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The World Marches for Palestine

28th January 2024

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Suella Braverman: a remarkable journey to become the most controversial figure in current British politics

25th November 2023

Braverman’s recent actions have led to a cabinet reshuffle that left her out in the cold. But this isn’t the end for the former Home Secretary. Suella Braverman may be gone from government, but her tenure as Home Secretary has certainly had an impact. Braverman, who was voted out early on in the first Conservative ...


‘Facilitating’ peaceful protests? More like ‘controlling’ peaceful protests

4th January 2022

The excessive amount of police force at protests during COP26 is indicative of a larger problem of control. The mobilisation of a mass police force to “facilitate” peaceful protests, particularly this year, with regards to the COP26 protests this month and my own experience at the Palestine Solidarity protest in May, calls into question this ...


COP diaries: day five

13th November 2021

Thursday 4 November This was a day of protests rather than being on the inside of COP26, and it felt foreign not to be surrounded by the metal constructs and royal blue carpets of the SEC gazebos. Luke and Hailie had been covering an Extinction Rebellion protest in Cessnock which, it appeared, was a lot ...


Extinction Rebellion activists arrested as protests intensify

4th November 2021

Four arrested and hundreds more trapped in police kettle for hours at XR protest. At least four members of the environmental activism group, Extinction Rebellion (XR) were arrested today after protests broke out in the city centre.  The four activists reportedly tried to force their way into the SSE energy company offices, and were subsequently ...


UofG podcast analyses Glasgow’s Kenmure Street protests

24th October 2021

UofG staff spoke to members of the community to find out what drove the response that was applauded across the country. The latest episode of the Recovering Community podcast released by the University of Glasgow School of Social and Political Science examines the Kenmure Street protests of 13 May 2021 against a Home Office dawn ...