Children behind bars for life — the human cost of ‘British justice’

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Children behind bars for life — the human cost of ‘British justice’

The UK state traps vulnerable children in a brutal cycle of lifetime incarceration, and exposes a system that rejects the idea of rehabilitation entirely. This disgusting model our nation follows separates us from the rest of Western Europe, where sticking kids in cages for life is banned. At a London panel hosted by the campaign group Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA) on Friday 19 June 2026 saw mothers, lawyers and former child lifers tell their stories. And it ripped my heart out. JENGbA campaigns tirelessly to end child life sentences and their testimonies exposed a racist, ableist nightmare under…

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Parents expose human cost of Science Museum sponsorships in unofficial tour

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Parents expose human cost of Science Museum sponsorships in unofficial tour

In response to the Science Museum’s ongoing partnership with Adani, a coal and weapons conglomerate, volunteers led by Parents for Palestine invited children and their families on an unsanctioned ‘alternative tour’ of the museum. The tour aimed to explore the: untold stories revealing the institution’s role in the destruction of life, communities, and land in Palestine and in India. Adani, sponsor of the Science Museum’s ‘Energy Revolution’ Gallery has a joint weapons-producing venture with Elbit Systems (Adani-Elbit). It produces the Hermes 900 drone which has been used in the genocide of the Palestinian people and continues to be used by Israel…

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Cost of Iran war forces US military to cut training budgets at home

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Cost of Iran war forces US military to cut training budgets at home

The cost of the unprovoked US war on Iran is limiting routine training and maintenance at home. The military’s usual practice flights, training exercises, and the upkeep of equipment have all been affected as the American empire strains under the demands of the failing war. CNN reported: The Navy’s top officer, Adm. Daryl Caudle, told House Armed Services Committee lawmakers earlier this month that his 2026 budget “didn’t bake in [Operation] Epic Fury” and that the Navy faces impacts on “routine operations” as a result. That includes having to limit training exercises, flight training hours and training for new recruits, he…

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Cost of living crisis compared to Shell mega profits

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Cost of living crisis compared to Shell mega profits

Campaigners from Fossil Free London staged a protest outside a supermarket in Hackney on Sunday 24 May, to draw attention to the rising cost of living in contrast with fossil fuel corporations’ soaring profits. The stunt involved two trolleys. One, pushed by a campaigner dressed as an oil executive, was filled with sacks of money. The other was filled with placards shaped like common food items. Each placard displayed the item’s current cost and the amount it has risen by. For example: “Orange juice, £1.79, up 130%”. Behind them, a banner read: “Shell profits. We pay the price”. The protest comes…

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Reform’s fascist deportation plan ‘to cost £50bn’

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Reform’s fascist deportation plan ‘to cost £50bn’

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick became unstuck when questioned about his party’s mass deportation plans. As commentators Mukhtar and Saul Staniforth highlighted, however, the focus on cost is frankly disgusting given the human element: Trevor Philips is a weird guy. https://t.co/qMcp4Dw9Je — Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) May 24, 2026 Reform — the cost Host Trevor Phillips put the following to Reform’s Robert Jenrick: [Zia] Yusuf wants to deport 1 billion illegal immigrants. That’s the number he says. The cost of each enforced return at the moment is about £49,000, which means that the cost of your deportation programme would work out at £50 billion.…

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Labour’s summer cost of living policies reduce it to the Groupon administration

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Labour’s summer cost of living policies reduce it to the Groupon administration

Labour has announced some cost of living policies that treat voters as children. Rather than any significant economic strategy for real change, the ruling party is offering voters temporary gimmicks like no import tariffs on chocolate and biscuits for the summer. Instead, Labour could deliver cost price essentials such as water, energy and telecomms to significantly reduce costs for every person and business. Labour — The gimmicks It’s almost laughable. This is the Groupon administration. As well as cutting costs for supermarkets on trivial items, the ruling party is cutting VAT on summer days out for families from 20% to 5%.…

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