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Outside the Royal Courts of Justice, the blue bibs - intelligence gatherers - are hovering around the Defend Our Juries protest.
Don't talk to them
Don't talk to them
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Outside the Royal Courts of Justice, the blue bibs - intelligence gatherers - are hovering around the Defend Our Juries protest.
Don't talk to them
Don't talk to them
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Why does this government find it so hard to tell Israel: you’re wrong, what you’re doing is illegal, and we are not going to let you get away with genocide.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Why does this government find it so hard to tell Israel: you’re wrong, what you’re doing is illegal, and we are not going to let you get away with genocide.
I'm seeing Xmas ads already, so it must be time to share this again:
"If you see anybody advocating for Israel on the TV or radio. One of their repellent spokespeople, say. Then they will be lying, because that's what they do. They lie and they lie and they lie…"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnbD...
"If you see anybody advocating for Israel on the TV or radio. One of their repellent spokespeople, say. Then they will be lying, because that's what they do. They lie and they lie and they lie…"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnbD...
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm seeing Xmas ads already, so it must be time to share this again:
"If you see anybody advocating for Israel on the TV or radio. One of their repellent spokespeople, say. Then they will be lying, because that's what they do. They lie and they lie and they lie…"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnbD...
"If you see anybody advocating for Israel on the TV or radio. One of their repellent spokespeople, say. Then they will be lying, because that's what they do. They lie and they lie and they lie…"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnbD...
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
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Austerity 2.0. Attacks on disabled people. Arming genocide.
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Austerity 2.0. Attacks on disabled people. Arming genocide.
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
800 years of the right to be tried by our peers to go
“Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapist and killers”
Legal aid all-but gone, a right wing authoritarian govt locking up peaceful protestors whom juries would never convict
https://archive.ph/ao07P
“Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapist and killers”
Legal aid all-but gone, a right wing authoritarian govt locking up peaceful protestors whom juries would never convict
https://archive.ph/ao07P
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
800 years of the right to be tried by our peers to go
“Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapist and killers”
Legal aid all-but gone, a right wing authoritarian govt locking up peaceful protestors whom juries would never convict
https://archive.ph/ao07P
“Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapist and killers”
Legal aid all-but gone, a right wing authoritarian govt locking up peaceful protestors whom juries would never convict
https://archive.ph/ao07P
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We will never forget the role this government played in the genocide in Gaza.
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We will never forget the role this government played in the genocide in Gaza.
So far I’ve only read the preface and introduction to Paul Holden’s The Fraud, but on nearly every page there are details that would be front-page news if we had an honest news media
The reason they’re not up in arms about having been duped is that they weren’t duped; they were in on it all along
The reason they’re not up in arms about having been duped is that they weren’t duped; they were in on it all along
New Alexei Sayle Podcast, talking to Paul Holden about his book The Fraud, with lots background & details
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
So far I’ve only read the preface and introduction to Paul Holden’s The Fraud, but on nearly every page there are details that would be front-page news if we had an honest news media
The reason they’re not up in arms about having been duped is that they weren’t duped; they were in on it all along
The reason they’re not up in arms about having been duped is that they weren’t duped; they were in on it all along
That's good news for people saving up for a deposit on their first home - forgoing takeaway coffee will now be an even bigger saving!☕️
Hopefully avocado toast will also be made more expensive 🥑🤞
Hopefully avocado toast will also be made more expensive 🥑🤞
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
That's good news for people saving up for a deposit on their first home - forgoing takeaway coffee will now be an even bigger saving!☕️
Hopefully avocado toast will also be made more expensive 🥑🤞
Hopefully avocado toast will also be made more expensive 🥑🤞
Jeremy Corbyn on the Labour Party “I think the Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner, and I don’t see it coming back”
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/11/jeremy-corbyn-isnt-going-anywhere-interview
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/11/jeremy-corbyn-isnt-going-anywhere-interview
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Jeremy Corbyn on the Labour Party “I think the Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner, and I don’t see it coming back”
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/11/jeremy-corbyn-isnt-going-anywhere-interview
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/11/jeremy-corbyn-isnt-going-anywhere-interview
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Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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The police’s decision to reveal the ethnicity and nationality of suspects in high-profile crimes has had a “devastating effect” and is helping to spread prejudice, say over 50 campaign groups including Netpol www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Police disclosing suspects’ ethnicity is fuelling prejudice, say campaigners
Fifty groups write letter calling for policy in high-profile cases in England and Wales to be scrapped
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The police’s decision to reveal the ethnicity and nationality of suspects in high-profile crimes has had a “devastating effect” and is helping to spread prejudice, say over 50 campaign groups including Netpol www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
New Alexei Sayle Podcast, talking to Paul Holden about his book The Fraud, with lots background & details
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
New Alexei Sayle Podcast, talking to Paul Holden about his book The Fraud, with lots background & details
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
The draft deal at #COP30 (at which 1600 fossil fuel lobbyists are in attendance) does not mention fossil fuels - the drilling, mining and burning of which, is the main driver of climate change
Colour me shocked!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Colour me shocked!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
COP30 live: Fossil fuels absent from new draft deal as 2025 summit nears end
A conclusion is set to be made in Belém, Brazil, at the end of days of negotiations between delegations from nearly 200 countries.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The draft deal at #COP30 (at which 1600 fossil fuel lobbyists are in attendance) does not mention fossil fuels - the drilling, mining and burning of which, is the main driver of climate change
Colour me shocked!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Colour me shocked!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
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We need solutions, not scapegoats.
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We need solutions, not scapegoats.
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
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Welcome, Sir Ian McKellen!
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
Sir Ian McKellen joins Jeremy Corbyn's Wicked drag Christmas panto as Toto
Sir Ian McKellen will join Jeremy Corbyn in the Pleasance Theatre’s Christmas panto Wicked Witches – A Popular Panto! this festive season.
www.attitude.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Welcome, Sir Ian McKellen!
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
So even if people are accepted as refugees, so likely to have been through terrible trauma, they will have the threat of deportation hanging over them for decades
Children will be deported in later life to a country they don’t even remember
I will never forgive the Labour Party
Children will be deported in later life to a country they don’t even remember
I will never forgive the Labour Party
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So even if people are accepted as refugees, so likely to have been through terrible trauma, they will have the threat of deportation hanging over them for decades
Children will be deported in later life to a country they don’t even remember
I will never forgive the Labour Party
Children will be deported in later life to a country they don’t even remember
I will never forgive the Labour Party
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📢 SWEP has been called in London.
❄️ask if people need supplies or support
❄️find out what provision your council is offering
❄️always ask before referring to streetlink
We are having a busy couple days sorting accommodation and cold weather gear for people - THANKS to our appeal donors ❤️🙏
❄️ask if people need supplies or support
❄️find out what provision your council is offering
❄️always ask before referring to streetlink
We are having a busy couple days sorting accommodation and cold weather gear for people - THANKS to our appeal donors ❤️🙏
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📢 SWEP has been called in London.
❄️ask if people need supplies or support
❄️find out what provision your council is offering
❄️always ask before referring to streetlink
We are having a busy couple days sorting accommodation and cold weather gear for people - THANKS to our appeal donors ❤️🙏
❄️ask if people need supplies or support
❄️find out what provision your council is offering
❄️always ask before referring to streetlink
We are having a busy couple days sorting accommodation and cold weather gear for people - THANKS to our appeal donors ❤️🙏
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The only way Shabana Mahmood will implement her vile, racist "reforms" is by importing anti-migrant ICE raids from the US into our communities, supported (more readily than in Britain than in some US states) by the police. It's time to get organised against the horrors that lie ahead
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The only way Shabana Mahmood will implement her vile, racist "reforms" is by importing anti-migrant ICE raids from the US into our communities, supported (more readily than in Britain than in some US states) by the police. It's time to get organised against the horrors that lie ahead
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The threat to the right to protest the climate emergency comes not only from the authoritarian state, but the state's reluctance to prevent attacks on protesters by an energised extreme right, as happened on Saturday in Manchester www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/blog/greater...
Greater Manchester campaigners join millions globally to call for climate justice – as far right thugs attack child-led march
www.manchesterfoe.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The threat to the right to protest the climate emergency comes not only from the authoritarian state, but the state's reluctance to prevent attacks on protesters by an energised extreme right, as happened on Saturday in Manchester www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/blog/greater...
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Me for Freedom. Grim times, but we absolutely must resist.
Jewellery can be confiscated from refugees to pay for processing them, as one minister gleefully told the press—seemingly blissfully unaware of the horrific echoes such a despicable policy conjures up.
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/19/l...
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/19/l...
Labour rolls out the full fash playlist - Freedom News
Far-right glee tells you all you need to know about the government’s asylum plans ~ punkacademic ~ Plans announced by the Home Secretary Shabana …
freedomnews.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Me for Freedom. Grim times, but we absolutely must resist.
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Wes Streeting wants you to think striking doctors are greedy. Here's the reality:
Streeting wants you to think striking doctors are greedy. Here's the reality
The public should resist a manufactured narrative that these strikes are about greed
inews.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Wes Streeting wants you to think striking doctors are greedy. Here's the reality:
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Whilst far-right agitators like Tommy Robinson applaud Labour's disgraceful rhetoric on asylum seekers, the rights of those fleeing war and persecution have never been at greater risk.
We need to build an alternative to the dehumanising establishment politics: yourparty.uk
We need to build an alternative to the dehumanising establishment politics: yourparty.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Whilst far-right agitators like Tommy Robinson applaud Labour's disgraceful rhetoric on asylum seekers, the rights of those fleeing war and persecution have never been at greater risk.
We need to build an alternative to the dehumanising establishment politics: yourparty.uk
We need to build an alternative to the dehumanising establishment politics: yourparty.uk
The lower tax threshold (the personal allowance) is £12,570
It would now be £16,200 if it had been increased in line with inflation
700k more poor households are paying tax as a result and millions more are paying higher tax
Freezing tax thresholds is a regressive tax increase
It would now be £16,200 if it had been increased in line with inflation
700k more poor households are paying tax as a result and millions more are paying higher tax
Freezing tax thresholds is a regressive tax increase
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The lower tax threshold (the personal allowance) is £12,570
It would now be £16,200 if it had been increased in line with inflation
700k more poor households are paying tax as a result and millions more are paying higher tax
Freezing tax thresholds is a regressive tax increase
It would now be £16,200 if it had been increased in line with inflation
700k more poor households are paying tax as a result and millions more are paying higher tax
Freezing tax thresholds is a regressive tax increase