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…
Doomsday Clock 2024: We’re fast approaching the point of no return, warns CND
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set the Doomsday Clock for 2024 at 90 seconds to midnight, which they said reflected “the continued state of unprecedented danger the world faces.”…
Russian Supreme Court bans LGBT movement
Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the 'international LGBT movement' is an 'extremist organisation' in a move which human rights groups have said will jeopardise all forms of LGBT rights…
‘Humanitarian crisis in Gaza is not a side effect. It is the policy.’ – Israeli human rights group
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has said that the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza is not a side effect of the war, but instead the intended result of the policy…
80 civil society groups demand government acts on climate-linked migration and displacement
A coalition of 80 civil society groups specialising in climate and migration have called on the leaders of political parties in the UK to take act on migration and displacement…
Greens need to fall on the right side of the coming pylon wars
Every time I look at the news or social media, I am assailed by stories of angry protests against cycle lanes, bus lanes, solar farms, traffic calming and other small…