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Pros And Cons Of War With Venezuela https://theonion.com/pros-and-cons-of-war-with-venezuela/
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Pros And Cons Of War With Venezuela https://theonion.com/pros-and-cons-of-war-with-venezuela/
Women's Institute to stop offering trans women membership. This seems so sad, to pull down bridges that have been built. What threat or unfairness could possibly have been imagined here? Do the Supreme Court think they have averted male entryism into the WM?
December 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Women's Institute to stop offering trans women membership. This seems so sad, to pull down bridges that have been built. What threat or unfairness could possibly have been imagined here? Do the Supreme Court think they have averted male entryism into the WM?
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Nathan Gill has been sentenced to 10.5 years for endangering national security and taking Russian bribes.
Nigel Farage and Reform are a danger to national security, the Liberal Democrats will continue to hold them to account and defend our democracy.
Nigel Farage and Reform are a danger to national security, the Liberal Democrats will continue to hold them to account and defend our democracy.
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Nathan Gill has been sentenced to 10.5 years for endangering national security and taking Russian bribes.
Nigel Farage and Reform are a danger to national security, the Liberal Democrats will continue to hold them to account and defend our democracy.
Nigel Farage and Reform are a danger to national security, the Liberal Democrats will continue to hold them to account and defend our democracy.
Fascinating on mid-century (mainly private) housing in Greenwich, Blackheath and Dulwich. Sure to be a basis of some walks in the future.
‘Mid-Century Modern would have been called “Contemporary” when used of commercial work, the “International Style” in its luxury forms and “Brutalism” at its avant-garde edge.’
Owen Hatherley on Greenwich, Blackheath and Dulwich: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Owen Hatherley on Greenwich, Blackheath and Dulwich: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Owen Hatherley · South London Modern
In the late 1960s, the critic Bevis Hillier invented the term ‘Art Deco’ for the commercial architecture of the...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Fascinating on mid-century (mainly private) housing in Greenwich, Blackheath and Dulwich. Sure to be a basis of some walks in the future.
Fewest murders in London in summer since 2018 - over to you Robert Jenrick or is the truth a mere inconvenience to your narrative
September 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Fewest murders in London in summer since 2018 - over to you Robert Jenrick or is the truth a mere inconvenience to your narrative
Definitely one of the best articles on Anarchism I’ve ever read
‘A persistent challenge to anarchism is that it can’t work because human nature “isn’t like that”. People are too selfish. Graeber responds by casting doubt on the idea that human nature is so simple.’
@leninology.bsky.social reads David Graeber’s essays: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@leninology.bsky.social reads David Graeber’s essays: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Richard Seymour · Baseline Communism: David Graeber’s Innovations
In his critique of economics, as in his philippic against ‘bullshit jobs’, Graeber stresses the political decisions...
www.lrb.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Definitely one of the best articles on Anarchism I’ve ever read
Heartwarming to see this huge EU flag at the Italian Ambassador’s Residence in Grosvenor Square
August 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Heartwarming to see this huge EU flag at the Italian Ambassador’s Residence in Grosvenor Square
Israel “won’t commit suicide”, says the government’s ideologue
economist.com/israel-wont-...
from The Economist
So yet another effort by the Israeli government to make a two state solution impossible; following Netanyahu’s policy over the years to boost Hamas over the PA.
economist.com/israel-wont-...
from The Economist
So yet another effort by the Israeli government to make a two state solution impossible; following Netanyahu’s policy over the years to boost Hamas over the PA.
Israel “won’t commit suicide”, says the government’s ideologue
In an interview Bezalel Smotrich is uncompromising about the war in Gaza
economist.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Israel “won’t commit suicide”, says the government’s ideologue
economist.com/israel-wont-...
from The Economist
So yet another effort by the Israeli government to make a two state solution impossible; following Netanyahu’s policy over the years to boost Hamas over the PA.
economist.com/israel-wont-...
from The Economist
So yet another effort by the Israeli government to make a two state solution impossible; following Netanyahu’s policy over the years to boost Hamas over the PA.
Two injured as car overturns in Piccadilly Circus - why are these reported as if cars have agency? I know it seems a small point but normalises idea of it being nobody’s fault rather than a motorist driving without caring about the lives of others.
June 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Two injured as car overturns in Piccadilly Circus - why are these reported as if cars have agency? I know it seems a small point but normalises idea of it being nobody’s fault rather than a motorist driving without caring about the lives of others.
This was one of my 1st year economics questions on the Politics paper in 1987 that I came across today. Part (a) seems like ancient history but (b) is still very relevant. The Miliband quoted is Ralph, father of Ed and David
June 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This was one of my 1st year economics questions on the Politics paper in 1987 that I came across today. Part (a) seems like ancient history but (b) is still very relevant. The Miliband quoted is Ralph, father of Ed and David
Why on earth is the headline not Lib Dem elected leader of council
May 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Why on earth is the headline not Lib Dem elected leader of council
It is a strange world where I come to agree with Jeremy Corbyn … although I suspect we would differ on how to go about ‘taxing the rich and building an economy that works for all’
The problems in our society are not caused by migrants or refugees.
They are caused by an economic system rigged in favour of corporations and billionaires.
If the government wanted to improve people’s lives, it would tax the rich and build an economy that works for us all.
They are caused by an economic system rigged in favour of corporations and billionaires.
If the government wanted to improve people’s lives, it would tax the rich and build an economy that works for us all.
May 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It is a strange world where I come to agree with Jeremy Corbyn … although I suspect we would differ on how to go about ‘taxing the rich and building an economy that works for all’
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
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📢 No More First Past the Post Elections!
Thursday’s election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken.
With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning election...
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May 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
All his life Trump has used bullying and abusing asymmetric power to get his way. It is not surprising that his hatred is directed against those like Ukraine, who have defied such pressure.
April 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
All his life Trump has used bullying and abusing asymmetric power to get his way. It is not surprising that his hatred is directed against those like Ukraine, who have defied such pressure.
💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
Sign the Petition
National Commission on Electoral Reform
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April 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
Well said by Timothy Garton Ash. Vital that we understand this in the West. Putin is clearly following Hitler’s playbook; we need to learn the lessons now rather than allow it to end with WW3
Before you get completely in the Christmas spirit, please read this. And stiffen our European sinews in whatever way you can….
‘What if Russia wins?’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘What if Russia wins?’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025 | Timothy Garton Ash
Instability is growing, Putin’s hybrid war in Europe is heating up and for fear of escalation we have encouraged global nuclear proliferation, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Well said by Timothy Garton Ash. Vital that we understand this in the West. Putin is clearly following Hitler’s playbook; we need to learn the lessons now rather than allow it to end with WW3
'It feels like a coup d'état' - martial law chaos sparks worry in South Korea. This felt to me like a Netanyahu moment …. But executed by a less savvy political operator
December 4, 2024 at 9:21 AM
'It feels like a coup d'état' - martial law chaos sparks worry in South Korea. This felt to me like a Netanyahu moment …. But executed by a less savvy political operator
Another great piece by Freedland, as Netanyahu continues to pursue a strategy that places no value on Palestinian (or Lebanese) lives. He has done so much long term damage to Israel with what looks like a war on the Palestinians (directly in Gaza and by proxies elsewhere) rather than Hamas
Latest column is on the ICC arrest warrants against Israel - and how Benjamin Netanyahu has to no one to blame but himself www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Benjamin Netanyahu is a wanted man – and he has only himself to blame | Jonathan Freedland
A strategy of starvation would always be indefensible. After this week’s ICC decision, he risks turning Israel into a pariah state, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Another great piece by Freedland, as Netanyahu continues to pursue a strategy that places no value on Palestinian (or Lebanese) lives. He has done so much long term damage to Israel with what looks like a war on the Palestinians (directly in Gaza and by proxies elsewhere) rather than Hamas
I’m no fan of employer’s NICs as a way of raising tax as it’s basically a tax on labour and I’d rather a wider based that taxed income from land and capital. However please can people ask to properly fund GP, pharmacies etc, rather than exempt them and create yet more complexity.
November 16, 2024 at 4:59 PM
I’m no fan of employer’s NICs as a way of raising tax as it’s basically a tax on labour and I’d rather a wider based that taxed income from land and capital. However please can people ask to properly fund GP, pharmacies etc, rather than exempt them and create yet more complexity.
So why when I search BlueSky on the IOS App Store is “Truth”social the first app I see? Should I treat use of the word “Truth” in the same way I would inclusion of the word “Democratic” in the name of a country in the 1980s
November 15, 2024 at 8:34 PM
So why when I search BlueSky on the IOS App Store is “Truth”social the first app I see? Should I treat use of the word “Truth” in the same way I would inclusion of the word “Democratic” in the name of a country in the 1980s