Charity commission investigating UK charities funding illegal Israeli settlements

The UK Charity Commission has launched a major inquiry into eight British charities that have sent donations to illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied West…

Trump ally’s Iran admission shocks Simon Marks

Russia could attack NATO ‘within weeks’, warns US intelligence

The ongoing ‘row’ between Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth

Calls to permanently pedestrianise central Belfast following festival success

Campaigners have called on north of Ireland infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins to ensure Belfast stays a walkable city. The demand comes after pedestrianisation of the…

Trump’s ‘ever-sliding grip on reality’ | Simon Marks’ American Week

The Jason Arday story: A modern day parable

The ‘instruments of evil’ set to ‘desecrate’ Welsh coastline

The Blair connection to Palantir’s tax dodge

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 08 August 2026

Scottish Labour exposed as Westminster-bankrolled front, following Sarwar resignation

It’s emerged that the Scottish Labour Party is fronted by Westminster paymasters. The Scottish wing of Labour relies entirely on its anti-sovereignty London HQ bosses…

Activists increasingly repressed in Philippines over resistance to mining destruction

Communities opposing mining destruction in the Philippines have been facing more and more repression. In a country whose elites have long submitted to US economic…

Norfolk Police deploy “significant” resources to counter three nights of racist violence in Thetford

On Thursday 6 August, police in Thetford, Norfolk imposed ‘public safety measures’ after a crowd tried to break into a property they believed housed asylum…

Campaigners end carrier’s barbaric live cattle export from Ireland to France

A year-long campaign by animal rights groups has resulted in Brittany Ferries ceasing their cruel live export of animals from Ireland to France. The vile…

Welsh independence campaign group YesCymru sets 2032 referendum target

The nation’s most prominent pro-Welsh independence campaign and pressure group, YesCymru, has set an ambitious target of 2032 for Welsh secession. This week, YesCymru set…

Spotting the children at risk of being jobless adults | James O’Brien – The Whole Show

UK comedians chime in on ‘Frankenchickens’ scandal in quiz show

The campaign against ‘Frankenchickens’ is gathering pace. The name refers to types of chicken selectively bred for the cheap meat industry. If a human baby…

‘Absolutely fascinating’ | Why did the Cambridge professor do it?

Killer who stalked women on the tube guilty of double murder

The big Blair-era loophole behind Palantir’s tiny tax bill

Palantir’s UK CEO Louis Mosley says the company uses “a standard tax incentive” to minimise corporate tax. But the UK is one of the few…

Activists target logistics firm in Glasgow supplying Israel

Early on Tuesday 4 August, an autonomous group broke into the offices of DB Schenker in Hillington, Glasgow. Bypassing security in the early hours of…