Both are true. More hate against Muslims, a Jew more at risk than a Muslim (because of v different population sizes) Also: it isn't a zero sum competition. We should not tolerate antisemitism or islamophobia and need to do more for both groups. bsky.app/profile/adsq...

Keir Starmer today

In two years Keir Starmer’s government has tried to rob Disabled people of help, kept children in poverty, trashed nature protection, restricted peaceful protest, helped arm genocide, and moved to scrap jury trials. He says that Greens exploit despair. He has created it. We offer only hope.

Another day, another vote to punish disabled people. Never talk about the costs of billionaires or punish or tax them in any way. No it's always you, you are too expensive, not on the streets yet, still breathing.

No Starmer You got the big political choices WRONG How belittling your words are to disabled people. Your words tell us that you don’t see us, you don’t care about us, you don’t count us. How are you Labour?

Keir Starmer's speech reminding Labour MPs why he's Prime Minister

I discovered that my Green candidate won by 2 votes against Reform after 2 recounts. Don’t ever think your vote doesn’t count. So glad I made the effort.

Starmer: "I've spent too much time talking about what I'm doing for working people, and not enough time talking about why, or who I stand for" There you have it. They're going with, its a comms issue.

At least he's consistent. His major problem with the Tories wasn't their policies, it was the half arsed implementation of them. He's convinced his policies are right, just not communicated properly.

It's obv here that he doesn't see, and doesn't care, for those people who's lives have been ruined. We don't belive you care Kier, because you don't see anyone other than 'working people'. What about elderly, disabled, trans, kids etc do you stand for them? You've said and shown who you stand for.

And the fact that they have not simply failed to give people hope, they have actively destroyed it for certain groups.

I’m an immigrant, a former NHS worker and someone who genuinely wanted Labour to succeed. I did not vote for them on Thursday, and they have heartily earned the loss of my ballot. The election results we saw this week prove it - Labour’s rightward lurch is a catastrophic mistake.

One from the archives. "If you don't like the changes that we've made, I say the door is open, and you can leave"

Honestly, me too. I was hoping for boring. Boring would've been great. Just run the country, relatively smoothly, do a bit of diplomacy, come up with a fair enough budget. Instead we got the full-speed-ahead racism, transphobia, and socioeconomic deprivation train.

He has prostrated himself before the far right in a futile attempt to attract its voters, as if the vast body of evidence which shows that this NEVER works - and only legitimises hate and racism - did not exist. In doing so he has lost his real voters, alienating his base in spectacular fashion.

BBC4 are replaying series 1 of Only Connect. So far we've had episodes 1,2, and 4. What will be 4th in the sequence? 3? (Oops we forgot this one) 5? (Carry on and style it out, we left 3 out on purpose) 8? (An actual sequence) 1? (Always worth trying the first in the sequence if you have no clue)

Can't bear Facebook today. I'm flooded w/articles telling me how awful the Green party are. It's clear that there is some specific bombardment the day before an election against the Greens. They must really have the people in money & power scared to go to these lengths. It's not subtle. Vote Green 💚

I've always admired the work of the British Red Cross. From their work to support refugees to their work supporting people in Gaza & conflict zones around the world. Donate here: donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/gener...

Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.

We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5

Left: Keir Starmer criticising Zack Polanski for wondering why the police kicked a tasered criminal, on the floor, five times in the head Right: Footage of the police kicking a tasered criminal, on the floor, five times in the head

The DWP has confirmed that disabled Universal Credit claimants going back into work will still face benefit reassessments by @rachelcdailey.bsky.social

Read full article here: open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...

Was this GP struck off just because he asked a Muslim woman to remove her veil? How likely does that sound? 🤷‍♀️ Did he actually ask her to remove her veil 'because he was struggling to understand her?' Let's take a look at what really happened based on the tribunal reports... 🧵 1/25

I’ve been getting this question a lot, so I wrote my answer here: open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...

When a 'prayer' (a communication with God) is in fact a statement of hate & vengeance of a human, wrapped up in the appearance of the Christian faith. As a Christian, you know where God is and what Love looks like. You discern, hallowed be Thy Name. You pray for the lost sheep.

Did anyone have a double block on their bingo card? bsky.app/profile/atru...

I see your block and raise you a blockier. -Trump

“Meet the nation’s ghost workforce: a growing army of unpaid cooks, nurses, cleaners and physios who slog away day and night, out of sight behind their front doors.” Today’s column is on the UK’s 6 million unpaid carers propping up the broken social care system. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The DWP are such a disaster that a shocking 1 in 3 terminally ill people don't claim benefits because the process is such a nightmare By @rachelcdailey.bsky.social

Man from AA said "the estimates that up to one in five.."[blue badges being used by those not entitled to them]. Based on no study, no evidence, pure made-up, biased opinion. Sure let's quote it as fact to demonise disabled people and question their existence. Sowing division & hate sells papers

Only 5% of the population are blue badge holders - but that hasn't stopped the AA and right-wing rags demonising disabled people By @rachelcdailey.bsky.social

Let’s make a thread. Post the antithesis of mutually assured destruction. Sending love and peace to all. We are better than this man, this war.

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

“Ministers justified reducing support for people too disabled or ill to work by arguing it would remove the “perverse incentives” that discourage employment… as if a twentysomething bedbound with ME just needs “incentivising” to get back to the building site” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Tony Benn would have been 101 today. His "Don't arab women weep when their children die, doesn't bombing strengthen their resolve?" Is as relevant now as it was 25 years ago.

Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A cruel penalty’: disabled people face lower benefit payments if conditions not deemed lifelong Forthcoming rules mean debilitating conditions may not meet strict ‘severe and lifelong’ criteria, say charities www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘A cruel penalty’: hundreds of thousands of disabled people will have their benefit cut if their conditions are deemed not to be lifelong. My report in today’s paper: www.theguardian.com/politics/202... 1/5

Care work is highly skilled work and only paid so poorly because of the failure of successive governments to value it properly.

When I hear of shock at energy costs going up £300 a year or council tax £100, I'm laughing with bemusement. My care cost contributions just went up £1300 a year because, checks notes, my benefit changed from ESA to Universal Credit. My money didn't go up, they just want to take more of it.

These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."

This is such a good tool to force people to grapple with the reality of rising demand for council social care services (that are statutory and must be fulfilled) and constrained budgets. give it a go. this was my sad effort. www.labourtogether.uk/council-sim

This isn’t about one school. It’s about how decisions on books are made – and who gets a say. Manchester’s case raises bigger questions for education across England. northwestbylines.co.uk/news/educati...

🧵And we're off, ladies and gentlemen! It's "they're banning the word EASTER" week. Regular as clockwork... So here comes a history lesson and media lesson all rolled into one thread! PS, I can't believe there's no easter egg emoji? This was the best I could do - 🗿🥚 🤣 I digress! 1/19

Finally, if you ever wake up from a coma and you aren't sure what time of year it is, here is a helpful calendar👇 We are right on schedule this year!🤣🙄 18/

My excellent colleague @katiedd.bsky.social has just published this remarkable investigation into rampant book banning in a Greater Manchester secondary school library. 193 books including The Da Vinci Code, Twilight, White Teeth and 1984 Graphic Novel www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho...

"There might be a huge uproar over ‘1 in 10 people claiming PIP’, but disabled people make up 25% of the population. It should be 1 in 4." The implication by the media that so many people are faking disabilities and stealing money from the 'working people' does not stand up to the facts.