This! 💚

Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."

The politics of hope. We've needed this.

Cannot stop thinking about the people I met in Calais. They deserve so much better. @greenparty.org.uk @calaisappeal.bsky.social

It turns out that if everyone has to spend all their money on rent and electricity they don't have much money left for shopping.

the graduation of a cohort of gaza’s new medical professionals in front of the ruins of al shifa hospital. No words, really.

Look closely and the real magic of Christmas can be found everywhere, even in a shopping centre grotto By Steve Pottinger

Nice one, Alexei.

💬 Zack Polanski: "Believing that there can be a better way will echo through everything we do and say in 2026. It doesn’t need to be the case that there is a cost of living crisis for ordinary working people while the world’s richest 25 families are $360 billion richer than they were a year ago."

Have a Xmas story to warm your cockles... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/santa

Recommended. 😊

Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.

Good. As it should be. I wonder how much time and money was wasted on this investigation? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Not only is it terrorism to support Palestine Action, it is terrorism to support hunger strikers who have not been convicted of alleged offences that took place before Palestine Action was even proscribed. Read that back. www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/british-po...

Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide. When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble. Happening under a Labour Government.

BREAKING: Allianz stop insuring Israel's biggest weapons company, Elbit Systems. This 🎉WIN after intense pressure from the movement. #BoycottBloodyInsurance continues to call for orgs to boycott Allianz as they continue to insure F-35 suppliers and other deadly companies.

Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"

Hunger Strike: Day 50 These are the largest collective hunger strikes in Britain since the Irish republican strikes of the 1980s. Then, Martin Hurson died after 46 days on strike. Bobby Sands was elected an MP from prison; he died after 66 days. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Denied bail for minor criminal damage (spraying paint on aircraft used in a genocide), 8 courageous prisoners are on hunger strike & close to death. Is the UK gvt willing to sacrifice Britain's reputation for liberalism to aid and abet Israel's genocide? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Merry Xmas!!

There’s an Arabic version of “every cloud has a silver lining” that translates to “no cows, no feeding them at dawn.” A Scots version is “today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky.” And a Romanian phrase for looking on the bright side is un șut în fund, un pas înainte, or “a kick in the ass, a step forward”

Want to take part in the Wolverhampton Literature Festival Poetry Slam on Saturday 31st January 2026 at 7.30pm. @pandemonialists.bsky.social are taking expressions of interest til midnight on Christmas Eve. We'll do the draw on Boxing Day to see who gets to compete. Winner of slam gets a paid gig.

'Ministers should rethink proscription [...]There is a striking contrast between the government’s draconian zeal in this regard, and its inaction and apparent indifference when faced with the deaths of tens of thousands in a war of annihilation in Gaza.'

"The lives of the Palestine Action-affiliated remand prisoners now on hunger strike are at growing risk. On Friday, two reached day 48 without food. (In 1981, one IRA prisoner – 29-year-old Martin Hurson – died on the 46th day.)" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Tommy Robinson gets embarrassed in Dubai. It's so funny, he gets banged to rights.

All that needs to be known about the UK is that the company that built bombs to drop on children continues to operate with no consequences. While some people who sprayed paint on a plane to try stop Genocide are locked in prison without a trial. That is UK 'justice'.

I, for one, cannot wait.

Come and start 2026 with fresh air, nature, and poetry! #YouKnowItMakesSense

Everyone should read this. Especially you, Badenoch.

🚨 CHANGE OF LOCATION 🚨 ‼️ Tonight's protest in support of the hunger strikers has been moved to the Ministry of Justice, Petty France ⏰ 6pm 📣 Spread the word!

Ambulance has finally taken her to hospital

Just updated my website with a list of December's gigs... 🌲 stevepottinger.co.uk/news/

Labour thinks you should die for opposing genocide

This is performative policing, nothing more. Way to go, lads. Way. To. Go. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I am desperately worried for 20 yr old Qesser Zuhrah who is dangerously ill at HMP Bronzefield. It remains very unclear how soon she will be transferred to hospital. Qesser is on day 46 of hunger strike. It should not take this long to get the help she needs. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Prisoner 4 Palestine Qesser Zuhrah is at imminent risk of death! I've contacted people at HMP Bronzefield They have 2 doctors with them trying to get an ambulance in to take her to hospital The prison has refused to transfer her Justice Secretary David Lammy you must step in. Show humanity

The world is overheating - we’ve broken the Paris Accord target of 1.5 degrees global temperature rise - for the last three years running. But Big Oil disrupts climate conferences, like COP 30 - and Big Money backs them. www.edie.net/europes-larg...

Tell Labour: Stop Rosebank actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

The plus side of a miserable, wet Monday morning is that it means I actually find time to write.... 😊 stevepottinger.substack.com/p/horizons

Poets! You've got just... *checks calendar*... nineteen days to craft and send your entries to this year's #WolvesLitFest poetry competition, judged by @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social. 40 line limit, £400 1st prize. Details here: pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...

This.

Eight people who took action in solidarity with Palestine have been on hunger strike since 2 November in protest at their prolonged pre-trial imprisonment, censorship of communications and alleged mistreatment in custody. Five have now been hospitalised. David Lammy must respond.

So much respect for Robin Ince, who's a lovely bloke, always tries to do what is right, and deserves better than this from the BBC.

Since Zack said these words on 2nd September, over 110,000 people have joined the Green Party. This is a mass movement of people who are serious about replacing Labour and taking the fight to Reform. And we're only getting started.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

I'm just over 100 days as the leader of the Green Party. We've had several polls where we're in second place above Labour. And today we found out we are closing in on overtaking Labours membership. Then we're coming for Reform. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Truck driver: That London venue... Me: Right... Truck driver: You know the one... Me: Er... Truck driver: I got drunk there once... Me: OK... Truck driver: You know, the old one... Me: Nope... Truck driver: Near the statue of a horse... Me: A horse? Truck driver: Yeah, I'm sure it's a horse... /1

We live in an unequal world. And it’s getting worse. 1 in 1,000 people own three times more than 500 of those 1,000 people. It’s not a matter of being unfair - it’s an economic system unfit for the world. buff.ly/s6OFX8A

In 3 months, Zack Polanski has reignited the hope of representation for a disenfranchised left and led the charge against the rise of Reform | Rudi Banfield