Explore a range of community-led Black History Month events taking place in Newham.

Throughout October, communities, schools, organisations and institutions across the country will honour the contributions of Black people to Britain’s

The UK Reparations Conference is taking place on Saturday 17 October at Friends House, Euston. Join us to discuss a momentous year in the campaign for reparative justice and how we can build on the g...

Take action The fight to stop new oil and gas is heating up. And it’s a fight we can’t afford to lose. After a summer of record-breaking heatwaves, climate breakdown is impossible to ignore. Yet Prime...

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...

Jack Straw, Former Home Secretary

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

154,500 moved out of London to its commuter belt or the wider South East, far outnumbering the 88,500 who headed in the opposite direction

For much of the post-war period, Italy was famous for having a very proportional electoral system – but this all changed in 1993 when they created a system that mixed First Past the Po

Thames Water CEO lied about public ownership on the BBC. It is time Ofcom and the BBC corrected the record

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 25 July 2026

FIFA is planning to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Tell President Infantino now that football belongs to the fans – and the World Cup isn't for sale.

‘Everyone was being run ragged by his absolutely ludicrous requests and tantrums’

Add your name to congratulate Andy Burnham   Last month, hope won in Makerfield. Andy Burnham showed that when our...

Restore the Whip to Diane Abbott

Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our demo...

Sign the petition Last year, the government promised to crack down on water pollution. But without public pressure, its plans could once again let big polluters off the hook. We should all be able to ...

Privatised water is a complete failure. I’m backing Clive Lewis' call to ensure that Andy Burnham meets frontline water campaigners who’ve fought for years to clean up our water -not just the water ...

Why are some of Britain’s most controversial Reform-linked figures all operating out of a grubby office in a town of 11,000 people in the Balkans?

Take action The UK is getting a new prime minister in a few weeks’ time. And one of their first decisions will be to appoint a chancellor. The chancellor decides how public money is spent. If we want ...

More than a quarter of the House of Commons has signed an amendment calling for a national commission on electoral reform, in what backers are describing as an “open goal” for Andy Burnham, the likely...

Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, along with other medical staff and patients are still being detained by the Israeli authorities to this day – demand the release of him and other detained healthcare workers now.

The Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals

Two billionaires who live abroad are planning to sidestep the Government's £100,000 cap on overseas donations. It's clear we need to kick big money out of our politics entirely with a donations cap.

New evidence shows how a 'routes & returns' approach could combine control and compassion to reduce small boat asylum crossings.

Amazon made £55 MILLION in profit in the UK last year, but only paid a fraction of what they should in tax. Jeff Bezos is rubbing his hands together, avoiding tax, while we pay our dues. Don't think t...

Civil servants deserve a pension service they can trust. Sign this petition to demand action now.

Add my name Extreme heat. Droughts. Wildfires. Flooding. Homes destroyed. Lives shattered. Climate breakdown isn’t a distant threat. It’s happening now, and communities across the UK are on the frontl...

Add my name Did you know the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world? There’s less wildlife today than in living memory − and it’s still disappearing before our eyes. From hedgeho...

Hey! 👋 Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given apologies and memorials, but the reality is that many are still being denied fair compensation. 😔 On Windrush Day (22nd June) we're taking the ...

We we urgently need a fair, modern voting system

Football is nothing without fans – but too often our voices are not heard in the way our clubs are run.

Russia’s conscription of Africans for its war in Ukraine exposes human trafficking, coercion, and foreign interference that is exploiting job seekers.