Politics Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/society/politics/ Good journalism about good things Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:01:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Politics Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/society/politics/ 32 32 ‘People want a different vision of society’: London’s march for unity draws thousands https://www.positive.news/society/london-march-for-unity-draws-thousands/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:41:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572817 A major protest saw demonstrators take to the streets of London on Saturday to stand up against hatred, division and racism

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New olive groves plant hope across the West Bank https://www.positive.news/environment/agriculture/the-quest-to-restore-west-bank-olive-groves/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572248 In the West Bank, where olive trees have long sustained livelihoods and identity, a replanting movement brings hope

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Meet the OAPs (old age protesters) getting arrested for climate activism https://www.positive.news/society/meet-the-oaps-old-age-protesters-getting-arrested-for-climate-activism/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:00:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569488 The boomers spending their golden years getting nicked in the name of ‘intergenerational justice’

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‘In Romania now, you don’t see a bottle anywhere’ https://www.positive.news/economics/romanias-recycling-revolution-lifts-off/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:03:40 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569242 A deposit return scheme for drink bottles and cans in Romania has ‘made the impossible possible’

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Life lessons: Naz Shah on what life so far has taught her https://www.positive.news/society/life-lessons-naz-shah-on-what-life-so-far-has-taught-her/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:00:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=562343 The British politician on being optimistic, what she learned from her incarcerated mother, and her enduring faith in community

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The shifting reality of knife crime in the UK https://www.positive.news/society/the-shifting-reality-of-knife-crime-in-the-uk/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:55:27 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566451 Despite the ‘broken Britain’ headlines, violent crime is falling – including knife crime. We meet the people helping to make the streets safer

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What went right in 2025: the top 25 good news stories of the year https://www.positive.news/society/what-went-right-in-2025-the-good-news-that-mattered/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:00:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=559139 Scientists treated the ‘untreatable’, species bounced back, solar surged, deforestation fell, rivers were revitalised, and more

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Life after: Escaping the Taliban https://www.positive.news/society/life-after-escaping-the-taliban/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 07:00:55 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=551120 Sara Wahedi was just four when she was forced to flee Afghanistan. She now works to hold regimes accountable via technology

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Israel-Palestine: the bereaved parents bringing hope to a divided land https://www.positive.news/society/where-peace-begins-the-bereaved-parents-bringing-hope-to-a-divided-land/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:00:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=550031 United by loss, bereaved Palestinians and Israelis are turning pain into purpose, aiming to build peace where politics has failed

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What does patriotism mean to you? https://www.positive.news/society/what-does-patriotism-mean-to-you/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=549446 What stirs a sense of belonging in the place you call home, what connects you to the land and your fellow citizens? We want to know

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