Climate organisations and protesters

One early XR victory was forcing the British government to declare “an environment and climate emergency”, making the UK the first country to do so.

Cynical, calculated and coordinated

Originally posted on Croydon Communists:
Analysis by the TUC of the latest government statistics confirms that while average earning fell by £76 in 2022, the pay of key workers in the public sector fell by an agonising £180 per month this decline in wages was the highest since 1977 the average pay of workers is…

To owe her the most heartfelt debt

At 96, visibly frail, and having survived multiple health scares, the queen had been in the twilight of her reign for some years. But news of her death still landed with a thunderclap across the British realm, where the queen was a revered figure and an anchor of stability.

The New York Times from July 04 – July 10

The headlights for the 1st week of July by the New York Times

The New-York Times looking at June 16 – June 26

Ten days in the spotlight: Afghanistan, Ukraine, Russia, Colombia, Israel, France, Great Britain, a.o. countries.

Just Stop Oil is only the start of a worldwide ‘spring uprising’

Just Stop Oil, the climate activist campaign that threatened to shut down the UK’s fossil fuel distribution network and supporters of Extinction Rebellion, began coordinated blockades at 10 oil terminals across the Midlands and south east of England.

UK convinced they are leading the way in the fight against climate change

To bring the UK more than three-quarters of the way to net zero by 2050 A U.K. government spokesperson said “Given the UK has cut emissions faster than any other major economy over the past three decades, and that we are the first country to legislate to reach net zero by 2050, we stand by