Cartoon by @jesseduquette.bsky.social.

we cannot afford the political myths that pretend the government is financially constrained like a household or a commercial bank. The government's job is to ensure we have enough money in the system to let everyone live, work and care without exceeding the limits of what the economy can supply.

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇 1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK 2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves 3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

For the vast majority of people (except Ukrainians and Hongkongers) there is NO WAY to claim asylum in the UK without coming by small boat The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes Govt's plan is delusional

Now this is good news. And I don’t mean because of his age. #EuropeanPolitics #NetherlandsPM apple.news/ACbiymFrsSim...

A few points for people who are continuing to misunderstand what’s going on about the Villa Park fan ban. 1) Banning of away fans happens. This is not unique. It’s happened to Dutch, German, Polish and Turkish fans recently. 2) Football hooliganism is *never* just about football. 1/4

So when Farage rails against the latest migration figures, he's railing against a monster of his own making. The EU didn't impose uncontrolled immigration on us; it offered a framework that reflected geography, economics and reality” ie - control. www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/peop...

I joined Step Up Migrant Women calling on govt to #ScrapImmigrationWhitePaper The White Paper will have a devastating impact on migrant women Labour promised to make people's lives better but instead is pushing women into insecurity and destitution - shameful

"Whether it's Reform or Labour, I think they don't quite know what to do with me," Zack Polanski tells Lewis Goodall "One day, I'm being painted as an incompetent clown, and on other days, I'm a very dangerous Machiavellian man" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/zack...

open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu... To this day, I have never disagreed with anything Clive has said - on any subject. (@francesca0912.bsky.social)

Greens now just two points behind Labour as the Zack surge continues The Green Party polling is at its highest ever - 15% of the vote. Meanwhile, Labour and the Tories are on 17%... Well, well, Zack...! www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack. Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia. Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

What a woman. She’s right. We all have a part to play and we get to choose how we play that part. Will you be a source of good in this world or would you rather join those on the spaceship Jane refers to? We’ve stopped fascism before, we must stop it again.

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Second released flotilla activist confirms Israel beat Greta Thunberg The rogue Zionist state's violence and humiliation of an activist like Greta Thunberg, known worldwide, can only backfire on it - surely? www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

We can all agree that the attack on the Synagogue in Manchester was terrorism So why is setting a Mosque alight just 'arson' and a 'hate crime' and also not terrorism?

Our media has a lot to answer for lately. Since when did marching against genocide become a hate march? Jewish people being attacked and killed at the synagogue this week was horrific. So is genocide and there’s nothing hateful about standing against it. #SocialistSunday apple.news/AyScnbbP8Roy...

Who does this government serve? You? Or big business?

Tories stole our money and our dignity. Labour stole our hope.

Let's hope the Government now finds the courage to go against the proper VIP Tory Royalty who also made tens of millions at a time of crisis supplying PPE which was not fit for purpose. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

substack.com/@europeanpow... Starmer : the man who everyone wanted to trust a few years ago, is now the man that virtually no one trusts ( especially Labour’s own members). There needs to be a national inquiry into SEZ’s snd Free zones assp.

Charging 2% tax on assets over £10 million would raise £24 billion a year. Labour claims its invented (see MMT) 'black hole' in the nation's finances = £22 billion. So, that 2% tax would plug that notional hole, with £2 billion change, & NOT A SINGLE CUT to welfare budgets. It's a choice.

"We cannot claim to have moved on from the venal political culture that brought us the VIP Lane until the ministers involved face consequences too.” goodlaw.social/ph6f

Rumours swirling that Government may try to avoid fully scrapping 2 child limit by changing it to a 3 child limit, only lifting it for some groups or giving lower support to 3rd and subsequent children. Helpfully @resfoundation.bsky.social already crunched the numbers, finding that...1/4

We like to go about our lives pretending we’ll never grow old. Therefore most try to ignore the aged, despite the fact they were once young and just like ourselves. The least they deserve is a standard of care we would wish for ourselves and this isn’t it. apple.news/A2Wm_QYszTe-...

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1. I've long contended that austerity doesn't save money. It merely transfers costs from one group (the very rich, who would otherwise pay more tax) to others. Last night was a powerful reminder of that. Before I go further, I should say I’m fine. Just a black eye, cuts & bruises, no serious harm. 🧵

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

People want lower rents. They want cheaper bills and publicly-owned services. They want an NHS that works. Why can’t this government just do things that would actually improve people’s lives? We can fix this country. We just need the political will.

Good. He should never have been charged in the first place. It’s our government that is on the wrong side of history. apple.news/A7rNgVwivSXi...

Sign the petition if you want to continue living in a democracy without corporate free zones stealing your money, your land, your homes, and your human rights. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

If you care about us not turning into a full blown surveillance state then please share this from @europeanpowell.bsky.social far and wide.

I for one don’t want Peter Thiel and Palantir having my data so I signed this petition. #DigitalIDCards petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Keir Starmer's aides are reportedly telling him not to go to the COP30 climate conference, because Reform would attack him for it. Yes, they might. And he should wear it as a badge of honour. Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet. Where's the hazard in that?

Surely this is a no brainer? No wonder people in full time in employment are still on benefits when you read this. This mother of three earns £45k, takes home £2800pcm but pays £2600pcm in nursery fees. Lift the two child benefit limit. apple.news/ADHTdUuFeSeq...

Meanwhile the LEFT-WING Spanish 🇪🇸 PM and the RIGHT-WING Italian 🇮🇹 have sent out their navies to escort the Flotilla whilst our Prime Minister and Cabinet count their pro-Isreali donations, waiting for their permission ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC PEOPLE RULE OVER US @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Excellent analysis. I’ve been trying to explain to various people for ages that government figures are incorrect and out of work benefit figures have not increased as they claim. This substack piece backs that up. Thank you @benbgeiger.bsky.social for your work.

The unfortunate fact is that as much as I adore time spent in nature and it improves my sense of wellbeing, it does not improve my severe arthritis or #EDS. There is no magic pill no matter how many cuts the govt makes either. If you’re #chronicallyill or #disabled this is a worthwhile read.

Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]

I’m all for animals playing a part in therapy for people. When they live in a loving home and it is part of what they do in their regular lives and they enjoy it. However, incarcerating a dog for life and calling it a support animal is nothing short of abuse. #dogs apple.news/AesjmV5HVSum...

apple.news/AkfjPs5lrTwi... Yet Sky fail to say none arrived week 11 to 17 September.

(+ yesterday another 1000) = 77,000 members. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Very odd watching BBC News talking about the Lib Dem conference and mentioning how the party has struggled to break through in the media like it's nothing to do with them.

The British invaded 171 out of the UN's 193 member states. That's forcibly (e)migrating to 90% of the world's countries (where we committed endless atrocities rather than assimilate). And now we have the temerity to begrudge the arrival of refugees...

Goodbye, Disney+!

Zack Polanski, "Are you comfortable with the most powerful man on earth banning books, militarising the police?" Penny Mordaunt, "That's not the point"

Israel detains British MPs AGAIN. When will Britain detain Israeli war criminals? The two Labour MPs are doctors, and had planned to observe the healthcare situation in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. However, Israeli occupation forces stopped them. www.thecanary.co/trending/202...