Saturday 20 March – #WorldAgainstRacism day of global protest saw 3,000 join major international rally, and anti racist actions across 20 countries on a live link studio, with #TakeTheKnee actions in over 50 towns and cities across Britain, with #WorldAgainstRacism trending in the TUC & Stand Up To Racism Twitterstorm. VIEW FULL PICTURE GALLERIES OF ACTIONS ACROSS ENGLAND, […]
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Shrewsbury 24: Ricky Tomlinson among picketers to have convictions quashed by Court of Appeal over 1972 strike
The convictions have been overturned in the Court of Appeal today after a decades long campaign Ricky Tomlinson has said “This was a political trial not just of me and the Shrewsbury pickets, but was a trial of the trade union movement.” Read more here
PCS statement on the policing bill
There are many concerns about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that has passed its second reading in the House of Commons and therefore continues its passage before the House of Lords. PCS, the trade union representing civil servants has issued a statement outlining their main concerns. Read the statement on the PCS website […]
Tommy Robinson ‘misused’ donations from far-right supporters, claim former allies
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has been accused of misusing supporters’ money, as he declares himself bankrupt despite receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations and funding, The Independent can reveal. This month Robinson, the English Defence League (EDL) founder and now self-styled journalist, was listed on the insolvency register under his original name Stephen Christopher Lennon. But The Independent has […]
Swansea City and Cardiff City to unite against racism on derby day as part of new fan campaign
Saturday’s clash between the two sides falls on the same day as United Nations Anti-Racism Day, and arrives on the back of fervent debate on what football can do to stamp out discrimination. The latest campaign, ‘Rivals on the pitch. United against racism’, has been spearheaded by fans on both sides of the South Wales […]
Proud Boys Leaders in Four States Are Charged in Capitol Riot
Prosecutors accused prominent members of the far-right nationalist group of conspiring together in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. Read full article on The New York Times website here