Maruja, SPRINTS, Pussy Riot headline first Bulletproof Festival

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Maruja, SPRINTS, Pussy Riot headline first Bulletproof Festival

After three packed days of music in some of London’s finest grassroots music venues, the inaugural edition of Bulletproof Festival has concluded. Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace & Justice Project founded Bulletproof Festival as part of the Music For The Many campaign. It aims to support grassroots music venues, UK live music and new artists. The inaugural edition of the festival was headlined by Maruja, SPRINTS, and Pussy Riot who performed their new production Riot Days. There were also performances from CQ Wrestling, SNAYX, The Oozes, Currls, Cody Frost, Dead Air, Hongza, YARD, Jools, and many more. Fast-rising live band Westside Cowboy performed…

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Netanyahu’s order for 70% Israeli control of Gaza is not ‘self-defence’ – it’s ethnic cleansing

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Netanyahu’s order for 70% Israeli control of Gaza is not ‘self-defence’ – it’s ethnic cleansing

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians has commented on Israeli plans to seize control of even more of Gaza: Benjamin Netanyahu’s order to the IDF [Israel’s name for its military occupation forces] to seize control of at least 70% of the Gaza Strip is an egregious violation of the so-called ‘ceasefire’ that Israel has violated more than 3,000 times since October. Increasing Israeli occupation of Gaza has gone unchecked and the so-called ‘yellow line’ has continually expanded, with Israeli soldiers operating an open-fire policy on any Palestinians who finds themselves within the no man’s land, most of whom are in…

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UAE wants a loyalty pledge amid deportation spree of Shia Muslims

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UAE wants a loyalty pledge amid deportation spree of Shia Muslims

The US and Israel-allied state, the UAE, has launched an initiative calling citizens and residents to digitally “reaffirm their dedication to the nation’s core values of unity, coexistence, and tolerance,” as it has also deported 5,000 to 18,000 Shia Pakistanis recently since the US-Israel war on Iran began in February. The two actions by the Gulf state show it is anxious to ward off working-class solidarity against its alliance with Zionism. This follows a broader pattern of the UAE aligning with Washington. The Gulf state has reportedly joined US-Israeli strikes on Iran, requested dollar swap lines tying its economy to America, and exited…

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Equity congratulates SAG-AFTRA and says AI standards must become UK benchmark

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Equity congratulates SAG-AFTRA and says AI standards must become UK benchmark

Equity, the UK performing arts and entertainment union, has today congratulated US union SAG-AFTRA on reaching a new agreement for film and TV workers. Crucially, the US agreement includes stronger protections around AI and Equity says its members: will accept no less than the global industry standard on AI protections. A ballot of SAG-AFTRA members closed on Thursday 4 June, with 91% voting to ratify the new agreement. The agreement with studio trade association the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is wide-ranging. It covers pay, pensions, healthcare, and working conditions. Equity continues push for AI protections The issue of…

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100 days of Trump’s war on Iran: Trump rambles, prevaricates, and walks off an interview

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100 days of Trump’s war on Iran: Trump rambles, prevaricates, and walks off an interview

In an NBC interview recorded on Friday, US President Donald Trump repeatedly defended his war of choice on Iran. He said Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was a “good comrade” but disagreed with him, stating that strikes on Lebanon should be more surgical than they are. However, the Financial Times (FT) reported that Trump later insisted he “calls the shots” and that Netanyahu has “no choice” but to accept any deal with Iran. The FT said they had verified a leaked call in which Trump called Netanyahu “fucking crazy” and told him he would be in prison without him. “I call all…

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Polanski warns UK food system is close to collapse

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Polanski warns UK food system is close to collapse

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has warned that food insecurity is not a distant threat. He says it’s already impacting customers, farmers and workers in the food industry. In a speech to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union on 8 June, Polanski warned that the UK’s food system is close to collapse. He spoke of pressures from rising temperatures and global instability and called for urgent action to support the UK’s food resilience. The speech comes as figures from the Autonomy Institute show that UK fruit and veg prices could rise 170% by 2050. And the climate crisis is likely…

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Union leaders support Ash Field Academy strikers

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Union leaders support Ash Field Academy strikers

Support staff at Ash Field Academy in Leicester were on strike from 3-5 June. This is part of a campaign to demand the reinstatement of victimised union rep Tom Barker. Barker was suspended on 30 October 2025. After more than seven months, three separate investigations, and five investigation meetings, Discovery Schools Academy Trust [DSAT], which runs Ash Field, is still refusing to reinstate Barker. Barker was suspended just three working days after UNISON members voted to strike over staffing cuts. Andrea Egan, UNISON’s general secretary, was in attendance at the Thursday 4 June picket. Addressing the strikers, Egan said: Tom has…

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Heathrow Five lose appeal against convictions for planning protest that never happened

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Heathrow Five lose appeal against convictions for planning protest that never happened

Five Just Stop Oil supporters who have served prison sentences of up to 15 months for planning an action at Heathrow airport that never took place have had their convictions upheld by the Court of Appeal. Rosa Hicks, Adam Beard, Sean O’Callaghan, Sally Davidson and Hannah Schafer were among eight Just Stop Oil supporters convicted of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance after standing trial before Judge Duncan at Isleworth Crown Court in March 2025. A ninth supporter was acquitted and another pleaded guilty before trial. Of the nine convicted, five were given jail terms of up to 15 months, while…

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New Internationalist launches £150k survival appeal

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New Internationalist launches £150k survival appeal

Magazine the New Internationalist, facing the possibility of being forced to cease publication, has launched an appeal to raise £150,000 by 7 July. The independent, cooperatively owned magazine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023. The magazine said it was facing “the closest we have ever been to the lights going out for good,” explaining that costs have “soared” while readers are less able to pay. In addition, AI and algorithm changes have hit their website traffic, and that grants are “harder to come by” as funders have shifted priorities. It said:  Our information sphere is being rebuilt by tech oligarchs and far-right…

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Western politicians and media heaps tributes on the author of Persepolis

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Western politicians and media heaps tributes on the author of Persepolis

Obituaries for Franco-Iranian artist and author of Persepolis Marjane Satrapi are pouring in from Western politicians and media following news of her death in Paris at age 56 on Thursday. Western establishments’ obituaries revealed a pattern of appreciating Satrapi for opposing Iran’s government, reflecting their ever-present instinct of Islamophobia. “Persepolis” was a bestselling graphic novel series by Satrapi. Most of them admire her as CNN puts it as: an outspoken critic of Iran’s ruling establishment and a prominent supporter of the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement. Satrapi was married to Mattias Ripa, who helped translate ‘Persepolis’ into English. He died last year.…

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Jewish Peaceniks UK to install ‘Gaza Tent’ on London’s Southbank

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Jewish Peaceniks UK to install ‘Gaza Tent’ on London’s Southbank

Jewish Peaceniks UK will erect a large tent on London’s Southbank from 1pm on Thursday 11 June. The tent will bear messages concerning the children of Gaza. And a main banner will read: GAZA’S CHILDREN STILL IN HELL. Attached on either side of the tent will be washing lines with children’s clothes and tea towels. On them will be messages to the public and to the UK government. Some of the children’s clothes will be bloodied, small trousers will have a leg cut off to indicate amputation. Inside the tent will be photo images of children from Gaza and a soundscape…

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Young adaptive clothing line hosts first Disability Pride Catwalk in Manchester

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Young adaptive clothing line hosts first Disability Pride Catwalk in Manchester

Disabled models will travel the runway at Aviva Studios on Saturday 27 June 2026 ahead of Disability Pride Month. The most inclusive fashion show that’s ever been staged in Manchester is coming to the city ahead of Disability Awareness Month. Sixteen models – female, non binary and male – will travel down a specially constructed runway at Manchester’s Aviva Studios. Aged from 20s-50s, every model is disabled, neurodivergent or chronically ill and all will wear adaptive fashion designs from a young, ambitious Manchester label. Manchester Metropolitan University fashion graduate Ellie Brown founded RECONDITION in 2025. Brown’s eyes opened to how unaccommodating…

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Labour holds power in Cambridge because of Lib Dems say Greens

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Labour holds power in Cambridge because of Lib Dems say Greens

This is a statement from the Cambridge & South Cambridgeshire Green Party The Green group on Cambridge city council has confirmed that it will not be entering a proposed rainbow coalition with Labour or the Liberal Democrats. Instead, it put forward and voted for its deputy leader Sefira Davison to lead the city council. Sadly the Lib Dems chose to abstain on the vote, lending their tacit support to enable a continuation of the Labour run administration, rather than agreeing to collaborate with Green councillors to bring about the change that residents voted for. Despite constructive efforts from the Green group,…

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Trump’s planned $1.8 billion payout to loyalists like Proud Boys is dead

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Trump’s planned $1.8 billion payout to loyalists like Proud Boys is dead

On May 18th, Trump’s Justice Department announced a nearly $1.8 billion fund called the Anti-Weaponization Fund; however, on Tuesday, the acting Attorney General of the USA said that they were no longer moving forward with it amid a backlash from both Democrats and Republicans. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration will drop plans for a $1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government “weaponization” following a backlash from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers https://t.co/KinO8jVESL — Bloomberg (@business) June 2, 2026 Trump said the purpose was to reimburse people who had been “horribly treated, horribly treated” by the government…

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Labour members overwhelmingly support ban on arms to Israel

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Labour members overwhelmingly support ban on arms to Israel

New polling of Labour Party members shows they overwhelmingly oppose the UK selling arms to Israel. They also want an end to trade with Israel’s illegal settlements. Over 60% are dissatisfied with the UK government’s response to Israel’s atrocities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and want it to take stronger action. This includes an 87% majority backing a ban on trade with illegal settlements, and a 78% majority backing the suspension of all UK arms exports to Israel. The poll also found over two-thirds support suspending the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement. The polling, commissioned by Save the Children UK, Christian…

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RMT calls for insourcing of all railway staff following Thameslink nationalisation

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RMT calls for insourcing of all railway staff following Thameslink nationalisation

Rail union RMT is demanding all Govia Thameslink Railway staff be brought into direct employment after the train company became the latest to be brought under public control. The union has been campaigning for all elements of the railway to come into public ownership. And it has welcomed the commitment by the government to launch Great British Railways with track and train all nationalised. However, private contractors will continue to employ thousands of workers. These include: Cleaners. Gate line staff. Security staff. Infrastructure maintenance, renewal and engineering workers. This is despite the Labour government’s commitment to undertake the biggest wave of…

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Hidden boat ownership risks fuelling illegal fishing in UK waters

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Hidden boat ownership risks fuelling illegal fishing in UK waters

Less than a quarter of the UK’s largest commercial fishing vessels may have clear ownership transparency. And this is creating a systemic blind spot in UK fisheries governance. Environmental law organisation ClientEarth has laid out these findings in a new analysis: Whose Boat Is This? The current regulatory gap on commercial fishing vessel ownership risks enabling vessel owners to operate through complex corporate structures and hide behind shell companies. This can mask the Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) of these vessels. ClientEarth’s Kyle Lischak said: The core problem is simple: the government does not publicly identify who really owns many of the…

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Lambeth elects first ever Green leader and moves to ‘cabinet committee’ model

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Lambeth elects first ever Green leader and moves to ‘cabinet committee’ model

Lambeth has elected its first ever Green leader at a reconvened annual council meeting at the Town Hall in Brixton. Martin Abrams, councillor for Streatham Hill East, was elected to lead the council, and Ciara Alleyne and Natalie Kane were elected co-deputy leaders. Abrams has named his cabinet, with ten councillors covering nine remits between them: Natalie Kane. Ciara Alleyne. Pete Elliott. Scott Ainslie. Zvikomborero Chihoro. Michael Chessum. Jeremy Isaacs. Sam Dorney-Smith. Alice Weavers. Jonathan Bartley. The Greens had been moving to implement a committee system of governance. This would have scrapped the executive model in favour of cross-party committees which…

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Muslim Aid Marks four decades at Trafalgar Square’s Eid celebration

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Muslim Aid Marks four decades at Trafalgar Square’s Eid celebration

Muslim Aid was proud to be the official charity partner for this year’s Eid on the Square. It took place on 30 May 2026 in Trafalgar Square as the event celebrated its 20th anniversary. As part of Muslim Aid’s ongoing 40th anniversary campaign, The World We Want to See, the charity took centre stage to highlight rising global humanitarian needs, including the crises in Sudan and Gaza, as well as growing hardship here in the UK, and to advocate for positive systemic change. Showcasing four decades of humanitarian work alongside its current programming, Muslim Aid engaged with more than 20,000 attendees…

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Historian rebukes Sky News on ‘shameful complicity in war crimes’ over Lebanon coverage

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Historian rebukes Sky News on ‘shameful complicity in war crimes’ over Lebanon coverage

British historian William Dalrymple has sharply rebuked Sky News, accusing the outlet of “shameful complicity in war crimes” after it characterized Israel’s war on Lebanon as “taking a much tougher stance” rather than the “ethnic cleansing of one quarter of a neighbouring state.” In what lexicon is ethnically cleansing one quarter of a neighbouring state “taking a much tougher stance”. Shameful complicity in war crimes by @SkyNews @adamparsons https://t.co/Tuh0WoEBfm — William Dalrymple (@DalrympleWill) June 1, 2026 Adam Parsons, the Sky News correspondent, had used the words “taking a much tougher stance,” and tried to argue with Dalrymple and defend US/Israeli war…

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