A billionaire whose firm was given a £1.5 million loan by UK Export Finance earlier this year admits attending off-the-record meetings with senior Tories.
For many communities, this is not the first crisis they’ve faced. The lockdown feels familiar to those who have years of experience living and organising in the face of scarce resources and state violence. So it’s not surprising that grassroots and community activists mobilised quickly in response
Failure to address the needs of the most vulnerable will hasten the infection rate and flame the fires of xenophobia, already too well known in South Africa.
Results saw 77% of voters support Russia’s referendum on amendments to the constitution. But these figures bear little relationship to Russians’ real attitudes to constitutional reform.
The Eastern neighbourhood is often seen as caught between the European Union and Russia, including over LGBT+ rights. This impacts understandings of homophobia and intolerance.
