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Corbyn is off to Margate in March – but not for a 99, nor for a dip in the sea

The Peace and Justice Project’s Music For The Many campaign has just added another gig to its list of events – with the (hopefully but unlikely to be sunny) seaside resort of Margate the destination....

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Somerset council meeting forced to stop as pro-Palestine activists call out...

At the executive meeting of Somerset council on 7 February, seven residents and supporters of Palestine Action took it in turns to call out the council’s role in assisting Israel‘s genocide in Gaza –...

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‘Pledge for the NHS’ campaign launches with Frankie Boyle, Ken Loach, and...

Frankie Boyle, Stephen Fry, Rosie Holt, Ken Loach, and other celebrities are throwing their weight behind a new campaign which calls on candidates at this year’s general election to take a ‘Pledge for...

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Thousands of people cancel their bank accounts with Barclays in mass boycott...

More than 1500 people collectively closed their Barclays accounts on Friday 9 February, vowing not to bank with it until it ends its complicity with Israeli genocide and apartheid in Gaza and the...

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Bristol to protest ‘educide’ in Gaza as pro-Palestine demos happen across the...

On Saturday 10 February, Bristol will see the seventh local Palestine march organised by “Bristol Palestine Alliance” (BPA). This time, the theme is ‘educide’ – as Israel deliberately wipes out Gaza’s...

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New Socialist party officially registers with plans to challenge Labour at...

The Social Justice Party (SJP) – a new democratic and eco-socialist party – has officially registered with the Electoral Commission ahead of plans to stand candidates at the next general election....

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Bibby Stockholm will be back in the High Court facing another legal challenge

A local resident is back in court over the Bibby Stockholm – trying to get the barge shut down, while putting the racist government policy that created it in the spotlight. On 27-29 February, the High...

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Stop The War Cymru: a new group in Wales launches with anti-imperialism at...

Stop the War Cymru has been established in response to the continuing crisis in the Middle East and to help coordinate anti-war efforts and messages of peace across Wales. Stop The War Cymru The...

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Another judge sees sense and throws out ridiculous case against Palestine Action

A judge has thrown out the case against seven Palestine Action activists. It was brought by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after the group targeted UAV Tactical System’s factory supplying Israel....

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While Assange is in court, the government will also be trying to remove a...

On 21 February at the Royal Courts of Justice, London, on the application of the Attorney General, the Court of Appeal will consider whether to remove the last remaining legal defence for many...

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Wildlife presenter Iolo Williams has urged the Welsh government to listen...

TV wildlife presenter Iolo Williams has got involved with a campaign about Welsh government plans for farming under the Sustainable Farming Scheme. People are saying it ignores the impact on National...

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Bosses are leaving most workers stuck on zero-hours contracts for over a...

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) says a ban on zero-hours contracts is “long overdue”, as new analysis from it reveals two in three zero hours contract workers have been with their current employer for...

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Zionists tried to shut down a family kite-making workshop because ‘it implied...

The North Herts Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a successful kite-making workshop for families in Hitchin on Sunday 11 February. This was despite the council-run community centre that had originally...

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Palestine Action target CDW for a second time over its links to Israel’s...

Palestine Action have targeted a company – CDW – that supplies services for Elbit Systems for a second time. It shows the group’s determination to force the company to end its agreement with the...

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BREAKING: activists occupy Royal Courts of Justice over Assange, XR, climate...

On Wednesday 21 February, over 100 people gathered within the central hall at the Royal Courts of Justice, London, to hold a series of peaceful People’s Assemblies or ‘Citizens Juries’, in what is...

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The City of London will be the target of mass protests next week over the...

Hundreds of top insurance bosses were sent an ultimatum by letter this week, as Extinction Rebellion gears up to join a week of protests in the City of London and in towns and cities across the UK and...

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The High Court has REFUSED to hear a case to stop UK arms exports to Israel

The High Court has made the ‘outrageous’ decision to throw out a case that was trying to stop the UK exporting weapons to Israel – despite the International Court of Justice investigating a “plausible”...

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Unions, lawyers, and rights groups slam Tory ministers’ decision to...

Nearly 50 organisations including the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Citizens Advice, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Fawcett Society, Maternity Action, Women’s Budget Group, and Liberty call on government...

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Give every child a school visit to National Parks, campaigners urge Wales’s...

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of National Parks, Campaign for National Parks and the Alliance for Welsh Designated Landscapes are urging candidates Jeremy Miles and Vaughan Gething...

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URGENT: meeting called at parliament over ‘Islamophobic demonisation’ of...

Representatives of the coalition organising the national Palestine marches, along with MPs and civil liberties organisations, will hold a press conference tomorrow morning (Wednesday 28 February) in...

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