Disgusting desecration and destruction of Commonwealth War Graves in Gaza . Having visited the cemeteries in Gaza myself and met the Palestinians who care for them, the enormity of this feels personal for me richardburden.com/2024/11/gaza... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Shocking and sad news that Cllr Waseem Zaffar has died. A committed community politician, he made a big contribution to the work of Birmingham City Council, particularly in promoting clean air. Above all to me personally, he was always a supportive friend.RIP www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

Organised. United. Ready to fill the streets with hope and unity. Share this post to help spread the word. We are growing. We are building. We are #Together.

My take in Trump’s “Board of Peace“ with detailed analysis from @hlovatt.bsky.social of @ecfr.eu richardburden.com/2026/01/what...

What is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’? https://richardburden.com/2026/01/what-is-trumps-board-of-peace/

Don Quixote no doubt had many more appealing personal characteristics than Donald Trump has but Trump did devote a lot of his Davos speech to tilting at windmills… literally

When even Air Force One decides to tell Trump to get off, maybe things are starting to look up after all

Netanyahu has announced he is joining Trump’s”Board of Peace.” George Orwell’s novel “1984” described a dystopian world where people were taught “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” It is no longer fiction

Bravo Mark Carney 🇨🇦. It needed saying. Thank you for saying it .

Trump’s Board of Peace violates the Palestinians’ right to sovereignty in their own land. But it’s not really about Gaza at all . It is about Trump giving himself imperial power to replace the UN globally with his hand-picked friends and family, to make money and to even choose his own successor

This…

Yes- West Midlands Police have serious questions to answer about their behaviour. But it is not the whole story. You would not know it from most of the commentary today, but this from @timesofisrael.com provides important context for the Maccabi Tel Aviv issue www.timesofisrael.com/maccabi-tel-...

Remembering British photojournalist Tom Hurndall who died 22 years ago today. He had been in a coma for 9 months after being shot in the head by an Israeli military sniper as he tried to rescue children from the line of gunfire in Gaza. Love and respect always. #RIPTomHurndall

Trump’s coup in Venezuela didn’t just break the rules – it showed there aren’t any. We’ll all regret that | Nesrine Malik www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

An illegal military strike on Saturday followed by claims that the USA will “run” Venezuela. Now a renewed threat to seize Greenland over the heads of its people. When will our leaders here in the UK stop prevaricating and stand up for international law? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump and Venezuela – 1984 in 2026? https://richardburden.com/2026/01/trump-and-venezuela-1984-in-2026/

Trump claims the right to run countries in US’ backyard. Putin and Xi claim same for Russia and China. A world to be divided between 3 superpower dictatorships? Remember Orwell’s 1984? Trouble is that 1984’s Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia superpowers ended up permanently at war with each other too

Trump: USA will “run” Venezuela after attack. UN Charter: “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state” The US action is illegal. Starmer must say so

Beyond disgraceful that Israel’s government is trying to block @medicalaidpal.bsky.social and other NGOs from operating in Gaza and the West Bank. As a former Chair of MAP, I’ve seen its life-saving work first hand and I know the dedication of MAP’s teams Solidarity www.map.org.uk/news/archive...

This New Year, we’re celebrating a message of hope and unity. And in 2026, we’ll march to make it a reality. Join us – for brighter days ahead. #TogetherAlliance

Happy Christmas everyone 🎄🎄🎄

Privileged to have been at the Hanukkah service in Birmingham’s Council House today, celebrating the last day of this year’s Festival of Lights. Chag Sameach.

Netanyahu’s cynical attempt to blame the Bondi beach shootings on Australia’s recognition of Palestine is grotesque. The murders were born of racist hate. Recognising that Palestinians have the same rights as the rest of us is about equal rights for all - the opposite of hate

Thoughts with friends and family in Australia, and particularly with Australia’s Jewish community, after today’s atrocity on Bondi beach

Today is Bosnia & Herzegovina Statehood Day. It is also 30 years since the Dayton Agreement which ended the horrific 1990s war there. It all makes it even more important that we uphold the integrity of Bosnia & Herzegovina with a future rooted in democracy and equal rights.

Is the UN Security Council violating the UN’s own Founding Charter? richardburden.com/2025/11/is-t...

Sad news that Randal Brew has died. A former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Randal also served many years as a councillor in Longbridge and Northfield. We were on different sides of the political fence but we were friends and I will always respect his lifetime of public service. RIP

As usual I was at Austin Branch Riyal British Legion #RemembranceDay in Northfield yesterday. The service powerfully emphasised peace, reconciliation and rejecting the perpetuation of hate. Not from the service itself but these two images still illustrate its message for me

Lest we forget… #RemembranceDay

Real elation that every living Israeli hostage is now free. Even one still held would have continued the nightmare. The nightmare carries on for many Palestinians Israel has abducted. I wrote about Dr Husam Abu Safiya in February. Why is he still in captivity? richardburden.com/2025/02/when...

Some personal reflections on what Remembering Srebrenica means in 2025 - for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the wider world and here in the UK.. richardburden.com/2025/10/what...

What Remembering Srebrenica has meant for me in 2025 https://richardburden.com/2025/10/what-remembering-srebrenica-has-meant-for-me-in-2025/

Remembering all those killed and those taken hostage in southern Israel two years ago today. Thoughts with those who lost loved ones and solidarity with the families of those still held in captivity. This by @JeremyBenAmi, who lost friends that day, is very powerful. #October7

A Manchester synagogue attacked. Then a Sussex mosque. Neither outrage has any place in our country. @srebrenicauk.bsky.social stands in solidarity with both communities. We must unite against antisemitism, Islamophobia and all hate. #RememberYesterdayActToday www.bbc.com/news/article...

The attack on Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester is horrific. The thoughts of all of us at @srebrenicauk.bsky.social are with the victims, their loved ones and all those affected. We stand together against antisemitism and all forms of hate. #RememberYesterdayActToday

Horrific news from Manchester about the attack on Heaton Park synagogue. Thoughts with all those affected.

Trump’s Gaza peace plan is just a few days old. As the world awaits a response from Hamas, having declared in Washington that he accepts the plan, back in Israel Netanyahu has already said he won’t carry out key parts of it. This thread from @doyiec makes important points

Found this in my feed and it moved me tears - someone has come up with incredibly moving images from Gaza to illustrate my song Hundred Year Hunger #RePost charisdanger from Instagram: youtu.be/RjVyaSMPP6I Existence is resistance Edited by me, a filmmaker in diaspora

The moment the Palestinian flag was raised over the newly recognised London Embassy of the State of Palestine. A moving moment. Recognition must be the beginning. Governments must now act to stop genocide, end occupation & build peace with justice for all Palestinians & Israelis

This… britainpalestineproject.org/34031-2/

Union Jacks and St George’s crosses are going up on lampposts across the UK. The Daily Mail called those behind it an “army of patriots.” But the truth is very different. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...

Whoever you are, wherever you are, please tell your government to act. Words are not enough…

I did not leave Gaza to forget it : www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/firs... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Srebrenica's message for our times: Act to stop genocide before it is too late." Call to governments from @srebrenicauk.bsky.social on the catastrophe unfolding in Palestine today.

Yep…

The photo on the left is Hiroshima after the nuclear attack 80 yeas ago today. The photo on the right is Gaza City this week, taken by Heidi Levine from a Jordanian aircraft.

A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky