Boris Johnson says protest ‘a key part of democracy’. But new documents show Met Police boss urging government to use XR demos as a ‘much-needed opportunity’ to limit protest laws
A flaw in the Universal Credit system could "clobber" people receiving the government's coronavirus self-employment grant, costing them months' worth of benefit payments, openDemocracy can reveal.
To be effective, social movements’ actions must be grounded in effective organisational dynamics and democratic decision-making. Alternatively, individual isolation and social fragmentation could escalate the crisis.