Donald’s done, Rise of the Robots, Google and Gaza
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 07 November 2026
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Abolish Westminster | With Adam Ramsay
From Andy Burnham’s northern devolution to the electoral rise of Reform, Britain's political consensus is coming apart at the seams. Longtime openDemocracy contributor Adam Ramsay joins Aman to discuss his book Abolish Westminster
Ten days of elections around the world may shape future of climate debate
From the US to Brazil, Israel and Serbia, the far right have been delivered a number of mammoth blows
How Silicon Valley lobbied to put delivery robots on UK pavements, and won
Revealed: Ministers allowed our streets to become ‘test ground’ for robots amid lobbying from Starship Technologies
Lula Won. The Markets Want a Third Round
Brazil’s voters rejected austerity, and its candidate fled to Florida. The markets that backed him stayed, and Lula’s finance minister has begun to give them what the ballot box refused. In Britain, the script is familiar.
‘Nice face of the devil’: Google whistleblower on AI, Gaza, and breaking NDA
Sofia Liguori tells openDemocracy about Project Nimbus and resignation that led to Google U-turn on silencing ex-staff
MPs willing to rebel if Treasury doesn’t keep new miners’ pension promise
A blunder led John Healey to drop vow to release £1.2bn to former miners from last week's Budget, openDemocracy understands
A trilogy of John Berger pieces on the centenary of his birth
openDemocracy co-founder Anthony Barnett remembers friend and contributor, John Berger
Did Burnham’s Budget meet the moment?
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 31 October 2026
‘Blindsided’ Burnham ‘furious’ as Treasury U-turns on miners’ pension boost
PM ‘clashed’ with Healey over 11th-hour decision that may mean thousands of ex-miners never see promised cash
Advertising industry must stop funding online hate, whistleblowing execs warn
‘We’re partially responsible,’ ad insiders tell openDemocracy, as report finds YouTube makes millions on hate speech
Big talk, small promises: Experts’ verdict on ‘underwhelming’ Budget
Academics, politicians, and campaigners tell openDemocracy of disappointment in the Burnham government’s first Budget
Burnham promised a much-needed rupture. Healey delivered gentle tinkering
Mild bank levies and one-off handouts won’t undo decades of damage to places like Makerfield
Abuse victims arrested by UK police
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 24 October 2026
Inside the Israeli military mindset driving endless war
For Israel’s generals, peace is merely a bargaining chip – an outlook that will outlast whoever wins next week’s election
Something is changing in Spain – and tenants are leading the way
One woman’s tragic fight to save her home sparked a nationwide challenge to the idea that we should settle for survival
They were victims of domestic abuse. They ended up under arrest
Exclusive: hundreds of domestic abuse victims arrested for crimes committed under coercion or duress, but figures are tip of the iceberg
Brazil election: Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ faces its most decisive test yet
White House seeks Bolsonaro win to ensure access to oil and microchips – and isolate American continent from China
Latin America is the first target in Trump's global plan. It won't be the last
From Chile to Peru, far-right leaders are adopting Project 2025 policies to dismantle democracy and social rights
Amazon’s AI ‘union-busting’
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 17 October 2026
Amazon uses AI surveillance to monitor union risk in UK warehouses
Internal documents suggest tech giant collects ‘hundreds of data points’ for ‘union-busting’ AI model
Donald Trump just gave Putin the advantage in Ukraine
By lifting sanctions on Russian diesel, the US president dooms Ukrainians to a brutal winter in a violent, endless war
The UK government is hiding crucial climate data – so I’m taking it to court
I’m seeking a judicial review over ministers’ failure to release information on the climate crisis and river pollution
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