Ben Sellers
@mrbensellers.bsky.social
“It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.”
Happy Birthday, Antonio Gramsci.
Alongside Tony Benn, my politics have been most shaped by Antonio Gramsci, who was born on this day in 1891. Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
Alongside Tony Benn, my politics have been most shaped by Antonio Gramsci, who was born on this day in 1891. Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
Happy Birthday, Antonio Gramsci
Alongside Tony Benn, my politics have been most shaped by Antonio Gramsci, who was born on this day in 1891.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Happy Birthday, Antonio Gramsci.
Alongside Tony Benn, my politics have been most shaped by Antonio Gramsci, who was born on this day in 1891. Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
Alongside Tony Benn, my politics have been most shaped by Antonio Gramsci, who was born on this day in 1891. Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
Since my kids left school, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about education. I recognise that I need to do more reading, but there are some more instinctive principles that have hardened - opposition to academisation being at the top of that list. Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
We have to challenge the academy model, not just academies
Since my kids left school (relatively unscathed - and somehow miraculously avoiding any academies), I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the future of education.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Since my kids left school, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about education. I recognise that I need to do more reading, but there are some more instinctive principles that have hardened - opposition to academisation being at the top of that list. Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
Another example of how to talk about the “Globalise the Intifada” chant, for those who seem to find it difficult: www.icjpalestine.com/2025/12/18/j...
'Globalise the intifada' Police crackdown on pro-Palestinians - ICJP da
London, 18th December 2026 – The Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police have announced that they will arrest pro-Palestine protestors for holding placards or chanting slogans with the phras...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Another example of how to talk about the “Globalise the Intifada” chant, for those who seem to find it difficult: www.icjpalestine.com/2025/12/18/j...
I’ve had a novel experience over the last couple of days. I don’t think I’ve ever had a ‘pile on’ before - at least not on Facebook & not on this scale.
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We are Robots!
I’ve had a novel experience over the last couple of days.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I’ve had a novel experience over the last couple of days. I don’t think I’ve ever had a ‘pile on’ before - at least not on Facebook & not on this scale.
open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
I sometimes wonder why the far right are so upset with Starmer. In many ways, he’s one of them - from his advocacy of war crimes against the Palestinians to letting hunger strikers fade away in jail - he’s an odious, small minded pub bore. At least give him some credit for trying.
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I sometimes wonder why the far right are so upset with Starmer. In many ways, he’s one of them - from his advocacy of war crimes against the Palestinians to letting hunger strikers fade away in jail - he’s an odious, small minded pub bore. At least give him some credit for trying.
It’s being reported tonight that Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, and Lewie Chiaramello have ended their hunger strike, after the news that Elbit Systems UK was denied a vital £2 billion army training contract with the Ministry of Defence - one of their key demands. (1/2)
January 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
It’s being reported tonight that Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, and Lewie Chiaramello have ended their hunger strike, after the news that Elbit Systems UK was denied a vital £2 billion army training contract with the Ministry of Defence - one of their key demands. (1/2)
As it’s unravelled & a fuller picture of the murder of Renee Nicole Good has come to light, via video clips & eye witness statements, what it shows is that Good wasn’t scared of ICE officer Jonathan Ross, but laughed at him, alongside her wife, Becca. 1/
January 12, 2026 at 11:35 PM
As it’s unravelled & a fuller picture of the murder of Renee Nicole Good has come to light, via video clips & eye witness statements, what it shows is that Good wasn’t scared of ICE officer Jonathan Ross, but laughed at him, alongside her wife, Becca. 1/
What does the video of the killing of Renee Nicole Good tell us, in reality? It tells us that the ICE officer, now identified as Jonathan Ross, shot her two or three times, at point blank range, in the face, because he was angry. open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
“Protected by absolute immunity”
What does the video of the killing of Renee Nicole Good tell us, in reality?
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January 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM
What does the video of the killing of Renee Nicole Good tell us, in reality? It tells us that the ICE officer, now identified as Jonathan Ross, shot her two or three times, at point blank range, in the face, because he was angry. open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
I wonder what other potential invasions our state broadcaster would describe as “options to acquire”. Mind boggling & embarrassing from the BBC.
January 7, 2026 at 9:06 AM
I wonder what other potential invasions our state broadcaster would describe as “options to acquire”. Mind boggling & embarrassing from the BBC.
🧵 Several years ago, I spoke at a joint fringe meeting with Liam Young - organised as part of the Durham Miners’ Gala weekend. (1/7)
January 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
🧵 Several years ago, I spoke at a joint fringe meeting with Liam Young - organised as part of the Durham Miners’ Gala weekend. (1/7)
This is both obvious to anyone who has been paying attention & vital when looking at the renewal of the trade union movement. It’s way over time this culture was challenged. Good that Andrea Egan is being so clear about it: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is both obvious to anyone who has been paying attention & vital when looking at the renewal of the trade union movement. It’s way over time this culture was challenged. Good that Andrea Egan is being so clear about it: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Excellent piece by @rogermckenzie.bsky.social on the corruption destroying the ‘beautiful game’. And he’s right - we need a revolution in football.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fifa...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fifa...
December 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Excellent piece by @rogermckenzie.bsky.social on the corruption destroying the ‘beautiful game’. And he’s right - we need a revolution in football.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fifa...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fifa...
Please watch & share this powerful & moving documentary about UK Spy Planes operating out of Cyprus by @declassifieduk.org. It is damning of @Keir_Starmer, his government & the MoD & their direct role in aiding the genocide in #Gaza. youtu.be/0fk3t28TiAc?...
Will this documentary put Keir Starmer behind bars?
YouTube video by Declassified UK
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December 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Please watch & share this powerful & moving documentary about UK Spy Planes operating out of Cyprus by @declassifieduk.org. It is damning of @Keir_Starmer, his government & the MoD & their direct role in aiding the genocide in #Gaza. youtu.be/0fk3t28TiAc?...
Watering down the Employment Rights Bill is a massive own goal in the fight against Reform. Me on The World Turned Upside Down blog: theworldturnedupsidedownne.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/w...
What has the Employment Rights Bill got to do with Reform & the rise of the far right?
Something that I don’t think a lot of people get – and it’s why the row over the Employment Rights Bill matters: There’s a lot of head-scratching about the support for Reform in working class…
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December 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Watering down the Employment Rights Bill is a massive own goal in the fight against Reform. Me on The World Turned Upside Down blog: theworldturnedupsidedownne.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/w...
Quite seriously, it requires some honesty about where we are with the Employment Rights Bill & how we got here. Long before the Lords got their hands on it, much that was transformative had been stripped out. I wrote this earlier in the year: theworldturnedupsidedownne.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/t...
Transformative no longer: the Employment Rights Act 2025
I see a lot of people celebrating the passing of the Employment Rights Act yesterday. I don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble, but there are some things that need to be known – and you won’t ge…
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December 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Quite seriously, it requires some honesty about where we are with the Employment Rights Bill & how we got here. Long before the Lords got their hands on it, much that was transformative had been stripped out. I wrote this earlier in the year: theworldturnedupsidedownne.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/t...
I’m not sure the concession worked guys. What can we concede next?
December 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I’m not sure the concession worked guys. What can we concede next?
🧵 One more thing on the Employment Rights Bill: this is (was) a potentially life-changing piece of legislation for many workers. There was a lot of work left to do to get it to that point, but that was the potential. (1/4)
December 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🧵 One more thing on the Employment Rights Bill: this is (was) a potentially life-changing piece of legislation for many workers. There was a lot of work left to do to get it to that point, but that was the potential. (1/4)
As a labour movement, we must care about gig workers & casualisation. Me, on the government’s many climbdowns on the Employment Rights Bill & what it means for the most precarious workers: open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
As a labour movement, we must care about gig workers & casualisation
There is a definite theme to the series of climbdowns on the Employment Rights Bill so far, in that they affect the most disenfranchised, low paid, casualised & precarious workers the most.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
As a labour movement, we must care about gig workers & casualisation. Me, on the government’s many climbdowns on the Employment Rights Bill & what it means for the most precarious workers: open.substack.com/pub/mrbensel...
The government's climbdown on day one rights against unfair dismissal was sold to us as a way out of the impasse on the Employment Rights Bill. Pragmatism, eh? Well guess what? The business lobby (via the Lords) isn’t giving up & is pushing for more concessions. Funny that. 🤔
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The government's climbdown on day one rights against unfair dismissal was sold to us as a way out of the impasse on the Employment Rights Bill. Pragmatism, eh? Well guess what? The business lobby (via the Lords) isn’t giving up & is pushing for more concessions. Funny that. 🤔
I’m slightly worried about some of the narrative around Zack Polanski from other parts of the left, particularly those attracted to Your Party. Read here: substack.com/@mrbenseller...
Ben Sellers (@mrbensellers)
I’m slightly worried about some of the narrative around Zack Polanski from other parts of the left, particularly those attracted to Your Party.
I see posts where he’s referred to as a ‘Zionist stoog...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I’m slightly worried about some of the narrative around Zack Polanski from other parts of the left, particularly those attracted to Your Party. Read here: substack.com/@mrbenseller...
[thread 🧵] In its journey from Labour’s 2019 Manifesto to its current iteration, the Employment Rights Bill has been watered down in many ways, including: (1/10)
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
[thread 🧵] In its journey from Labour’s 2019 Manifesto to its current iteration, the Employment Rights Bill has been watered down in many ways, including: (1/10)
I’m not going to be in Liverpool this weekend. If someone had said to be even a year ago that I wouldn’t be involved in the foundation of a new, left party, I would have laughed at them. I’m not all that important, but I think it is a tiny example of what has gone wrong with Your Party.
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’m not going to be in Liverpool this weekend. If someone had said to be even a year ago that I wouldn’t be involved in the foundation of a new, left party, I would have laughed at them. I’m not all that important, but I think it is a tiny example of what has gone wrong with Your Party.
We should be really clear that the effect of this climbdown on day one rights throws Deliveroo riders, Uber drivers, those on casual, temporary & agency contracts under the bus. That’s the reality of what this is about. It has real world impacts.
Here we go. The Govt has u-turned on its manifesto pledge to give all workers protection against unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. A predictable u-turn for Starmer’s Labour, this was a crucial jigsaw piece if you want to protect the most precarious workers. (1/2)
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We should be really clear that the effect of this climbdown on day one rights throws Deliveroo riders, Uber drivers, those on casual, temporary & agency contracts under the bus. That’s the reality of what this is about. It has real world impacts.
Here we go. The Govt has u-turned on its manifesto pledge to give all workers protection against unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. A predictable u-turn for Starmer’s Labour, this was a crucial jigsaw piece if you want to protect the most precarious workers. (1/2)
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Here we go. The Govt has u-turned on its manifesto pledge to give all workers protection against unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. A predictable u-turn for Starmer’s Labour, this was a crucial jigsaw piece if you want to protect the most precarious workers. (1/2)