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The far‑right are posturing as champions of women and children, casting migrants as predators and vowing to protect “our own.” Yet underneath this façade lies a toxic blend of misogyny, scapegoating, and political theatre.
August 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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When white refugees needed sanctuary, Britain moved fast. So why are Palestinians still being left behind?
Why hasn’t the UK introduced a Gaza Family Visa Scheme?
[Image: British Red Cross]
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August 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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In a growing wave of resistance against corporate complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza, direct action groups have escalated efforts to disrupt the UK's role in the global arms and surveillance supply chain that fuels the Israeli war machine.
Dismantling the Genocide Supply Chain: British Activists Target Arms and Tech Firms Enabling Israel’s War on Gaza
Direct action groups have escalated efforts to disrupt the UK's role in the global arms and surveillance supply chain that fuels the Israeli war on Gaza.
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August 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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After a wave of coordinated far-right protests outside hotels housing refugees, disturbing revelations have emerged about the organisers

Meanwhile the government has rolled out policies seen as concessions to the far-right
Far-Right Criminals Stoke Anti-Refugee Hatred as Government Moves to Appease Racists
As Britain reels from a wave of coordinated far-right protests outside hotels housing refugees, disturbing revelations have emerged about the individuals leading these actions, many of whom are convic...
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August 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
As England grapples with a growing number of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreaks, the country’s powerful shooting lobby seems more interested in protecting its privileges than the public good, or the health of wildlife.

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Ghost Birds and Legal Battles: The Gamebird Industry’s Dangerous Gamble with Avian Flu
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August 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
In a breathtaking betrayal of wildlife conservation, NatureScot, the so-called “guardian” of Scotland’s natural heritage, has granted a licence to slaughter 500 Northern Gannet chicks on the remote island of Sula Sgeir.

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The Slaughter of Scotland’s Gannet Chicks: Barbarism in the Name of Tradition
In a breathtaking betrayal of wildlife conservation, NatureScot, the so-called “guardian” of Scotland’s natural heritage, has granted a licence to slaughter 500 Northern Gannet chicks on the remote is...
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August 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Conservationists warn of dire consequences as 10,000 water quality tests are canceled, exacerbating pollution risks across the UK

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Environmental Agency Faces Water Quality Monitoring Crisis Amid Staff Shortages
Conservationists warn of dire consequences as 10,000 water quality tests are canceled, exacerbating pollution risks across the UK
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August 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Amid mounting tensions and widespread dissatisfaction at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site, workers have launched two wildcat strikes in the span of a week

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Successful Wildcat Strikes at Hinkley Point C: A Glimpse into Workers' Resistance and the Failures of Union Leadership
Amid mounting tensions and widespread dissatisfaction at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site, workers have launched two wildcat strikes in the span of a week.
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July 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Behind the supposed grassroots protests lies a coordinated campaign by extremist elements bent on sowing racial hatred and division in British communities.

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Epping Riots: How the Far Right Stoked Hatred and Division
What began as local unease about asylum seeker accommodation at the Bell Hotel in Epping has escalated into a disturbing episode of far-right exploitation, violent unrest, and neo-Nazi infiltration.
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July 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This is not just a tragedy of violence but of political complicity. It is happening only because it is being allowed to happen by Israel’s political allies. Not for the first time the UK finds itself on the wrong side of history. theagitators.substack.com/p/the-genoci...
The Genocide in Palestine: The Silence, the Complicity, and the Tragic Reality
As of mid-2025, the Gaza Strip, home to over two million people, has been subjected to relentless airstrikes, blockades, and ground incursions.
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July 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Reposted by The Agitator
These are quotes from Israeli soldiers openly admitting to what Palestinians in Gaza have been reporting the entire genocide.
July 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“This should not be happening under a Labour government that promised a new deal for working people. It turns those promises into a complete joke.

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Labour’s Betrayal of Workers: A Deepening Rift as Unite Breaks with Rayner
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July 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It is a “pay-to-destroy” system that incentivises environmental degradation rather than true conservation.

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Planning and Infrastructure Bill: A Threat to Wildlife and the Environment
The Labour government has unveiled its Planning and Infrastructure Bill, touted as a necessary piece of legislation to modernize the country’s infrastructure and tackle the housing crisis.
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July 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Animal Liberation Front has targeted farms near Chipping Norton causing tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage

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Badgers’ Revenge - Animal Liberation Front targets farms in Chipping Norton
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July 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The moral finger pointing currently happening is worrying not only for free speech and the right to dissent but the fact it also acts as a convenient distraction from the real story

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Glastonbury, Free Speech, and the War on Dissent: A Struggle for Democratic Rights
The controversy surrounding this year’s Glastonbury Festival has highlighted a disturbing trend in the UK: the steady erosion of our democratic rights, particularly when it comes to freedom of express...
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July 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The proposed ban on Palestine Action represents a grave escalation in the UK’s ongoing assault on protest movements and political dissent

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Why Banning Palestine Action is a Dangerous Blow to Democracy and the Right to Protest
The proposed ban on Palestine Action represents a grave escalation in the UK’s ongoing assault on protest movements and political dissent.
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June 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Our first article looks at the mass media, how's it's owned by a handful of companies and billionaires and that rather than passively reporting unbiased news it distorts, manipulates and controls the narrative to keep the wheels for capitalism turning

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The Media as the Machinery of Oppression
In the age of 24-hour news cycles, social media algorithms, and the relentless rush to break the latest headline, we often fail to recognise the profound power wielded by the mainstream media and just...
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June 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM