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Orbán’s election defeat is a blow to the global anti-gender ...

2026-04-16T13:20:21Z

Orbán’s election defeat is a blow to the global anti-gender movement: Europe’s great replacement prime minister lost on Sunday, and so did the global anti-gender movement https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/orban-hungary-abortion-lgbtq-great-replacement/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Nothing to see here: Ex-Amazon UK boss to lead competition ...

2026-02-27T19:09:36Z

Nothing to see here: Ex-Amazon UK boss to lead competition watchdog: Experts described the decision to appoint Doug Gurr as the head of the CMA as “very positive” if you are Big Tech https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/cma-chair-doug-gurr-amazon-competition-monopoly-big-tech-anti-trust/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Why the Green Party Just Broke Labour's "Filthy Rich" ...

2026-02-27T18:42:40Z

Why the Green Party Just Broke Labour's "Filthy Rich" Orthodoxy: The 25‑point swing away from Labour shows voters want people‑centred solutions rather than cautious managerialism https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-greens-reform-gorton-denton-by-election/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Revolution begins with care: Confronting the polycrisis: We’re ...

2026-02-27T16:00:38Z

Revolution begins with care: Confronting the polycrisis: We’re living through a series of interlinked disasters, confounded by the rise of surveillance. How do we fight back? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/surveillance-tech-facial-recognition-revolution-begins-with-care-confronting-polycrisis/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

The Greens’ real fight has begun – and the establishment will ...

2026-02-27T16:00:37Z

The Greens’ real fight has begun – and the establishment will be out for blood: After a stunning victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection, Green activists are preparing for a major establishment backlash https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/the-greens-real-fight-has-begun-and-the-establishment-will-be-out-for-blood/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Meet our new tech reporting fellow: Jade-Ruyu Yan: Investigative ...

2026-02-20T16:08:19Z

Meet our new tech reporting fellow: Jade-Ruyu Yan: Investigative journalist Jade-Ruyu joins openDemocracy to follow the UK’s rapidly evolving tech and society beat https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/tech-reporting-fellow-jade-ruyu-yan-tech-policy-press/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

AI bots may lead to the end of the internet as we know it: In ...

2026-02-20T15:41:19Z

AI bots may lead to the end of the internet as we know it: In recent weeks, openDemocracy’s website has been repeatedly brought down by an army of bots. We’re not the only ones https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/ai-chatbots-scraper-bots-chatgpt-website-offline-change-internet/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Gaza's Illusionary Ceasefire: With Jamil Sawalmeh: The ...

2026-02-20T12:32:22Z

Gaza's Illusionary Ceasefire: With Jamil Sawalmeh: The ceasefire hasn't ended, because it never began https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/in-solidarity-podcast/gaza-palestine-israel-ceasefire-genocide-jamil-sawalmeh-action-aid/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Protests, proscription and the power of the jury: As jurors ...

2026-02-20T11:38:18Z

Protests, proscription and the power of the jury: As jurors acquit Palestine Action and a court overturns their proscription, is the government fighting a losing battle? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/palestine-action-protest-jury-history-non-violent-direct-action-suffragettes-colonialism-civil-rights/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Money is power, and oil is a commodity – one that was once ...

2026-02-19T12:46:43Z

Money is power, and oil is a commodity – one that was once solely reliant on the dollar. The US knows that’s shifting...

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As Israel attempts to push the US into war with Iran, it’s ...

2026-02-18T17:43:16Z

As Israel attempts to push the US into war with Iran, it’s worth considering how Tehran could retaliate

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The far right blames the left for attacking democracy. But the ...

2026-02-12T15:03:42Z

The far right blames the left for attacking democracy. But the Epstein files tell a very different story.

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https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right-trump-epstein-national-security-free-speech-pnfv/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=post

Inside the summit uniting the world’s most successful far-right ...

2026-02-11T12:38:11Z

Inside the summit uniting the world’s most successful far-right activists: In Brussels, the far right blamed the left for attacking democracy. The Epstein files told a very different story. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right-trump-epstein-national-security-free-speech-pnfv/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

In Hebron, the largest city in the occupied West Bank, where my ...

2026-02-10T16:01:03Z

In Hebron, the largest city in the occupied West Bank, where my family has lived for generations, the presence of the Israeli state is everywhere. For the 215,000 or so Palestinians here, there is no such thing as privacy.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/special-issue-fluid-technology/

The technologies tested at borders do not stay there. Systems ...

2026-02-10T12:59:34Z

The technologies tested at borders do not stay there. Systems like biometric databases, predictive policing, and mass surveillance are first deployed on mobile communities and then become normalised and expanded across societies. What happens at the margins becomes the blueprint for the rest.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/migration-technology-monitor-manifesto-fellowship-nairobi-reclaiming-power-borders/

Israeli border tech is not about security, it’s a tool for ...

2026-02-06T10:41:35Z

Israeli border tech is not about security, it’s a tool for ethnic cleansing: In the West Bank, we are the unwilling test subjects for digital advancements in methods of population control https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/israel-border-tech-ethnic-cleansing-palestine-west-bank-hebron-wolf-pack/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

A Labour-linked lobbying firm is selling access to government ...

2026-01-29T15:45:16Z

A Labour-linked lobbying firm is selling access to government officials, including tech secretary Liz Kendall, for tens of thousands of pounds 💸

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Revealed: Lobbying firm selling access to ministers for £30,000: ...

2026-01-29T15:27:15Z

Revealed: Lobbying firm selling access to ministers for £30,000: Firms can get direct access to tech minister and No 10 advisers in exchange for sponorsing tech event, brochure says https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/arden-strategies-cash-for-access-future-labour-ministers-tech-summit-liz-kendall-jim-murphy/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

“What we need is UK tech firms to have the opportunity to bid ...

2026-01-28T19:41:37Z

“What we need is UK tech firms to have the opportunity to bid for and provide sovereign solutions to sovereign problems. What happens when Trump has another tantrum?”

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-ministry-defence-hire-four-officials-2025-record-defence-contract-240-million

Zarah Sultana: From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent ...

2026-01-28T13:36:57Z

Zarah Sultana: From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts?

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Palantir hired four Ministry of Defence officials last year. Then ...

2026-01-28T11:19:43Z

Palantir hired four Ministry of Defence officials last year. Then it won its biggest ever contract with the department

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"Since then, this government has only tightened its embrace. ...

2026-01-26T11:34:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…vfw6
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"Since then, this government has only tightened its embrace. Building on ties established under the Conservatives, Labour is embedding a company accused by campaigners of facilitating human-rights violations deeper and deeper into our public life"

"Whatever Karp had in mind, Keir Starmer did not appear ...

2026-01-26T11:34:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…5jl4
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"Whatever Karp had in mind, Keir Starmer did not appear troubled. Later that month, he flew to Palantir’s Washington headquarters to kiss the ring of a corporation deeply embedded in the US military and intelligence infrastructure"

"On an investor call last February, Palantir’s CEO, Alex ...

2026-01-26T11:34:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…w0d8
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"On an investor call last February, Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, said he was “super proud” of what his company does. Perhaps he was referring to Palantir’s role in enabling ICE to target migrant communities and tear families apart"

"Palantir is not a normal software company. It was founded ...

2026-01-26T11:33:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…kj0z
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"Palantir is not a normal software company. It was founded with an explicit mission which remains at the heart of its operations today: to maintain US global domination"

From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. ...

2026-01-26T11:33:36Z

From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts? From MP Zarah Sultana ⤵️
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sutlana-palantir-no-place-uk-public-services-ministry-of-defence/

Zarah Sultana: Palantir has no place in UK public services: From ...

2026-01-24T06:25:37Z

Zarah Sultana: Palantir has no place in UK public services: From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sutlana-palantir-no-place-uk-public-services-ministry-of-defence/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Trump’s recent actions point to a turbulent year for the world: ...

2026-01-23T16:53:08Z

Trump’s recent actions point to a turbulent year for the world: The White House is putting itself in a position to fight more wars overseas while controlling dissent at home https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/trump-actions-troubled-year-ahead-war-greenland-middle-east/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

How did Nigel Farage’s ‘anti-establishment’ party begin a ...

2026-01-20T15:03:03Z

How did Nigel Farage’s ‘anti-establishment’ party begin a love affair with Big Business?

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To voters up and down the country, Reform has sought to cast ...

2026-01-19T08:47:34Z

To voters up and down the country, Reform has sought to cast itself as an anti-establishment party. At the same time, it has been quietly building relationships with financial giants in the City of London and some of the UK’s most influential lobbying agencies.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/reform-nigel-farage-business-lobbying-be-in-cabinet-policies-deregulation-finance/

‘Could I be in their cabinet?’: Big Business eyes up Reform: ...

2026-01-16T16:45:10Z

‘Could I be in their cabinet?’: Big Business eyes up Reform: How Nigel Farage’s ‘anti-establishment’ party began a love affair with lobbyists and industry leaders https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/reform-nigel-farage-business-lobbying-be-in-cabinet-policies-deregulation-finance/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

“The costs of increased militarisation to our planet - ...

2026-01-15T19:42:06Z

“The costs of increased militarisation to our planet - environmentally, socially and otherwise - far outweigh any supposed “investment opportunity” this presents. We need investment instead in socially useful sectors that make all of our lives better, and to stand against the corporate capture of our politics.”

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/ministry-of-defence-official-seconded-rothschild-bank-private-finance-military/

Anita Bhadani, media manager at campaign group Global Justice Now ...

2026-01-14T17:11:39Z

Anita Bhadani, media manager at campaign group Global Justice Now said: “The revolving door between those who run our country and private finance threatens our democracy. We would expect our government to place the interests of people above the profit margins of corporations, but with officials and members of the House of Lords taking up positions with private capital there is a real risk of conflict of interest.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/ministry-of-defence-official-seconded-rothschild-bank-private-finance-military/

Trump’s $1.5trn gamble: Will endless conflict win midterm ...

2026-01-09T16:29:09Z

Trump’s $1.5trn gamble: Will endless conflict win midterm votes?: While eyes were on Caracas, US forces launched attacks across three continents. This is a war presidency https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/trump-military-war-budget-venezuela-caracas/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Israel is acting with impunity. Is it overconfident in Trump’s ...

2025-12-11T09:57:33Z

Israel is acting with impunity. Is it overconfident in Trump’s support?: Horrified by IDF war crimes in Gaza, more Americans are said to support Palestine than Israel for the first time ever https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/israel-act-impunity-trump-support-palestine-gaza-ceasefire-peace-plan-american-opinion/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

With UK politics in flux, Your Party may well surprise you yet: ...

2025-12-05T15:22:17Z

With UK politics in flux, Your Party may well surprise you yet: Last weekend, two very different Your Party conferences took place: the one reported on in the press, and the real one https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/your-party-general-election-2029-conference-jeremy-corbyn-zarah-sultana/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference: The ...

2025-12-05T13:33:34Z

Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference: The event was a messy, fractious and, at times, tense display of the kind of true democracy missing from UK politics https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/hope-amid-chaos-inside-your-partys-inaugural-conference/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

This budget shows Labour government is still stuck in ...

2025-11-28T10:06:14Z

This budget shows Labour government is still stuck in short-termism: Labour has tied itself in knots with its fiscal plans and spending cuts – and neither will grow the economy https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/rachel-reeves-budget-short-termism-labour-government-fiscal-rules/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Yet another government has failed to deliver for Disabled people: ...

2025-11-27T09:48:13Z

Yet another government has failed to deliver for Disabled people: Like her Conservative predecessors, Labour’s Reeves has blamed Disabled people for the state’s problems https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/rachel-reeves-budget-fails-disabled-people-labour-party/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Israel increasing violence in Palestine despite Trump’s ...

2025-11-25T16:24:14Z

Israel increasing violence in Palestine despite Trump’s ‘peace’ deal: Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu appears to have free rein to do as he pleases, as UN Security Council backs Gaza plan https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/israel-gaza-donald-trump-peace-deal-attacks-kill-palestinians-hezbollah/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

The most dangerous ‘school’ in the UK: Army must end child ...

2025-11-14T09:53:34Z

The most dangerous ‘school’ in the UK: Army must end child recruitment: British Army is putting 16- and 17-year-olds at risk of abuse in desperate drive to increase troops. That must change https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-army-must-end-child-recruitment-afc-harrogate-abuse-revealed/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Climate finance calls for a new economy: OPINION: The idea that ...

2025-11-13T17:41:35Z

Climate finance calls for a new economy: OPINION: The idea that developing countries are merely at earlier stages of a universal path to prosperity is misleading https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/cop30-climate-crisis-finance-development-debt-brazil-neoliberalism/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

One month into Gaza ceasefire, what does Palestinians’ future ...

2025-11-07T09:35:34Z

One month into Gaza ceasefire, what does Palestinians’ future look like?: Israel is still launching deadly strikes on Gaza, as Netanyahu seeks to cling to power until next year’s elections https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/one-month-gaza-israel-ceasefire-palestinians-future-binyamin-netanyahu-hamas-donald-trump/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Even shots on British nationals won’t stop UK’s border ...

2025-11-05T11:14:34Z

Even shots on British nationals won’t stop UK’s border expansion: It seems that shootings at sea are just par for the course in Starmer’s longstanding strategy to outsource borders https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/even-shots-on-british-nationals-wont-stop-uks-border-expansion/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

LGBTQ+ migrants at risk in UK detention centres due to poor staff ...

2025-10-30T11:41:33Z

LGBTQ+ migrants at risk in UK detention centres due to poor staff training: Charity calls for an end to LGBTQ+ immigration detention, as poor quality staff training is revealed https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/migrant-rights-lgbt-edi-dei-immigration-detention-centres-training-serco-mitie/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

How Labour is reducing consumer protections | With Ethan Shone: ...

2025-10-24T15:17:45Z

How Labour is reducing consumer protections | With Ethan Shone: What can we learn about the future of consumer rights from the merger between Microsoft and Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/in-solidarity-podcast/podcast-in-solidarity-ethan-shone-labour-cma-activsion-blizzard/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Keir Starmer’s Labour is a lost cause. But there’s still hope ...

2025-10-24T14:50:36Z

Keir Starmer’s Labour is a lost cause. But there’s still hope for the left: In choosing big business over ordinary people, the PM has sacrificed the heart of the Labour Party. So what next? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/keir-starmer-labour-jeremy-corbyn-zarah-sultana-zack-polanski-your-party-greens-big-business/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

The hidden agenda behind Labour’s desperate efforts to woo big ...

2025-10-24T14:50:35Z

The hidden agenda behind Labour’s desperate efforts to woo big business: The party is steamrolling ahead with deregulation that will benefit big businesses at the expense of consumers. Why? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-deregulation-pro-business-why-reform-uk-nigel-farage-competition-and-markets-defanging/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Inside Labour’s pro-business push to ‘defang’ competitions ...

2025-10-24T14:50:34Z

Inside Labour’s pro-business push to ‘defang’ competitions watchdog: How Keir Starmer’s government prioritised tech firms and the finance industry over British consumers https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-competitions-and-markets-authority-pro-business-deregulate-corporate-capture-keir-starmer/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Daring to dream after two years under fire: Life in Gaza: For two ...

2025-10-09T10:50:33Z

Daring to dream after two years under fire: Life in Gaza: For two years, our lives have been on hold amid constant air strikes and fighting. Now, we finally have reason to hope https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/gaza-ceasefire-israel-hamas-daring-to-dream-life-in-camp-palestine/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Online Safety Act: 'Protect the kids’ is pretext for rights ...

2025-10-08T07:23:11Z

Online Safety Act: 'Protect the kids’ is pretext for rights erosions: We all want accountability for Big Tech, but the OSA’s moralising aims are hurting LGBTQ+ people and sex workers https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/online-safety-act-protect-the-children-is-pretext-for-rights-erosions/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Israel’s biggest security threat has never been Hamas. It’s ...

2025-10-07T10:14:08Z

Israel’s biggest security threat has never been Hamas. It’s Netanyahu: The catastrophic war inflicted on Gaza over the past two years has left Israel less secure than ever https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/gaza-war-israel-biggest-security-threat-netanyahu-trump-peace-plan-unlikely-ceasefire-tony-blair/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Digital ID cards will put the UK on a dangerous path – just ask ...

2025-10-03T15:47:15Z

Digital ID cards will put the UK on a dangerous path – just ask India: I spent years reporting on digital IDs like the Brit Card. This is what I found https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/digital-id-brit-card-uk-dangerous-india-aadhar-surveillance-corruption-data-breach-keir-starmer/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Now that we have to say genocide | With Lila Hassan: Did Western ...

2025-10-03T12:11:12Z

Now that we have to say genocide | With Lila Hassan: Did Western media manufacture consent for Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/in-solidarity-podcast/lila-hassan-israel-palestine-gaza-genocide/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Inside the many, many Labour Party Conferences taking place in ...

2025-09-30T13:05:08Z

Inside the many, many Labour Party Conferences taking place in Liverpool: So disjointed is Labour’s annual meet, the messaging differs from room to room. Attendees agree only on fear of Reform https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-party-conference-keir-starmer-fear-of-reform-uk-mixed-messaging/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Israel’s growing pariah status is Gaza’s best hope after UN ...

2025-09-19T18:47:08Z

Israel’s growing pariah status is Gaza’s best hope after UN confirms genocide: Netanyahu’s finance minister this week described the development opportunities in Gaza as a ‘bonanza’ for Israel https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/israel-plan-gaza-genocide-un-palestine-west-bank-development/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

How to stop anti-rights actors? Fund Black feminists: Black ...

2025-09-18T10:50:10Z

How to stop anti-rights actors? Fund Black feminists: Black Feminist Fund co-founder Hakima Abass discusses how philanthropic groups can fight global attack on human rights https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/how-to-stop-anti-rights-actors-fund-black-feminists/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Prison labour: the last stronghold of slavery in the US: Black ...

2025-09-17T09:11:13Z

Prison labour: the last stronghold of slavery in the US: Black Americans are disproportionately incarcerated and exploited with prison labour. It’s time to finish abolition https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/prison-labour-the-last-stronghold-of-slavery-in-the-us/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Join the conversation: Can Jeremy Corbyn’s new party disrupt UK ...

2025-09-12T10:23:07Z

Join the conversation: Can Jeremy Corbyn’s new party disrupt UK politics? Readers discuss: Readers share their thoughts on whether a new left-wing party will shake-up the political status quo https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/readers-thoughts-jeremy-corbyn-new-party-disrupt-uk-politics/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Israel is killing Gazans and endangering its own citizens: Israel ...

2025-09-11T10:32:13Z

Israel is killing Gazans and endangering its own citizens: Israel doesn’t want peace, but ‘hard security’ can’t work. Israelis must wake up to that fact to end the deaths in Gaza https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/israel-doesnt-want-peace-endanger-own-citizens-gaza-hard-security-wont-work/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Join the conversation: British politics and a Ukraine-style visa ...

2025-09-05T13:40:34Z

Join the conversation: British politics and a Ukraine-style visa for Gaza: Readers discuss UK politics and whether they will support Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new left-wing party https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/readers-thoughts-jeremy-corbyn-uk-politics-reform-ukraine-style-visa-gaza/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Is a shift quietly underway in British politics?: As Nigel Farage ...

2025-09-04T10:13:13Z

Is a shift quietly underway in British politics?: As Nigel Farage dominates headlines, Jeremy Corbyn is being overlooked by the media – just as he was in 2017 https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-politics-shifting-corbyn-your-party-starmer-labour-zarah-sultana-reform-farage/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

As Spain’s prime Minister says that Europe has failed on Gaza, ...

2025-09-03T13:39:43Z

As Spain’s prime Minister says that Europe has failed on Gaza, and a global coalition of citizens act to break the siege again, ordinary citizens are stepping up to confront Israel’s genocide and famine.

🗣️ We want to hear from you, what do you think are the most effective peoples’ actions for Gaza? Select responses will be included in an up-coming piece.

As US far-right attacks marriage equality, UK must not be ...

2025-09-02T11:25:06Z

As US far-right attacks marriage equality, UK must not be complacent: It’s easy to view the attempted rollback of rights as an American problem. But LGBTQ rights are at risk here, too https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/us-far-right-same-sex-marriage-under-attack-uk-trans-rights-lgbtq/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

‘Where are the protests?’: openDemocracy readers slam abuse ...

2025-08-29T14:16:07Z

‘Where are the protests?’: openDemocracy readers slam abuse by British troops: Readers highlight inconsistency of protesters outside asylum hotels after we reveal army paid out £8m for child abuse https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/readers-thoughts-british-army-child-abuse-protesters-asylum-hotels/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

How Nigel Farage’s biopolitics captured Westminster: Reform ...

2025-08-28T10:22:07Z

How Nigel Farage’s biopolitics captured Westminster: Reform UK’s migration proposals prove that the party hasn’t just joined the debate – it owns it https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/reform-uk-nigel-farage-biopolitics-migration-captured-westminster-labour-keir-starmer/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Seasonal workers: no halt to exploitation as visa scheme expands: ...

2025-08-28T08:07:13Z

Seasonal workers: no halt to exploitation as visa scheme expands: Migrant workers’ legal precarity reveals incompatibility of Labour’s policies on worker’s rights and immigration https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/seasonal-workers-no-halt-to-exploitation-as-visa-scheme-expands-migrants-uk-farms/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Breakthrough on Gaza still seems unlikely despite growing Israeli ...

2025-08-27T11:25:06Z

Breakthrough on Gaza still seems unlikely despite growing Israeli discontent: Hopes of ceasefire fade again as Israel intensifies bombardment, despite indications that IDF officers admit war is unwinnable https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/end-to-war-on-gaza-still-unlikely-despite-israeli-discontent/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

‘Financialisation is killing the economy’: Readers debate ...

2025-08-22T09:27:34Z

‘Financialisation is killing the economy’: Readers debate Labour’s plan: As openDemocracy readers discuss whether we need a stronger financial sector, we’d love to hear your thoughts https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/readers-thoughts-financialisation-killing-economy-labour-keir-starmer-rachel-reeves/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

What has Labour done for women? With Penny East: A year into the ...

2025-08-21T09:36:33Z

What has Labour done for women? With Penny East: A year into the Labour government's tenure how have they lived up to their pledges to tackle misogyny and improve the lives of women across the country? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/in-solidarity-podcast/penny-east-labour-women-podcast/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Government spends £8m compensating children sexually abused by ...

2025-08-21T08:42:34Z

Government spends £8m compensating children sexually abused by British troops: Taxpayer payouts for historic child sex abuse paint ‘stark and worrying picture’ for Ministry of Defence, lawyers say https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/armed-forces-child-sex-offence-compensation/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Outdated laws and benefit cuts: Why women can’t leave sex work: ...

2025-08-21T08:15:35Z

Outdated laws and benefit cuts: Why women can’t leave sex work: Poverty and cautions trap women in sex work – good policies could resolve this. But politicians don't want to know https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/outdated-laws-and-benefit-cuts-why-women-cant-leave-sex-work-decriminalisation/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Join the conversation: Would compulsory voting strengthen ...

2025-08-14T17:08:06Z

Join the conversation: Would compulsory voting strengthen democracy?: As openDemocracy readers debate the case for and against making voting mandatory, we’d love to hear your thoughts https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-compulsory-voting-strengthen-democracy/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Global leaders must finally stand up to Israel before it’s too ...

2025-08-14T16:14:14Z

Global leaders must finally stand up to Israel before it’s too late for Gaza: It’s clear that Netanyahu’s ‘messianic fantasy’ is full control of the territory. Staying silent is complicity https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/gaza-israel-netanyahu-palestine-messianic-fantasy-full-control/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

The UK finance lobby’s growing influence is threatening all our ...

2025-08-14T12:11:05Z

The UK finance lobby’s growing influence is threatening all our interests: The government is overlooking the lessons of history – and the financial sector’s tendency to cause harm https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-finance-lobby-growing-influence-government-threatens-public-interests-labour-government/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

‘Israel has succeeded in killing me’: Anas Jamal ...

2025-08-12T11:08:13Z

‘Israel has succeeded in killing me’: Anas Jamal Al-Sharif’s last words: Palestinian journalist Anas Jamal Al-Sharif was killed along with four Al Jazeera colleagues in an Israeli air strike https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/gaza-journalist-anas-jamal-al-sharif-final-words-killed-israel-air-strike-palestine/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Paranoia, misinformation, and glee: inside Bristol’s far right ...

2025-08-11T13:05:09Z

Paranoia, misinformation, and glee: inside Bristol’s far right protest: The numbers were small. But at a far right protest in Bristol, we saw a movement that believes it’s winning. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/bristol-far-right-migrants-reform-tommy-robinson/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Early success of Corbyn’s new party should give progressives ...

2025-08-07T15:01:34Z

Early success of Corbyn’s new party should give progressives hope for 2029: Corbynism cut through with the public in 2017. To do so again, his new party must show it's not just a protest vote https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/corbyn-new-party-early-success-labour-party-2029-general-election-reform-nigel-farage/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Join the conversation: Compulsory voting and standing up to ...

2025-08-07T14:08:13Z

Join the conversation: Compulsory voting and standing up to Trump: openDemocracy readers debate whether making voting mandatory would improve politics https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-compulsory-voting-reader-thoughts-standing-up-to-trump/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Delivery riders caught between algorithms and immigration raids: ...

2025-08-07T07:22:33Z

Delivery riders caught between algorithms and immigration raids: Migrants denied right to work turn to exploitative delivery apps to earn cash, but the government is cracking down https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/delivery-riders-caught-between-algorithms-and-immigration-raids/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Yes, the UK needs compulsory voting. But that alone won’t fix ...

2025-08-05T09:55:36Z

Yes, the UK needs compulsory voting. But that alone won’t fix our politics: Simply insisting people vote in elections run by a system they rightly distrust will not improve British politics https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/compulsory-voting-wont-fix-uk-politics-need-system-change-improve-trust/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Only nationalisation can save England and Wales’ failing water ...

2025-07-30T13:54:33Z

Only nationalisation can save England and Wales’ failing water sector: Privatisation means the public faces higher bills and pollution as shareholders cash in. Why won’t Labour admit that? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/nationalise-water-england-wales-labour-pollution-privatisation-higher-bills/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Israel’s atrocities have destroyed its reputation and its ...

2025-07-25T13:46:07Z

Israel’s atrocities have destroyed its reputation and its security: Starving children to death won’t win Binyamin Netanyahu the war. It will ensure it lasts for decades https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/israel-gaza-starving-children-to-death-destroy-reputation-security-hamas-us/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

⚠️ Early access to our weekly poll, exclusively for our ...

2025-07-25T12:49:49Z

⚠️ Early access to our weekly poll, exclusively for our Mastodon community!

Can Corbyn/Sultana's party make the same impact as Reform?

Join the conversation: Will voters turn to Corbyn and socialism ...

2025-07-25T09:16:06Z

Join the conversation: Will voters turn to Corbyn and socialism over Starmer’s Big Finance love-in?: openDemocracy readers discuss whether voters would back a socialist government, and Starmer’s ever-rightwards shift https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/readers-thoughts-corbyn-socialism-new-party-starmer-finance-labour/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Identifying ‘modern slavery’ can damage asylum claims: The ...

2025-07-23T11:49:07Z

Identifying ‘modern slavery’ can damage asylum claims: The UK’s modern slavery identification system slows down asylum claims. It can even undermine them https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/identifying-modern-slavery-can-damage-asylum-claims/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

How a new Corbyn/Sultana-led party can win voters as Labour ...

2025-07-18T16:10:13Z

How a new Corbyn/Sultana-led party can win voters as Labour flounders: With inequality rife in the UK, there are three main policy areas that a new left-wing party should focus on https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/jeremy-corbyn-new-policy-zarah-sultana-left-key-policy-areas-labour-keir-starmer/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Exclusive: Watchdog probing Starmer aide’s secret lobbying of ...

2025-07-17T19:54:07Z

Exclusive: Watchdog probing Starmer aide’s secret lobbying of Tory ministers: openDemocracy findings on Varun Chandra’s activities at Hakluyt prompted official watchdog to launch investigation https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/varun-chandra-hakluyt-investigation-lobbying-keir-starmer-kwasi-kwarteng/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Tech start-up aiming to ‘end rape’ at UK universities spoke ...

2025-07-17T08:38:34Z

Tech start-up aiming to ‘end rape’ at UK universities spoke at far-right rally: Ambassador of anti-rape company Enough took to stage after Tommy Robinson ally who called for ‘re-migration’ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/enough-end-rape-bristol-far-right-rally-tommy-robinson-democratic-football-lads-alliance/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

The City’s big investment in Starmer’s Labour is about to pay ...

2025-07-16T13:44:34Z

The City’s big investment in Starmer’s Labour is about to pay dividends: Reeves’ Mansion House speech shows the corporate takeover of Labour is complete https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/rachel-reeves-keir-starmer-labour-finance-private-equity-takeover/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Trump’s support of Israel’s war aims will scupper his hope of ...

2025-07-11T16:17:34Z

Trump’s support of Israel’s war aims will scupper his hope of a Nobel prize: The US president is desperate for a peace prize. That doesn’t align with Netanyahu’s plans for ethnic cleansing in Gaza https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/trump-israel-gaza-iran-ethnic-cleansing-nobel-peace-prize-netanyahu/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

‘One in, one out’ Channel deal is just another cruel gimmick: ...

2025-07-11T11:20:33Z

‘One in, one out’ Channel deal is just another cruel gimmick: Don’t be fooled by Labour’s show of providing safe migration routes. It’s justifying a cruel trade in people https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/one-in-one-out-channel-deal-is-just-another-cruel-gimmick-uk-france-migration/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Are grooming gangs the far right’s golden goose?: The far right ...

2025-07-08T07:16:39Z

Are grooming gangs the far right’s golden goose?: The far right cynically uses child sexual exploitation to push an anti-migrant and islamophobia agenda https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/are-grooming-gangs-the-far-rights-golden-goose/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

To fight ban on Palestine Action, we must learn from university ...

2025-07-04T17:19:10Z

To fight ban on Palestine Action, we must learn from university protesters: Government’s proscription of the group follows months of similarly chilling repression on campuses across the UK https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/palestine-action-ban-proscription-labour-governmnet-learn-university-protests-campus/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Who funds Nigel Farage's Reform UK - and why?: Reform claims ...

2025-07-01T12:08:06Z

Who funds Nigel Farage's Reform UK - and why?: Reform claims to represent the working man, so why are its coffers being filled by 'the elite' it rallies against? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/in-solidarity-podcast/who-funds-reform-uk-nigel-farage-george-cotrell-podcast/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

If the political party you feel most aligned with took a donation ...

2025-07-01T11:19:11Z

If the political party you feel most aligned with took a donation from a source you're morally opposed to, would you change your voting behaviour?

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We just released the newest episode of our podcast In Solidarity where we took a look at who is funding Reform UK and why.

https://shows.acast.com/people-power-politics/episodes/6863b954b667b32efe89ae36

County lines and cuckooing: an ‘appalling failure of child ...

2025-06-26T09:16:34Z

County lines and cuckooing: an ‘appalling failure of child protection’: Children across the UK are used to sell drugs, and the state appears more interested in arresting them than helping https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/county-lines-and-cuckooing-an-appalling-failure-of-child-protection/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Weak UK lobbying laws let fossil fuel giants influence climate ...

2025-06-26T07:01:14Z

Weak UK lobbying laws let fossil fuel giants influence climate policies: Oil and gas firms were able to water down or change Conservative policies without scrutiny, new report finds https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/weak-uk-lobbying-laws-let-fossil-fuel-giants-influence-climate-policies/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Let's try to predict the future! Do you think the ...

2025-06-25T11:59:21Z

Let's try to predict the future!

Do you think the government's planned welfare reform will pass when the vote takes place next Tuesday?

In April, Mary-Ann Stephenson told us that women will be disproportionately affected by these proposed changes, here's why:

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/disability-benefits-cuts-hurt-women-most-carers-rachel-reeves-keir-starmer/

#UK #UkPol #UK_Politics #Labour #Starmer #LabourParty #Welfare

What next for Iran-Israel conflict after US strikes on nuclear ...

2025-06-23T13:46:08Z

What next for Iran-Israel conflict after US strikes on nuclear facilities?: Donald Trump has gone fully in on Israel’s war aims. That decision may yet come back to hurt him – and Keir Starmer https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/what-next-iran-israel-conflict-us-strike-fordow-nuclear-trump-netanyahu/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS