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"We oppose the government’s draconian crackdown on our rights to freedom of expression and assembly.
Clamping down on peaceful protests will not protect anyone’s rights or safety, and we reject cynical attempts by government to present this repressive proposal as protection for vulnerable groups."
Clamping down on peaceful protests will not protect anyone’s rights or safety, and we reject cynical attempts by government to present this repressive proposal as protection for vulnerable groups."
January 12, 2026 at 5:39 AM
"We oppose the government’s draconian crackdown on our rights to freedom of expression and assembly.
Clamping down on peaceful protests will not protect anyone’s rights or safety, and we reject cynical attempts by government to present this repressive proposal as protection for vulnerable groups."
Clamping down on peaceful protests will not protect anyone’s rights or safety, and we reject cynical attempts by government to present this repressive proposal as protection for vulnerable groups."
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Both ‘Human Rights Watch’ & ‘Justice’ have produced reports asking for new protest laws to be repealed & proposals for more curbs halted.
“The UK is adopting protest-control tactics imposed in countries where democratic safeguards are collapsing. It should oppose such measures, not replicate them.”
“The UK is adopting protest-control tactics imposed in countries where democratic safeguards are collapsing. It should oppose such measures, not replicate them.”
January 8, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Both ‘Human Rights Watch’ & ‘Justice’ have produced reports asking for new protest laws to be repealed & proposals for more curbs halted.
“The UK is adopting protest-control tactics imposed in countries where democratic safeguards are collapsing. It should oppose such measures, not replicate them.”
“The UK is adopting protest-control tactics imposed in countries where democratic safeguards are collapsing. It should oppose such measures, not replicate them.”
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January 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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“on article 8 of the ECHR in particular the right to family life ..we want to constrain in legislation the way that that is applied in immigration cases” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells Sky’s Trevor Philips
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
“on article 8 of the ECHR in particular the right to family life ..we want to constrain in legislation the way that that is applied in immigration cases” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells Sky’s Trevor Philips
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
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Foreign aid is declining as global defence spending soars.
But does ever-growing military expenditure really make us secure?
Join us in London or online on 12 Nov for the launch of a new UN report, "The Security We Need", which analyses these trade-offs. With insights from Izumi Nakamitsu.
But does ever-growing military expenditure really make us secure?
Join us in London or online on 12 Nov for the launch of a new UN report, "The Security We Need", which analyses these trade-offs. With insights from Izumi Nakamitsu.
The security we need: rebalancing military spending for a sustainable and peaceful future
This launch event brings together policymakers, academics, civil society, and media to discuss the findings and implications of the UN report, and to explore alternative frameworks of security grounde...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Foreign aid is declining as global defence spending soars.
But does ever-growing military expenditure really make us secure?
Join us in London or online on 12 Nov for the launch of a new UN report, "The Security We Need", which analyses these trade-offs. With insights from Izumi Nakamitsu.
But does ever-growing military expenditure really make us secure?
Join us in London or online on 12 Nov for the launch of a new UN report, "The Security We Need", which analyses these trade-offs. With insights from Izumi Nakamitsu.
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Video shows rescuers pulling a Palestinian boy from the rubble of his home in Gaza City. Israeli forces attacked the house on Thursday after the approval of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
October 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Video shows rescuers pulling a Palestinian boy from the rubble of his home in Gaza City. Israeli forces attacked the house on Thursday after the approval of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
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From pubs to populism: what the decline of community space means for democracy
Rosa Marks explores how rebuilding social & cultural infrastructure can help reverse the UK’s slide into distrust, division & populist politics?
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/social-...
@britishacademy.bsky.social
Rosa Marks explores how rebuilding social & cultural infrastructure can help reverse the UK’s slide into distrust, division & populist politics?
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/social-...
@britishacademy.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
From pubs to populism: what the decline of community space means for democracy
Rosa Marks explores how rebuilding social & cultural infrastructure can help reverse the UK’s slide into distrust, division & populist politics?
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/social-...
@britishacademy.bsky.social
Rosa Marks explores how rebuilding social & cultural infrastructure can help reverse the UK’s slide into distrust, division & populist politics?
www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/social-...
@britishacademy.bsky.social
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Awarding the UN's Francesca Albanese a Nobel Peace Prize would be powerful global recognition of her great courage in speaking out against genocide in Gaza.
It would be a clear statement of utter disgust from us all.
Please sign this @avaaz.org petition and share.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
It would be a clear statement of utter disgust from us all.
Please sign this @avaaz.org petition and share.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Nobel Peace Prize for Francesca Albanese and the doctors of Gaza
Netanyahu just nominated Trump for the Nobel peace prize. Let’s show that the world thinks - Francesca and Gaza doctors deserve it instead!
secure.avaaz.org
July 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Awarding the UN's Francesca Albanese a Nobel Peace Prize would be powerful global recognition of her great courage in speaking out against genocide in Gaza.
It would be a clear statement of utter disgust from us all.
Please sign this @avaaz.org petition and share.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
It would be a clear statement of utter disgust from us all.
Please sign this @avaaz.org petition and share.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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"5. Remember professional ethics.
March 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"5. Remember professional ethics.
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
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February 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
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