking is now mandatory.
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The Thin Blue Line of Accountability: How Citizens are Holding Britain’s Broken Police Forces to Account
Who polices the police? Increasingly, it is community activists. Michal Grant speaks to Copwatch groups on why they do it.
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RSA Found to have Wrongly Fired Staffer for Union Organising
The RSA said it disagreed with the decision and criticised the IWGB trade union for pursuing the case against it
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Johnson and Williamson Ignored COVID Safety Warnings in Schools as Ministers ‘Didn’t Want to Give an Inch to Unions’
England was the last of the four nations to require masks in schools following heavy resistance from the then Prime Minister and Education Secretary
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‘Keir Starmer’s Authoritarian Approach to Politics Risks Stifling a Labour Government’
The Labour leader’s labelling of those who disagree with him as ‘unBritish’ is a worrying sign of things to come, argues his former adviser Simon Fletcher
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‘Our Small Site DemocracyUnlocked had to Shut Down after Reporting on Dan Wootton’
Olly Boon reflects on the devastation of a group, DemocracyUnlocked, dedicated to telling readers the truth, which had to cease operating after receiving legal threats from the TV presenter
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‘If You Ask People to Change their Minds Quickly, they Struggle with It’: Chris Packham on the Need for Political Parties to Step Up to Save Our Planet
Stuart Spray speaks to the activist and TV presenter, who has announced he is challenging the Prime Minister on the legality of abandoning key net zero commitments
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‘You’re Not Just Disagreeing with Mr Sunak, You’re Disagreeing with God’: Why We Need Banned Books Week More than Ever
In just one year, book bans in the US have increased by a third – largely targeted at works containing content on LGBTQ+ rights, race and racism, physical abuse, grief and death
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How Campaigners and Charities are being ‘Gagged by Government’ as Report Issues Stark Warning
From the Lobbying Act to condemnation of peaceful campaigners by Government figures, free speech has been thoroughly degraded, the authors argue
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Campaigners Risk Prison by Standing Outside Courts Telling Jurors of ‘Right to Acquit’
Trudi Warner faces up to two years in prison for contempt of court. Now activists across the country are copying her action in solidarity
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Activist Who Held Sign Outside Court Informing Jurors of ‘Right to Acquit’ Insulate Britain Activists Could Face Two Years in Jail
The Attorney General’s office has said it plans to push forward contempt of court proceedings against retired social worker Trudi Warner.
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Courts to Face Wave of Protests as Climate Campaigners Say Right to Jury Trial ‘Under Attack’
Climate campaigners say the right to jury trial faces unprecedented threats – with several activists facing court proceedings for telling jurors of their ‘right to acquit’ on conscience
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Fake Newspapers and Struck Off Firms: The Conservative Candidate to Replace Nadine Dorries MP
The man picked by the Conservative Party to stand in Nadine Dorries’ Mid Bedfordshire seat already has a string of controversies under his belt
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Conservative London Mayoral Candidate Susan Hall Backs Fringe Right Wing ‘Restore Trust’ that Challenges Criticism of Empire
The endorsement thrusts her campaign into the centre of a debate about empire in what is a proudly multicultural city
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The Culture War Coming for Your Birth Control
Contraceptive rights has become the new front in the far-right’s attack on women
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How Cultural Workers are Striking Back Against Poverty Pay
A new wave of unionisation in the cultural sector is pushing back against a decade of austerity in the sector
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BP and Shell Dish Out Bonanza Payouts to Shareholders as Climate Crisis Rages
The fight against climate change is failing to put a dent in the huge profits of the same companies who helped fuel the crisis
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‘As Iran’s Islamic Regime Draws Up Tyrannical New Hijab Plans, Where is the International Outrage?’
If a new ‘Hijab and Chastity Bill’ succeeds with no condemnation from voices abroad, the international community will be culpable, writes Parisa Hashempour
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Founder of Whistle-Blowing Charity Responds to Complainant by ‘Passing on’ Her Name and Suggesting She Calls Friend of Alleged Abuser
A prominent women’s rights activist complained about a “defender” of an alleged abuser sitting on the board of a whistleblowing charity. The reply she got blew her away.
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Constituents Launch Campaign to Unseat Conservative Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson for Making ‘Laughing Stock of Area’
“Apparently, he is ‘putting Ashfield on the map’. I think he is making us a laughing stock” one constituent said
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Unions and Migrant Groups Call Out Tory Plan to Fund Public Sector Pay Rise With Sky-High Migrant Fees
The cost of getting British citizenship will rise from £1,330 to at least £1,596.
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Labour Hints that Starmer DOES Want to Scrap Two Child Benefit Cap Amid Mounting Rebellion
Keir Starmer’s spokesman opened the door to a potential U-turn on his plans to keep the controversial cap, following growing criticism from Labour MPs
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UCEA Chair Comments on Marking Boycott are ‘Disgraceful’ and ‘Inhumane’ as Lecturers Struggle During Cost of Living Crisis
Lecturers and students are upset about remarks preferring ‘pain along the way’ over industrial action
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Mega-Union Unite ‘Won’t Give an Extra Penny to Labour’ Unless Keir Starmer Changes Tack
“People feel very let down” by Sir Keir Starmer, the Unite leader tells Byline Times.
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Westminster Attacks on Workers’ Rights Sees UK’s Global Rating Tumble
Thousands of workers face being sacked for not crossing their own picket lines if new Westminster legislation passes
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The Russians Risking It All
Despite the odds and the heavy punishments, resistance still exists in Russia. Index on Censorship’s Assistant Editor Katie Dancey-Downs talks to those who are braving it to stand up to Putin
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Homeless Charity CEO Accused of Foul-Mouthed Tirade at Union as Pay Dispute Turns Toxic
Staff of St Mungo’s charity have begun an indefinite strike over pay, following allegations of a ‘25 minute shouting match’ at union reps by CEO Emma Haddad
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Outsourced Cleaners at the Department for Education Join Migrant Worker Strike Over ‘Bullying and Institutional Racism’
Low-paid migrant workers, including cleaners at the Department for Education, are taking coordinated strike action in London
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Workers ‘Will Find a Way’ Around New Conservative Anti-Strike Laws – Including by Pulling ‘Sickies’
Former TUC General Secretary says the “ingenuity of working people” will prevail over anti-union legislation.
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UK Lecturers Face Devastating Salary Deductions in Marking Boycott: Academics Speak Out
University workers are fighting for job security and fair pay. But docking lecturers’ pay risks worsening industrial action, UCU activist Dr Antonia Dawes writes
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Government Preparing to Quietly Amend the Definition of Disruptive Protest in ‘Chilling’ Change
‘Sneaky, cheating bastards’ – Josiah Mortimer reports on a peer leading the charge against the Government’s fresh protest clampdown
