Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Hear from Andy Burnham, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party

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Complaint against the European Commission regarding Italy and Spain’s reintroduction and successive prolongation of internal border controls since 1 August 2026, and the Commission’s failure, to…

Yesterday, Ursula van der Lyon delivered the annual state of the union speech from the Commission to the European Parliament. The headline reporting by much of the press and the pro rejoin commentaria...

Minor revisions to immigration figures can complicate the government’s fiscal strategy

This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know…

New research assesses 30 European countries involvement in the ISDS system, with the UK ranked worst in propping up secret 'corporate courts'.

Getting banks to pay more tax on their profits to help us with the cost of living is common sense. They’re raking in billions while the rest of us are struggling. We've seen this pattern before. The h...

“In these challenging times, strengthening our relationships across the world is vital,” the European Commission told POLITICO.

Prime minister tells the FT that he will not tax wealth creators out of the UK but stresses need for social responsibility

The prime minister has promised to be ‘bolder’ than his predecessor in taking the UK back to the heart of Europe but Downing Street refused to provide a ‘running commentary’ on discussions

There is an essay by Nick Boles, published on demos website that argues to reframe Starmer’s EU reset by offering to extend Britain’s nuclear umbrella in exchange for a single market in goods. It is c...

Five principles to win a sustainable, democratic majority for EU membership Back full EU membership for the UK   Time to ditch the ‘red lines’ and put the UK fully back...

There is a widespread assumption that freedom of movement with the EU is highly unpopular among people who identify as Leavers. Paul Willner, Todd Hartman, and Richard Bentall present data from a larg...

The Reform leader’s relationship with the UK media has enabled him to operate with impunity for years. This past fortnight, that impunity finally appeared to be coming to an end. Carole Cadwalladr,…

Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If…

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After years of building lives in UK, potentially thousands of EU citizens could be told they have no right to remain

The BBC has got a new boss: a big moment for us to get our voices heard. With Trump’s lawsuit on the horizon and politicians like Farage wanting to see its downfall, we’ve got to speak up now to…

So it seems that Burnham is going ahead with his plans to introduce a local income tax. This is a major step forward beyond the Brown Commission’s recommendations. Without detail this may be …

European Movement UK has today set out five asks for Andy Burnham as he takes office, calling on the new Prime Minister to seize the moment and build a bold, forward-looking agenda that leads the UK…

Ofcom is letting Rupert Murdoch’s TalkTV poison public discourse with transphobic lies and fake climate news, so we're taking the regulator to court

Andy Burnham, the likely next leader of the Labour Party made a speech on Monday 29th June, from the People’s History Museum in Salford. I have linked to the Sky News video of the speech. I have ca…

The Icelandic multimillionaire is back in business and could kill up to 150 whales in the next few weeks

Earlier this month, Michelle Barnier made a speech in which he suggested that the European Union would welcome the United Kingdom rejoining the EU even with some of the opt-outs previously negotiat…