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It’s time to get back to the radical roots of International Women’s Day

By: Malise Rosbech
Date: 2 March 2020

What started off as a radical socialist movement is now an international day of ‘celebration’. But lots of the same issues women were battling 100 years ago, we’re still facing today.

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Greenland is not for sale: A lesson to Trump (and Denmark) on colonialism

By: Malise Rosbech
Date: 24 August 2019

Another day, another Trump tweet. Sad! This time the president of the United States, Donald Trump, attacked the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, for not wanting to sell him […]

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Blockades and revolutions: my trip to Armenia

By: Malise Rosbech
Date: 9 August 2019

Prepared to expose the toxic plans of a Jersey-registered mining firm, in June I set off to the picturesque mountains of Armenia to find out more about the firm’s corporate court lawsuit worth $2 billion against the Armenian government.

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Trump’s top ten trade hitlist: what a trade deal with Trump could really mean

By: Malise Rosbech
Date: 14 September 2018
Campaigns: Trade

Trade secretary Liam Fox is still trying to push through his dangerous Trade Bill as quickly as possible. The Bill has started its journey through the House of Lords and if it passes there unamended, Fox will have enormous power to sign a trade deal with Trump, or anyone else he likes, without proper democratic scrutiny.

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The day I dressed up in my finest chicken suit to meet Liam Fox

By: Malise Rosbech
Date: 14 May 2018
Campaigns: Trade

Dressed in a bright yellow chicken suit and with a camera in hand, I’m standing outside Portishead Folk Hall with a handful of other activists. It’s hot! And I can’t […]

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The Fanatical Mr Fox – 10 reasons the trade secretary is a threat to our food, the environment and democracy

By: Malise Rosbech
Date: 19 February 2018
Campaigns: Trade

Can we trust our International Trade Secretary to represent public interest? No, and here are ten reasons why not…

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It’s been quite a year (and a half) on migration

By: Malise Rosbech
Date: 30 October 2017

Our migration campaign is one and a half years old! Safe to say, this can be an emotionally demanding issue to work on, so it’s important we recognise how much […]

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10 reasons you should join Global Justice Now at the Brighton Marathon 2017

By: Malise Rosbech
Date: 28 December 2016

It’s that time of year again – the time for New Year’s resolutions. Here’s my 10 reasons why running the Brighton Marathon should be one of yours. It’s a great […]

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The future of our trade campaign: your thoughts

By: Malise Rosbech
Date: 23 September 2016
Campaigns: Trade

The recent months have been somewhat of a rollercoaster for our trade campaign. Needless to say that with the likely failure of TTIP* and the ever more pressing threat of […]

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Ninety-Nine: The verdict is in

By: Malise Rosbech
Date: 28 April 2016

Ninety-Nine: The verdict is in The results from our supporter survey about our magazine, Ninety-Nine. We recently asked you what you think of Ninety-Nine. We did this for one simple […]

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