'As if nothing could fall: essays on monuments': very happy to see this, @pva-books.bsky.social - congratulations and thanks. It's monumental. Looking forward to the @booksupstairs.bsky.social launch on Wednesday 25 February.

‘Peter Mandelson is a case study for the way the Westminster ecosystem protects its own. Protecting the system, and the powerful men who feel entitled to benefit from it, matters more than protecting the people it harms.’ @judeinlondon.com on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...

The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.

When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...

The genocide in Gaza never ended — and Britain is still complicit.

See also concerns about Thiel and Palantir

Labour Together paid a PR firm £30k+ to investigate journalists that were digging into how its undeclared funding bankrolled Starmer’s successful Labour leadership campaign Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...

"Protected" When words become worse than meaningless: a cover for just continuing to kill off whatever little nature is left.

Many thanks, @jmcm.bsky.social - I enjoyed our conversation very much. @frazzledlit.bsky.social

Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’ 1/

Great to hear a Democracy for Sale story on heads of news on Today on Radio 4 Also very good to see a proper credit for us - as an ‘investigative website’ not ‘a Substack’ - high up in the story www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New on FT website: Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract. www.ft.com/content/5bba...

This is the report I spoke of on #bbcaq just now - ministers tried to suppress it, were finally forced to release it after an FoI, but shamefully only published a redacted version. The first duty of Govt is to protect its citizens - that starts with being honest with us about scale of threat we face

Get Palantir out of the UK. Protect our NHS. Protect our country. www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...

The Bloody Sunday Trust were delighted to welcome an tUachtarán to the @museumfreederry.bsky.social, earlier today, and to hear her acknowledgment of the Bloody Sunday families and their decades-long fight for justice. www.derryjournal.com/news/people/...

Decades of under investment have weakened our schools - and that weakens the whole country. We need real funding & care for education now. Here's my conversation with the General Secretary of the National Education Union @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social 👇🏼 youtu.be/MD-wBnLxOsM?...

‘Peter Mandelson is a case study for the way the Westminster ecosystem protects its own. Protecting the system, and the powerful men who feel entitled to benefit from it, matters more than protecting the people it harms.’ New from @judeinlondon.com: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...

🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted *And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it Full story: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

This lays out the true terror of what’s coming. Politics being replaced by technology to drive through legal changes whereby the world is run for the rich, not the irrelevant voters. This is real. Do read and repost - @carolecadwalla.bsky.social truly understands the situation.

We urgently need a parliamentary debate on Palantir. Please sign this & share with your network. Via @the-citizens.bsky.social & @change.org. www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...

This new graphic from @thenerve.news could be so much bigger but we wanted to show 3 essential nodes in Peter Thiel’s sphere of influence: Silicon Valley, Washington & the UK. In Britain, our govt is so naive about Thiel & what his company Palantir really is. 3/

NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM. It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line. My latest for @thenerve.news 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...

It gets worse. Starmer's shortlist for US ambassador. Mandelson and George Osborne, Mr corruption and Mr Austerity. The voters can see it. In Gorton and Denton, it's between the Greens and Reform, and we will win. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...

Finally, a politician prepared to fight against the huge roll in public life being handed over to Palantir by our corrupt govts. Why is Palantir being given NHS contracts? They are reportedly involved with rounding up migrants in the US and targeting mainly civilians in Gaza.

The British establishment helped destroy Gaza. Don't miss this incredible event, with amazing speakers such as: Peter Oborne, Lalel Khalili and Jeremy Corbyn On Friday 6th February 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/complicit-...

Millions of people around the world are living in poverty. Meanwhile, the rich and powerful commit heinous crimes with impunity. Our rotten political system rewards dishonesty, abuse & greed. It’s time to replace it with a real democracy that works for the many, not the few.

You say it @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social. Proud to have you as our MP in #IslingtonNorth.

Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.

The US has declared Cuba an "unusual and extraordinary threat", authorising new sanctions and tightening its illegal blockade. Trump is trying to starve Cuba into submission — and millions of people will suffer. This is economic warfare, plain and simple. Hands off Cuba!

Today, I am thinking of the countless victims of Epstein’s vile abuse. The files are an appalling reminder of a rotten political system that shields the rich & powerful from accountability. We need to build a new kind of politics — one that protects the safety & dignity of all.

Survivors and campaigners came together to confront decades of injustice. From Ballymurphy and Bloody Sunday to Hillsborough, Stardust, Creeslough and the Post Office scandal, shared stories of loss, resilience and determination laid bare the human cost and the ongoing fight for truth and justice.

On the 54th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972, at the Monument, Rossville Street, Derry, John Kelly remembered his brother Michael (17), who was killed that day, and all those who were killed and injured. The commemoration was also dedicated to the children of Palestine.

Blink and you'll miss it - another Labour manifesto promise broken.

Utterly disgusting in every way

Might now be a good time to revisit £200bn spending on a Trident programme entirely dependent on the US?

“Ministers have failed to grasp the underlying issue which is corporate greed. The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers.” Spot on from Feargal Sharkey 👇

Donald Trump has not assembled a “Board of Peace” for Gaza. He has assembled a Board of Occupation. The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu. That is up to the Palestinian people.

🚨 Assembly point confirmed - National march for Palestine - End the genocide ⏰12 noon, 31 January 📍 Russel Square The assembly point for the march for Palestine has been confirmed. We will assemble at Russel Square at 12 noon before marching from there to Whitehall. Join us.

I feel I should bang the drum for this post, which hasn't received the love it deserves. It helps to know that Jenrick's constituency is Newark.

"How Antisemitism is Used to Excuse War Crimes" Brilliant episode of @boldpolitics.bsky.social with @zackpolanski.bsky.social in discussion with @rachelshabi.bsky.social Thank you for this nuanced, insightful discussion.

A real shame if this photo went viral again today.

Thank you so much to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for inviting me onto his podcast. We talked about critical issues the media & political establishment is ignoring such as the extraordinarily dumb & dangerous UK defence deal with Peter Thiel’s Palantir

By continuing to report the Gaza territorial development plan as some sort of "peace" plan, the actual fate and livelihoods of the humans in Gaza is being marginalised. This is not a Board of Peace, it is a Board of Business Opportunity. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Appointing Tony Blair to a 'Board of Peace' is like appointing Harold Shipman to a Board of Health

if the Labour defector to Reform is Kate Hoey that would be the dampest squib ever

It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Can also watch my conversation with @writesbright.bsky.social about dark money and hidden influence on the Democracy for Sale YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP0O...

The wildcat, so elusive it's considered 'the ghost of the forests', is making a comeback across parts of Europe. share.google/bln8cdyZjirf...