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Brexit is an 'Opportunity' for New IRA

The New IRA, the fringe paramilitary organisation responsible for the death of journalist Lyra McKee, has described Brexit as an ‘opportunity’ for the group. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the New IRA’s army council said that Brexit has been instrumental in helping to attract support. “Brexit has forced the IRA to refocus and has underlined how Ireland remains...

Published on 30 Apr 2019

Nationalists Are All Cut From the Same Cloth

In this opinion piece, Renew member Tim Fisher takes the nationalists to task.In all the hubbub of returning to work after Parliament’s Easter Recess, I was disappointed to see the Scottish National Party kick off a drive for another independence referendum. This was disappointing because one of the few positives from the ongoing Brexit debacle has been people from across...

Published on 29 Apr 2019

How The United Kingdom Went Hungry

Hunger is one of the UK’s worst kept secrets. Abject poverty is an insidious part of British society, and millions of families are affected. The evidence for this is plentiful; last year, three million children were deemed at risk of going hungry during the summer holidays, and one in five children under 15 now live in households experiencing food insecurity....

Published on 26 Apr 2019

Don’t Underestimate the Power of the Grassroots

If you were to ask me what the soul of Renew is, I would know where to point.I would send you to the far-flung corners of our nation, where our Scottish regional coordinator Roberta is chatting about Westminster’s politicians with passersby on an Aberdeen side street. She has her Renewometer with her, a neat campaigning tool designed by a small...

Published on 24 Apr 2019

Why Don't We Care More About Climate Change?

Why don’t we care more about climate change? The climate crisis is reaching epic proportions. Experts are warning of an existential threat as soon 2040. While we’ve been hearing about the escalating severity of climate change for decades now, we’re yet to see a drastic shift in our attitudes towards it. For the most part, our habits remain unchanged –...

Published on 23 Apr 2019

The Treatment of Female Politicians is Putting Young Women Off Politics

It’s been over 100 years since the first women in the UK won their right to vote. Yet women still face enormous barriers to the corridors of power. Renew's Gwen Jones breaks down the struggles faced by women in power, and the effect it is having on our politics. The past few months and years have seen a torrent of...

Published on 17 Apr 2019

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Brexit is an 'Opportunity' for New IRA

Nationalists Are All Cut From the Same Cloth

How The United Kingdom Went Hungry

Don’t Underestimate the Power of the Grassroots

Why Don't We Care More About Climate Change?

The Treatment of Female Politicians is Putting Young Women Off Politics