Activism
Campaigners welcome social housing bill but warn there’s no quick fix for Britain’s horror homes
Campaigners welcome social housing bill but warn there’s no quick fix for Britain’s horror homes
The Social Housing Regulation Bill was unveiled at the Queen’s Speech after years of campaigning from Grenfell survivors and Kwajo Tweneboa.
Explained: How the Public Order Bill will clamp down on protests
Explained: How the Public Order Bill will clamp down on protests
You may have noticed that many of the proposals are the same as the ones rejected from Priti Patel’s Policing Bill.
Activists to stage mass protest on duke’s taxpayer-subsidised private estate
Activists to stage mass protest on duke’s taxpayer-subsidised private estate
Activists are planning to trespass on an estate used for pheasant shooting to call for the right to roam in England.
Climate activist hijacks smoothie brand Innocent’s Trafalgar Square PR stunt
Climate activist hijacks smoothie brand Innocent’s Trafalgar Square PR stunt
Why people are protesting against the British Museum
Why people are protesting against the British Museum
Vanessa Nakate: ‘The climate issue is the biggest threat that is facing our lives right now’
Vanessa Nakate: ‘The climate issue is the biggest threat that is facing our lives right now’
Environmental defenders, not victims: What we can learn from the San people of Southern Africa
Environmental defenders, not victims: What we can learn from the San people of Southern Africa
Extinction Rebellion vows to ‘get serious’ with ‘most roadblocks ever’
Extinction Rebellion vows to ‘get serious’ with ‘most roadblocks ever’
Claudia Jessie: ‘A clown is all I ever wanted to be’
Claudia Jessie: ‘A clown is all I ever wanted to be’
‘Those in power are afraid of people like you and me’: From Greenham Common to the Policing Bill
‘Those in power are afraid of people like you and me’: From Greenham Common to the Policing Bill
Oil blockades planned to last ‘as long as possible’, says Extinction Rebellion
Oil blockades planned to last ‘as long as possible’, says Extinction Rebellion
Premier League goalpost protester: ‘I felt like the most hated man on the planet’
Premier League goalpost protester: ‘I felt like the most hated man on the planet’
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Sisters Uncut set off 1,000 rape alarms during a protest at Charing Cross police station
Sisters Uncut set off 1,000 rape alarms during a protest at Charing Cross police station
Hacker group Anonymous take over Russian state TV with footage of Ukraine invasion
Hacker group Anonymous take over Russian state TV with footage of Ukraine invasion
Climate activists and celebrities team up for #CodeRedActNow anti-fossil fuel campaign
Climate activists and celebrities team up for #CodeRedActNow anti-fossil fuel campaign
‘People call me a role model. I’m like, OK but why?’: Love Island’s Kaz Kamwi on influencer culture
‘People call me a role model. I’m like, OK but why?’: Love Island’s Kaz Kamwi on influencer culture
People are leaving fake Google reviews to tell Russians what’s really happening in Ukraine
People are leaving fake Google reviews to tell Russians what’s really happening in Ukraine
These MPs praised ‘brave’ Russian protesters – then voted to restrict protest in the UK
These MPs praised ‘brave’ Russian protesters – then voted to restrict protest in the UK
Hugh Grant backs anti-Boris Johnson protest taking place in London
Hugh Grant backs anti-Boris Johnson protest taking place in London
High Court bans striking hospital staff from ‘waving banners’ and making ‘any loud noise’
High Court bans striking hospital staff from ‘waving banners’ and making ‘any loud noise’
The environment minister’s rent payments are being used to pay Insulate Britain’s legal fees
The environment minister’s rent payments are being used to pay Insulate Britain’s legal fees
‘People have had enough’: Cost of living protests to take place across the UK
‘People have had enough’: Cost of living protests to take place across the UK
Social investment could create ‘36,000 jobs in our most deprived communities’
Social investment could create ‘36,000 jobs in our most deprived communities’
‘Trauma deadline’ in Borders Bill would see survivors of abuse miss out on support
‘Trauma deadline’ in Borders Bill would see survivors of abuse miss out on support
Kill the Bill protests taking place across the country ahead of votes on Policing Bill
Kill the Bill protests taking place across the country ahead of votes on Policing Bill
Activists cleared of criminal damage over toppling of Edward Colston statue in Bristol
Activists cleared of criminal damage over toppling of Edward Colston statue in Bristol
Protesters urge Lords to vote down Nationality and Borders Bill as it returns to parliament
Protesters urge Lords to vote down Nationality and Borders Bill as it returns to parliament
‘They want to take your soul’: The race to stop Priti Patel’s Jamaica deportation flight
‘They want to take your soul’: The race to stop Priti Patel’s Jamaica deportation flight
Student who made sanitary pads in lockdown sends thousands to Uganda for Christmas
