Lindsey B
@kibalchich.bsky.social
Socialist of Irish heritage #UnitedIreland
Reader and runner. Ex Labour Party member. Internationalist. Fan of Trotsky. Supporter of independent socialists. #FreePalestine
No Pasaran
Reader and runner. Ex Labour Party member. Internationalist. Fan of Trotsky. Supporter of independent socialists. #FreePalestine
No Pasaran
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Great to spend time today with firefighter watch at Poplar Fire Station.
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Great to spend time today with firefighter watch at Poplar Fire Station.
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
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She doesn't drive because of her conditions. This was in the street as she went to get groceries, in her wheelchair.
And frankly, she shouldn't have to record her life to live it in peace.
I'd rather MPs stop feeding the idea that attacking vulnerable groups is OK, and take abuse seriously.
And frankly, she shouldn't have to record her life to live it in peace.
I'd rather MPs stop feeding the idea that attacking vulnerable groups is OK, and take abuse seriously.
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
She doesn't drive because of her conditions. This was in the street as she went to get groceries, in her wheelchair.
And frankly, she shouldn't have to record her life to live it in peace.
I'd rather MPs stop feeding the idea that attacking vulnerable groups is OK, and take abuse seriously.
And frankly, she shouldn't have to record her life to live it in peace.
I'd rather MPs stop feeding the idea that attacking vulnerable groups is OK, and take abuse seriously.
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Got a bloody cheek cheering. Only took them 18 months. Took a so-called labour govt 18 months to scrap the 2-child benefit cap in the 6th richest country on earth. Anything less than dealing with child poverty as the emergency it was when they took office was never gonna be sufficient.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Got a bloody cheek cheering. Only took them 18 months. Took a so-called labour govt 18 months to scrap the 2-child benefit cap in the 6th richest country on earth. Anything less than dealing with child poverty as the emergency it was when they took office was never gonna be sufficient.
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Alongside many campaigners, the Green Party have absolutely dragged the Labour Government to finally end the child cap.
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Alongside many campaigners, the Green Party have absolutely dragged the Labour Government to finally end the child cap.
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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Dishonest Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: "Our free breakfast clubs are ensuring over half a million more children don’t start the school day hungry."
The first of these clubs won't start until April 2026, most are scheduled to open in September 2026, or 2027...
These kids are still hungry...
The first of these clubs won't start until April 2026, most are scheduled to open in September 2026, or 2027...
These kids are still hungry...
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Dishonest Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: "Our free breakfast clubs are ensuring over half a million more children don’t start the school day hungry."
The first of these clubs won't start until April 2026, most are scheduled to open in September 2026, or 2027...
These kids are still hungry...
The first of these clubs won't start until April 2026, most are scheduled to open in September 2026, or 2027...
These kids are still hungry...
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Love it when the free market tells me a new thing is here whether I like it or not and I just have to learn to deal with it. Better than a workers' state dictating terms to private enterprises, right?
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Love it when the free market tells me a new thing is here whether I like it or not and I just have to learn to deal with it. Better than a workers' state dictating terms to private enterprises, right?
So we've got to wait until 2028 for a slight change to Council Tax when the whole system needs an overhaul. It's a regressive tax with those of us in lower value homes paying more proportionally than people living in high value homes. I'm waiting for a govt to have the cojones to fix it.
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
So we've got to wait until 2028 for a slight change to Council Tax when the whole system needs an overhaul. It's a regressive tax with those of us in lower value homes paying more proportionally than people living in high value homes. I'm waiting for a govt to have the cojones to fix it.
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Former classmate insists Farage repeatedly told him "Hitler was right" and "gas them" when they were teenagers at Dulwich College - and that the Reform leader's denials are dishonest.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Former classmate insists Farage repeatedly told him "Hitler was right" and "gas them" when they were teenagers at Dulwich College - and that the Reform leader's denials are dishonest.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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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.
OMG....Yvette Cooper is being interviewed by @channel4news.bsky.social about the war in Sudan. Robotic waffle...
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
OMG....Yvette Cooper is being interviewed by @channel4news.bsky.social about the war in Sudan. Robotic waffle...
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
Another reason to abolish the House of Lords. Nevertheless, it is very disappointing to read that Green Party Peers were involved.
An open letter to Zack Polanski
We hope that Green Party Peers will see sense and commit to backing working people ✅
We hope that Green Party Peers will see sense and commit to backing working people ✅
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Another reason to abolish the House of Lords. Nevertheless, it is very disappointing to read that Green Party Peers were involved.
This is shocking, shameful and heartbreaking. All those children out there somewhere with god knows who.....💔
More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is shocking, shameful and heartbreaking. All those children out there somewhere with god knows who.....💔
More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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I know this is a controversial idea, but maybe the media could report on all the racist shit he's said and done while an adult and a politician?
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I know this is a controversial idea, but maybe the media could report on all the racist shit he's said and done while an adult and a politician?
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Fucking Hell, why didn't anybody say?
Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, Home Office official says
Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, Home Office official says
Exclusive: Member of homeland security group says anti-terrorism Prevent scheme risks being overwhelmed by Palestine advocates
The anti-terrorism Prevent programme risks being overwhelmed because of the government’s ban on Palestine Action and could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, a member of the Home Office’s homeland security group has warned.
The official said there was already confusion among counter-terrorism police, officials and in schools and hospitals as a result of the proscription of the direct action group, which makes being a member of – or showing support for – it a criminal offence under the Terrorism Act. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Fucking Hell, why didn't anybody say?
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OOOOOOOOOO Labour is planning to FREEZE rail fares for the FIRST TIME IN THIRTY YEARS! Fantastic, now I can continue paying what I've paid all year for trains that are frequently delayed, cancelled and so packed I get a backpack in the face.
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
OOOOOOOOOO Labour is planning to FREEZE rail fares for the FIRST TIME IN THIRTY YEARS! Fantastic, now I can continue paying what I've paid all year for trains that are frequently delayed, cancelled and so packed I get a backpack in the face.
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The same swivel-eyed detractors who once sneered at the NHS are now sneering at universal public services.
We shouldn’t settle for crumbs from capitalism’s table; we deserve the good life.
We shouldn’t settle for crumbs from capitalism’s table; we deserve the good life.
November 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The same swivel-eyed detractors who once sneered at the NHS are now sneering at universal public services.
We shouldn’t settle for crumbs from capitalism’s table; we deserve the good life.
We shouldn’t settle for crumbs from capitalism’s table; we deserve the good life.