London is not broken or lawless. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There are hundreds of deaths in the crackdown on political protests in Iran. AP + international media reports claim total is now above 500 in last fortnight, according to human rights advocacy groups collating reports from dissident networks in Iran. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

If you're Irish you recognise ICE. They're the Black and Tans.

After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved. By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com

A statement from me 👇

All those American politicians who are promoting displaying the Ten Commandments in schools and public places had better read the one that says "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness" before they defend the killing of a woman in Minneapolis.

One of the fundamental issues for the Government is that their political strategy is deeply contradictory. You cannot simultaneously be all in on growth whilst pursuing anti-growth policy in a number of key areas (eg immigration, higher education).

Modern diplomacy.

Sky News on Renee Nicole Good murder: "There are deeply conflicting accounts of what happened." REALLY? Gonna both-sides this? One "account" can be seen on video and is confirmed by a dozen eye-witnesses. The other is a social media post by history's most notorious pathological liar. Grow a spine.

I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance". It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder". The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.

Shooting a woman at point blank range, simply for driving away is bad enough. The most powerful people on Earth justifying it is simply next level.

Telling isn't it that all the "protect our girls" people are still on X despite what Grok is doing.

UK is still dithering.

UK foreign policy for decades has been positioning ourselves between US and EU and avoiding hard choices. Until Brexit and Trump, this kept us in a safe place where we could pretend we had principles and relevance. Now, we are brutally exposed and adrift.

Playing for time instead of taking a stand.

Russian foreign ministry having a laugh: “Such actions, if they actually took place, constitute an unacceptable violation of the sovereignty of an independent state, respect for which is a key principle of international law."

A defining moment for Europe. If it endorses/fails to condemn this flagrant breach of international law, it will have surrendered its core justification for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

It’s exhausting and boring, but because the wilful misunderstanders will be out in force some of us are going to have to spend a lot of time saying: No, we do not like or support Maduro. We like and support the rule of law.

Every world leader should be condemning Trump. We’ll see who steps up. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...

A vulnerable child was groomed and trafficked and then subjected to the most shocking experiences imaginable including the deaths of her babies. Instead of taking responsibility the British establishment stripped her of her citizenship and dumped her like old rubbish. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tens of thousands are homeless because their homes have been bombed into rubble. They are cold, wet and traumatised. The Israeli authorities however refuse to allow aid agencies to import tent poles in Gaza, claiming they can be used as weapons. Inhumanity continues.

Suspending Doctors Without Borders is definitely a thing healthy countries do

Banning MSF and CARE is about as rogue state as it gets.

"List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending": 1. Action Against Hunger 2. ActionAid 3. Alianza por la Solidaridad 4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine 5. CARE 6. DanChurchAid 7. Danish Refugee Council 8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion (cont)

Solidarity to my former colleagues and good friends at @actionaiduk.bsky.social and other affected agencies following this move by the Israeli authorities. It shows you stand by your principles and the rights of the people of Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

The moment you accept that depriving a specific citizen of their citizenship and attendant rights is an acceptable punishment, doled out by politicians, not courts, you accept that as an acceptable punishment for *any* citizen. The precedent is set.

They'll blame you for them coming and blame you again for them leaving. Why politicians trying to appease the anti-immigrant press is a complete hiding for nothing

Citizenship stripping has become a political tool for authoritarians to signal their credentials. No matter how abhorrent someone’s tweets, or views, the idea REMOVING THEIR CITIZENSHIP should be the response is deranged. Philp & the right in general have lost the plot. #r4today

Brigitte Bardot was not just a film star and animal liver, she was also ab active figure on the far right and an islamophobe and racist. Not a national treasure.

This explains in some part the rise of Reform in the UK.

When words in one language look like words in another.

Hardly surprising is it? Tell people they're not welcome and a burden and they won't come. It was a team of mostly migrant doctors and nurses who saved my life last year.

No matter our beliefs, Jesus’ message of opening our hearts to those who are different from us has never felt more important than this Christmas. I want to wish everyone celebrating in London and around the world a very Merry Christmas.

The only "thorny topic of territory" is that parts of Ukraine's territory is illegally occupied by Russia

Fine words, but no action, no teeth. As always.

This is the first time Macron has retaliated so angrily against the provocations of his alleged "friend" Donald Trump. The policy of appeasement and flattery is breaking down.

I'll be doing this straight after lunch.

Congratulations to @mickeyundertone.bsky.social on almost becoming Celebrity Mastermind. A very good score and a narrow loss. (and a short trip home afterwards)

Sadly, they don't care about either the poorest and most vulnerable (at home and abroad), nor will the case for international influence move them. For Reform leaders, that just means sucking up to Trump and Putin. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The immigration hostile environment encourages overzealous over enforcement because there is no penalty in that direction. But there are severe penalties for under enforcement.

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This is what the world's largest humanitarian crisis looks like.

Illegal under international law. And the likely plan for at least some of Gaza.

American taliban. Misusing religion to promote hatred and oppression of the vulnerable.

I am grateful that there is a strong American leader whose soul is filled with compassion.

This is not the first time RFK Jr or his fellow anti-vax travelers conducted a study they knew would harm or kill children in low-income countries. It is a dehumanizing, colonialist model of manufacturing evidence: sacrificing foreign kids for political pseudoscience. www.notus.org/health-scien...

An immigration system built on cruelty...

25 years ago today, Kirsty MacColl was killed in an accident in Mexico that has never been satisfactorily explained. The world lost a great voice, a talented songwriter and a decent human being.

25 years ago today, Kirsty MacColl was killed in an accident in Mexico that has never been satisfactorily explained. The world lost a great voice, a talented songwriter and a decent human being.