HAPPY MAYDAY! MORE TO COME ON THAT, AND IN THE MEANTIME WE’VE GOT OUR WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW COVERING EVERYTHING FROM REFORM’S PROSPECTS IN THE POLLS TO THOUGHTS ON THE SPANISH BLACKOUTS. The International Court of Justice and Amnesty International have gone after Israel’s actions in Gaza over the last week, while Palestine Action, Youth Demand and peace campaigners at Lakenheath have pushed for Britain to cut cooperation. But is any of it turning the dial? Reform meanwhile seems poised to strike it big at local elections, prompting the usual lack of serious soul-searching from Labour, and the governmentis set for a major dispute with public sector workers. Finally we finish off with some happier stories, of a sort, with a foundup of forthcoming anarchist bookfairs and musings on mutual aid in moments of crisis. The post Anarchist News Review: Israel under pressure, anarchist bookfairs and local elections appeared first on Freedom News.

IT’S BEEN A BIG WEEK FOR UK PROTEST POLITICS ~ The government move to ban face masks at protests not just on request but automatically, and with arrest enabled even of people who attend and need to mask for health reasons. Campaign group Youth Demand meanwhile have been hit with raids and arrests for calling an entirely public meeting. Over in the environmental protest scene meanwhile Just Stop Oil are retiring. On top of all that we talk about Trump’s Tariffs, Yvette Cooper’s latest attack on the Human Rights Act, and quiet moves to defang the Environment Agency for the sake of the great god Growth. The post Anarchist News Review: Masks being banned, JSO retire and Youth Demand raided appeared first on Freedom News.