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Ben Whitelaw of Everything in Moderation and Georgia Iacovou of Horrific/Terrific, the pair behind the Marked As Urgent tech policy meetup series, host talks and a Q&A with voices from both sides of the debate, followed by networking with free drinks.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-uks-social-media-ban-where-are-we-and-whats-in-store-41763/", "official_url": "https://luma.com/zdkappvt", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9cc5cbd3f950ce9a0b5b1695e9fc94acf5ab7c63923fc7cbf25fcd940a603da1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "We, The Hated", "start": "2026-11-04T18:10:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lexi Cinema", "address": "Chamberlayne Road 194b, NW10 3JU London", "price": "", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/Booking?Booking=TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_605.TcsWebTab_606", "category": "film", "tags": ["society/activism/climate", "film/documentary"], "description": "A screening of the documentary 'We, The Hated', followed by a question-and-answer session with its director Rich Felgate, moderated by Mary Mitchell, a PhD in Media Arts who leads the Green Party Councillors in Brent and represents Willesden Green as a ward councillor. The film follows a filmmaker whose girlfriend helps start Just Stop Oil, one of the most polarising protest movements in recent memory, and four activists—Indigo, Mark, Phoebe, and Jane—as they weigh the personal cost of action against the stakes of inaction while facing mounting repression. It asks how far ordinary people will go to stop oil drilling and how far the authorities will go to stop them. Felgate is a documentary filmmaker whose debut feature, 'Finite', won awards including the FIPADOC Impact Grand Prix; 'We, The Hated' premiered as the opening night film of Sheffield Doc Fest.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/we-the-hated-36996/", "official_url": "https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=10232129", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d2f868e0388b40e9f56a2bcb09f485ea105e0d53ac4b8c730acd028eb5dca6ac-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Pleasing people and satisfying markets: What has Budget 2026 revealed about the state of Britain and Burnham’s government?", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Resolution Foundation", "address": "Queen Anne's Gate 2, SW1H 9AA London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/economics"], "description": "An event titled \"Pleasing people and satisfying markets: What has Budget 2026 revealed about the state of Britain and Burnham’s government?\", hosted by the Resolution Foundation, which works on analysis and action on living standards.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pleasing-people-and-satisfying-markets-what-has-budget-2026-41937/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2481c907f3c4e605f818a49c82f722f726e46dee2055dfd57dd6caef44a7b642-2000.webp"}]}