58% of Conservative Party members think Islam is a threat to the British way of life
A new poll of Conservative Party members has found that over half of them think Islam is a threat to the 'British way of life'. Campaign group Hope Not Hate…
Hungarian government accused of ‘systematic attack on the rule of law’
Leading NGO Human Rights Watch has accused the Hungarian government of engaging in a 'systematic attack on the rule of law'. The NGO made the allegation as a result of…
Statement from six major aid agencies on developments in Rafah
Six major aid agencies have written a joint statement on the ongoing situation in Rafah. We have published the statement in full below. We are appalled by the harrowing developments…
Over 1,500 people close Barclays accounts over firm’s links to Israel
More than 1,500 people have closed their Barclays bank accounts in protest of its links to Israel. Thousands of others have signed a pledge to never bank with Barclays. Campaigners…
Campaign calls on parliamentary candidates to pledge more investment and end to outsourcing in NHS
Parliamentary candidates are being urged to make a 'Pledge for the NHS' in advance of the next general election. Anti-privatisation campaign group We Own It is calling on parliamentary candidates…
17 Israeli civil society organisations call for Gaza ceasefire
17 Israeli civil society organisations have signed a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Among the signatories is the human rights organisation B'Tselem. The statement begins: "We,…
American nukes in Britain ‘makes us a nuclear target’, CND says
In light of recent media reports that US nuclear weapons are returning to Britain, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has renewed its warning that such a deployment will only…
NUS launches student manifesto for next general election
The National Union of Students (NUS) has launched a student manifesto for the next general election. The union says that the manifesto highlights the difficulties students and apprentices currently face, including…
A peace proposal for the Russia-Ukraine War
'We will provide the weapons you need, this year, next year, and for as long as it takes.' This was foreign secretary David Cameron’s promise to Volodymyr Zelensky in November.…
Waverley Borough Council’s campaign to stop the drilling for fossil fuels in the Surrey Hills
Earlier this month (January 9), we learned the proposal from UK Oil and Gas (UKOG) to drill for hydrocarbons in the heart of the Surrey countryside has now been given…