ITV reported Helen Keenan got more than she asked for (literally) on the red carpet for Downton Abbey’s new film. Hugh Bonneville, who plays family patriarch Lord Grantham on the show, used the opportunity to talk about Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. X (Twitter) user Lorna_TVeditor wen...
Counter-terrorism police have arrested five of Defend Our Juries’ key spokespeople in dawn raids in London this morning (Tuesday 2 September) over Lift the Ban protests under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Defend Our Juries: more arrests Tim Crosland was arrested just hours before h...
A group of pro-independence organisations have said there is “space for a new left party in Scotland” as Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana launch the founding process for a new socialist party. Space in Scotland for an independent ‘Your Party’ The newly-formed Platform for Socialism & In...
Environmental group Coal Action Network has obtained expert legal advice that reveals that the UK government’s coal licence ban bill seriously risks failing in its aim to stop all new coal mining in the UK. This would be an embarrassment for the Labour government, who is expected to announ...
Shut The System (STS) activists smashed windows and sprayed blood-red paint at the offices of the right-wing think-tank, Policy Exchange, on Old Queen Street in Westminster on Friday 29 August. Policy Exchange: activists stick it to right-wing think tank The activists oppose Policy Exchang...
Guildford Crown Court has found eight Just Stop Oil supporters not guilty of public nuisance. The trial concerned an August 2022 action in which the group peacefully disrupted the UK’s largest petrol station to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects. Just Stop Oil M25: activists not gui...
To turn up the heat and give Meatopia attendees something to chew on, PETA supporters pitched up outside the barbecue festival and ‘grilled’ a lifelike ‘dog’. A banner reading “If You Wouldn’t Eat a Dog, Why Eat a Pig?” pointed out that pups and pigs are the same in all the ways that matte...
The Labour Party government has now confirmed that it has decided to bar Israel’s official delegation from taking part in the UK’s largest arms fair. Israel had been planning to attend the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) in London this September. While campaigners have ...
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is demanding that the government take action to stop Israeli companies and delegates attending one of the world’s largest arms fairs, DSEI, taking place in London this September. DSEI: Israeli companies and delegates to schmooze at UK’s largest arms fair ...
On Wednesday 27 August, activists from Shut Elbit Down Bristol took direct action against the headquarters of Elbit Systems UK, Israel’s number one weapons manufacturer. Elbit Systems: bike blockade to genocide HQ Two people cycled up to the entrance of the building and used lock-on device...