Israel, which has a history of weaponizing aid against starving and sick Palestinians, accused Hamas of targeting its soldiers in southern Gaza.

Slide through for a simple breakdown of the latest LLF update. 🚨PLEASE SHARE - setbacks like this show that we need as many people pushing for inclusion as possible #churchofengland #livinginloveandfaith #equalmarriage

I've been deeply concerned about some of the misinformation around asylum seekers in Perth. The graphics below address some of the myths that are presented when issues are raised. We must have the debate rooted in facts and basic decency.

BREAKING: A UN inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. All eyes are now on the UK Government who must stop indulging in genocide denial. It must fulfil its legal and moral responsibility by taking immediate, decisive steps to prevent and punish genocide.

Wes Streeting has called it “laughable” that rising racism and homophobia is a sign of free speech in a strongly worded intervention suggesting Labour needed to step up its defence of minorities www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It is disproportionate to the point of absurdity to treat people sitting peacefully in a group holding signs as ‘terrorists’. People are outraged by the genocide in Gaza and are entitled to express their horror. Call on UK prosecutors to end these prosecutions: amn.st/63329ARB1U

I really miss Tony Benn. I’ve seen this speech so many times and it is as true today as it was then.

Chillingly, moments after the AD vote, the private company dubbed the “Tesla of euthanasia” (selling death by gassing), commented on exploiting the UK market: “As soon as we know that the final legislation is in place we’ll start enthusiastically pursuing the option of using the device in the UK...

My statement on today’s assisted dying vote:

Only 30% of pall care is NHS funded. Given today's vote, will Keir Starmer at least commit to dramatically increasing palliative care provision so that patients don't "choose" to end their lives because we, society, fail to give them the care that might make life worth living?

Its not all about the birds @rspb.bsky.social Minsmere this morning.

Found this @benwildflower.com imagine really powerful and relevant

Decided to catch the train to Oxford from Banbury as it's quicker than driving. Train back cancelled, next train in an hour. Only had 4 carriages (9 going in). 1 was 1st class so reality was only 3 carriages available, needless to say we couldn't get on so had to wait an hour for the next train

Yesterday Mark Carney was told, “Mr Carney, there’s a genocide in Palestine”. “I’m aware,” Carney told the protester, “That’s why we have an arms embargo.” This has really, really upset Benjamin Netanyahu, so don't RT unless you hate him.

Just home from a brilliant @caradillonsings.bsky.social at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds. Was meant to see her at Snape Maltings in December 2022 but I had COVID - it was well worth the wait.

Fearless and independent investigative journalism is needed more than ever in these times. Attempts to suppress this story on Trump and the KGB demonstrate this ⬇️ To help fund the stories you won't read in the established press, and to keep honesty alive, subscribe: subscribe.bylinetimes.com

Grateful to be interviewed for this deep dive by the BBC's Nick Triggle into the threadbare state of NHS palliative care services. 4 in 10 hospitals don't even have a 7-day palliative care service. This is a travesty, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social. (1/2) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Military supplies from the US are flowing in vast quantities to Israel. Humanitarian supplies from Israel to Gaza have stopped completely. Utterly incomprehensible. The original ceasefire plan should be followed.

Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

40 000 Palestinians in Jenin in the Occupied West Bank have been made homeless by Israel’s forced evacuation policy. We are enduring sub zero temperatures here, so how are these people supposed to find shelter and warmth? Have I missed the world’s condemnation and action on this?

@ianrankin1.bsky.social Just started reading Midnight and Blue having reread all the Rebus books. Had to buy copies of a few as I'd lent the originals to others, bought Tooth and Nail only to realise I had Wolfman.

Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

While all the attention is on Gaza and the disaster further developing there, Israeli settlers are pushing hard preparing for Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank. No one can be bothered to oppose it. All part of the Trump effect. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

🔴Trump's Middle East Riviera: What Next for Gaza? Trump's proposal to physically remove 2.5 million is pure fantasy. But what does it reveal? @iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social explains the state of play bylinetimes.com/2025/02/10/t...

“Be clear about what Trump and Musk’s aid axe will do: people will face terror and starve, many will die” Gordon Brown www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

WCC statement on the future of Gaza oikoumene.org/resources/do...

"What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter." -- Terry Pratchett, his Discworld book "Going Postal" (published in 2004)

This is ethnic cleansing, plain and simple. But will the UK government condemn this?

Just been out for a coffee and as café shuts soon they brought a bag over with some scones and asked if we'd like them - got home to find 2 fruit scones and 4 danish pastries #BetterThanYellowLabels

I know it's still Advent but feel very Christmassy having just seen Kate Rusby at Snape Maltings.

A brilliant little video www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023...

My Christmas Cactus doesn't realise it's Advent

"Louis Appleby, head of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy, has opposed the [assisted dying] bill on the basis that it would undermine the basic principle of suicide prevention: that suicide is never a preferable option to living"

🔴Liberty: ‘Why We Back the Principle of Assisted Dying – But Oppose This Bill’ Byline Times speaks to Liberty Director Akiko Hart, after the human rights organisation came out against the Assisted Dying Bill, @josiah.writes.news reports bylinetimes.com/2024/11/26/l...

Introduction of assisted death in the UK would have profound consequences. If Westminster really wants to show it is progressive, then fix the NHS, fund palliative care properly and sort out social care instead of continually sweeping it aside. Then we can discuss this issue with less fear

If you tweeted on twitter do you flutter on Bluesky?

Alas neither Labour UK nor Wes Streeting on here yet, but could we all agree that however MPs vote on AD next week, this is a huge opportunity for the government to announce - finally, after decades of successive governments failing dying people - proper NHS funding of palliative care?

Although BMA survey shows just over 50% of doctors in favour of assisted dying only a third said they were willing to prescribe the medication.

Dipping my toe into blue sky