Blogs
Never waste a good crisis – a realist’s view of the Hay Festival
by Mel Carrington. Hats off to the Hay Festival for a range of sessions tackling the multiple and interlinked crises we face – everything from
Serving Time
Through the small window I see a sign: ‘Welcome To HMP Wandsworth’. If it’s meant to be reassuring it doesn’t work for me.
Writing from HMP Styal
My name’s Ella, I’m 22 years old, and I’m writing from HMP Styal, a women’s prison just outside Manchester.
A 22nd Birthday in prison
Hi, It’s Ella here, writing from HMP Styal, a women’s prison just outside of Manchester.
Letter from the President of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative to Louise Lancaster in prison
Kumi Naidoo, the President of the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty Initiative, has written to Just Stop Oil supporter Louise Lancaster in prison. She is
4.4 Billion Barrels Stopped
3,000+ arrests. 1000+ sent to trial. 100+ sent to prison. Time, money, and tears have been invested into our campaign of last ditch resistance against
Here’s to the Whistleblowers
Last month a Winchester magistrate made the brave decision to resign, declaring Winchester Prison is ‘dangerous’ and ‘corrupt’
From Fiona in Kendal to James O’Brien
Hello, James. Fiona from Kendal here. Long time listener, many times caller. First time open letter-writer. There has been such a burst of love for
Hansen’s revolutionary call to action
Former Environmental Consultant MEL CARRINGTON summarises the key conclusions of James Hansen et al’s Global Warming in the Pipeline
Why would Just Stop Oil march with farmers?
We decided to join the farmer’s protest in Whitehall on Tuesday to try to open a dialogue with our farmers. Real farmers, and farm workers,
COP 29 and the loss of 1.5C
by Indigo Rumbelow Where were you when we passed 1.5C of heating? As we pass by a global temperature rise of 1.5C, world leaders praise
The need for resilient resistance
by Roger Hallam and Daniel Shaw, written from HMP Wayland As some of you may be aware, in July of this year a slightly unhinged
It’s not Just Weather, FFS…
Fiona Atkinson
“No community should be left as vulnerable as the ones in Valencia”.
Oil and Water: Grandfather’s Legacy
JOSHUA ELLIS shares an engrossing story of a family never far from oil or it’s impacts
Democracy on trial: A Statement from Indigo Rumbelow
Political prisoner INDIGO RUMBELOW speaks out at frivolous charges levelled by the PM.
Five legal missteps in Judge Hehir’s sentencing of Plummer and Holland
AAHBHINAV TYAGI examines Judge Hehir’s failings
Labour’s Fatal Flaw – The Decarbonisation Plan
Political prisoner ROGER HALLAM writes on Labour’s fatally loose grip on reality
Why are we visiting MP’s homes?
In the past week, there has been significant debate regarding the validity of visiting MP’s homes in order for constituents to communicate the urgency of
Shifting sands and changing tides: sending The Rig to rehab
MARINA IONITA investigates Saudi Arabia’s oily playground.
The UK’s Billionaire Media
DONNACHADH MCCARTHY explains how and why the billionaire class controls our media.
