Who Will Win the Battle for Britain's Progressive Voters?

So it's (still) all kicking off in France. Youth protests hit boiling point this weekend, with over 2,000 people arrested across the country. And yet, it’s not just France. Back in Spring, we saw, in India, the emergence of the Cockroach Janta Party. Originally nothing more than an online meme, the Cockroach movement soon grew into a thriving youth movement, which caused the resignation of the education minister and has genuinely threatened Narendra Modi’s grip on power…The housing protests in Spain have also caused the government to call a snap election amidst a general strike. All of this not long after youth-led protests in Nepal and Madagascar both brought down governments. It really is kicking off everywhere. And, while young people aren’t the only people protesting, they do appear to very much be at the front of the pack. Today, I want to look at why the kids aren’t okay and where this could all be going next.The Slow NewsroomCreator and Host: Tom NicholasProducer: Jack CarterEditor and Thumbnail: Georgia BurrowsImages Courtesy of Getty Images and Unsplash.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A right-wing vision of Jesus is coming to Britain, if a few well-heeled and well-funded activists here in the UK have their way.A battle for the heart and soul of the Church of England is taking place and is being heavily funded by Paul Marshall, the fund manager turned media empire owner. Since the Church of England is both a state religion, and heavily involved in British politics, I felt like it would be useful to take a look at what's going on.The Slow NewsroomCreator and Host: Tom NicholasProducer: Jack CarterEditor: Georgia Burrows and Jack CarterImage Courtesy of Getty Images.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Has Donald Trump just negotiated a Russia/Ukraine ceasefire? Maybe? Probably not, though.Trump declared that there was an "energy ceasefire" in the Russia Ukraine War last night, which came as a surprise to both Russia and Ukraine. A few days beforehand, Trump made a deal with Putin for more diesel. So what's going down here? Is there a ceasefire either in place or in progress? Is America starting to go somewhat easier on sanctions on Russia? How does all this fold into Trump's electoral chances at home?The Slow NewsroomCreator and Host: Tom NicholasProducer: Jack CarterEditor: Georgia BurrowsImage Courtesy of Getty.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There's a big by-election in Britain today, and the outcome could decide the fate of Britain's duelling left-wing parties. So... can the Green Party keep its momentum, or will Labour strike back?The Slow NewsroomCreator and Host: Tom NicholasProducer: Jack CarterEdit & Thumbnail: Georgia BurrowsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I sat down with Prime Minister Andy Burnham to chat about his plans to change Britain, including the abolition of the pension triple lock, electoral reform and whether he can win young, progressive voters back to Labour.The Slow NewsroomCreator and Host: Tom NicholasProducers: Rosie Stevenson and Jack CarterEdit: Georgia BurrowsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are we giving up on action to combat climate change? The idea that we should at least slowing down our efforts to decarbonize energy production has been gaining a lot of traction in political discourse lately. On the international stage, there is, of course, the Trump of it all. But even here in the UK, where we've been far more climate-forward, something has shifted.The Slow NewsroomCreator and Host: Tom NicholasProducer: Jack CarterEdit & Thumbnail: Georgia BurrowsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Meta is taking the UK government to court in the latest of several global legal challenges, which have seen the beleaguered social media company try to stave off efforts to place it under greater regulation and oversight. The legal action here in the UK focuses on the Online Safety Act, which primarily gave the UK government much greater powers to limit the types of content and services which could be accessed by children online. Whether this was a belated attempt to protect children or an egregious act of mass censorship is still very much up for debate.Given we've touched upon several stories of social media regulation in recent months, I want to dive into the ways that politicians are effectively redefining what a social media platform is, as, across the world, they continue to attempt to regulate these big tech beasts.The Slow News TeamCreator and Host: Tom NicholasProducer and Editor: Jack CarterThumbnail: Georgia BurrowsImages Courtesy of Getty and Unsplash.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is the UK about to break up? The first ministers of Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland met today in Cardiff to sign a "memorandum of understanding" declaring each nation's desire to separate from both one another and England. This is just days after Donald Trump claimed over the weekend that a united Ireland would be “fantastic”, Not long after, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham had explicitly shut down prospects of a referendum on reunification. Could we be viewing the possibility of the UK breaking up? And, as ever when we’re talking about matters of devolution, can I manage to shoe a horn in a bit about Cornwall at the very end? Find out, on today's Slow News Day.The Slow NewsroomCreator and Host: Tom NicholasProducer: Jack CarterEditor: Georgia BurrowsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The UK government announced sanctions on Israel earlier this week in a move which was closely coordinated with allies in eleven other countries. On Monday, British foreign secretary Ed Miliband delivered a statement to Parliament in which he announced a significant change in the UK’s relationship with Israel. It is now the official position of the UK government that the Israeli occupation of the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and that their government is supporting settler terrorists in their mission to remove Palestinians from their homes.What will the impact of these sanctions be? Why has it taken the UK government so long to act, and what will the reaction from Israel as well as the US be?The Slow NewsroomCreator and Host: Tom NicholasProducer: Jack CarterEditor: Georgia BurrowsImage Courtesy of Getty ImagesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The far right look to be on their way back to government in Germany. Sunday's election saw a thumping victory for Alternative for Deutschland, the country's populist far-right party which is led at the federal level by Alice Weidel. This represents the best result for a far-right party in Germany since the Second World War. All of which was supposed to be impossible. What does this mean for Germany? Is the country retreating back to fascism, and what does it mean for far-right parties elsewhere in Europe and across the world?The Slow News Day TeamCreator and Host: Tom NicholasProducer: Jack CarterEditor: Georgia BurrowsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.