If you work on the DLR, you need Rocky-level toughness because the company gives you ZERO sick pay. Share if you agree: No worker should have to fight for sick pay. #SickPayNow

Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago. She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media. All charges against her have been dropped. In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.

@unitesharon.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social Serious question: How do I lodge a formal motion as a member of Unite, to disaffiliate from the Labour Party?

Second class England No free bus passes for under 22s in England Under 21s don't get full minimum wage; pay rent, food, groceries, transport, tax, NIC at full rate. Scotland: 5- 22yr olds and over 60 get free bus travel, England at 66 rising to 67. No uni fees, prescription charges in Scotland.

Five women have asked for an apology from Nigel Farage after he suggested they weren't victims of grooming gangs.

Whatever your view, we want to hear it. Join one of our regional assemblies to debate the draft documents with fellow members in your area. And if you can't make it, there will be opportunities to feed in online too. Sign up & get involved today ⬇️ www.yourparty.uk/assemblies/

We’re being asked by half the media & politicians to swallow the idea that known racist football hooligans should be allowed to rampage through our cities for NO OTHER REASON than that they happen to be Israeli. Fuck. That.

Men in balaclavas set fire to a mosque in East Sussex last night. It's only appearing on the BBC's local coverage, rather than its main national headlines, despite coming just a week after the (also under-reported) firebombing of an asylum hotel in London last week www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@govpritzker.illinois.gov 37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois. This is assault.

This is tomorrow. Tickets: rb.gy/bii12x

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Over 1,000,000 have now signed a petition demanding we do not mandate digital ID. This has united all political parties across the spectrum. If Starmer doesn't back down now, this will end his premiership. Please sign 🖊️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Abso-fucking-lutly spot on.

Your solidarity helps....Like and Share this post to help spread the image of this mass picket of NEU members at Whitefields school#strikemap #nationaleducationunion @strikemap.org

The British establishment have all ready covered this new Banksy up. Can we get it Reposted 10,000 times to show that they can never cover up their complicity in war crimes?? Protect the right to protest! Repost!

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Poverty Is Driving Mental Illness Among the UK Young. Low wages, high rents, cost of living, insecure jobs, debt, poor healthcare infrastructure leading to anxiety and illness. Political parties obsessed with austerity, low wages, public service cuts; won't curb profiteering. Futures blighted.

I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees. No refugee underfunded a school. No refugee closed a hospital. No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled. We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!

Opposition to a #WealthTax— brought to you by those who think workers' rights have "gotten ridiculous." What's ridiculous is the idea that someone with £15million would leave the country over £100k. That's 0.67% of their wealth, equivalent to £300 if you had £50k. They wouldn't even notice it.

Britain is now a state where you are stopped by the police and face possible arrest if you wear a T-shirt emblazoned with PLASTICINE ACTION

"You're sat there saying 'oh, please think of the billionaires'. @zackpolanski.bsky.social lays out the need to tax the super-rich properly on GMB.

A crown court trial in relation to the M25 gantry actions in 2022 was due to start today, but has been postponed until at least December 2026. Why? Because there weren't any judges available.

In a wide-ranging interview with Tribune, Jeremy Corbyn discusses his hopes for the new Left party, the potential for coalition building, and his determination to overcome sectarianism on the way to forging a truly democratic form of modern socialism.

Many in our media struggled to understand the idea of letting ordinary people shape the future of our party. For the 650,000 people who signed up, it wasn’t so hard to understand. Tribune associate editor Marcus Barnett spoke with Jeremy Corbyn about his hopes for the new Left party.

Not one national paper talked about this. That’s how far things have gone.

The London Freelance Branch (LFB) of the National Union of Journalists has called an emergency vigil at Downing Street Wednesday Aug 13 at 17:30 - following Israel’s targeted assassination of the 7 Al Jazeera journalists - Please join - will be holding signs of all the journalists killed.

Right wing coup in the UK. The state became guarantor of corporate profits Publicly-owned industries privatised at low prices. Public services outsourced, exorbitant prices. Private finance initiative. Tiny investment, huge returns. Bailouts - banks can't go bust. Licence to misbehave.

Palestine Action co-founder accuses ministers of making defamatory claims Huda Ammori says No 10’s allegations go against its own intelligence assessments, as pressure grows over mass arrests www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Two hundred charities come together to call for politicians to end division on migration. Time for some leadership, Keir. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

We will uncover the full scale of British complicity in genocide - and we will bring about justice for the Palestinian people. Join us on 4-5 September for The Gaza Tribunal. Sign up at thegazatribunal.uk

Corporations Rule, Not OK UK Foreign Secretary faces possible legal action over placing staff from Shell and BAE Systems in ministries. Companies with human rights violations shape govt policies Cognitive capture. Corporate interest isn't national interest.

Holt Heath and Arthur's Seat wildfires have revealed a ticking time bomb. The fire service needs immediate and substantial funding to rebuild resilience. Current resource strain is creating dangerous gaps in public protection and putting firefighters at risk.

Here's a link to a fund raiser for legal fees for protestors action.eko.org/a/defend-act...

Ministers line up administrators for Thames Water Since 1989 £10.4bn paid in dividends, £13.68bn in interest payments. No new reservoirs. Dumps sewage in rivers. Hardly any new shareholder money. Shares worthless, Lenders ready to take a haircut. Need permanent nationalisation, not temporary.

Israel has now slaughtered over 250 journalists in Gaza in just 662 days. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...

The killings of Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa by the IDF is a war crime. They are civilians. The IDF must provide evidence of the terrorist claims, and explain why an entire tent was targeted when they would know other civilians would be present.

Israel has now slaughtered over 250 journalists in Gaza in just 662 days. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...

Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into loch near Glasgow because Royal Navy failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes. Many components were beyond their design life. Successive govts used the national security argument to cover up the leaks.

Courts service in England & Wales 'covered up' IT bug that caused evidence to go missing. Software had a long history of data loss. Executives covered up flaws. Judges made rulings with incomplete evidence. Another Post Office type of scandal looms.

Sudan is starving. www.bbc.com/news/article...

🎤 Podcast incoming ! Tomorrow, a new episode of the FBU Podcast will be released. National officer Tam McFarlane will be speaking to delegates on the main decisions and debates from the conference floor. 🔴 Labour affiliation 🔴 Health and safety 🔴 Funding

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali is facing calls to resign from her role over allegations she hiked the rent on her property by £700.

Another deeply concerning allegation, the latest in a long line of apparent commercial and political lobbying against protest movements, some of which has led to the extremely repressive legislation we now face. Powerful lobbyists are the bane of democracy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

For anyone who is unaware of the coup against the party leader Jeremy Corbyn (and against socialism, social democracy, & a General Election win), here is The Labour Files, a documentary which lays bare the shocking behaviour of many who are deeply enmeshed in Starmer's Labour today aje.io/h5kz83

What are we going to do? Really? I’m feeling pretty hopeless at the mo following the appointment of Stephenson, a hard-line GC. With Bridget Phillipson ignoring two parliamentary committees saying Stephenson was unsuitable, destroying trans rights is now Labour policy. They are out to get us.

Industrial workers have started an open letter saying “Farage doesn’t speak for us.” If you work in industry—cars, steel, ceramics, logistics, construction, energy, whatever—add your name. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/op...

For too long the UK economy has worked to the benefit of a tiny minority. We're changing that. Join the tax justice movement. taxjustice.uk/join-the-tax...

#OtD 2 Aug 1924 James Baldwin, gay African-American author and social critic was born. During the civil rights movement he played an active role in fighting racism, encouraging civil disobedience and taking part in demonstrations stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9166...