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BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

Protect Migrants’ Rights: Keep the Helpline Open JCWI is a charity for immigration welfare and rights. For more than half a century, We’ve helped tens of thousands of people secure their status, keep their families together and escape poverty.

Across the UK, anti-migrant policies fuelled by the far right are pushing many refugees, asylum seekers and migrants into crisis.

This year the funder for the JCWI helpline said they no longer had the money to continue.

Support and share the fundraiser to keep the helpline going if you can.

Love over hate: Newcastle unites at Grey’s Monument "We don’t need to be reminded of where we live, that’s what a football strip is for"

North East Bylines have just published their 5000th article!! 🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations NEB! A very apt way to celebrate too:

Love over hate: Newcastle unites at Grey’s Monument
"We don’t need to be reminded of where we live, that’s what a football strip is for"

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I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

1/ Great to see the Bylines Network, and citizen journalism generally, getting a shout-out from George Monbiot in the Guardian

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

It would be good if the only political pushback against Nigel Farage's plans to mass deport hundreds of thousands of our neighbours, friends, family and colleagues didn't just come from a handful of backbench MPs and one regional mayor

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.

They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.

Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

The true question right now is whether you believe in the moral character of the British public. If you do, you'll want to have the fight with Reform. You'll believe that the public will hate the idea of breaking up families, spying on & deporting people who've worked here for years.

Donate to 'Brummies United Against Racism and Hate' Poster Campaign, organized by Brummies United Help Us Flood Birmingham with a Message of Unity and Hope … Brummies United needs your support for 'Brummies United Against Racism and Hate' Poster Campaign

Here’s an important initiative called Brummies United Against Racism and Hate –donations help print and distribute posters to spread a message of unity and hope. If you can, please click the link below to donate or share it with others who might want to help. gofund.me/96036085a

The Official Record Of Opposition To The Death Penalty Add your name. It takes 30 seconds >>

On average, an execution takes place somewhere in the world every 18 hours.

Send a message to world leaders everywhere: the death penalty is wrong, in every circumstance. It needs to end.

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Official Record of Opposition to the Death Penalty now.

A Staffordshire moorland tale of fire, peat and helicopters The Peak District National Park has deployed a creative solution to moorland fire prevention

The Peak District National Park has deployed a creative solution to moorland fire prevention | Cliff Mitchell

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Good god I hope so

Starmer’s moral cowardice on refugees The Labour leadership is tacitly accepting, and reflecting, Farage’s perverted notion of patriotism

An essential read here from @rfhaviland.bsky.social in @bylines.scot

Scrap the Barriers Everyone deserves a secure future, no matter where we're from. But right now, thousands of migrants like us are being held back, forced to wait over 10 years for the right to stay permanently in the p...

Everyone wants a life that can move forward. But right now, thousands of people up and down the country are forced to wait 10 years for the right to permanently stay in the place they already call home. Scrap the Barriers. Join me and sign the petition now.

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Why digital ID cards are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem Andreea Dumitrache, CEO of the3million, writes about the Home Office's plan to control immigrants through Digital ID cards.

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What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

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Open Letter: Keep the UK in the ECHR Sign the European Movement UK's open letter now if you agree that the UK must remain in the ECHR.

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Every dog has their day: celebrate your four-legged friends! International Dog Day on 26 August recognises the canine contribution to the human world

Every dog has their day: celebrate your four-legged friends!

International Dog Day on 26 August recognises the canine contribution to the human world
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Why You Didn't Necessarily Vote Better On the Labour party and its track record on immigration.

Wrote my latest substack around a question I get asked a lot at literary events: ‘what can we do?’ It’s about voting better, how we can support refugees, and appraising Labour’s record on immigration one year in. It’s also full of food/film/music/book recs!

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The resilience test: is the UK prepared for more heatwaves? As the UK swelters in an ever-increasing number of heatwaves with record temperatures, building resilience to their impact becomes critical

The resilience test: is the UK prepared for more heatwaves?

As the UK swelters in an ever-increasing number of heatwaves with record temperatures, building resilience to their impact becomes critical | Simon Ferrigno

Something I wrote a couple of years ago for sarcoma awareness month.

Bylines Network Sky Hawkins poetry prize 2025 - Bylines Network Sky Hawkins poetry prize 2025 is open for entries from 23 June until 6 July. Results will be announced in August

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Labour is taking the Pip – and disabled people have had enough | Cherylee Houston I am in tears reading the stories of what might happen if these further cuts go ahead, which is why I’ve joined forces with others to demand action, says actor Cherylee Houston

"These proposed cuts won’t save money; they’ll lead to greater costs from the resulting damage, along with widespread distress and suffering."

The Prime Minister imitating Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech is sickening.

That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk.

Shame on you, Keir Starmer.

Starmer is simultaneously detoxifying Reform and toxifying the Labour Party.
I ask again, what is he playing at?

Lurching to the right on immigration will never get Reform supporters to vote Labour again but it will push progressive voters towards the Greens and Lib Dems. As well as being morally grotesque, truly baffling Starmer’s team don’t get the electoral maths of today’s speech.

The Climate and Nature Bill is still the best option we have for tackling the climate and nature crisis in a way that follows the science, involves all stakeholders and holds the government to account. The fight to make it law is not over. Here's what we can all do to help ...

#CANbill

A reminder: 5️⃣0️⃣ of the world’s richest #billionaires on average produce more carbon through their investments, private jets and yachts in just over 1️⃣ hour and 3️⃣0️⃣ minutes than the average person does in their entire lifetime. 👉 oxfam.org

Me and my uterus part 1: it’s trying to kill me! Too many women suffer in silence – it’s time we talked openly about the pain, stigma, and dismissal of women’s reproductive health

Me and my uterus part 1: it’s trying to kill me!

Too many women suffer in silence – it’s time we talked openly about the pain, stigma, and dismissal of women’s reproductive health | Gemma Gould
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