3 h. ago Teacher banned after starting online petition to remove headteacher for ‘racism’

Joshua Adusei, 31, encouraged students to sign the petition

Events

4 h. ago Teacher who started online petition to remove headteacher for ‘racism’ banned

Joshua Adusei, 31, encouraged students in the playground at the Harris Academy Tottenham in north London to sign the petition in April 2021.

Events

35 h. ago Mum and son locked in furious school row over headteacher's 'salute' demand

A mum has threatened to remove her Year 7 son from his secondary school after its headteacher brought in a new rule for the morning session, forcing pupils to 'salute'

Politics

8 d. ago New call to 'immediately' stop Council Tax enforcement rules in Scotland

A new online petition is calling on the Scottish Government to follow the UK Government's lead and launch a consultation on Council Tax debt recovery processes.

Events

1 week ago New UK Government update on calls to increase Personal Allowance to £20,000

More than 252,500 people signed an online petition calling for an increase to the £12,570 Personal Allowance.

Politics

2 w. ago New calls to give State Pension payments ‘immediately’ to disabled people over 60

An online petition is calling on the UK Government to change State Pension eligibility rules.

Economics

3 w. ago New income tax update on calls to increase Personal Allowance to £20,000 due next week

More than 248,400 people have signed an online petition calling for an increase to the £12,570 Personal Allowance.

Economics

3 w. ago These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest Trump’s attacks on DEI

The Freedom to Learn campaign included panels and coffee meetups and will end Saturday with a protest and prayerA coalition of civil rights groups have launched a weeklong initiative to condemn Donald Trump’s attacks on Black history, including recent executive orders targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC.The national Freedom to Learn campaign is being led by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), a social justice thinktank co-founded by the law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a leading expert on critical race theory (CRT), a framework used to analyze racism’s structural impact. She has fought against book bans, restraints on racial history teaching and other anti-DEI efforts since the beginning of the Republican-led campaign against CRT in 2020. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest against Trump’s attacks on DEI

The Freedom to Learn campaign included panels and coffee meetups and will end Saturday with a rally and prayerA coalition of civil rights groups have launched a weeklong initiative to condemn Donald Trump’s attacks on Black history, including recent executive orders targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC.The national Freedom to Learn campaign is being led by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), a social justice thinktank co-founded by the law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a leading expert on critical race theory (CRT), a framework used to analyze racism’s structural impact. She has fought against book bans, restraints on racial history teaching and other anti-DEI efforts since the beginning of the Republican-led campaign against CRT in 2020. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago New call to ‘abandon’ DWP benefit reforms and create a National Disability Strategy

An online petition argues the welfare reforms will see ‘devastating cuts to disability benefits’.

Politics

3 w. ago New call to scrap PIP eligibility rule to help more people with fluctuating health conditions claim

An online petition is calling for the change to enable more people to access additional financial support.

Science

3 w. ago DWP responds to calls to scrap proposed changes to health and disability benefits

More than 16,400 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to halt planned welfare reforms.

Politics