A council has cancelled a fine given to a woman for setting up a camping table in Leicester city centre after she refused to pay it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Under capitalism there's always money for war! www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260306-ope...

Parts of the winter world are frozen. Europe, the U.S. Midwest, and even southern states are enduring the worst cold in years as the North Pole rapidly melts, pushing frigid Arctic air through a weakened polar vortex into non-Arctic regions. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

Statement of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Vahed)

"The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) charity says its analysts have discovered "criminal imagery" of girls aged between 11 and 13 which "appears to have been created" using Grok." #StopGrok

"some of this content could clearly be categorised as child sexual abuse material, but remained visible on the platform." #StopGrok

Chants of ‘tax the rich!’ at Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration ceremony

I see that Jon Ashworth gets a CBE for his gracious response to losing a majority of 22,675 in Leicester South.

Despite the mutual admiration between Zionists and fascists, they are usually seen as separate political movements. However, when viewed through the lens of Western racism, colonialism, and imperialism, the connections become clear.

By restricting jury trials, removing protest rights and expanding surveillance, Labour is entrenching an authoritarian legal infrastructure that a far-right government will not hesitate to exploit. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/12/labo...

Farage is paid four times his MP salary to tout iffy investment scheme while his party is paid £9m by checks notes crypto investor and demands the right to put a stooge into the lords and the Reform run councils stagger from crisis to car crash Wake up England

"The CAA have demonstrated by the misleading and partial way in which it summarised its application and its wilful, repeated, failure to meet its disclosure obligations, that its true and sole motive in seeking to prosecute Reginald Hunter is to have him cancelled,"

Epstein files reveal Andrew’s connection to second wealthy sex offender

The #Intifada - the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza - a right under international law - is criminalized by the UK state. Who are the criminals here? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Yep, they're busy doctoring them! 👇🏻🙄

"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...

Reform-run Kent council has been accused of trying to block scrutiny after it refused, for more than five months, to produce evidence that it had saved more than £40m by cancelling two environmental projects that did not exist yet.

"Next year’s proposals show the extra income that would be raised by a 2.99 percent Council Tax rise." Leics CC consultation on budget proposals. Reform had promised a tax CUT, not a RISE! www.leicestershire.gov.uk/about-the-co...

Good morning and happy Sunday! Our latest editions of The Lead North are out, we start with Reform UK’s progress, Labour’s troubles, any Conservative resurgence and the growing popularity of the Greens will all be put to the test at a by-election in Blackpool this week.

Our latest editions of The Lead North dropped into thousands of inboxes this morning, let's start in Lancashire where the Reform-led administration's plans to shutter care homes has been back in the headlines