Anti-hunting activists are facing a high court injunction from one of Britain's wealthiest people. But they're fighting back and are asking for help to do so.
David vs Goliath
On 16 October, an injunction submitted by the Fitzwilliam Hunt named three hunt sabotage groups. The 300-page document mentioned North Cambs Hunt Sabs, Beds...
The National Trust has started approving hunts for the 2018/19 hunting season. Last year's vote to continue allowing hunts on its land led the charity to face months of backlash. As a result, all eyes were on this season's licences. But anti-hunt campaigners have given a warm welcome to the National Trust's first approval.
Clean boot?...
On 16 September, FiveFilters - which "promotes non-corporate, independent media" - published a run down. It included more than 100 times the Guardian had linked Jeremy Corbyn to antisemitism. The earliest piece included went out on 26 September 2017. The 107th and latest article was put out on 9 September 2018. The collection,...
On 25 September, Labour MP Laura Smith said a general strike might be necessary if a general election isn't called. And the statement stirred up a storm of reactions in the media.
'Topple this government'
Speaking at The World Transformed, an event organised by Momentum running beside the Labour conference in Liverpool, Smith said:
We...
Results from a new poll on the best and worst times of the week have surprised no-one. Saturday evenings came out as the best time of the week and Monday mornings as the worst. But behind this obvious statement, the data revealed a deeper issue.
I don't like Mondays
On 24 September, YouGov published results from a poll that asked...
UKIP called for Muslim-only prisons among ideas it put forward at its conference on 21 September. But the Tories have already beaten UKIP to the punch.
What UKIP wants
UKIP's 2018 conference launched the party's Interim Manifesto. UKIP leader Gerard Batten hoped it would make UKIP a "populist party". In a section on "Islamic...
Clapton Community Football Club (CFC) made news when its away kit became a huge hit in Spain. Anti-fascist forces of the Spanish Civil War inspired the new kit design. But the team's links to left-wing politics don't stop there.
Fresh start
Five years of bad management at Clapton FC led fans and life members to split away. Though on...
National Resources Wales (NRW) has chosen not to renew pheasant and gamebird shooting licences on its land from March 2019. Anti-shooting campaigners have celebrated the decision as a victory for wildlife. But one group wasn't happy at all.
Campaign success
On 20 September, NRW announced it wouldn't renew licences for shooting...
A new football team in London has received orders for 20 times as many shirts as it had available. And the team hadn’t yet played its first competitive game.
Football against fascism
Clapton Community Football Club (CFC) launched its new away kit on 3 August. It expected to sell 250 throughout the season. But on 30 August, the club...
Discovery
