#boycott

#boycott

The Eurovision Song Contest has shaped my life. It was my stage, my home, my springboard, and a chapter for which I am deeply grateful,

Organizers canceled the 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week festival on Tuesday, after some 180 international and Australian authors withdrew from the event in protest of the scrapping of an appearance by an Australian-Palestinian author and academic. The event's director Louise Adler, the Jewish daughter of Holocaust survivors, said she was quitting her role on Tuesday, shortly before the festival was called off altogether.

Dozens of authors, journalists, media personalities and a sponsor are boycotting the Adelaide festival after it dumped Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from its annual writers' week lineup, citing concerns over cultural sensitivity in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. More speakers were expected to withdraw from the festival, with speculation that other high-profile figures were coordinating their exit announcements.

We have a history of looking after senior party members on both sides but I fully support this latest initiative. I feel the lives of Labour MPs should be hindered and diminished like they are doing to ours. I don't think they are all evil. Most are just naive and ideologically stupid. If the entire country refuses to do business with them perhaps they will get the message.

Margaret Atwood is doing her grocery shopping in her local supermarket in Toronto, and it is taking longer than usual. This is not because The Handmaid's Tale author turns 86 this month, but because she is checking the provenance of every item before it goes in her trolley: California satsumas out; Canada spuds in. Atwood is a passionate environmentalist, but at the moment she is more worried about boycotting anything that comes from over the border in the US than air miles.

I was not aware of that, no. I'm very sorry. You know, I think we're all living in a period of time right now where we're all going to have to figure out how to live together, aren't we? And we've all got very different opinions.

"When a city that has given them so much now is facing a budget deficit of $800 million in the next two fiscal years, what did Airbnb do? They filed lawsuits against us so they don't have to pay their fair share," said San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, speaking in front of the company's headquarters at a Wednesday press conference announcing the boycott campaign.

However, the show caught the attention of Musk after far-right social media accounts began recirculating clips of the series this week. The show's creator, Hamish Steele, shared to his BlueSky account that "It's probably going to be a very odd day" after Musk retweeted a post from Libs of TikTok calling out Dead End: Paranormal Park for "pushing pro-transgender of CHILDREN." The post claimed the series was "advertised for 7-YEAR-OLDS" and "promoted on Netflix Kids now," to which Musk added: "This is not ok."

Reports on Thursday, initially in the Times, suggested a vote that would determine Israel's participation in World Cup qualifying and that of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League could be held by Uefa's executive committee before the international break begins on 6 October. Uefa said there were no meetings scheduled for next week, with the next exco gathering scheduled for 3 December.

There is no honour like an invitation from the King, and not to accept his invitation goes against all of our instincts. But I fear we could have a situation where Donald Trump comes to our country, is honoured with a lavish dinner at one of our finest palaces, yet no one reminds him that he has the power to stop the horrifying starvation and death in Gaza and get the hostages released.

Swatch has faced backlash and accusations of racism for an advert that featured a model pulling the corners of his eyes, causing significant outrage on social media.

"It's time for women to vote with their wallets," the gender-critical author wrote. "If stores like M&S continue to flout the Supreme Court ruling on women-only spaces, prioritising the wishes of men who want to undress near, or help fit bras on teenage girls, a boycott seems appropriate."

Under a new policy, Co-op will remove products from countries with community-wide human rights abuses, including Israeli carrots and Russian vodka, supporting peace efforts.

The chief judge emphasized that while the boycott raises ethical questions, holding Traynor accountable would be unfair given he had no prior notice of potential issues.

A multipronged boycott of Turkey, intensified by social media campaigns, has resulted in a significant drop in tourism and economic ties between India and Turkey.

Seth Miller argued that he has a right to voice objections to Avelo Airlines' business practices, especially their involvement in deportation flights.