A lively, super-confident Charlotte Church sits in front of me at the end of a series of grinding press interviews.
Hers is not just a face borrowed to front the anti-austerity movement, Charlotte knows the ins and outs and speaks with the passion and the conviction of a veteran.
I know she comes from a working-class Welsh community, but I am keen to learn what awoke her recent anger, leading her to speak at a series of protests including the upcoming June 20 March Against Austerity.
We cannot refuse to abolish the unjustifiable two-child benefit cap that pushes children into poverty while finding billions of pounds for defence spending — the membership and the public expect better from Labour, writes JON TRICKETT MP
We are experiencing a wave of organised, often deadly violence targeting migrants from other parts of Africa — but the poorest South Africans reject this hatred, staying true to the spirit of Ubuntu and Pan-African unity, reports NIGEL BRANKEN
Singer Nezza’s rendition of the US national anthem in Spanish has ignited important conversation around arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, writes LESLIE AMBRIZ
Here are the voices of DANIEL KEBEDE, FRAN HEATHCOTE, HOLLY TURNER and LEANNE MOHAMAD explaining why they will be taking part in the People’s Assembly No More Austerity demo next weekend



