Protest

Housing Rebellion: Extinction Rebellion group says tackling housing crisis could save the planet
Protest

Housing Rebellion: Extinction Rebellion group says tackling housing crisis could save the planet

The campaign group occupied a block of vacant flats to demonstrate how empty homes are feeding the housing and climate crises. The Big Issue was with them on the day

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better
opera

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better

Wimbledon was one of the latest high-profile targets of Just Stop Oil. But prior to that, it was a festival of opera with laudably green credentials that provided a more unlikely backdrop to public protest

Renters protest outside London event helping landlords maximise profits
Renting

Renters protest outside London event helping landlords maximise profits

Around 100 members of London Renters Union spun a ‘wheel of misfortune’ outside the National Landlord Investment Show in protest over rent increases and evictions

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests
interview

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests

Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown
Public Order Act

Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown

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Exclusive: UN slaps down Tory bid to criminalise ‘legitimate and important’ slow walking protests
Activism

Exclusive: UN slaps down Tory bid to criminalise ‘legitimate and important’ slow walking protests

Police accused of misusing bail to prevent protest after Public Order Act comes into force
Exclusive

Police accused of misusing bail to prevent protest after Public Order Act comes into force

Shock as Met Police ‘completely understand the frustration and anger’ of man filmed attacking Just Stop Oil protesters
Just stop oil

Shock as Met Police ‘completely understand the frustration and anger’ of man filmed attacking Just Stop Oil protesters

What you need to know about the Public Order Act, the law used to arrest coronation protesters
Public Order Bill

What you need to know about the Public Order Act, the law used to arrest coronation protesters

‘Not My King’: On the ground with coronation protesters as King Charles III is crowned
Coronation

‘Not My King’: On the ground with coronation protesters as King Charles III is crowned

Coronation protests: Thousands set to demonstrate despite Met police warnings
Activism

Coronation protests: Thousands set to demonstrate despite Met police warnings

Not a single arrest made during Extinction Rebellion’s four-day ‘The Big One’ protest
Protest

Not a single arrest made during Extinction Rebellion’s four-day ‘The Big One’ protest

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground
Activism

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground

John Bird’s Easter Story
John Bird

John Bird’s Easter Story

In France, the past has a habit of shaping the present
John Bird

In France, the past has a habit of shaping the present

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids
Food poverty

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids

UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes
Activism

UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’
Protest

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’

Why has Mark Rylance launched a campaign to honour peace protester Brian Haw?
Activism

Why has Mark Rylance launched a campaign to honour peace protester Brian Haw?

New laws could make it easier to arrest journalists. Here’s why that matters
Press freedom

New laws could make it easier to arrest journalists. Here’s why that matters

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures
Employment

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures

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Women stage Suffragettes march to support Extinction Rebellion protesters ahead of sentencing
Climate activism

Women stage Suffragettes march to support Extinction Rebellion protesters ahead of sentencing

Cost of living update: Pensioners protest freezing homes and record energy bills
Activism

Cost of living update: Pensioners protest freezing homes and record energy bills

Unions call ‘emergency’ protest outside Downing Street over anti-strike law
Protest

Unions call ‘emergency’ protest outside Downing Street over anti-strike law

Has Extinction Rebellion really quit? Here’s what the climate activists have in store for 2023
Activism

Has Extinction Rebellion really quit? Here’s what the climate activists have in store for 2023