Weald Action Group, and the six local campaigners who are challenging the UK Oil and Gas (UKOG) injunction, have launched their crowdfunder to pay for their legal costs. Here is their pledge:…
(Drill or drop?) Campaigners against the UKOG injunction outside the High Court, 19 March 2018. Photo: DrillOrDrop Opponents of oil drilling in southern England have claimed victory after an exploration…
(civilsociety.co.uk) The majority of international charities surveyed have experienced difficulty accessing their bank accounts due to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism regulations, a report has found. The Charity Finance Group (CFG) surveyed 34…
(The Network for Police Monitoring) In an important win for anti-fracking campaigners, the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) has backed down and agreed to a public consultation on changes to its…
(Index on Censorship) Press freedom groups have urged the parliamentary committee considering a proposed new UK data protection law to drop amendments that would force news publishers to sign up…
(The Guardian) Anonymity for the police is a privilege. I was undercover for years and can see this privilege is being abused in the spycops inquiry I’m increasingly disturbed by the “spycops”…
(Right to Remain) Last year, 15 people grounded a deportation charter flight for ten hours to prevent it taking off. Next Monday (19th March), they are standing trial, charged with a terrorism-related offence…
(Press Gazette) The Government has formally closed the Leveson Inquiry and will not commence Section 40 cost provision laws that would have forced newspapers to pay both sides’ legal costs, win…
(CIVICUS Monitor) In September 2017, the United Kingdom Charity Commission initiated a public consultation on the annual returns which charities are required to make to the state at the end of each fiscal…
(CIVICUS Monitor) In early February 2018, Prime Minister Theresa May called for a much-needed review of media sustainability in the UK. As reported in the previous Monitor update, the concentration of…