The UK government telling people they shouldn’t protest about Palestine is deeply offensive and plays into the gradual chilling of democratic rights in the country.

On my patreon this month for A Level Government and Politics students youtu.be/eQBpPPIx9qw?...

#BBCQT ‘illegal, illegal, illegal’ on BBC. Bruce does nothing to clarify that asylum seekers are not illegal. Morgan on the ‘great quality of life of asylum seekers in hotels’. Really? Many in one room, no privacy, awful food, almost no money. It’s not like a bloody holiday.

Russell looks very cute here. In fact, I think he’s preparing to sneeze on me. This happens a lot, sometimes with blood from his awful gums. Hopefully, with the teeth out that will improve and I’ll only get covered in snot! I love him so much. I must do. 🙂

Russell, surfing the universe.

Russell update: tormorrow he has all his teeth out! The PDSA consider him to be my free pet but they’ve just sent me a text recommending a £150 donation. I don’t have those funds. If anyone can help out please bung me a few quid via my PayPal link - PayPal.me/jonbigger Thanks in advance!

The government is boasting that they’re sending migrants back to France. The very people this policy is aimed to please think it won’t work, that it isn’t enough and that it’s fake news. You can’t satisfy the far right. You shouldn’t try.

I’ve been pretty quiet on here recently. It’s partly because I’m just numb about the state of the world and the UK. Trumpism is crossing the pond with ease. Labour’s turn to the right and focus on Farage have helped it. We’re in serious trouble.

So Farage said yesterday he’d stop the boats within 2 weeks of a Reform UK government. He’s now admitting the legislation could take months. It’s almost like he’ll say anything for power.

Christopher H Bidmead : a warm, engaging and hugely intelligent man who enjoyed putting the cat among the pigeons on interviews. In real life though, he was approachable and kind: and made the nicest coffee I’ve ever had. Here is is at home in Dec 2013 when he kindly asked me round. RIP Chris x

Videos for A Level Government and Politics students are now available on my patreon site youtu.be/p5rUzL6AbA0?...

UK elections chief says children need lessons from 11 to be ready to vote at 16

I’m totally at ease with the idea that The Doctor is half human but I refuse to accept the character’s name is Doctor Who - The Movie. It’s a step too far.

This is abominable and everyone involved in the series of events which led to it, from the Home Office to the police, should be ashamed of themselves. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Funniest thing I've read for a while! news.uk.cityam.com/story/234462...

1. Yesterday, 86 people were arrested in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." They are the opposite of terrorists. They were protesting *against* terrorism. 🧵

“Zionism was a story perniciously crafted by the Jewish upper classes, and its project relied on convincing working-class Jews to fight the fight and build the Jewish-only fortress on stolen land… Jewish history is inspiring…And Zionism is a colossal obstacle to its continuation”

It's very much a matter for the government if it chooses to remain on a Nazi website.

Is this a repeat of a PMQs from last November? What is Badenoch on?

On yer bike… to hell.

So the court case has failed. The political and judicial classes' position on Palestine Action show clearly that liberal democracy in Britain is collapsing. This came from the supposed left party relying on being "better" than the Tories & Reform. When the latter are in power they will have, >

Right-wing "free speech campaigners" and conspiracy theorists "fighting State tyranny" when the government legislates to ban a non-violent direct action group and outright censor saying anything positive about them:

A year ago I hosted an all night election results analysis discussion from an anarchist perspective. It’s all part of my bizarre CV along with civil servant and circus performer.

Breaking 🚨 New Terror group emerges! Palestine inaction…

I listened to PMQs on the radio and thought Badenoch had performed well. After watching it later, I’ve ended up with different feelings. Tories sneering cheerfully at Reeves being upset is really unpleasant.

As a Jew I am far, FAR more alarmed by our institutions equating me and other Jews with the IDF, who are responsible for the murder of over 80,000 Palestinians, by dint of framing any critique against the IDF as ‘antisemitism.’ Linking all Jews to the IDF is *actual* fucking antisemitism.

Today’s UK News in one photo. It’s so hard to work out who the bad guys are…. Until I’m sure, I’m going to rip up my licence fee documents to be on the safe side.

One day historians will situate the British state banning the wearing of a Palestine Action t-shirt alongside it crushing anti-colonial movements and banning the Irish flag, rather than engaging with popular demands to end injustice. All under the premiership of a former "human rights lawyer"

If the British government wasn't supporting and protecting arms sales to Israel, there would have been no need for Palestine Action. But now with at least 100,000 dead in Gaza, the state wants our silence on who is human and whose rights matter, or it will label its opponents "terrorists"

Can't say anything these days cause of woke Can't say anything these days cause of woke Can't say anything these days cause of woke WHAT THE FUCK SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE CALL THE POLICE! Can't say anything these days cause of woke Can't say anything these days cause of woke

I’m seeing rumours that possible future streaming partners want more control over Doctor Who and want it to “take itself more seriously”. I bet those executives are fun to hang out with.

Since it's #DanHannanDay let's run through the "brain of Brexit's" 5 greatest moments since 2016. First up The One Where Dan Predicted Independence Day in 2025

"This is a government that seems all too eager to project control over protest at a time when its foreign policy is deeply unpopular. It may seem cynical to suggest that redefining visible dissent as a national security threat is a way to contain public anger" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My latest article - reacting to the banning of Palestine Action.

Happy Daniel Hannon Day to all who celebrate it. I hope you all enjoy the fireworks as we mark perhaps the worst piece of political forecasting going. www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...

I recently started reading Novel Inside You by @paulmagrs.bsky.social and it’s so good. I’m finding it very helpful and encouraging.

If people could stop trying to kill other people that’d be great. Thanks. I’m past all this ridiculous macho rubbish.

If the proscription is not defeated by public and political pressure, it will open the way for a much broader attack on the right to protest, affecting everyone who has ever engaged in politics even indirectly. freedomnews.org.uk/2025/06/23/t...

We have gone beyond. Nobody knows what lies beyond.

I believe this would make PA the first nonviolent group actually to be proscribed. A worrying precedent, to be sure, but given how hard The State has been going after protesters, not particularly surprising.

Proscribing Palestine Action will move a group that uses criminal damage to reject violence - the violence of states like Britain and Israel - outside the rule of law, into the opaque unaccountable world of "counter-terrorism". Everyone must mobilise to prevent this.

Peaceful protest is a fundamental human right. Sabotaging weapons is an act of love. Treating Palestine Action like a terrorist group is obscene.

“Across the political spectrum, people are calling Palestine Action's vandalism/sabotage on the RAF base ‘terrorism’ and I mean this quite literally, those same people would have sided with the Nazis in the 30s.” ~ Håkan Geijer

I’m zipping through the audio book of Exterminate / Regenerate by @johnhiggs.bsky.social - it’s a cracker. There’s a lot of books out there about Doctor Who but few provide a comprehensive history that’s as enjoyable. Highly recommend.

Don’t skip 9. Why would anyone jump from the TV Movie to The Christmas Invasion?

There’s no doubt the USA is in the process of becoming a dictatorship. It can be turned round. In the UK we must guard against the wannabe Trumps in our politics.

I’ve had a couple of 5 star reviews for my tuition this week. It’s always nice when they arrive before the exam results.

Trump will have to do a state of exception to revoke the third amendment, so the military can crash on your futon.

I’ve said goodbye to all the my A Level students facing their final exam tomorrow. I hope they all do brilliantly. It’s been a joy seeing them develop as we explore politics together.