I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.

Take note leaders of Europe this is what you should have bloody said.

Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.

This 73 year old cartoon by Yuliy Ganf called "At This Restaurant Only One Person Is Served," is as true today as it ever was.

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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

My latest blog piece, about Shabana Mahmood pandering to the basest instincts of the far right and why it's doomed to failure weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/s...

The line “vote for us or you’ll get the far right” doesn’t really work when the policies you’re enacting are barely distinguishable from what the far right propose.

Sky News now offering clarification. They’d previously stated that the Maccabi ban was just about safety of Maccabi fans. Now they admit it was also about Maccabi violence. Ladies & gentlemen, our corrupt journo-political complex just got caught out.

He's a pro-Israel propagandist. He's not Jewish. He works for a right-wing pro-Israel organisation. He's posted vile things about Palestinian kids shot by Israeli soldiers. But Sky News presented him as an ordinary Jewish football fan subjected to online hatred.

Rather than debate whether Prince Andrew loses his title, I’d prefer him taken to a police station, interviewed under caution and - if the investigating officers believe they have sufficient evidence - charged and prosecuted. If a jury later finds him guilty like any citizen he should then be jailed

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She was arrested for holding a sign reading: “I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action” How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.

Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media. The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters. They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters. Israel is once again breaking international law

Immigration is just an excuse for them to be racist. They don't care that 84% of sex offenders are white. They don't care that immigrants are no more dangerous than anyone else. They don't care about 'protecting women' or lowering crime. They just care about being racist.

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If you’ve been living under a rock, here’s the crash course on Christian nationalism.

This is the real threat to free speech.

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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

Dutch late night TV has its take

UN commission says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza ground.news/article/un-c...

Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this. You're welcome

Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences? Only one explanation now remains. They do. And it is what they want.

Amnesty — “Israel is carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip… to deliberately inflict on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction”. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

www.thenational.scot/news/2539832... Sally is an Irish Citizen living in Ireland, so probably doesn't give a feck what Number 10 thinks.

So they’ll arrest 474 people for holding signs opposing genocide, but the people trying to burn down immigration centres have legitimate concerns? Is that right? Have I missed something?

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Mick Lynch: "If we have more austerity.. it means people get poorer.. people have to pay the appropriate amount of tax so that we can run society the way we want it to function"

The UK govt is deeply complicit in the Gaza genocide. This article powerfully documents it all. Do read and share. 👇

This is an incredible statement from ICRC

Is it true that Scotland’s water pollution levels are bad? In summary, no. Steve Reed from the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social is misleading the public in England to avoid nationalising the water supply. This dishonest behaviour is becoming typical of this UK Government. bylines.scot/politics/is-...

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Cutting "red tape" (aka public protections), as Reeves is doing, does not save money. Instead, it transfers costs from the rich to the poor. Other people pay for financial recklessness, filthy rivers, air pollution, lax building standards and consumer rip-offs. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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The US has imposed sanctions on UN human rights expert Francesca Albanese – because she spoke out for Gaza. Let’s show where the world really stands and build a massive call to give her and the doctors caring for people in Gaza the Nobel Peace Prize? secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

I need to understand why unionists think is so bad about the last 18 years of an SNP led government? Just look at what's available to our citizens who choose to live here, All creeds, All colours, No distinctions. If you work, Live & pay taxes in Scotland. This is the alternative to England or Wales

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Spotify is a horrible platform in so many ways. People should consider if they're ok using it. We use Tidal in the shop for streaming and are really happy with it. Some of the staff use Qobuz at home. Spotify sounds terrible and their ethics are disgusting.

In 2003, anti-war activists broke into RAF Fairford to stop US bombers heading to Iraq. Keir Starmer defended their actions and said it was justified to prevent war crimes. Now his government is banning Palestine Action for doing the same. The Prime Minister is a hypocrite.