National campaigners Sisters Uncut staged a protest in the public gallery of a Full Council meeting yesterday following a passionate plea from Chief Executive of charity Aurora New Dawn to protect local domestic violence services. By Sarah [… 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 ]
Portsmouth City Council has launched a consultation with local residents on the Chancellor’s announcement that local authorities should fund adult social care costs by raising council tax by an additional 2%, reports Sarah Cheverton. Chancellor [… read more ]
Richard Peirce reports on the delivery to Portsmouth South MP Flick Drummond of a 3 million-strong European petition rejecting the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The sky was overcast and the autumn light fading as a group [… read more ]
Laszlo Dumitrescu is a businessman who emigrated from Bucharest to Southsea in 2015. Following on from his adventures in Issue 1, the wealth creator casts an eye over a General Election in which he is [… 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 ]
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 ]
Hannah McKellar-Ricketts considers the rise of UKIP and questions the scapegoating of immigrants for wider social problems in our city. Excuse me, but if immigration is such a big problem in Portsmouth, then why am I enjoying [… read more ]
At two schools in Portsmouth, NUT members have taken the initiative to combat their pupils’ poverty, reports The Teacher. But they are having to fork out their own money to meet the costs. The Primary [… read more ]
Only 3% of the UK’s money actually exists, highlights Chris Kennett of Positive Money Portsmouth, which was established in the midst of the recession to raise awareness of the national Positive Money campaign. Positive Money [… read more ]
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