Locked up by fascist dictator Benito Mussolini in 1926, the prison writings of Italian Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci remain essential and terrifyingly relevant 100 years later. @alfatau.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com @versobooks.bsky.social

The plot thickens. Time for a full, independent investigation. And the suggestion of a close relationship between Andy Burnham and Josh Simons underlines the significant concerns many have about Burnham's judgement.

What 'legacy'? Getting on with 'what job'? Hilariously poor journalism. Starmer's been a disaster for the country, the working class and the Labour Party itself. Still, we mustn't let reality undermine the MSM narrative... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This might as well be a No 10 press release. Reeves doesn't have a growth strategy, preferring to focus on fiscal discipline, reliance on private capital and supply-side deregulation. Rather than challenging rentier capitalism she opts for economic stagnation. www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

'These are the conditions being exploited by the far right — piggy backing on to the racist policies of this government to blame the housing crisis on migrants.' morningstaronline.co.uk/article/hous...

Sarah Wakefield discusses how we can make things better in Makerfield: ✅ Invest in our high streets, libraries and community services ✅ Reduce business rates for local businesses ✅ Solve flood related infrastructure issues ✅ Address waste dump and fly-tipping issues

Reform pulling the Tories to the right. Restore pulling Reform to the right. Labour conniving in the rightward drift. Resistance is essential!

What really unsettles critics isn't the shirt. It's the idea that Palestinians might have a leader capable of uniting their people and leading the fight for liberation from apartheid the same way Nelson Mandela did. www.newarab.com/news/uks-zac...

Food prices could rise 170% by 2050 due to the climate crisis. People are already struggling to put food on the table while farmers and workers can't make ends meet. We need urgent action. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

👉NEW -- Policeman who called journalist a ‘dog’ was already under investigation by Martin Williams Met officer David Soffer was facing an unrelated misconduct probe when he was filmed intimidating Al Jazeera crew www.declassifieduk.org/policeman-wh...

'Ben-Gvir represents the hardening edge of a political project attempting to preserve domination through fear. But fear alone cannot produce justice, legitimacy, or peace.' peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/28/t...

The inability of our broadcast and print media to respond critically to verifiable lies is the national emergency that continues to breed further national emergencies.

'The Milburn review is not a blueprint for helping young people into work. It is an ideological weapon designed to justify dismantling the financial safety net for disabled people in Britain.' morningstaronline.co.uk/article/clas...

This is the President of the United States who can’t handle the truth without throwing a fit and storming off. He reeks of weakness.

No business case, spiralling costs, secrecy... All for something we don't need. On completion, billions of public money will be gifted to the private consortium licenced to control and operate it in perpetuity. Welcome to rentier capitalism! www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The article suggests Burnham is considering retaining Reeves as Chancellor. All I can say is he must have a death wish! inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Properly audited accounts are essential for business. If audits are not robust financial mismanagement goes unnoticed with disastrous consequences. The Carrillion collapse should be the warning to government to tighten up audits. This is a receipe for disaster.

Thoughtful analysis. thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/a...

This new line-up of The Village People is very disappointing. I’m sure there used to be more than just a plumber and a wanker.

God help any of us who need care and are judged to “lack capacity”… www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Whip out your genitals people…… Or else….

Either they don't understand the link between causes and consequences, want to use this as an excuse to slash social security, are fans of techno-fascist accelerationism, are in the pay of BigTech, or simply don't care. Of course, all of these might apply!

Bookies pass verdict on Reform's by-election chances after car crash Question Time https://www.thenational.scot/news/26170204.makerfield-odds-bookies-pass-verdict-question-time/?ref=rss

Liam Byrne is talking utter bollocks. The UK state pension is one of the lowest amongst developed economies. The triple lock helps address that (albeit in a minor way). This isn't a generational conflict, it's a class conflict. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

What the article fails to address is why the Govt is only planning a cap on donations from British voters living abroad rather than an outright ban. And why they're falling to introduce a ban on large, single-source domestic donations. UK politics remains for sale. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“The fundamental problem we have in this country is that we’re building on 40 years of deindustrialisation topped off by 15 years of austerity - which the Labour government hasn’t done enough to address.” Sarah Wakefield, Green Candidate for Makerfield on BBC Question Time last night

'The notion of a K-shaped economy is a red herring, an artifact of state-capitalist ideology that draws our attention away from the fact that we occupy a system of extraction and exploitation.' www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/05/t...

'Lowe, Farage and the rest are expressions of the putrid decay of neoliberal monopoly capital’s rule in Britain, which they will only seek to extend. An empowered working class can offer an alternative. Soon, it must.' morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rest...

The government just accepted Lord Mann's review. Palestine badges are now being banned across the NHS. The same trusts that lit up their buildings in blue and yellow for Ukraine. Sign the petition the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...

Me too!

The way the entire British media is suddenly discussing 'two tier policing' as if it is a real thing worth seriously debating, rather than the obvious far-right white supremacist fantasy it has always been, is very alarming

This all fine and dandy. But neoliberalism - and the massive profits that it generates - is hardwired into much of the global economy. Where's the politics needed to counter the power of capital, which simply isn't going to voluntarily relinquish its vast wealth? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As the sound of the Establishment beating the war drums gets louder, the MSM do their bit to support the military-industrial complex. www.declassifieduk.org/uk-media-fai...

... Move along.

"We will not be used as a loophole in the wider erosion of trans rights."

Nick Thomas-Symonds merely underlines what we already know: * He, and those like him, will say whatever's politically expedient to protect their masters. * The Blairite Undead are alive and well. * Labour exists solely to protect the interests of finance capital. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Total lunacy. And the Treasury's claim that "The government is not bringing back the old PFI model" is for the birds. Any model relying on private finance will be designed to create huge profits for private finance, paid for by the taxpayer.

Palantir's assurances are ofc worthless as it spreads its tentacles across the British state. But so are the Govt's. Not least as they obvs don't care about the risks of data aggregation across datasets, the loss of sovereign control of data and it's active misuse www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

'The sense that politicians are on the take, and think rules only apply to little people, corrodes trust. It’s a major driver of the collapse in support for established parties' morningstaronline.co.uk/article/murr...

Works for me!

Thames Water is full of shit. Ofwat is full of shit. The Government is full of shit. Both figuratively and literally. Our country is being destroyed by shits... (That's enough cloacal metaphors, Ed.)

yes! we back foreign billionaire ownership of UK media / support the concentration of power in a tiny media elite / will not introduce a Social Media Levy for local news / back self-regulation of the press / won't make dark money think-tanks declare donations. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

#OnThisDay in 1921, several thousand white citizens and authorities began to violently attack the Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Karlos K. Hill investigates the disturbing photographic legacy of the Tulsa race massacre: publicdomainreview.org/essay/p...

Yep, the Guardian can always be relied upon to have an agenda. One specifically tied to maintaining the neoliberal status quo!

'In the end, the corruption at the heart of the Trump regime cannot be separated from the broader authoritarian and neo-fascist culture that both nourishes and legitimates it' www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/29/g...

This is a book we should probably all be reading!

'When pressed that people understood that to mean by the end of this parliament, Mr Bell said: “No, that’s not what it says in our manifesto. But it’s an understandable mistake. It’s a long document.”' Torsten Bell is best understood as a patronising fuckwit. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/labo...

Greater Manchester Police working hard to meet the definition of a police state. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...