This Labour government would have banned the Labour movement – alongside all the other protests that secured our freedoms. Imagine a movement arising in this country that seeks to overthrow established power. Imagine that it begins with a series of rebellions, in Scotland and south Wales perhaps, that shut down workplaces, confront police and soldiers […]
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Without resistance, a combination of new laws and new technologies of control will rush us towards dystopia. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 4th July 2025 No one can be trusted with power. Any government will oppress its people if not constantly and inventively challenged. And the task becomes ever-more urgent as new technologies […]
Thanks to the government’s draconian new anti-protest order, it’s almost impossible to tell whether you are or are not breaking the law. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30th July 2025 I packed a toothbrush, books and a notepad in a small rucksack, took my laptop from the house and hid it, gave my […]
Major demonstration in Trafalgar Square on Saturday could nearly double total of 1,600 arrested under terrorism laws since ban came into effect in July, organisers claim
Officers drove away the advertising van showing an image of the US President with the convicted paedophile as nearby activists and journalists were questioned
Low-rating cable channel, Sky News Australia, has called upon their viewers, all six of them, to get out and protest the sacking of Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from Sussan Ley’s cabinet. ”Jacinta is the future of the Liberal party,” declared Sky... Read More ›
"...it became clear as events unfolded, especially in Melbourne and Sydney, that the terms “anti-immigration” and “March for Australia” were merely a smokescreen."
How one word has birthed a globe-spanning tradition of resistance.
"Australian National University's recent announcement to slash three full time positions at the Australian Dictionary of Biography and “disestablish” the Australian National Dictionary ... represent cultural vandalism on a breathtaking scale.'