Right-wing press stirs speculation UK fracking is ‘back on the agenda’
The Tory media have been quick to jump on claims that fracking could return to Britain as Johnson blocks imports of Russian oil.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Economic Crime Bill censured for leaving ‘oligarch loopholes’
The government’s apparent crackdown on wealthy Russians using London for money laundering and concealing ill-gotten gains has been criticised for being rushed through and laden with loopholes.
‘The red tape was horrendous’: Brexit bureaucracy impedes aid being transported to Ukraine
Implications of Brexit have reared their head once more – at the worst possible time.
International Women’s Day: Calls for new approach to end VAWG and support all women’s rights
‘We call on government to match its rhetoric on ending VAWG with actions that support all women’s rights – including migrant women, and black and minoritised women.’
Russia-Ukraine conflict set to elevate the crisis in war-torn Yemen
With the world’s eyes and media focused on the crisis in Ukraine, the people of Yemen cannot afford to be ignored – now more than ever.
Bedding banks appear alongside food banks as fuel poverty kicks in
‘This is poverty at its demeaning and degrading worst.’
Solidarity builds to help Poland accommodate refugees fleeing Ukraine
As central Europe welcomes Ukrainian refugees with open arms, the international community ramps up efforts to support primary receiving countries like Poland.
Student finance overhaul extensively condemned for punishing poorer and marginalised students
‘This government parrots the language of levelling up, but these proposals are classist, ableist and racist: they target those from marginalised communities, and seek to gatekeep education.’
‘This isn’t solidarity, it’s immoral’: Home Office under fire for providing no legal route for Ukraine refugees to travel directly to UK
By failing to accept visa applications from Ukrainians, the government offers no safe and legal direct entry to Britain for those fleeing danger in the war-torn country, unless they have British relatives.
Russia Today row highlights why we can’t ignore media bias any longer
Calls to ban RT should act as a wake-up call for recognition of wider press bias.