EAST LONDONERS will be holding a protest in Stratford Shopping Centre on Saturday, 22nd August – calling on the world to stop arming Israel and, thereby, bring an end to the bombing of Gaza and other military aggression. The event ...

LOCKDOWN has affected much of the world economy – but has it dented the onward march of the international arms trade? Start to find out by watching Shadow World, a feature length investigation into the darker side of capitalism. The ...

SUPPORTING the “Black Lives Matter” movement is not just a case of saying you support it, or going on a march to show you do, or signing a petition to say that police officers should stop killing black people in ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL has defended its practice of asking residents to sign into its website before completing online surveys – claiming the practice is more convenient and “robust”. A few days ago we reported that Tower Hamlets Council was asking ...

TOWER HAMLETS Council is asking residents to complete an online questionnaire detailing how the Coronavirus pandemic has been affecting them, to help it plan services.   Strangely, residents have to sign in on the Council website before they can view ...

IT’S NOT JUST our working and social lives that came to a halt when the Lockdown was announced. For young people from three to 18, their worlds shrank as schools closed and they were sent home. Is it time for ...

WHAT WILL our “new normal” look like? To inform our debate, our “thoughts” this month will feature quotes from iconoclasts who want to see freedom, equality and justice for the many. Ireland has seen a massive transition over the last ...

COUNTRIES ACROSS the Middle East are suffering in the Coronavirus pandemic – but Iran is arguably the worst hit.  Not only does the country have to fight the virus, it has to do so while struggling with the effects of ...

THE US-BASED campaign If Not Now is calling on supporters to donate to the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians, as Corona makes its presence felt in Gaza. “I refuse to simply watch Gaza collapse as hundreds of thousands die from ...

WORLD LEADERS would do well to reflect on this statement when they try to explain why there is still war in Syria or occupation of Palestine or poverty in their own countries. And perhaps look in the mirror. “The most ...