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Zack Polanski
2 days ago
Very telling tonight on Question Time how much the Labour minister absolutely did not want me to talk. Every time I even began a sentence he started to try and distract me. It's not going to work on anyone.
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Zack Polanski
2 days ago
The Express is furious about this because the moment you show those who repeat anti-immigration rhetoric the real human stories their narrative collapses. The āimmigrantsā are people. Our friends, colleagues and family. And itās this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.
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Adam Bienkov
3 days ago
This hasn't had much coverage, amidst all the debate about jury trials, but there is also a lot of concern about Lammy's plans to remove the automatic right to appeal
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David Lammy's Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk 'Increasing Miscarriages of Justice'
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing "vital safeguards" and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/david-lammy-scrap-automatic-right-to-appeal-risk-increasing-miscarriages-of-justice/
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Raimo Kangasniemi
8 days ago
"The economy of the occupied Palestinian territory is facing its most severe collapse on record, driven by the scale of Israelās genocidal war on
#Gaza
& continued restrictions on movement & trade, according to a new United Nations report."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpYg...
#Israel
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Israelās war and restrictions drive Palestinian economy to record collapse
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpYgHLO6mCo
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Yanis Varoufakis
7 days ago
Israel's insidious war crimes have not subsided just because Trump succeeded in convincing Western public opinion that the genocide in Gaza has paused.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Israel has āde facto state policyā of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/29/israel-has-de-facto-state-policy-of-organised-torture-says-un-report
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Prem Sikka
8 days ago
UK energy bill payers to hand £2bn a year in subsidies to EDF, owned by the French govt, for building two nuclear power stations. That will come handy in keeping energy prices down in France, improving govt finances. Dividends won't be taxed in the UK. All because UK govts oppose public ownership
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UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations
French government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/28/uk-energy-bill-payers-edf-hinkley-point-c-sizewell-c
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Peter Welsh
8 days ago
Just seen 136,597 reasons why today is Green Friday š
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www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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Zoe Gardner
9 days ago
Thank GOD for Andrew Fisher!! FINALLY we get to hear about Spain on
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The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how? Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! šššš
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Zack Polanski
8 days ago
Hope is here, and this morning we've proved it. In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target But we're not done. We're doubling our target. Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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Hope is here: help us deliver it
Hope is here. In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder hit our £100,000 target. We're doubling our target. Let's take the fight to Reform in May.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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Full Fact
8 days ago
Videos claiming that a new law will require digital ID for purchases above £20, and could see fines for repeated cash payments, are false. There is no evidence of any such policies being introduced.
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No, you wonāt need digital ID for cash payments over Ā£20 in the new year ā Full Fact
Videos circulating online claim that from 2026 purchases above £20 will need digital ID verification, and repeated cash payments could result in fines. But neither of these claims are true.
https://fullfact.org/economy/cash-payments-restricted-2026-false/
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Zack Polanski
10 days ago
Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary." Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%? When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
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Caroline Lucas
10 days ago
Raiding the Warm Homes Plan to find the money for a one-off cut to energy bills is utterly perverse when the Plan exists precisely to insulate homes & thus keep bills lower in perpetuity- this simply isnāt serious
#budget2025
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FarageWatch
10 days ago
š FULL LIST OF NIGEL FARAGE'S JOBS AND EARNINGS SINCE BECOMING AN MP TOTAL: ~Ā£1.2m (Jun 24-Oct 25) Does not include rental income from his Ā£3m portfolio of 3 buy-to-let houses. - Source links:
faragewatch.media/is-farage-a-...
From the forthcoming issue 1 of
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Richard Murphy
10 days ago
Rachel Reevesā 2025 Budget has already collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions. In this video, I explain why tax rises on ordinary people, baseless growth forecasts, and a refusal to tax wealth fairly mean this Budget will fail.
youtu.be/xvdFsOT6WPk?...
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Why Rachel Reeves just failed the British public
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
https://youtu.be/xvdFsOT6WPk?si=4ldyyjjuJNPBdO3S
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Dr Zubaida Haque
11 days ago
So we are clear welfare spending in this country is NOT āout of controlā. Itās risen very little in 10+ years. Small increase due to ageing & ill population. But benefits to working age families & children have been cut severely. Over 70% of children in poverty live in working families
#Budget2025
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Alice Roberts
10 days ago
And Domination makes for good extra reading too! I thought it a bit strange to avoid any mention of Christianity as the state religion of Rome by the end of the 4th century - and it contributed to decreasing tax revenues too as bishops & monasteries claimed exemptions! 2/2
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Alice Roberts
10 days ago
Loving the BBCās new Civilsations: Rise and Fall series (apart from anachronistic Roman armour
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Zack Polanski
11 days ago
Surely the City can come up with something more interesting to keep trying to attack me with? Cut bills. Tax billionaires.
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Prem Sikka
12 days ago
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not ā by choice. The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
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China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not ā by choice
Despite the USās economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch ā itās the system
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/23/china-us-poverty-income-inequality
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Prem Sikka
12 days ago
New Imperialism Europe should "reconsider" its taxes on big tech companies if it wants to see lower US tariff rates on its steel and aluminium exports, says Trump Govt. Better to develop alternatives to US tech companies and be free of coercion.
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US presses Europe on taxes on big tech companies
Europe should
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Charles Keener
14 days ago
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They knew we were journalists ā Israel bombed us anyway
Israel kills journalists deliberately ā Lebanese reporters describe deliberate strikes, fear and total Israeli impunity
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/11/21/israel-kills-journalists-they-knew-we-were/
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Sabrina Fernandes
14 days ago
COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass. Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
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Humanists UK
16 days ago
To put it simply, the entire RE curriculum ā currently written by the four largest denominational churches and quite literally starts with āThe Revelation of Godā ā will have to be re-written. A huge victory for our campaign, and for the rights of children.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/w...
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Northern Ireland Must Change How Its Schools Teach Religion, Court Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/world/europe/northern-ireland-court-ruling-religion-schools.html
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Peter Stefanovic
16 days ago
This is shocking. Up to 50,000 nurses could quit the UK over the governmentās immigration proposals, plunging the NHS into its biggest ever workforce crisis, research suggests
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests
Exclusive: union leaders say proposed changes are immoral and could threaten patient safety if there is staff exodus
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/20/up-to-50000-nurses-could-quit-uk-over-immigration-plans-survey-suggests
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I said at the time, government were committing democide. Now, they should pay for that crime.
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Drop Site
16 days ago
š“ Human Rights Watch says Israel has carried out largest forced displacement in the West Bank since 1967, emptying the Jenin, Tulkarem, & Nur Shams refugee camps during āOperation Iron Wallā in early 2025. About 32,000 Palestinians were expelled at gunpoint, often w/ drones overhead & snipers...
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We Own It
16 days ago
NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders. Cat Eccles MPās motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget. āļøTake 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
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Russell Scott
16 days ago
šØ Covid Inquiry findings on Boris Johnsons government: āToo little, too lateā ātoxic and chaoticā "culture of fear" It's no wonder the unlawful PPE VIP Lane was able to flourish.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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āToo little, too lateā: damning report condemns UKās Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ātoxic and chaoticā culture inside Boris Johnsonās No 10
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/20/too-little-too-late-damning-report-condemns-uk-covid-response
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Zack Polanski
16 days ago
The Mayor of London has told me in public just now he supports scrapping the two child benefit cap - when the Chancellor can afford to do so. I asked him if he'd support a wealth tax on assets - and he refused to answer the question. Labour always supporting the 1%.
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Zack Polanski
17 days ago
Time to replace them.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/zack-p...
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Zack Polanski: 'Labour Has Lost Its Soul On Immigration, Their Silent MPs Should Be Ashamed'
Writing for HuffPost UK, the Greens leader says only his party will stand up to the powerful and defend the 99%.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/zack-polanski-labour-has-lost-its-soul-on-immigration-their-silent-mps-should-be-ashamed_uk_691dce5ae4b0b763ab8cecbc
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Michael Rosen
17 days ago
Hello Halifax and nearby I'll be on at the @VicTheatre on Nov 26, telling the story of the death of my son and my experience of being in a coma for 40 days, as a way of talking with humour and thought about recovery, survival and mortality. Join me?
www.victoriatheatre.co.uk/whats-on/boo...
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https://www.victoriatheatre.co.uk/whats-on/book?show=347802
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Just Jack
17 days ago
Piggy has signed off on the release of the Epstein files. There is a loophole in the law that lets the DOJ withhold anything they deem is part of an active investigation. Itās precisely what Piggy is counting on.
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Humanists UK
17 days ago
Huge education news today: The Supreme Court ruled Christian RE in Northern Ireland is āindoctrinationā. A historic win for the rights of children. The core syllabus is written by the 4 big churches and starts with: āLEARNING OBJECTIVE 1: THE REVELATION OF GODā.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
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Religious education: UK Supreme Court rules the RE taught in NI schools is unlawful
In a unanimous judgement the Supreme Court allowed an appeal by an unnamed father and daughter from Northern Ireland.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c201qqq0n61t
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Robert Reich
17 days ago
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Democracy Action Network
17 days ago
At an Oval Office meeting yesterday between the American president and the ruler of Saudi Arabia, Mary Bruce of ABC News asked a series of questions that Donald Trump deemed āhorrible,ā āterrible,ā...
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Trumpās Self-Damning Response to a Legitimate Question
The president scolded a reporter for āembarrassingā Mohammed bin Salman. But MBS seemed less aggrieved than Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/trump-mbs-saudi-arabia-khashoggi/684978/?utm_source=feed
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Zack Polanski
17 days ago
If it's weird to you that the other parties don't get something so obvious:
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Alice Roberts
17 days ago
A very welcome ruling in Northern Ireland - supporting that basic right of freedom of/from religion. The state - and state schools - should not teach a religion as truth or push it on children.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
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Religious education: Supreme Court rules the Christian-focused RE taught in NI schools is unlawful
In a unanimous judgement the Supreme Court allowed an appeal by an unnamed father and daughter from Northern Ireland.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c201qqq0n61t
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Prof Nisreen Alwan
18 days ago
Stop the blatant migrant scapegoating for political gain.
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Prem Sikka
18 days ago
National Insurance Dodge UK employers pay national insurance on employee/director wages. That doesn't apply to profits (instead of wages) extracted by partners in partnerships. Billions dodged. I asked the Minister whether that policy was wrong. Watch how he dodges the question.
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Center for Climate Integrity
19 days ago
Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. šµ
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Dan Hicks
19 days ago
a British government looting refugees displaced from former colonial protectorates now is it?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Asylum seekersā jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/17/refugees-jewellery-asylum-home-office
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Saul Staniforth
19 days ago
Birmingham council tried to slash workers wages & when the workers responded by taking industrial action the council decided to bring in scab labour to try & break the strike. Those agency workers are now going on strike too. Solidarity with the
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Zack Polanski
19 days ago
Cruel. Callous. Cowardly. The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are. We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box. Reject the hate. Reject them. This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
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BladeoftheSun
19 days ago
Michael Caine "I voted for Brexit... I'd rather be a poor master than a rich servant... You get lost, and then you find your way, and it will be alright." This Brexiteer lives in LA, has never been a poor anything, and there are zero consequences for his actions on him.
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