Politics in Pubs Sheffield

We are interested in politics and value the freedom to question and to speak openly.

[Aaron Bastani @AaronBastani]

Re-watched Threads a few nights ago. It’s about a global nuclear war that is catalysed by war in….Iran. And how events unfold in Sheffield.

One of the most powerful British films ever made. Makes you think very deeply about existential risk.

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[Stephen Coates @stevecoatesnet]

Some better quality photos from this afternoon's #Patriots #protest and SUTR/SCARF counterprotests in #Sheffield.
Far right side was led by YouTuber Ryan Rampage.
Far left sides tried to block the march at every opportunity, but both arrived at the station eventually.

[Politics in Pubs Sheffield @SheffieldPiP]

Live demonstrations in Sheffield
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[Stephen Coates @stevecoatesnet]

Protests starting in #sheffield. So far <100 for Patriots & 200ish for stand up to racism.

[Academy of Ideas @acadofideas]

When’s the best time to buy your #BattleFest ticket? The answer, ladies and gentlemen, is now 👇

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[Prof Dennis Hayes @ProfDHayes]

The #battlefest begins on Thursday with a Satellite event in Derby. Our speaker is academic, author, and 2026 nominee for @RIBA President @Future_Cities. Do join us! @acadofideas @DerbyUni @DerbyUnion @DerbyUniAFAF @CityofDerby @SheffUnisAFAF @SheffieldPiP @VPupavac @nialljclarke @ruth_miesch @derbyshireprom1 @NottUnisAFAF

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[Festival of Debate 2026 @FestOfDebate]

Event announcement! 🎉

At a time when trans rights are under attack across Britain & beyond, @RebeccaJaneMor2's Deviants & Trailblazers arrives as a powerful antidote, uncovering a rich, overlooked history.

📆 23 Sep
📌 Workstation (next to Showroom)
🎫 £6

With @junobookssheff

[Michael Hallihane @michael_hal]

The weaponisation of British politics. How long before knives and bats progress to guns? It's a trajectory that seems inevitable. The solution isn't to crackdown on 'online hate'. Censorship solves nothing. We need more free speech, not less. Get these divisions in the open

[Politics in Pubs Sheffield @SheffieldPiP]

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[Dan Collis @d_collis]

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[Michael Hallihane @michael_hal]

The 'rebalancing of power' will exclude the demos and empower regional elites who all think the same and share the same goals. More of the same failure and decay but delivered in a different accent.

[Stephen Coates @stevecoatesnet]

For those who wonder how far I walk when photographing protests, here's roughly the route I took today in #Sheffield. Over 4 miles, including a trip to Greggs and lots of wandering round in circles trying to figure out who's doing what.

[@PoliticsInPubs @PiPsOrgUK]

15th June, 7pm Pimlico, London.
Digital ID: Panacea or dystopia?

Digital ID is back on the agenda. It was announced as a bill in the King Speech.

Come and join the discussion.
All welcome. Free event.
@darwin_friend1

More details: https://t.co/HqGB5hXaii

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

📣🚨 NEW FSU MEMBER TESTIMONIAL

In 2020, cartoonist Stella Perrett was cancelled by the Morning Star, a daily communist news paper which she had illustrated for since 2015.

Trade unions threated to cut funding for the newspaper after it published a cartoon of Stella’s which showed a crocodile claiming to be “transitioning as a newt” as it entered a pond full of newts who objected to the crocodile coming in.

Deemed to be a transphobe, the trade union council held a meeting to force the Morning Star to cancel Stella as their political cartoonist. The paper apologised for the cartoon, put staff through retraining and were faced with potential closure for the first time in its 70 year history due to the trade unions threatening to pull funding.

The cartoon was also reported to Avon & Somerset Police and recorded as a non-crime hate incident.

The Free Speech Union sent a pre-action letter of defamation to the Morning Star, and a demand for an apology and right of reply to the claims made about her.

Stella was the second women’s rights activist the Free Speech Union ever supported. Our single biggest category of cases involve people who get in trouble for expressing their gender critical views.

[Politics in Pubs Sheffield @SheffieldPiP]

A theory on the divisive nature of our politics
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[@PoliticsInPubs @PiPsOrgUK]

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Above is a clip from the @Iromg show where Mike talks to one of our founders about Politics in Pubs: what we do and why we do it. Sign up to our website to know more about us. All welcome to join the discussion at one of our events.

[Politics in Pubs Sheffield @SheffieldPiP]

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Edge of the Matrix @judge148's gender talk at @PiPsOrgUK
#politicsinpubs

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[Academy of Ideas @acadofideas]

Trump kidnapping Maduro, NATO at risk over Greenland? Britain rescued from the Chagos deal?🇻🇪🇬🇱🇮🇴

Sounds wild - unless you were at #BattleFest 2025...🙂😅

"Out with the old, in with the new world order?" W/ @Phil_Mullan @moutet @jacobreynolds @battleforeurope & William Hicks... 🌎🆕

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