The official narrative  behind data-driven surveillance technology promises a new era of “impartial”, “scientific”, “evidence-based” policing, sewn together by the techno-futurist allure of automated algorithms and their supposed apolitical neutrality. The reality of the vast upsurge in UK surveillance since 2020  is one of alarming privacy invasion and intense racialisation, especially against racial and ethnic minorities. Tools like the now-defunct Metropolitan Police's Gan

Halloween sees droves of endearingly-costumed kids break down our doors, yet there is another annual tradition that I am somewhat less looking forward to this year. Remembrance Day is normally a time of reflection, one that is about celebrating the bravery of those who have fought and died for us. On remembrance day, I might wear a white poppy for peace, and may also wear a red poppy.  One of these symbols has sadly been linked to the far-right,  despite the British Legion’s

For the Senate Judiciary Committee to work, there must be a gap between the requisite information and the Senate’s ultimate decision. The committee should have a concentrated body of senators to discover information about a candidate to make a just decision. Pam Bondi’s recent hearing  would need to reveal something the Senate did not already know, and that new knowledge would have to play a decisive role in the political judgment.  As expected, this did not occur. Instead, w

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Over the weekend, upwards of a hundred thousand people took to the streets for the so-called Unite the Kingdom  march, a protest that has...

When Ali Ahmed Aslam  moved to Glasgow, Scotland in 1964 from Pakistan, he hoped to make a living for himself and his family by opening...

Since early June, my city, Los Angeles, has been experiencing  an all-out aggressive immigration enforcement campaign from the Trump...

On February 19, 2025, police officers pulled over  William McNeil for not wearing a seatbelt and failing to put on headlights in rainy...

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It was a chilly February night in Bordeaux when a young activist took a few steps away from the entrance of a local university. Angry...

In the past few days, many progressive followers of US and world politics have felt an emotion they thought lost long ago, hope. In a...

Last month Donald Trump broke his own immigration policy to grant  asylum to 59 white South Africans, allowing them to ‘seek refuge’ in...

Liverpool was awash with red on Monday as thousands of fans lined the streets, following Liverpool FC’s 20th league title victory, to...

Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion When I first heard Keir Starmer claim Britain is becoming an ‘island of strangers’ thanks to...

Ahead of the election, we have, as always, seen a crop of headlines attacking the character of specific candidates. This year we are...