Tag results for: politics
The far-right has shown up. Here’s how we fight back
Last Saturday, Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, led a rally of up to 150,000 protesters, mostly draped in Union Jack or England flags, through central...
Only the privileged get to ‘put politics aside’. For some, simply existing is political
There’s an iconic moment in British TV history, when Chris and Stephen from Gogglebox are watching the espionage thriller Homeland. Chris casually remarks, 'We all like a bad...
Feminism is being co-opted by the far-right again, this time to target migrants
This strategy echoes another hallmark of the far right: co-opting patriotism. Across the UK, Union Jacks and St George’s flags are being painted on shopfronts, mini-roundabouts, and zebra...
Why do the police keep arresting peaceful protestors?
“I obviously could stay in,” she says. “I grow cut flowers, and I have a rescue dog. I could just stay and do those things. But it just...
How women in the UK are reacting to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new party
To see a high-profile MP who refuses to compromise on her values is rare. I try not to get glassy-eyed about politics, we’ve all been let down before...
‘Exciting yet scary’: Gen Z women on being given the right to vote
It’s hard to be a Gen Z person today, and there are, of course, myriad factors that have contributed to this (universities being more expensive than they’ve ever...
