"When community notes does journalism better than BBC." #BBC #BBCLies #RiseUp #Genocide #Lebanon #Israel

These clowns should never be allowed anywhere near government.

Eye-opening thread. I've always disliked these digital ad screens but didn't know just how damaging they are to both lived & natural environment.

Another day, another Substack. stevepottinger.substack.com/p/no-bloody-...

Israel's new law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks is a dangerous development of its apartheid system. It is discriminatory, racist, and cruel. Expressions of concern are not enough. The Labour government must act to end Israel's impunity.

Israel has introduced the death penalty for Palestinians found guilty of murder in the occupied West Bank, but not for Israelis. Are we allowed to call this apartheid yet?

Israel is about to start executing Palestinians but not Israelis. Israel has a 99.74% conviction rate for Palestinians, but only a 1.9% conviction rate for Israelis who commit crimes against Palestinians. This means ANY Palestinian who is accused will be executed, guilty or not

A new low has been reached

I spent this morning writing down a few thoughts... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/musings-on...

Who could ever have guessed that letting ageing narcissists have unfettered power could end so badly? (And yes, I only just got round to reading this excellent article)

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - being against Zionism IS not anti Semitic. Anti-Zionism means that you are against a political ideology that thinks it is ok to brutally murder tens of thousands people and steal their land, because they think they are superior to those people.

Next Sunday's Yes We Cant is a purely online one, and we're delighted to be bringing you two feature poets from Wales. Headliner Abeer Ameer, and 'Alf Ender Pat Edwards. Drop us a line to join our audience. Or to nab one of the two remaining open-mic spots. :)

This photo.

The Green Party’s political ads are incredibly well made and on point. This one’s no exception.

Utterly damning

Bit breezy this morning... #BlowingAHooley

Just 6 days left to reach our fundraising target! Please give what you can to get Greens elected 💚 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elect-gree...

We're running a poetry walkshop on Saturday morning: a stroll round a local nature reserve on the western edge of Walsall borough, and an opportunity to write short poems inspired by what we see. And it's free! Sign up via the link below. 😊 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-and-w...

Amazing how the media can tell you all about human rights abuses in Iran, but when the US is causing people on ventilators to die in Cuba, there is radio silence. Apparently, human rights only matter when we need an excuse to start a war.

A splendid Mayday gig coming up…. 😊

This should be huge news; the head and lackies sacked, the librarian gets a blue plaque and reinstated with a huge sorry payment and the notion of critical thought put front and centre of early learning. Books don't harm kids, books help kids and the fact this needs repeating is hugely depressing.

I took a few minutes away from building stages to scribble down a Substack... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/new-season...

and suddenly you are the old – Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social atriumpoetry.com/2026/03/20/a...

My thanks to @atriumpoetry.bsky.social for publishing one of my poems today. 🙏

It's the Spring Equinox - the first astronomical day of spring! ☀️ Longer days. Lighter evenings. Sunshine warm on your skin, birds singing, blossom in the branches.

Today was officially First Ice Cream Of the Year Day, and was celebrated appropriately. 😎#ThankYouForYourAttentionToThisMatter

Ava Lang was volunteering when she was brutally attacked alongside other US activists and Palestinian villagers in the occupied West Bank

Fancy a walk through a Walsall nature reserve and an opportunity to write poetry about what you see and hear? And for free? March 28th. Book here. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-and-w...

Happy St Patrick's Day! ☘️ Have a bit of Neck, in memory of the powerhouse that was Leeson O'Keeffe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psvt...

“Well, lads, we’ve lost against Kneecap again. Should we have another try against Bob Vylan?”

Chapeau, sir.

The sheer number of massive, completely avoidable, crises we are barreling towards in the name of short-term profit is astonishing. We need to break with this Thatcherite, market knows best rubbish and plan for our future.

Goodbye, bike. I hope whoever is lucky enough to spend time with you next has as much fun as I did.

This made me cry with despairing laughter. We’re on the brink of worldwide recession and devastating conflict and this is the priority? It’s as if an entire political class has just given up. The government barely any better.

A thorough debunking of the way in which culture wars are peddled to a readership.

"The women who changed the system so I could be here" @greenpartyhan.bsky.social pays homage to women who fought for change in her maiden speech during the International Women's Day debate.

Thiiiiiissssss

Bringing new Fringe shows to Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre is proving to be a great way to spend a Tuesday evening... 😊

Trump is spending $1 billion a day waging war on Iran. Meanwhile... Trump's sons are investing in a drone company that could soon receive Pentagon contracts. And of course Trump's Big Oil donors stand to gain windfall profits as the price of oil skyrockets. War is a racket.

Brilliant explanation. Watch it.

Thank you, Coventry, for being surprisingly beautiful. 😊

How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.

This is tomorrow night. And it's going to be amazing. 😊

As the days grow longer and the seasons turn, our little Black Country town welcomes once again the song of the first ice-cream van of the year, returned from wherever it is they migrate to in winter. #WarmsTheHeartITellYou

This Tuesday, folks! 😊

This afternoon, Black Country folks.... 😊

I've been busy over on that there Substack again... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/celebratin...

Tomorrow afternoon, in Wolverhampton...

Thank you, Luton. Last night's gig was amazing. 😊