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Anti-Racism Protests in Britain: What’s Next?

Renew supporter Zach Mayford argues for the removal of the statues of slave traders. As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on and “the new normal” grows older ever day, another pandemic is stirring hearts and minds across the globe: racism. George Floyd’s death at the hands of the Minneapolis police department sparked a monumental movement of anti-police-brutality and anti-racism protests....

Published on 15 Jun 2020

But when can I see my friends again, Boris?

Renew's Brogan Meaney explains her frustrations with the shift in government messaging and asks: when will we feel safe again? The PM’s pre-recorded address to the nation on Sunday was meant to update us on the next stage of lockdown; instead, in what we’ve come to learn as classic Boris Behaviour, his vague, meandering rhetoric raised more questions than it...

Published on 14 May 2020

Events, dear boy, events...

Deputy Leader James Clarke reflects on Renew's roots as we look towards the future. Rather than talk about the current political situation, perhaps we can talk a bit about how we got here, then to the future and what we can do to help shape it. We started Renew as a vehicle for those politically disenchanted people and...

Published on 25 Apr 2020

Coronavirus: working in the NHS

This is a series of personal stories and experiences shared by friends of Renew during this pandemic. Carla Burns is an NHS worker, and she tells us what it's been like supporting those working on the front-lines. The last few weeks have been very strange. As news emerged from China about a new respiratory illness, our infectious diseases...

Published on 06 Apr 2020

Coronavirus: a new way of thinking and living

In the second of our series of stories and experiences from this unprecedented period of infection and isolation, Renew member Julie Alexander-Cooper shares how she's been coping with the social and business restrictions imposed upon us all by COVID-19. Goodness, what a week. I have hardly slept over the last 12 days. Not great for a Sleep, Health and Wellbeing...

Published on 02 Apr 2020

Community and coronavirus

This is the first in a series of stories and experiences from this period of coronavirus-induced isolation. June Davies, Renew member and candidate for the 2019 Newport West by-election, writes about the importance of community within this pandemic. It’s hard to imagine that just a year ago I was in full campaigning mode as Renew’s candidate in the Newport West...

Published on 24 Mar 2020

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