2026-04-07T09:32:48Z https://yabu.me openDemocracy https://yabu.me/npub1me6pl69xpujqer2zr4jrkphccp0zpsdhqd7wegpwr4eksr3chzrquclgcf https://assets.newsie.social/accounts/avatars/109/393/210/290/674/727/original/2d83342c83503cc8.png https://assets.newsie.social/accounts/avatars/109/393/210/290/674/727/original/2d83342c83503cc8.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0gxkk5s4umw2rkdlj7uqeeh6vy77nasq3fj42z0fq7r6uh88pkpgzyr08g8lg5c8jgrydggwkgwcxlrq9ugxpkuphem9q9cwhx6qw8zugvk5tzcf Orbán’s election defeat is a blow to the global anti-gender movement: Europe’s great replacement prime minister lost on Sunday, and so did the global anti-gender movement <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/orban-hungary-abortion-lgbtq-great-replacement/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS">https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/orban-hungary-abortion-lgbtq-great-replacement/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/116/414/586/581/294/343/original/df43c8febe35d147.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-16T13:20:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xm5tc2arzw45qqpv2e5h02w45dxtahaqyj2gd23z3f3cltq34qgzyr08g8lg5c8jgrydggwkgwcxlrq9ugxpkuphem9q9cwhx6qw8zugvtss36f Government spends £8m compensating children sexually abused by British troops: Taxpayer payouts for historic child sex abuse paint ‘stark and worrying picture’ for Ministry of Defence, lawyers say <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/armed-forces-child-sex-offence-compensation/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS">https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/armed-forces-child-sex-offence-compensation/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/115/065/864/434/307/662/original/21f403663bb3b57a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-21T08:42:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfal6nzf2t8q7fs09gycz388q8f8s8yykx5wrgks5uw0pnsd5upeszyr08g8lg5c8jgrydggwkgwcxlrq9ugxpkuphem9q9cwhx6qw8zugv645y24 Trump’s support of Israel’s war aims will scupper his hope of a Nobel prize: The US president is desperate for a peace prize. That doesn’t align with Netanyahu’s plans for ethnic cleansing in Gaza <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/trump-israel-gaza-iran-ethnic-cleansing-nobel-peace-prize-netanyahu/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS">https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/trump-israel-gaza-iran-ethnic-cleansing-nobel-peace-prize-netanyahu/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/835/498/864/646/584/original/f411e9953d23b6b1.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-11T16:17:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg8xzuht6uem0qtnugywx76er9h4pxm0mkyfeqn5v8vfd0mevje2gzyr08g8lg5c8jgrydggwkgwcxlrq9ugxpkuphem9q9cwhx6qw8zugvkyds5a Weak UK lobbying laws let fossil fuel giants influence climate policies: Oil and gas firms were able to water down or change Conservative policies without scrutiny, new report finds <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/weak-uk-lobbying-laws-let-fossil-fuel-giants-influence-climate-policies/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS">https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/weak-uk-lobbying-laws-let-fossil-fuel-giants-influence-climate-policies/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/748/376/572/919/248/original/ecf3ae53de655d3e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-26T07:01:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvd94gsq8gks5anmj7k8t7hvxvn72hs47zjknmf26rpa3j84jg9ygzyr08g8lg5c8jgrydggwkgwcxlrq9ugxpkuphem9q9cwhx6qw8zugvs7h0zg Exclusive: Government hands private firms £3bn in bid to ‘stop the boats’: Research reveals the business of Channel security is booming, as companies profit off asylum seekers’ desperation <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/exclusive-government-hands-private-firms-3bn-in-bid-to-stop-the-boats/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS">https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/exclusive-government-hands-private-firms-3bn-in-bid-to-stop-the-boats/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/426/333/981/045/089/original/1251cc5927d05e02.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-30T10:01:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrjuq5knxtewsyd5ncvspjqe9lgeprz0wp5axylh59std6e6n6llszyr08g8lg5c8jgrydggwkgwcxlrq9ugxpkuphem9q9cwhx6qw8zugvulvpp2 Women will suffer most from UK government’s cuts to disability benefits <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/disability-benefits-cuts-hurt-women-most-carers-rachel-reeves-keir-starmer/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS">https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/disability-benefits-cuts-hurt-women-most-carers-rachel-reeves-keir-starmer/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/273/418/430/751/253/original/97c89c2f598fc6c2.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-03T09:53:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr7y7endzq303ky9xkvs8ndcgh7aksa2p7zjkduu57ge6p5cxsr6qzyr08g8lg5c8jgrydggwkgwcxlrq9ugxpkuphem9q9cwhx6qw8zugvfftv0k Rachel Reeves softened non-dom plans after Blackstone CEO ‘raised concerns’ <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/rachel-reeves-non-dom-soften-blackstone-stephen-schwarzman-lobbying-meeting/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS">https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/rachel-reeves-non-dom-soften-blackstone-stephen-schwarzman-lobbying-meeting/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/118/060/481/918/636/original/f8ce36118a0b97e4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T23:23:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg52ez6tq8dl36nhh6dfskgll6cc9yqw7fm26z3yc2f5g5akq7vkqzyr08g8lg5c8jgrydggwkgwcxlrq9ugxpkuphem9q9cwhx6qw8zugvy2wu86 Will Trump’s entire presidency be as damaging as his first month? <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/donald-trump-first-month-what-does-future-hold-elon-musk-putin-zelenskyy/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS">https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/donald-trump-first-month-what-does-future-hold-elon-musk-putin-zelenskyy/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/098/618/516/181/239/original/47fc64ff068b62a8.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-03T12:59:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst7c408396aqzsy0lc5re3qs2xejsdckrnk8crmvjewpf674rl2lqzyr08g8lg5c8jgrydggwkgwcxlrq9ugxpkuphem9q9cwhx6qw8zugvhcclqa 🎧 New podcast episode! While many of us associate attacks on women’s bodily autonomy with ultra-religious groups, openDemocracy journalist and Author Sian Norris argues that the stripping away of abortion rights is a political issue, rooted in fascistic ideas about women and men. Listen on YouTube or search for In Solidarity on your favourite podcast platform <br/><br/><a href="https://bit.ly/413vD0m">https://bit.ly/413vD0m</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/114/003/119/012/479/753/original/74a60d42bff609cb.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-14T17:01:00Z