Francesca Newton
@francescanwtn.bsky.social
Writing and editing at Tribune, Vashti Media and elsewhere. Currently in Naarm/Melbourne. More fun on IG: @francesca__newton
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Starmer isn't just trying to out-Tory the Tories on protest policing – he's following in a proud Labour tradition. An excellent potted history by @francescanwtn.bsky.social
December 27, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Starmer isn't just trying to out-Tory the Tories on protest policing – he's following in a proud Labour tradition. An excellent potted history by @francescanwtn.bsky.social
I love this piece of history from @naomiaklein.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 9:56 PM
I love this piece of history from @naomiaklein.bsky.social
Well worth reading @copscampaign.bsky.social’s primer on Bob Lambert before his evidence to the public inquiry today campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2024/12/01/u...
December 2, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Well worth reading @copscampaign.bsky.social’s primer on Bob Lambert before his evidence to the public inquiry today campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2024/12/01/u...
A grim link in this I didn't know about before: Richard Walton, a police commander allegedly involved in the plot to spy on the Stephen Lawrence campaign, went on to author the Policy Exchange report that formed the blueprint for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act.
1. You think you’ve seen it all. You really have not. I’m a hard-bitten journalist of 39 years’ standing, but details of this story made me shout, weep and slap my head. This week’s column + 🧵
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This society lauded a police officer who lied and cheated and ruined lives. At last, a reckoning | George Monbiot
As a ‘spy cop’, Bob Lambert callously betrayed innocent women. The official inquiry must ask harsh questions of him – and the state, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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November 29, 2024 at 12:10 AM
A grim link in this I didn't know about before: Richard Walton, a police commander allegedly involved in the plot to spy on the Stephen Lawrence campaign, went on to author the Policy Exchange report that formed the blueprint for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act.
"If there is real international pressure by, for example, boycotting Israel, stopping arming Israel, respecting the ICC decision — if that is respected, that will definitely influence the ongoing situation, and may reduce the desperation of those Israelis who support the anti-genocide camp."
Ofer Cassif — currently suspended from the Knesset for opposing genocide in Gaza — discusses Israel’s descent into fascism, building the movement that can defeat Netanyahu, and why he will never give up the fight for Palestinian freedom.
Anti-Zionist Israeli MP: ‘I Will Never Surrender’
Ofer Cassif — currently suspended from the Knesset for opposing genocide in Gaza — discusses Israel’s descent into fascism, building the movement that can defeat Netanyahu, and why he will never give ...
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November 28, 2024 at 11:50 PM
"If there is real international pressure by, for example, boycotting Israel, stopping arming Israel, respecting the ICC decision — if that is respected, that will definitely influence the ongoing situation, and may reduce the desperation of those Israelis who support the anti-genocide camp."
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Labour’s War on Protest
"The Tories introduced laws that criminalised protest to deal with the disorder they knew their policies would cause — and Labour’s refusal to repeal these indicates their interest in protecting that status quo." ~ @francescanwtn.bsky.social
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"The Tories introduced laws that criminalised protest to deal with the disorder they knew their policies would cause — and Labour’s refusal to repeal these indicates their interest in protecting that status quo." ~ @francescanwtn.bsky.social
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Labour’s War on Protest
The Tories introduced laws that criminalised protest to deal with the disorder they knew their policies would cause — and Labour’s refusal to repeal these laws indicates their interest in protecting t...
tribunemag.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Labour’s War on Protest
"The Tories introduced laws that criminalised protest to deal with the disorder they knew their policies would cause — and Labour’s refusal to repeal these indicates their interest in protecting that status quo." ~ @francescanwtn.bsky.social
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/11/labo...
"The Tories introduced laws that criminalised protest to deal with the disorder they knew their policies would cause — and Labour’s refusal to repeal these indicates their interest in protecting that status quo." ~ @francescanwtn.bsky.social
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/11/labo...