As union laws become more draconian, activists are getting innovative. It's giving right-wingers the jitters
Activism
Many members of the Conservative Party's lords bench seem to be taking indefinite strike action, Byline Times analysis suggests
Patsy Stevenson believes the country's largest force must be held accountable for its conduct at the event to remember the 33-year-old woman murdered by a Met Police officer
A few days ago, I tooted at Mastodon about a Christmas message I’d had from a Russian friend. I intended my post to convey something hopeful about peace and reconciliation, but got immediate pushback from someone who asked why, if there are are some good Russians, they haven’t stopped the war. Meanwhile, over on Elon’s […]
Sam Freedman, whose Substack is the only one I subscribe to, recommended an essay by one James O’Malley on this subject. But reading the essay, it struck me as rather obviously wrong-headed, mainly for the reason that the characteristics it identifies as quintessentially “woke” are shared with other political tendencies and currents, albeit in ways […]
Stuart Spray reports on the reaction by politicians, environmental groups and climate activists to the Government's go-ahead for the country's first coal mine in 30 years
To diminish essential workers' right to withdraw their labour would be a dangerous precedent and remove an important check on government excess, writes Gareth Roberts