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Climate justice and extinction

Sam Lund-Harket
Sam Lund-Harket

19 November 2018
Climate and energy

I rebelled this Saturday. The plan was to block five London bridges and get dozens of people arrested as a way of growing the movement against climate change. Thousands of people came out across London as part of Extinction Rebellion. People had travelled from all over the country and for many of them it was the first time they’d taken part in civil disobedience.

What Theresa May’s Brexit deal means for global justice (if it happens)

Nick Dearden
Nick Dearden, photo by Genevieve Stevenson

15 November 2018
General

Global Justice Now took a ‘remain and reform’ position in the EU referendum – to stay in the EU in order to transform it. We feared that leaving would lead to an outpouring of xenophobia and racism, and would potentially unleash a wave of deregulation and liberalisation, especially through trade deals. We were right to be worried.

Brazil: If he threatens my existence, I'll be resistance

Diêgo Lôbo

30 October 2018
General

As I start drafting this article, we’re 30 minutes away from the moment we’ve been so anxiously waiting, when the results of the tensest Brazilian presidential election in my lifetime will be released.

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Government must ‘rein in’ drugs companies to tackle spiralling NHS medicines bill

Pharma

Health campaigners have warned that the NHS drugs bill will continue to spiral unless the government takes action to tackle the exploitative behaviour of pharmaceutical companies, after NHS England statistics released today showed the NHS spent a record £20.2 billion on prescription drugs last year based on list prices.

‘Hostile environment’ to be put on trial in London this weekend

Migration

Jurors from across Europe will meet in London this weekend to rule on Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ and its effect on migrants and refugee peoples of all backgrounds.

Halloween horror for Liam Fox as trade secrecy slammed in Scottish parliament and Westminster

Trade

Liam Fox’s plans for post-Brexit trade deals were dealt a blow by the Scottish parliament today as Holyrood’s Finance and Constitution Committee advised MSPs not to give consent to the controversial Trade Bill currently making its way through the House of Lords.