Politics

Vox Pop: Is the government’s recommendation to increase minimum living wage by roughly 10% enough in this cost-of-living crisis?

Posted on Nov 29, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Diya Joseph

(Photo Credit: Brett Jordan) Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has approved a recommendation to increase the minimum national living wage by 9.7...Read More

Southwark councillors criticise lack of government funding affecting essential services in the borough

Posted on Nov 27, 2022Jan 22, 2023 by Thuy Bui

(Photo credit: Duong Bui) Southwark councillors warned the lack of financial support from the UK government to the local council has...Read More

Vox pop: Does Qatar deserve to host the World Cup?

Posted on Nov 18, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Shashwathi Sudhakar

(Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons) The FIFA World Cup will kick off on Sunday in Doha, and controversy is rife. The...Read More

Mahsa Amini: London protestors gather again to show solidarity for ‘women’s revolution’ in Iran

Posted on Nov 17, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Shifali Gorka

(picture credits: Shifali Gorka) Hundreds of protestors gathered again in Trafalgar Square, London on Saturday to protest against the Iranian...Read More

Brazilians celebrate in London after Lula’s win over Bolsonaro

Posted on Nov 5, 2022Nov 15, 2022 by Sara Romanin Jacur

Many London-based Brazilians were jubilant after the outcome of the tense Brazilian election race with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s win over Jair Bolsonaro. Last Sunday, long lines of people...Read More

Stop & Sniff: Sniffer dogs to roam the House of Commons amid reports of widespread drug use

Posted on Dec 20, 2021 by Daniela Rivera Samayoa

“MPs as the authors of laws around drug use should be held to a higher standard in their public life.”...Read More

“If Britain can do it then, Britain can do it now” – Lord Alf Dubs on Britain’s child refugee legacy

Posted on Dec 12, 2021Dec 12, 2021 by Kathryn Dalziel

In the late hours of November 21, the Labour MP for Derby made an impassioned plea to the House of...Read More

Famous figures join the picket line at Goldsmiths

Posted on Dec 11, 2021Dec 11, 2021 by Raven News

On Monday Goldsmiths UCU members were joined on the picket line by notable figures from journalism, politics, and literature as their strike in...Read More

Image shows a speaker addressing a crowd in front of a banner reading "Paid to Pollute".

Pull the plug on polluter payouts rally

Posted on Dec 10, 2021 by Daniela Rivera Samayoa

Paid to Pollute, a community organization fighting against climate change, held a rally on December 7 in support of three claimants who took the UK Government to court for giving...Read More

Rally in London’s Chinatown descends into violence

Posted on Dec 4, 2021 by Khushi Jain

A rally against racism towards the Chinese and wider Asian community descended into violence last week, when members of the...Read More

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