Les Smith
@lessmith51.bsky.social
Interests in the environment, social justice animal welfare. Ex-Labour activist with a new home with the Greens. Keen gardener and walker. Lifetime of pain at Villa park! Retired HMI probation Inspector.
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The new Lord of Zionist Genocide. The stench of corruption and moral bankruptcy is unbearable.
Leaked Israeli documents reveal how Benjamin Netanyahu's government waged a secret campaign to stop boycotts of Israel in Britain.
That included a "sensitive" meeting with Michael Gove about countering the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement.
www.declassifieduk.org/israels-secr...
That included a "sensitive" meeting with Michael Gove about countering the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement.
www.declassifieduk.org/israels-secr...
Israel’s secret campaign to combat boycotts in Britain
Exclusive: Israeli officials lobbied the UK government to undermine peaceful pro-Palestine activism, leaked files show.
www.declassifieduk.org
April 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The new Lord of Zionist Genocide. The stench of corruption and moral bankruptcy is unbearable.
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"The Green Party put forward a message of hope..."
Green councillor Laura Edie speaks to @politicsjoe.bsky.social about the Green Party's positive alternative to Reform.
Green councillor Laura Edie speaks to @politicsjoe.bsky.social about the Green Party's positive alternative to Reform.
April 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"The Green Party put forward a message of hope..."
Green councillor Laura Edie speaks to @politicsjoe.bsky.social about the Green Party's positive alternative to Reform.
Green councillor Laura Edie speaks to @politicsjoe.bsky.social about the Green Party's positive alternative to Reform.
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Palestinians in Gaza are enduring freezing temperatures as rain floods tents that are unfit for winter. How can anyone survive such inhumane conditions under this ongoing Israeli siege?
December 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Palestinians in Gaza are enduring freezing temperatures as rain floods tents that are unfit for winter. How can anyone survive such inhumane conditions under this ongoing Israeli siege?
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This has made my day! Thank you 🙏
December 27, 2024 at 7:06 PM
This has made my day! Thank you 🙏
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🚨Union baristas are calling on EVERYONE to NOT buy from ANY Starbucks store during the duration of our ULP strikes. 🧵
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December 22, 2024 at 12:44 AM
🚨Union baristas are calling on EVERYONE to NOT buy from ANY Starbucks store during the duration of our ULP strikes. 🧵
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Well done Norway,
December 18, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Well done Norway,
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Labour MPs doing Reform tribute acts.
If you find this lacks vision & is totally uninspiring - then there is an alternative.
If you believe that lifting minority communities & working class communities & tackling the climate crisis is the same struggle:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
If you find this lacks vision & is totally uninspiring - then there is an alternative.
If you believe that lifting minority communities & working class communities & tackling the climate crisis is the same struggle:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 14, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Labour MPs doing Reform tribute acts.
If you find this lacks vision & is totally uninspiring - then there is an alternative.
If you believe that lifting minority communities & working class communities & tackling the climate crisis is the same struggle:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
If you find this lacks vision & is totally uninspiring - then there is an alternative.
If you believe that lifting minority communities & working class communities & tackling the climate crisis is the same struggle:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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We cannot build our way out of this crisis. Billions earmarked for new jails would be better invested in probation.
Read our response to the government’s plans to open up 14,000 more prison places by 2031, outlined in a new 10-year strategy announced today: howardleague.org/news/billion...
Read our response to the government’s plans to open up 14,000 more prison places by 2031, outlined in a new 10-year strategy announced today: howardleague.org/news/billion...
December 11, 2024 at 7:22 AM
We cannot build our way out of this crisis. Billions earmarked for new jails would be better invested in probation.
Read our response to the government’s plans to open up 14,000 more prison places by 2031, outlined in a new 10-year strategy announced today: howardleague.org/news/billion...
Read our response to the government’s plans to open up 14,000 more prison places by 2031, outlined in a new 10-year strategy announced today: howardleague.org/news/billion...
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Soil is made from minerals, organic matter, air, water - and living organisms. Soil is teeming with life, and it supports life. We couldn't live without it! But we are losing soil faster than it’s being formed.
Stand up for soil this #WorldSoilDay 👇
soilassociation.co/3mp90Rb
Stand up for soil this #WorldSoilDay 👇
soilassociation.co/3mp90Rb
December 5, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Soil is made from minerals, organic matter, air, water - and living organisms. Soil is teeming with life, and it supports life. We couldn't live without it! But we are losing soil faster than it’s being formed.
Stand up for soil this #WorldSoilDay 👇
soilassociation.co/3mp90Rb
Stand up for soil this #WorldSoilDay 👇
soilassociation.co/3mp90Rb
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Every child needs fresh air, education and contact with other people to thrive.
But Oakhill is failing to provide that healthy environment, with education deteriorating, basic health needs going unmet, and some children being locked up for hours in their bedrooms.
howardleague.org/news/concern...
But Oakhill is failing to provide that healthy environment, with education deteriorating, basic health needs going unmet, and some children being locked up for hours in their bedrooms.
howardleague.org/news/concern...
The Howard League | Concerns raised about treatment of children in Oakhill secure training centre
The Howard League for Penal Reform has responded to a joint inspection report on Oakhill secure training centre, published today (Thursday 5 December).
howardleague.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Every child needs fresh air, education and contact with other people to thrive.
But Oakhill is failing to provide that healthy environment, with education deteriorating, basic health needs going unmet, and some children being locked up for hours in their bedrooms.
howardleague.org/news/concern...
But Oakhill is failing to provide that healthy environment, with education deteriorating, basic health needs going unmet, and some children being locked up for hours in their bedrooms.
howardleague.org/news/concern...
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Independent media is becoming increasingly important to an actual political conversation.
It was great this week to talk with @turnleftmedia.co.uk about Labours plans for welfare, why they're grim & won't work - and what a much better alternative would be.
Catch up here 👇🏼
youtu.be/nys5TJ_b7zk?...
It was great this week to talk with @turnleftmedia.co.uk about Labours plans for welfare, why they're grim & won't work - and what a much better alternative would be.
Catch up here 👇🏼
youtu.be/nys5TJ_b7zk?...
Greens Deputy Zack Polanski Attacks Labour On Welfare
YouTube video by Turn Left
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November 30, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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Prison charity @thehowardleague.bsky.social has responded to a government spending report warning we can’t ‘build our way out of’ the prison crisis’, criticising the focus on building new prisons instead of addressing systemic issues www.thejusticegap.com/we-have-to-r...
‘We have to reduce demand’: Howard League warns against expanding prisons to reduce capacity crisis – The Justice Gap
www.thejusticegap.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Prison charity @thehowardleague.bsky.social has responded to a government spending report warning we can’t ‘build our way out of’ the prison crisis’, criticising the focus on building new prisons instead of addressing systemic issues www.thejusticegap.com/we-have-to-r...
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Amnesty International report today is really necessary - the Government must recognise what is happening as a genocide.
End arms sales to Israel. Now.
#EndGazaGenocide
End arms sales to Israel. Now.
#EndGazaGenocide
December 5, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Amnesty International report today is really necessary - the Government must recognise what is happening as a genocide.
End arms sales to Israel. Now.
#EndGazaGenocide
End arms sales to Israel. Now.
#EndGazaGenocide
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20 more Jewish groups add their names to statement: We Support UN Human Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese www.ijvcanada.org/update-50jew...
Update! 50 Jewish Organizations: We Support UN Human Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
As Jewish organizations and groups, we express our support for Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied since...
www.ijvcanada.org
December 4, 2024 at 3:41 PM
20 more Jewish groups add their names to statement: We Support UN Human Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese www.ijvcanada.org/update-50jew...
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Amos Goldberg, Professor of Genocide Studies at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem "Yes, it is genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. Jewish history will henceforth be stained"
Is there anyone more qualified and unbiased?
Is there anyone more qualified and unbiased?
December 4, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Amos Goldberg, Professor of Genocide Studies at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem "Yes, it is genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. Jewish history will henceforth be stained"
Is there anyone more qualified and unbiased?
Is there anyone more qualified and unbiased?
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16 MILLION PEOPLE NOW LIVE IN POVERTY IN THE UK - a staggering 24% of the UK population.
@trusselluk.bsky.social urgently need our help to provide emergency food, support & hope to people this winter
Please join me in supporting them if you can👇🙏
@trusselluk.bsky.social urgently need our help to provide emergency food, support & hope to people this winter
Please join me in supporting them if you can👇🙏
NO ONE EXPECTS TO NEED A FOOD BANK, ESPECIALLY AT CHRISTMAS
But with 16 million people now living in poverty in the UK - a staggering 24% of the UK population @trusselluk.bsky.social urgently need our help to provide emergency food, support & hope to people this winter youtu.be/_4hqVhTzVcw?...
But with 16 million people now living in poverty in the UK - a staggering 24% of the UK population @trusselluk.bsky.social urgently need our help to provide emergency food, support & hope to people this winter youtu.be/_4hqVhTzVcw?...
No one expects to need a food bank, especially at Christmas. Trussell urgently need our help
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 4, 2024 at 1:53 PM
16 MILLION PEOPLE NOW LIVE IN POVERTY IN THE UK - a staggering 24% of the UK population.
@trusselluk.bsky.social urgently need our help to provide emergency food, support & hope to people this winter
Please join me in supporting them if you can👇🙏
@trusselluk.bsky.social urgently need our help to provide emergency food, support & hope to people this winter
Please join me in supporting them if you can👇🙏
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‘We must use every tool to resist’: Israeli teens jailed for refusing military service
Conscientious objectors Iddo Elam and Soul Behar Tsalik tell +972 why their wartime draft refusal is a stand for a better future for all in Israel-Palestine. www.972mag.com/iddo-elam-so...
Conscientious objectors Iddo Elam and Soul Behar Tsalik tell +972 why their wartime draft refusal is a stand for a better future for all in Israel-Palestine. www.972mag.com/iddo-elam-so...
Israeli teens jailed for refusing military service
Conscientious objectors Iddo Elam and Soul Behar Tsalik tell +972 why their wartime draft refusal is a stand for a better future for all in Israel-Palestine.
www.972mag.com
November 28, 2024 at 11:51 PM
‘We must use every tool to resist’: Israeli teens jailed for refusing military service
Conscientious objectors Iddo Elam and Soul Behar Tsalik tell +972 why their wartime draft refusal is a stand for a better future for all in Israel-Palestine. www.972mag.com/iddo-elam-so...
Conscientious objectors Iddo Elam and Soul Behar Tsalik tell +972 why their wartime draft refusal is a stand for a better future for all in Israel-Palestine. www.972mag.com/iddo-elam-so...
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Uncontacted hunter-gatherers facing threat of genocide because of minerals mining, claims report
Uncontacted hunter-gatherers facing threat of genocide because of minerals mining, claims report
Survival International says Hongana Manyawa in Indonesia are at risk but mining company says the people in ‘voluntary’ contact with workers
Uncontacted hunter-gatherers in Indonesia “are facing a severe and immediate threat of genocide” because of mining…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Uncontacted hunter-gatherers facing threat of genocide because of minerals mining, claims report
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How the far right is weaponising AI-generated content in Europe
How the far right is weaponising AI-generated content in Europe
Experts say fake images raising fears around issues such as immigration have proliferated since EU elections
From fake images designed to cause fears of an immigrant “invasion” to other demonisation campaigns targeted at leaders such as Emmanuel Macron,…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:08 AM
How the far right is weaponising AI-generated content in Europe
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Quadrature Capital have a shares portfolio worth over £6bn. Labour bought for a measly £4mn, so cheap
Labour took a £4m donation from Quadrature Capital.
The largest in their history - but took it in the window where they wouldn't have to declare it until *after* the election.
With links to private healthcare, arms trade and oil & gas - we should all talk about it more.
The largest in their history - but took it in the window where they wouldn't have to declare it until *after* the election.
With links to private healthcare, arms trade and oil & gas - we should all talk about it more.
November 25, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Quadrature Capital have a shares portfolio worth over £6bn. Labour bought for a measly £4mn, so cheap