What makes a crowd of 15,000 chant the slogan of “Stop the boats” in the heart of London? Is it fear, anger, or the echo of a nation struggling to hold on to a sense of itself? The answer is harsher, the sense of losing their identity. This week, London witnessed a wave of anti-immigration protests—unearthing the underlying tensions in Britain. In central London, demonstrators united under the slogan of “Unite the Kingdom”, a call showing the polarizing debate of immigration. Organized and amplified by the far-right activist Tommy Robinson, the protesters divulged the deeper anxieties over migration and Britain’s long-standing relationship with newcomers.
Nepal at Crossroads: Gen Z Protests and the Future Looming in Chaos
“There are decades when nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen,” wrote Lenin—and Nepal feels like it is living in such a week. Nepal is currently at a crossroads. The PM has resigned from the office and has left his ailing wife behind; later, she was rescued by the protestors. The army chief has announced a curfew in the country and assumed control of the reins of power—at the time of writing. The situation raises some fundamental questions: Is Nepal back to square one?