Chris Jarvis
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Shocking number of universities won't take action on sweatshops in their supply chains
On July 16, a new league table of universities was published. The league ranks the UK’s universities on the strength of their environmental policies and their work to uphold human rights. It’s produced by student campaign group People & Planet. One of its sections focuses on workers’ rights. And its findings don’t reflect well on the UK’s universities. They suggest many universities are… → Read More
These are the people in the running to lead the Scottish Greens
The Tories aren’t the only ones choosing a new leader. The Scottish Green Party is also electing new people to its top jobs. The party is in the process of an election for its two co-leader positions. And three people have already thrown their hat into the ring. Lorna Slater The first person to announce her candidacy was Lorna Slater. She announced her intention to stand on Twitter: Slater’s… → Read More
Pro wrestling's links with Saudi Arabia show the sport at its worst
On June 7, the world’s biggest professional wrestling company – World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) – held its latest major show, SuperShowdown. It closed with two of wrestling’s biggest legends going head to head. The Goldberg vs Undertaker clash was a dream match of a bygone era. It didn’t end well. The match was riddled with mistakes – some of which were extremely dangerous. One even led to… → Read More
The Greens' Magid Magid sums up Tory leadership race like no one else could
The Green Party’s Magid Magid has been making waves again. The former lord mayor of Sheffield and newly elected MEP appeared on BBC Newsnight and summed up the Conservative Party leadership race like no one else could. On the show, he branded the contest “Britain’s next top bigot”. He also laid into Boris Johnson’s long-running history of making racist comments. Magid said: > I think honestly… → Read More
It took Paul Mason less than two minutes to perfectly sum up Theresa May's legacy
Theresa May finally gave in to the inevitable. In a speech complete with tears and attempts to talk up her time in office, the prime minister announced her departure. She’ll be resigning as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7. The media has now begun appraising her time as prime minister. One of the many to have weighed in on the discussion is journalist Paul Mason. He didn’t pull any… → Read More
The local elections prove the Greens are a credible left-wing alternative
The Green Party has just had its best ever results in local elections. With all the votes counted, the Greens gained 194 seats across England. In the process, the party doubled its number of councillors and won seats on more than 50 councils for the first time. In more good news for the Greens, over 500 people joined the party the day after the elections. This confirms what many have been saying… → Read More
Tories won less than half the vote but took every seat on this council
WTF? → Read More
These punk bands are uniting to fight sweatshop labour
In April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed. 1,134 people were killed. The building contained several garment factories. On the day of the collapse, garment workers were ordered to go to work despite the fact that cracks in the building had been identified a day earlier. Rana Plaza became a symbol of the horrific conditions workers face producing clothing for the UK. Now, six… → Read More
Five new polls all show Corbyn could be heading for government
Our next prime minister? → Read More
Plaid Cymru leader sets the record straight on working with the Tories
The leader of Plaid Cymru – Adam Price – has put to bed accusations that his party will seek a coalition with the Conservatives. In doing so, he said the Conservatives had brought “devastation” to Wales, and “I don’t want and would never ask for people’s support for a coalition with the Conservatives”. Setting the record straight Suggestions Price might move Plaid closer to the Conservatives… → Read More
While the government collapses over Brexit, Labour activists have a plan to transform Britain
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Brexit is the only thing happening in the UK right now. We’ve had endless coverage of the government’s slow-burning implosion while everything else has been pushed to the sidelines. But a group of Labour activists is building a plan to transform Britain while the government collapses. On March 22, Labour for a Green New Deal launched. This group is seeking to… → Read More
From divestment to school strikes
They're building a movement against climate change → Read More
Siân Berry could blow the London Mayoral election wide open
The race to be London’s next Mayor got interesting this week. The Green Party announced that Siân Berry will be its candidate for the election. The significance of this shouldn’t be understated. There’s a real chance that Berry has just turned the election into a three-horse race. Berry’s background Berry was elected co-leader of the Green Party in 2018 alongside a re-elected Jonathan Bartley.… → Read More
The new university free speech guidelines are tackling a problem that doesn't exist
Free speech in universities is back in the headlines. New guidance for how universities should protect free speech was issued on 2 February. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) produced the guidance in collaboration with a range of organisations, including the Department for Education and the National Union of Students (NUS). The guidance was ostensibly written in response to… → Read More
Diane Abbott slams Conservative plans for the 'worst kind of exploitation'
Diane Abbott has commented on the Conservatives’ latest planned changes to immigration policy. And she didn’t pull any punches. In a devastating critique published in the Morning Star, she accused the government of pushing a plan that would lead to a: > recipe for workplace exploitation of the worst kind. The immigration bill The government first announced its new plans in December 2018,… → Read More
People respond beautifully to a newspaper touting a Blairite as the next Labour leader
The Independent has published the results of an opinion poll on who the next Labour leader should be. The headline claimed “David Miliband most popular choice for next Labour leader”. But people have been pointing out the poll is misleading. They’ve also argued that Miliband would be a disaster for the Labour Party. Questionable reporting People took to Twitter to suggest that the reporting on… → Read More
Comedian Nish Kumar slams a Times journalist for supporting a 'racist policy'
The first Question Time of the new year got off to a fiery start. In a heated discussion on London’s battle with knife crime, comedian Nish Kumar called out another panelist for supporting a “racist policy”. Support for stop and search Journalist for The Times, Melanie Phillips, also appeared on the show alongside Kumar. And during the debate on knife crime, she had some controversial things to… → Read More
The government's latest immigration policy is slammed as 'a disaster for every worker'
On December 19, the government announced its immigration white paper. This laid out a plan for immigration after Brexit. But it didn’t take long before people started condemning the plan. Already, it has been described by The Canary as “racist and classist” and by Nicola Sturgeon as “an act of vandalism on the Scottish economy and public services“. And now the Trades Union Congress (TUC),… → Read More
Union leaders at risk of imprisonment if they take part in protests
Six trade union leaders in Cambodia received two and a half year suspended prison sentences on 11 December. They were also fined the equivalent of $8,600 after being convicted of “instigating intentional acts of violence” among other offences. This stemmed from their alleged involvement in protests in 2013-14 which called for an increased minimum wage for garment workers. At the time, workers… → Read More
The Green Party sums up the state of the world in a devastating Christmas video
There are just a few days until Christmas. And as political parties often do, the Green Party has released a Christmas video. But this one is a little different. Instead of offering typical festive wishes, it delivers a devastating critique of the state of the world. Silent nightmare The video, titled Silent Nightmare, features high profile party figures reading a re-worked version of the poem… → Read More