Bicerin
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Current affairs, environment, arts, history & culture. Rugby too.🤷🏻♂️
Hope to be back in the EU before too long!
#FBPE
Inequality drives poverty. End it: #FairTaxSystem.
#UBI
Alba shaor!
A luta continua! ✊
Turkish protest pic: Erdem Sahin/EPA-EFE
Current affairs, environment, arts, history & culture. Rugby too.🤷🏻♂️
Hope to be back in the EU before too long!
#FBPE
Inequality drives poverty. End it: #FairTaxSystem.
#UBI
Alba shaor!
A luta continua! ✊
Turkish protest pic: Erdem Sahin/EPA-EFE
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“I want everything but I don’t want to pay anything for it.” basically sums up the views of the right & the wealthy.
Billionaires are by definition extractive of far more of the society around them than they give to it. The same society they benefit from, which allows them the life they enjoy.
Billionaires are by definition extractive of far more of the society around them than they give to it. The same society they benefit from, which allows them the life they enjoy.
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Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
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Given there is an entire information-economy between politicians, advisers, officials and the media of intentional pre-Budget leaks, it is telling that the only resignation is when someone leaks it unintentionally.
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Given there is an entire information-economy between politicians, advisers, officials and the media of intentional pre-Budget leaks, it is telling that the only resignation is when someone leaks it unintentionally.
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👏🏽"We must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal significantly hurt our economy. We have to keep reducing frictions. We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU. And we have to be grown up about it. To accept that it will require trade-offs."👏🏽
Music to my ears. ~AA
Music to my ears. ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
👏🏽"We must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal significantly hurt our economy. We have to keep reducing frictions. We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU. And we have to be grown up about it. To accept that it will require trade-offs."👏🏽
Music to my ears. ~AA
Music to my ears. ~AA
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This video explains how antisocial neoliberal economics deliberately creates poverty — using fear and insecurity to keep wages low, rents high, and wealth flowing up to the richest. Redistribution in that case is not a luxury — it's justice.
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg
Why do we still have poverty in UK?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This video explains how antisocial neoliberal economics deliberately creates poverty — using fear and insecurity to keep wages low, rents high, and wealth flowing up to the richest. Redistribution in that case is not a luxury — it's justice.
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg
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Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
What utter rubbish from #EdinburghRugby. 🤦🏻 Taken off where Scotland left off. Just dross! And this is an #Ospreys team stripped of its Welsh players who went off to be pummelled by South Africa.
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
What utter rubbish from #EdinburghRugby. 🤦🏻 Taken off where Scotland left off. Just dross! And this is an #Ospreys team stripped of its Welsh players who went off to be pummelled by South Africa.
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WHAT DID YOU DO LAME DUCK DONNIE, that got Sarah Beckstrom killed?!
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
WHAT DID YOU DO LAME DUCK DONNIE, that got Sarah Beckstrom killed?!
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Hardly the only time this government has let rightwing online trolls guide policy if we are being totally honest.
This is rooted in the idea that disabled individuals should be "grateful for gruel". It's perception over reality as policy, no matter the way it reinforces the perception. 1/
This is rooted in the idea that disabled individuals should be "grateful for gruel". It's perception over reality as policy, no matter the way it reinforces the perception. 1/
How Motability cuts went from a rightwing online campaign to Rachel Reeves’s budget
How Motability cuts went from a rightwing online campaign to Rachel Reeves’s budget
Car lease scheme for people with mobility problems portrayed as ‘free’ but is funded by benefits and their own contributions
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Hardly the only time this government has let rightwing online trolls guide policy if we are being totally honest.
This is rooted in the idea that disabled individuals should be "grateful for gruel". It's perception over reality as policy, no matter the way it reinforces the perception. 1/
This is rooted in the idea that disabled individuals should be "grateful for gruel". It's perception over reality as policy, no matter the way it reinforces the perception. 1/
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Switched on BBC News and they’re crowing about how their investigation has led to the govt banning asylum seekers from using taxis to go see a doctor. Sick country.
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Switched on BBC News and they’re crowing about how their investigation has led to the govt banning asylum seekers from using taxis to go see a doctor. Sick country.
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I don’t want to jinx anything but it’s great to see Zack Polanski surging ahead in the polls. He speaks with such compassion, honesty, and integrity that it’s no surprise he’s so popular.
youtu.be/7gaP6rXCsyw?...
youtu.be/7gaP6rXCsyw?...
Zack Polanski SCHOOLS Evan Davis Live On Air!
YouTube video by Antony Jones
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I don’t want to jinx anything but it’s great to see Zack Polanski surging ahead in the polls. He speaks with such compassion, honesty, and integrity that it’s no surprise he’s so popular.
youtu.be/7gaP6rXCsyw?...
youtu.be/7gaP6rXCsyw?...
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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UK Lawyers for Israel have been persuing a campaign of legal action against British Palestinian Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta who has worked extensively on Gaza.
Solidarity Dr Ghassan
Shame on UK Liars for Israel.
youtu.be/_AwvYCvPrkI?...
Solidarity Dr Ghassan
Shame on UK Liars for Israel.
youtu.be/_AwvYCvPrkI?...
£100,000 campaign by pro-Israel lawyers to SILENCE Gaza doctor
YouTube video by Declassified UK
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
UK Lawyers for Israel have been persuing a campaign of legal action against British Palestinian Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta who has worked extensively on Gaza.
Solidarity Dr Ghassan
Shame on UK Liars for Israel.
youtu.be/_AwvYCvPrkI?...
Solidarity Dr Ghassan
Shame on UK Liars for Israel.
youtu.be/_AwvYCvPrkI?...
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A top UN counter-terrorism expert has compared Labour's UK to Putin's Russia over the 'abuse of law' banning Palestine Action ⬇️
UN expert likens Labour's 'abuse of law' in Palestine Action terror ban to Russia
www.thenational.scot
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A top UN counter-terrorism expert has compared Labour's UK to Putin's Russia over the 'abuse of law' banning Palestine Action ⬇️
#Israel #Gaza #Avaaz
Can you sign this too?
The UN has now condemned Israel’s unlawful detention w/o charge and torturing of detainees.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Can you sign this too?
The UN has now condemned Israel’s unlawful detention w/o charge and torturing of detainees.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Free Dr Abu Safiya
Israel has Gaza’s top paediatrician and around 90 other Palestinian medics in military prisons. Join the global call for their freedom!
secure.avaaz.org
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#Israel #Gaza #Avaaz
Can you sign this too?
The UN has now condemned Israel’s unlawful detention w/o charge and torturing of detainees.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Can you sign this too?
The UN has now condemned Israel’s unlawful detention w/o charge and torturing of detainees.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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Anne Applebaum writes, "This war will end only when Russia stops fighting. The Russians need to halt the invasion, recognize the sovereignty of Ukraine, & drop their imperial ambitions."
So we need to drill down on exactly *why* Witkoff is trying to persuade Trump not to put pressure on Russia.
So we need to drill down on exactly *why* Witkoff is trying to persuade Trump not to put pressure on Russia.
Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia’s Side?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Anne Applebaum writes, "This war will end only when Russia stops fighting. The Russians need to halt the invasion, recognize the sovereignty of Ukraine, & drop their imperial ambitions."
So we need to drill down on exactly *why* Witkoff is trying to persuade Trump not to put pressure on Russia.
So we need to drill down on exactly *why* Witkoff is trying to persuade Trump not to put pressure on Russia.
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The genocide in Gaza is far from over | Raz Segal
The genocide in Gaza is far from over | Raz Segal
We live not in a post-Holocaust world of ‘Never Again’ but in the same world that led to the Holocaust, a world of ‘Again and Again’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The genocide in Gaza is far from over | Raz Segal
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
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Left: Shabana Mahmood as Lord Chancellor, "It is right that we have an independent judiciary in this country"
Right: Labour have removed a judge who was due to hear and rule over the legality of the proscription of Palestine Action
Labour are interfering in the independence of our judiciary
Right: Labour have removed a judge who was due to hear and rule over the legality of the proscription of Palestine Action
Labour are interfering in the independence of our judiciary
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Left: Shabana Mahmood as Lord Chancellor, "It is right that we have an independent judiciary in this country"
Right: Labour have removed a judge who was due to hear and rule over the legality of the proscription of Palestine Action
Labour are interfering in the independence of our judiciary
Right: Labour have removed a judge who was due to hear and rule over the legality of the proscription of Palestine Action
Labour are interfering in the independence of our judiciary
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Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The City & the elites are apparently worried about me.
The people who bankrupted this country are spooked.
Won't someone think of the billionaires?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The people who bankrupted this country are spooked.
Won't someone think of the billionaires?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
UK Greens’ Populist Tilt Worries City With Disregard for Markets
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is winning over voters with his pledge to tax the wealthy and unleash borrowing to plow money into Britain’s ailing public services. His inequality-busting ideas are a...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The City & the elites are apparently worried about me.
The people who bankrupted this country are spooked.
Won't someone think of the billionaires?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The people who bankrupted this country are spooked.
Won't someone think of the billionaires?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Review judge pulled from Palestine Action hearing at last hour, in patent stitch-up.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/review-jud...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/review-jud...
Review judge pulled from Palestine Action hearing at last hour, in patent stitch-up
Having a ruling from a panel of three judges is a desperate attempt to create a veneer of judicial authority in support of the actions of Keir Starmer's outlaw government
jonathancook.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Review judge pulled from Palestine Action hearing at last hour, in patent stitch-up.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/review-jud...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/review-jud...
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...