Europe

Planners turning a deaf ear to local traders ignore the community at their peril says Horatio Morpurgo.

Filed in: Cities England Trade

The takeover of Xstrata by the equally monstrous Glencore is bad news for human and environmental rights, says Richard Solly. 

Filed in: Environment Human Rights Indigenous Peoples Mining United Kingdom

Naomi Fowler says the popularity of principled politicians in Sicily has sent shockwaves through Italian politics.

Filed in: Europe Italy Politics

With a new national demonstration on the horizon Amy Hall is hoping for a renewed, and more persistent, British student movement.

Filed in: Activism Education Equality United Kingdom Youth

It’s time governments took on the banks and put a stop to food speculation, says Miriam Ross.

Filed in: Agriculture Food Hunger United Kingdom

For a week activists occupied the chimneys of West Burton power station, firing the starting gun on a new British energy battle.

Filed in: Activism Climate Change Energy Environment Power United Kingdom

Dan Hancox on the skilled young people who, after thirty years of Spanish democracy, are finding their options increasingly limited.

Filed in: Economics Spain Work Youth

Oil and shipping companies have ways of getting you, the public, to pay for protecting their profits Emma Hughes explains.

Filed in: Military Oil United Kingdom

Melanie Strickland from Occupy London on the meetings tackling the democratic deficit.

Filed in: Democracy United Kingdom

Amy Hall speaks to the college student about how she got involved in campaigning and why she won’t be giving up just yet.

Filed in: Activism Somalia United Kingdom Youth

The 24-year-old believes that her generation can break dependence on fossil fuels and stop a fracking future.

Filed in: Activism Climate Change Environment Ireland Oil Youth