🚨 START POINT ANNOUNCED - National Demo - Nakba 77 ⏰ Saturday 17 May, 12PM 📍 Embankment Tube, London Join us on 17 May as we mark the 77th anniversary of the 1948 Nakba and demand our government take action to end the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land.

25 years ago, the UK government allowed Chile’s former dictator to evade extradition to Spain. Available in EN, ES, DE, AR, FR, IT and PT-BR.

Extremely alarming from #Ecuador... less thst 2 weeks before Presidential run off edition.cnn.com/2025/03/29/a...

Excellent meeting with @hackneyabbott.bsky.social campaigners from DPAC and others morningstaronline.co.uk/article/assi...

Another good analysis from Socialist Economic Bulletin socialisteconomicbulletin.net/2025/03/what...

Support this EDM: #welfarenotwarfare edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

Austerity - but not for military spending and war www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

🚨 Palestine Coalition statement on Israel's latest assault on Gaza. Read the full statement here: palestinecampaign.org/palestine-co...

This Saturday, join @pscupdates.bsky.social and others #EndTheGenocide

"There is nothing moral about cutting benefits... this is about the Treasury's wish to 'balance the books' on the back of the most vulnerable and poorest in this society". Absolutely spot on @hackneyabbott.bsky.social at #PMQs today

Another march for #Palestine today. Big crowd led by @cnduk.bsky.social @stwc.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social and many more, and great speakers including @rmtunion.bsky.social Gen Sec Eddie Dempsey, here at Whitehall

🚨 TOMORROW - Demo for Palestine 📍 Piccadilly to Whitehall ⏰ 12PM, Sat, 15 March Israel has increased its attacks on the West Bank and reimposed its blockade of Gaza. We must demand our govt push Israel to abide by the ceasefire and end its occupation of Palestine. Join us!

Scientists opposing the rise of militarism in Europe www.iuscientists.org/against-mili...

“This announcement will have left NHS England staff reeling,” UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea on news NHS England is to be abolished. “Ministers must reassure employees there’s a robust plan to rejuvenate a flailing NHS and deliver for working people.” Full statement: unsn.uk/3RaULxi

Saturday

Excellent piece from @mazzucatom.bsky.social on why workers’ right must be at the core of just transitions and the economic transformation we need, and must address global inequity

We're thrilled to partner with @unionchapeluk.bsky.social for an evening with Mahmoud Muna, in conversation with @oliviasnaije.bsky.social. Any profits will go to the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem. Join us on Wednesday 12 March at 7.30pm ⤵️ unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...

Good piece from Mick Burke on why raising military spending is a very bad idea labouroutlook.org/2025/03/06/i...

Great news. Congratulations, Eddie Dempsey and @rmtunion.bsky.social www.rmt.org.uk/news/eddie-d...

It is just a gets worse and worse: 'The chancellor is also preparing to retool the £27.8bn National Wealth Fund, which had primarily been earmarked for green projects, so it can also be spent on defence.' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

🚨 Please share! Palestine Coalition statement on the Met's repression of the 18 January protest. You can also read on our website: cnduk.org/palestine-co...

PCS Gen Sec Fran Heathcote brings solidarity with refugees and asylum speakers to a packed and excellent trade union conference organised by Stand up to Racism @pcsunion.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Stakes in Ecuador's upcoming Presidential Election run off orinocotribune.com/ecuador-the-...

Diane is spot on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

🚨 National March for Palestine ⏰ Saturday 15 March, 12PM 📍 Central London As Israel intensifies its attacks on the West Bank and continues to threaten ethnic cleansing in Gaza we must continue to put pressure on our government to end support for Israel’s violence.

This is criminal, murderous, activity that should see those responsible jailed and the key thrown away Instead, those trying to warn us about the #climate cataclysm that is almost upon us are the ones locked up No-one can justify this monstrous idiocy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Forced and brutal deportation and detention for some, but private jet and the welcome mat for others. Grotesque www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...

🚨 Announcing our next National Demonstration for Palestine 📍 Saturday 15 March, Central London, noon 🚶 Route TBA soon 🚍 Book your coaches now. Tell us your plans. We stay on the streets! #FreePalestine #NoEthnicCleansing #StopArmingIsrael

Increasing military spending by 1% of national income would cost an eye-watering £33.4bn a year. This would worsen the economic misery for the majority of the British population.... telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Cutting the already diminished overseas aid budget is wrong and comes at the expense of some of the world’s poorest and most marginalised people. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is utterly wrong, and just the start of the cost of going down this track. Public services cuts and deepening austerity will fund this support for Trump's warfare www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The thing about blaming the rise on the far right on women and minorities (for having the temerity to raise their heads and demand equality) is that it lets those with real power completely off the hook. Phenomena like this have structural causes. Blaming marginal actors ("the woke") is facile.

Horrific: More than 160 Gazan medics are still being held in Israeli prisons, with many said to be tortured and starved. Detention of healthcare workers is illegal under international law, whilst also eradicating the healthcare of Palestinians. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Well done, Mary Lou and Michelle

Deeply sad news m.youtube.com/watch?v=eKQC...

It matters that scientists speak out against what is being done to US science. Staying silent is neither "objective" nor "staying out of politics". Silence now *is* political - it supports the status quo, says "nothing to worry about". We need to sound the alarm. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Lovely piece on the joy of reading - and libraries: ‘Red Books Day is an initiative to enhance the public joy of reading and to rescue collective life’ from @vijayprashad.bsky.social

As so often, Tony Benn offers us the best advice on how to think about current politics.

Yesterday's marchers on the right side of history

Screen Cuba is going to be amazing . Tickets on sale now #hotcakes #vivacuba screencuba.uk

Roses are red, Violets are blue, If Palestine is free, We all will be too.

Many out thousands marching again today for #FreePalestine #HandsoffGaza #solidarity with @cnduk.bsky.social @stwc.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social

If you honestly think ‘censorship’ is the biggest current threat to democracy then you may be in hock to the… checks notes… Tax dodging, regulation hating, union busting, narcissistic social media billionaires who helped win you an election.