On 9 April, UK police news website Police Oracle reported that a senior Metropolitan Police officer is calling for an end to “trial by social media”. To achieve this, he is calling for “government and […]

On 9 April, UK police news website Police Oracle reported that a senior Metropolitan Police officer is calling for an end to “trial by social media”. To achieve this, he is calling for “government and […]
Guillermo Lasso, a former banker with close ties to the US, won the second round of Ecuador’s presidential election on 11 April, defeating progressive candidate Andrés Arauz. And his victory is likely to be a […]
A new campaign by UK charity Women In Prison (WIP) challenges a dangerous new government proposal to create 500 new prison places for women. #StopThe500 According to a 2018 government report, there were 3,850 women […]
On 9 April, US president Joe Biden made a ‘defence’ budget request of $753bn for the coming fiscal year. Journalist Glenn Greenwald described this as the “largest Pentagon budget in history”. He added, sarcastically: I’m […]
The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico (PR) has passed from one colonial ruler to another. Today, the ‘US territory‘ is going through a massive debt crisis. And, as Washington dithers, a longstanding movement for meaningful […]
In a recent interview with media expert Justin Schlosberg, Phoenix Media Co-op asked how the mainstream media has managed to maintain some levels of public trust despite its ongoing abuse of that trust. He insisted: […]
More than a week of conflict has occurred on the streets of Belfast. Headlines have described it as ‘loyalist violence’. But anarchists in the north of Ireland told Phoenix Media Co-op that the violence isn’t […]
Efforts are currently underway to ease tensions again between the US and Iran. This follows significant hostility from Washington under Donald Trump’s presidency. In light of the renewed focus on nuclear talks, Phoenix Media Co-op […]
Protests against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSCB) took place across England and Wales on 3 April 2021. Most demonstrations passed by uneventfully. But as one participant told Phoenix Media Co-op, the Metropolitan […]
Amnesty International has just released its 2020/21 report on global human rights. And its section on the UK isn’t flattering. The comments also come at a time of popular resistance, following weeks of nationwide protests about […]
On 7 April, workers from food delivery service Deliveroo took to UK streets in protest. They went on strike to demand greater safety measures and basic working rights. Members of the grassroots Independent Workers’ Union […]
Campaign groups around the UK are building pressure to reject a recent government report that gaslights “people who experience racism”. Far from addressing the real issues of systemic and institutional racism, the report actually plays […]
Ahead of a mass weekend of action against the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill, please read and share this essential guide from Netpol (Network for Police Monitoring). Police carry out intense surveillance on protest […]
On 30 March, the fourth #KillTheBill demo in Bristol went ahead peacefully. Although police were present, they kept their distance. The result? No violence. Coincidence? Absolutely not. It demonstrated that tooled-up riot cops inflame and […]
In a recent interview with media expert Justin Schlosberg, Phoenix Media Co-op asked ‘Which are the media outlets that you think most obstruct change in Britain?’ Schlosberg answered: I would say a combination of the […]