Author: Hannah Partos

The Welsh government has vowed to make lying in politics illegal, potentially setting a precedent for other governments, including Westminster, to follow suit. Compassion in Politics, a lobby group, has been campaigning for criminal penalties for political lying since 2019, and a petition has already attracted over 200,000 signatures. In May 2024, an Opinium survey… Continue reading The campaign to outlaw lying in politics

Doctor Radha Modgil and journalist Seyi Rhodes are co-hosting a new series of the Positive News podcast, the six-part series, Developing Mental Wealth. In it, the pair explore “practical ways” to improve mental health, with a focus on communities in economically developing countries in Africa and South America. Each episode examines a different solution to… Continue reading ‘There’s a lot of space now for solutions.’ Meet the hosts of the Positive News podcast

Cenia Elizabeth Muñoz and her spouse, Angel, were afraid of becoming mere statistics of the widespread gang violence in their native El Salvador. They would switch off their lights every evening and hide from the gang members that operated nearby their house, as their lives were always at risk. Eventually, they fled the country and… Continue reading Life after: Escaping gang violence

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Beans and legumes have been gaining popularity as a healthy and sustainable protein source, and for chef Ali Honour, there’s nothing she can’t make with them. With three decades as a chef and a passion for homegrown legumes, Honour is involved with the campaign Beans is How. The campaign hopes to double the global consumption… Continue reading Full of beans: how eating pulses can change you and the world

Last Monday in London’s financial centre, 100 choristers from various generations and vocal ranges gathered to sing in protest at the headquarters of the City’s biggest fossil fuel-backing corporations. The protest action coincided with the Cop26 climate summit in Dubai and aimed to gather support for the Stop Ecocide campaign, which seeks to criminalize the… Continue reading ‘It reaches deep inside people’: the climate choirs singing for the planet