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@zackpolanski.bsky.social: "Margaret Thatcher said there's no such thing as society. And then The Tories over 14 years shut the community centres down."
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social: "Margaret Thatcher said there's no such thing as society. And then The Tories over 14 years shut the community centres down."
This is terrible news. She was exceptional 😪
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
The Oscar-winner best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and The Book Club, has died
Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California.
The news was confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time, and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is terrible news. She was exceptional 😪
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One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.
Listen for dangerous words.
October 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.
Listen for dangerous words.
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Baroness Mone hits out at Kemi Badenoch over PPE VIP lanes:
‘I acted no differently than Matt Hancock who referred 4 companies…
And let’s not forget Michael Gove & his referral of 4 contracts to his friend David Meller’
‘I acted no differently than Matt Hancock who referred 4 companies…
And let’s not forget Michael Gove & his referral of 4 contracts to his friend David Meller’
October 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Baroness Mone hits out at Kemi Badenoch over PPE VIP lanes:
‘I acted no differently than Matt Hancock who referred 4 companies…
And let’s not forget Michael Gove & his referral of 4 contracts to his friend David Meller’
‘I acted no differently than Matt Hancock who referred 4 companies…
And let’s not forget Michael Gove & his referral of 4 contracts to his friend David Meller’
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Gaza
West Bank
Lebanon
Yemen
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Tunisia
Qatar
All attacked and bombed by Israel in the past year.
Insane.
Rogue state.
West Bank
Lebanon
Yemen
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Tunisia
Qatar
All attacked and bombed by Israel in the past year.
Insane.
Rogue state.
September 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Gaza
West Bank
Lebanon
Yemen
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Tunisia
Qatar
All attacked and bombed by Israel in the past year.
Insane.
Rogue state.
West Bank
Lebanon
Yemen
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Tunisia
Qatar
All attacked and bombed by Israel in the past year.
Insane.
Rogue state.
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Part of me is annoyed at myself for letting this Israeli racist colonel get under my skin.
Part of me thinks we should in fact normalize telling genocidal war criminals to "fuck off" on television.
Full 'debate': www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0c...
Part of me thinks we should in fact normalize telling genocidal war criminals to "fuck off" on television.
Full 'debate': www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0c...
September 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Part of me is annoyed at myself for letting this Israeli racist colonel get under my skin.
Part of me thinks we should in fact normalize telling genocidal war criminals to "fuck off" on television.
Full 'debate': www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0c...
Part of me thinks we should in fact normalize telling genocidal war criminals to "fuck off" on television.
Full 'debate': www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0c...
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One of the best ways to cripple Russia’s ambitions longterm would be to moonshot renewables development then spread the tech everywhere super-cheap. Russia produces nothing of significance beyond oil and gas. The economy would tank. Plus a huge win in the fight against the climate crisis.
August 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
One of the best ways to cripple Russia’s ambitions longterm would be to moonshot renewables development then spread the tech everywhere super-cheap. Russia produces nothing of significance beyond oil and gas. The economy would tank. Plus a huge win in the fight against the climate crisis.
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🔴'A Government That Crushes Dissent and Eliminates Hope Will Never Prosper’
The authoritarian impulse to eliminate disagreement and dampen hope will only push voters towards the extremes, argues Neal Lawson
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/30/a...
The authoritarian impulse to eliminate disagreement and dampen hope will only push voters towards the extremes, argues Neal Lawson
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/30/a...
'A Government That Crushes Dissent and Eliminates Hope Will Never Prosper'
The authoritarian impulse to eliminate disagreement and dampen hope will only push voters towards the extremes, argues Neal Lawson
bylinetimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
🔴'A Government That Crushes Dissent and Eliminates Hope Will Never Prosper’
The authoritarian impulse to eliminate disagreement and dampen hope will only push voters towards the extremes, argues Neal Lawson
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/30/a...
The authoritarian impulse to eliminate disagreement and dampen hope will only push voters towards the extremes, argues Neal Lawson
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/30/a...
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Pockets picked
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
Taming corporations is the key issue of our times
To appease corporations, people may raze mountains, divert rivers, clear forests, cover countryside in tarmac and shower subsidies upon them, but they have no loyalty to any place, people or product.
leftfootforward.org
July 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Pockets picked
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
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Is Nigel Farage already running Britain?
My substack on what might be the most depressing thought for Starmer as he celebrates first year in office: Farage is calling so many of the shots in British politics and no one is pushing back
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
My substack on what might be the most depressing thought for Starmer as he celebrates first year in office: Farage is calling so many of the shots in British politics and no one is pushing back
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
Is Nigel Farage already running Britain?
A year into Starmer's premiership, is he facing the same troubles as David Cameron?
open.substack.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Is Nigel Farage already running Britain?
My substack on what might be the most depressing thought for Starmer as he celebrates first year in office: Farage is calling so many of the shots in British politics and no one is pushing back
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
My substack on what might be the most depressing thought for Starmer as he celebrates first year in office: Farage is calling so many of the shots in British politics and no one is pushing back
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
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And on it goes. Israeli politicians using UK media to stoke up outrage around Bob Vylan & Kneecap must be laughing their heads off at how easy it all is. I think this brings the Palestinian death toll *since the Glastonbury performance* in to triple figures.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israeli strike on Gaza seafront cafe kills at least 20 Palestinians, witnesses and rescuers say
The outdoor cafe was frequently used by journalists, activists and local residents.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
And on it goes. Israeli politicians using UK media to stoke up outrage around Bob Vylan & Kneecap must be laughing their heads off at how easy it all is. I think this brings the Palestinian death toll *since the Glastonbury performance* in to triple figures.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🔴Misinformation on ECHR Fuels ‘Hostility, Mistrust, and Bad Law’ Warns Human Rights Group
Amnesty argues successive UK Governments ‘created the system they now condemn’
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/26/m...
Amnesty argues successive UK Governments ‘created the system they now condemn’
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/26/m...
Misinformation on ECHR Fuels ‘Hostility, Mistrust, and Bad Law’ Warns Human Rights Group
Amnesty argues successive UK Governments ‘created the system they now condemn’
bylinetimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🔴Misinformation on ECHR Fuels ‘Hostility, Mistrust, and Bad Law’ Warns Human Rights Group
Amnesty argues successive UK Governments ‘created the system they now condemn’
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/26/m...
Amnesty argues successive UK Governments ‘created the system they now condemn’
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/26/m...
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Rogier van der Weyden's Deposition, one of the greatest works of all western art. Maybe the greatest. Tragedy in a box. Incredible.
June 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Rogier van der Weyden's Deposition, one of the greatest works of all western art. Maybe the greatest. Tragedy in a box. Incredible.
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More than 50 Gazans killed by IDF in scramble for food
www.channel4.com/news/more-th...
www.channel4.com/news/more-th...
More than 50 Gazans killed by IDF in scramble for food
While the world watches the conflict between Israel and Iran continue to unfold, the number of Palestinians killed while trying to get aid in Gaza has risen dramatically.
www.channel4.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
More than 50 Gazans killed by IDF in scramble for food
www.channel4.com/news/more-th...
www.channel4.com/news/more-th...
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Millet’s The Gleaners (1857) depicts impoverished rural women collecting stray bits of crops left over after harvesting. Criticised at the time for its subject matter (“working class/ugly/gross”) & its large size! (previously reserved for “noble” topics) artinsociety.com/millet-and-t...
June 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Millet’s The Gleaners (1857) depicts impoverished rural women collecting stray bits of crops left over after harvesting. Criticised at the time for its subject matter (“working class/ugly/gross”) & its large size! (previously reserved for “noble” topics) artinsociety.com/millet-and-t...
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Mr. Antiwar President has us inches away from a Civil War at home and a nuclear war abroad in defense of an ally that is starting random hot regional wars to detract from its ongoing genocide. I’m sure all of this will just naturally cool off.
June 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Mr. Antiwar President has us inches away from a Civil War at home and a nuclear war abroad in defense of an ally that is starting random hot regional wars to detract from its ongoing genocide. I’m sure all of this will just naturally cool off.
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If you’re looking for a weekend read in the 🌧️- now out in most bookshops & online— and a thank you to my brilliant editor at Viking-Penguin Connor Brown 👏
June 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
If you’re looking for a weekend read in the 🌧️- now out in most bookshops & online— and a thank you to my brilliant editor at Viking-Penguin Connor Brown 👏
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Now confirmed by the BBC
"The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government would see a 1.4% real-terms cut in its day-to-day budget
"But the government said councils' "core spending power" would still go up, if they increased council tax by the maximum amount"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government would see a 1.4% real-terms cut in its day-to-day budget
"But the government said councils' "core spending power" would still go up, if they increased council tax by the maximum amount"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Council tax expected to rise by 5% a year
Council tax is expected to rise by 5% a year to pay for local services including policing, documents in the Spending Review suggest.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Now confirmed by the BBC
"The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government would see a 1.4% real-terms cut in its day-to-day budget
"But the government said councils' "core spending power" would still go up, if they increased council tax by the maximum amount"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government would see a 1.4% real-terms cut in its day-to-day budget
"But the government said councils' "core spending power" would still go up, if they increased council tax by the maximum amount"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Since 2010, we have lost:
750 youth centres
800 libraries
1,086 swimming pools
1,416 Sure Start children’s centres
Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services.
Join our fight for public services in public ownership.
Sign up in comments 👇🏼
#spendingreview
750 youth centres
800 libraries
1,086 swimming pools
1,416 Sure Start children’s centres
Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services.
Join our fight for public services in public ownership.
Sign up in comments 👇🏼
#spendingreview
June 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Since 2010, we have lost:
750 youth centres
800 libraries
1,086 swimming pools
1,416 Sure Start children’s centres
Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services.
Join our fight for public services in public ownership.
Sign up in comments 👇🏼
#spendingreview
750 youth centres
800 libraries
1,086 swimming pools
1,416 Sure Start children’s centres
Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services.
Join our fight for public services in public ownership.
Sign up in comments 👇🏼
#spendingreview
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The free school meals announcement today has been one of the few moments of genuine delight I’ve seen among Labour MPs - those moments have been few and far between in recent months
June 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The free school meals announcement today has been one of the few moments of genuine delight I’ve seen among Labour MPs - those moments have been few and far between in recent months