Politics News

Major Parties Barred from Key Pride Marches

The Metro Newspaper reports that Brighton, London, Manchester and Birmingham Prides have formally barred political parties from participation in their marches or voluntary community stalls.  The move comes as the major two political parties in the UK, Labour and the Conservatives, engaged inm an unseemly backtrack on trans people's rights.  Pride organisers said "Organisers added: ‘We demand real commitments and measurable progress.

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LGBTQ+ Groups Unite Against Far Right

Flyposters have appeared around Bristol from Stand Up To Racism, which is co-ordinating a wide variety of campaigning, left, green and faith groups to come out on to the streets tomorrow, Saturday 24th May,   They say "

Fascists not welcome in Bristol

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Solidarity Conference United Oppressed Groups

The radical left group RS21 says that it will hold its first conference this summer.  In a press release, they say "On Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June, rs21 is holding our first ever weekend festival – Festival of the Oppressed.

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Taking the Trans Fight to the Failed EHRC

Brighton based gay magazine GSCENE reports that hundreds of activists, from across the LGBTQIA+ communities and progressive political organisations, united to protest outside the Scottish offices of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, an organisation that

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Save Diversity Roles by Joining Trade Unions

The newly elected Reform Party Councillors on Durham County Council can still be stopped from axing jobs related to Climate Change and Diversity.  The extremist party had announced that anyone working for local government where they controlled the council, and in

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03
May

Describing the results of recent local and regional elections in England as a "warning" for the political left, the Socialist Worker newspaper analyses what can be done to stop the

01
May

The world's leading human rights network, Amnesty International, have take up a position against Donald Trump's deranged and possibly utterly demented administration in the White H

26
Apr

On Saturday 26th April, Bristol along with other cities, saw further protests in support of LGBTQIA+ people and mobilisation of the community following the decision of a court to t

24
Apr

Judith Butler, the feminist philosopher, has said that there is no contradiction between being a feminist and supporting transwomen's right to exist.  Ms Butler was speaking to the

22
Feb

The animal welfare organisation Animal AID, one of whose patrons is the well known gay civil rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, has written to its supporters to ask for funds and do

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