Rosy Bremer reports on her action responding to a recent hate crime at the Madani Academy, Portsmouth. In a moment of idle procrastination recently I did one of those time-wasting internet tests – like what Harry Potter house [… read more ]
Following the launch of a petition this week that has quickly generated over 38,000 signatures in support of domestic violence and sexual health services, UP Antifascists release a statement calling for Portsmouth residents to protest the [… read more ]
Rosy Bremer calls for Portsmouth City Council’s refugee policy to be informed by facts rather than myths and misconceptions. Hats off to Donna Jones and her Conservative colleagues for their adept and skilful handling of the problem [… read more ]
Promoter and activist Steve Pitt thinks we all should be concerned about the Council’s decision to give refugees the cold shoulder. Yesterday evening Portsmouth City Councillors, led by the Tory group, voted to ask the government to remove [… read more ]
Shelagh Simmons looks for the truth beyond the media and public hysteria and explores the reality of life for asylum seekers in Portsmouth. As someone with a bit of experience in the human rights field [… read more ]
Dianna Djokey is a young migrant woman living and working in Portsmouth. So much of the current election campaign is based on discussions about people like Dianna, but her story and her experiences as a [… read more ]
Locally-based author and journalist Tom Sykes first became interested in African culture, literature and politics while growing up on Hayling Island and in Portsmouth. Twenty years on, he is about to realise a dream by [… read more ]
Local students talk to Abigail Lofthouse about their experiences of Islamophobia as she explores the rise of anti-Muslim attitudes in the UK. Islamophobia is a growing issue in the UK. With a rise in EDL [… read more ]
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