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‘You Are Facilitating the Supply of the Main Weapon’: An Open Letter to Stephen Morgan on Palestine

22nd June 2026

Dear Stephen, Thank you for finding the time to reply to me on this vitally important matter. You are right to state that ‘the competent court is the ICJ’ and that it is unlikely to [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Poet’s Palestine Comment Banned by Facebook

22nd June 2026

Portsmouth poet Richard Williams reflects on censorship and social media after his comment mentioning Palestine was blocked by Facebook. I am performing some poetry at Victorious Festival in August. It’s a 12-minute set at 12.15 [… read more ]

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‘Stephen Morgan Must Take Action’: Further Arrest Made at Palestine Demo Outside MP’s Office

8th January 2026

A Portsmouth man was arrested yesterday for the second time outside the office of Portsmouth South MP and Labour Friends of Israel member, Stephen Morgan, under the Terrorism Act 2000. George Hibberd reports. The man [… read more ]

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Protest Outside Stephen Morgan’s Office Calls for Justice for Palestine Action Hunger Strikers

24th December 2025

Portsmouth South constituents have, for the third working day in a row, protested outside the office of Portsmouth South’s MP, Stephen Morgan. Activist George Hibberd reports. They are calling on Morgan, a member of Labour [… read more ]

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‘Action is Essential’: What We Can Do to Tackle the Climate and Nature Crisis

21st December 2025

On 27 November, 10 of the UK’s leading experts presented the latest evidence at the Climate & Nature National Emergency Briefing in Westminster, to an audience of over 1,200 people, amongst whom were MPs, peers [… read more ]

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Protestors Picket Stephen Morgan’s Office After Vote to Proscribe Palestine Action as ‘Terrorists’

2nd July 2025

Residents of Portsmouth South and members of the Portsmouth Resistance Collective have picketed the office of Stephen Morgan MP, with placards reading ‘Don’t Proscribe Palestine Action’, ‘Stop the RAF Spy Flights for Israel’, and ‘We [… read more ]

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Portsmouth UCU Branch Votes to Divest from Tesla, Starlink and X

23rd June 2025

In light of events in the United States and the ramifications across the world, the Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has voted to call on the University of Portsmouth (UoP) to [… read more ]

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Portsmouth UCU branch votes for democratisation of University

18th June 2025

The University of Portsmouth (UoP) branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has voted for a motion calling for ‘University management to work in concert with the unions to strengthen its democratic accountability within [… read more ]

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Portsmouth UCU Branch Condemns Labour’s Immigration Rhetoric and Restrictions on International Students

17th June 2025

The University of Portsmouth (UoP) branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has voted overwhelmingly for a motion condemning ‘the recent bigoted and divisive rhetoric of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other Labour politicians [… read more ]

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Why I Refuse to Leave the Metaverse

21st January 2025

If you frequent any social media, especially those run by Meta, you are probably aware of recent developments in the name of ‘free expression’ – though exactly what the Meta megalomaniac means by this is [… read more ]

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Green Open Homes Week: How Portsmouth Residents are Taking on the Energy Crisis

26th June 2026

Energy prices are a growing concern – but for some, getting ahead of the crisis has paid off. Local residents have been opening their doors to Nicholas Sebley of Portsmouth Climate Action to reveal how they [… read more ]

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Portsmouth UCU Branch Condemns Iran War and Calls for University Ethics Review

27th May 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion condemning the US and Israel’s illegal wars against Iran and Lebanon, and calling for an ethical review of the University of [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Science Fiction Special

11th May 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus reminisces about science fiction (SF) conventions over the years and his friendship with SF icon Brian Aldiss. During Easter I was in Birmingham Exhibition Centre at a science fiction convention. [… read more ]

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The People’s Emergency Briefing: How to Combat Climate Change in Portsmouth

8th May 2026

Climate change is undeniably one of the biggest, if not the biggest, existential threat facing humanity. It is, however, quite difficult to grasp, and understand the impacts it currently has, and will have, not only [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Space and Time Projects

9th April 2026

  Writer and planetary modeller David Angus details his latest projects, including Time Travel (and Dinosaurs) in Gosport. I’ve worked a lot on Jupiter’s moons, as you do. Callisto has already been mentioned in earlier [… read more ]

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