"The victims’ commissioner for England & Wales is seeking to update the law to ensure juries are warned against “rape myths”. She criticised “outdated and harmful assumptions” that victims must have to have screamed or tried to fight off their attacker or immediately reported an offence. Judges routinely issue directions cautioning juries against relying on such stereotypes. Waxman said it needed to be stated plainly in legislation to ensure consistency"

#UKPol #Justice

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/nov/06/russell-brand-barrister-ian-winter-reports-himself-bar-watchdog-confronting-sunday-times-journalist

"Nigel #Farage recently announced that he is working with Aaron Banks to reactivate the #LeaveEU campaign group to counter efforts aimed at rejoining or aligning with the European Union."

#UKPol

https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/arron-banks-reform-nigel-farage-snooping-b3080549.html

"The UK wasted at least £100m in taxpayers’ money to set up zombie #Brexit border inspection posts that were never used."

"Now fresh information from HMRC on the exact spend on the seven “inland border facilities” has come to light. The sites were built but quickly decommissioned as the Conservative government at the time vacillated over plans to check goods coming in from the continent."

#UKPol

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/nov/08/uk-zombie-brexit-border-inspection-posts-check-goods

Good goal with dubious prioritisation/marketing. How about "people shouldn't sleep rough this Christmas"?

Or indeed ever. But I'm not sure that people who spent some time in the armed forces are any more or less deserving than anyone else. Or present any more/less of a largely-avoidable expense for the country.

Providing housing is cheaper than fixing the problems the lack of it causes.

#UKPol #Homelessness #RoughSleeping #Veterans

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pwg4ddwkzeo

"Contrary to claims by government officials that the unrest is being orchestrated by political opponents or external actors, analysts and journalists on the ground emphasise that the movement is largely decentralised and youth-driven."

“A large number of these young people seem to feel unrepresented by the whole political class.”

#Politics #Protest #Albania #FlamingoRevolution

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/horizontal-revolt-why-albanias-young-protesters-want-pm-rama-to-go

"As the political environment in Serbia evolves, one thing remains certain, it has seen mass #protest transform itself into a potential government. That will be watched uncomfortably by quite a few Western states, not least France, with its continuing country-wide street protests, and the UK, where over 4,000 pro-Palestine supporters have been arrested in recent years."

#Politics #USPol #EUPol #Serbia #Brazil #FrPol #BloquonsTout #BlockEverything #PalestineAction

https://www.opendemocracy.net/ten-days-of-elections-around-the-world-may-shape-future-of-climate-debate/