@sandrablan.bsky.social
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With more than 80 parliamentarians I have signed this letter calling on the Government to stop Israeli settler violence & displacement of Palestinians in communities like Umm al-Khair.
The UK has a duty to uphold international law and protect those facing persecution.
caabu.org/news/news/80...
The UK has a duty to uphold international law and protect those facing persecution.
caabu.org/news/news/80...
80 Parliamentarians demand UK government act to stop Israel's settler violence and forced dispossession of Palestinians in communities like Umm al Khair
Over 80 UK Parliamentarians have written to the Foreign Secretary Rt Hon. Yvette Cooper on the escalating settler violence, systematic depravation and threat of mass demolitions and forcible transfer…
caabu.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
With more than 80 parliamentarians I have signed this letter calling on the Government to stop Israeli settler violence & displacement of Palestinians in communities like Umm al-Khair.
The UK has a duty to uphold international law and protect those facing persecution.
caabu.org/news/news/80...
The UK has a duty to uphold international law and protect those facing persecution.
caabu.org/news/news/80...
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There's always a tweet.
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There's always a tweet.
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Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
Well worth watching, actually. Zack Polanski has the labour government sussed!
Just watched an excellent Zack Polanski interview ( leader of the UK Green Party) by Owen Jones. Highly recommended. Polanski gives me hope that we can turn this country around and have a better future than what we're facing right now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_qa...
“We Will REPLACE LABOUR”: Zack Polanski Says Labour’s Time Over
YouTube video by Owen Jones
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Well worth watching, actually. Zack Polanski has the labour government sussed!
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Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes?
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes?
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
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Absolutely coruscating from Peter Kellner (and @anthonyjwells.bsky.social) on how Wes Streeting's team and The Times basically lied to the British public about support for the junior doctors' strike.
This is very good from Peter - and basically shows how the British Polling Council rules are supposed to work.
kellnerp.substack.com/p/how-whiteh...
kellnerp.substack.com/p/how-whiteh...
How Whitehall suppressed the truth about the doctors strike
The Times was fed a front-page story that misled its readers
kellnerp.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Absolutely coruscating from Peter Kellner (and @anthonyjwells.bsky.social) on how Wes Streeting's team and The Times basically lied to the British public about support for the junior doctors' strike.
Indeed.
Where are all the "revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship she's a traitor people" today, I wonder.
Nathan Gill; A traitor who was at the very top of Reform UK, aiding and abetting Russian adversaries, has been sentenced today.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Indeed.
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It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform's former Leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, a 10.5 year jail term for taking bribes from the Kremlin.
Cosied up to authoritarian powers & traded principles for payoffs. Reform's leadership laughably claimed they barely knew Gill.
Will all this be on tomorrow's front pages?
Cosied up to authoritarian powers & traded principles for payoffs. Reform's leadership laughably claimed they barely knew Gill.
Will all this be on tomorrow's front pages?
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Reform's former Leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, a 10.5 year jail term for taking bribes from the Kremlin.
Cosied up to authoritarian powers & traded principles for payoffs. Reform's leadership laughably claimed they barely knew Gill.
Will all this be on tomorrow's front pages?
Cosied up to authoritarian powers & traded principles for payoffs. Reform's leadership laughably claimed they barely knew Gill.
Will all this be on tomorrow's front pages?
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"Trees indeed have hearts."
~ Henry David Thoreau
🎨 Nino Chakvetadze
~ Henry David Thoreau
🎨 Nino Chakvetadze
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"Trees indeed have hearts."
~ Henry David Thoreau
🎨 Nino Chakvetadze
~ Henry David Thoreau
🎨 Nino Chakvetadze
Sir David Attenborough
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Sir David Attenborough
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#GoodNews on #biodiversity, because we all need some
H/t @inkcapjournal.bsky.social
www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/environ...
H/t @inkcapjournal.bsky.social
www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/environ...
River reconnected to its flood plain thanks to restoration project in Northumberland
One of the largest river restoration projects in the UK has been completed in north Northumberland.
www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
#GoodNews on #biodiversity, because we all need some
H/t @inkcapjournal.bsky.social
www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/environ...
H/t @inkcapjournal.bsky.social
www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/environ...
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It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Michael Gove on claims of a bad culture in No. 10 during the pandemic:
"The business of govt can't be carried on in the manner of a Jane Austen novel".
As so often, this assumes that the macho, hyper-aggressive style of Cummings & co produces better decisions. All the evidence suggests the reverse
"The business of govt can't be carried on in the manner of a Jane Austen novel".
As so often, this assumes that the macho, hyper-aggressive style of Cummings & co produces better decisions. All the evidence suggests the reverse
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Michael Gove on claims of a bad culture in No. 10 during the pandemic:
"The business of govt can't be carried on in the manner of a Jane Austen novel".
As so often, this assumes that the macho, hyper-aggressive style of Cummings & co produces better decisions. All the evidence suggests the reverse
"The business of govt can't be carried on in the manner of a Jane Austen novel".
As so often, this assumes that the macho, hyper-aggressive style of Cummings & co produces better decisions. All the evidence suggests the reverse
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So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
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Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care.
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care.
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
It's this simple.
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It's this simple.
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Not only would it be incredibly cruel, but octopus farming would negatively impact already overexploited wild fish stocks.
Don't let anyone tell you that farming octopus would be sustainable.
#StopOctopusFarming
Don't let anyone tell you that farming octopus would be sustainable.
#StopOctopusFarming
CIWF Highlights The 'Growing Threat' Of Octopus Farming With New Report
A report by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has highlighted the “growing threat” of octopus farming and all “carnivorous aquaculture"
plantbasednews.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Not only would it be incredibly cruel, but octopus farming would negatively impact already overexploited wild fish stocks.
Don't let anyone tell you that farming octopus would be sustainable.
#StopOctopusFarming
Don't let anyone tell you that farming octopus would be sustainable.
#StopOctopusFarming
We really must get big money out of politics.
Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
We really must get big money out of politics.
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Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
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There is an alternative to forever cuts
Stop wasting £££ on privatisation + private finance
Tax multi millionaires
Properly fund public services that work for people not profit
Join us 6.30pm tonight ahead of Rachel Reeves' budget www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/for-a-peop...
Stop wasting £££ on privatisation + private finance
Tax multi millionaires
Properly fund public services that work for people not profit
Join us 6.30pm tonight ahead of Rachel Reeves' budget www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/for-a-peop...
For a People's Budget - there IS an alternative to forever cuts
Join us for this vital pre-budget discussion.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There is an alternative to forever cuts
Stop wasting £££ on privatisation + private finance
Tax multi millionaires
Properly fund public services that work for people not profit
Join us 6.30pm tonight ahead of Rachel Reeves' budget www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/for-a-peop...
Stop wasting £££ on privatisation + private finance
Tax multi millionaires
Properly fund public services that work for people not profit
Join us 6.30pm tonight ahead of Rachel Reeves' budget www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/for-a-peop...
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It’s rich people
The problem is rich people
The problem is rich people
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It’s rich people
The problem is rich people
The problem is rich people