Carpenter’s Hill, Beoley

'Major breakthrough' at interstellar comet as scientists make unexpected detection

There should never have been any question of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans coming to Birmingham. In fact Maccabi Tel Aviv should not be playing at all.

Trump threatens to declare war on Norway if he does not win Nobel Peace Prize www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

My 2 favourite bands (in 1979)

Funny how there is no money for disabled people or those struggling on low pay, but we can give a bigoted US President a banquet costing £10,000s.

"It starts slowly at first, then all of a sudden it just creeps up on you." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Closing your eyes to inconvenient truths doesn’t make them go away. It’s far better to have the guts and maturity to face up to reality!

Solidarity to everyone marching against far-right hatred and division today

Trade union bloc is on the go in the march against racism

🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine #Birmingham

This number of fascists and far-right activists on the streets is a warning to the whole left and union movement.

Join the national demonstration for climate justice on Saturday 20 September in central London. The Climate Justice Coalition is organising transport from cities across the UK including Birmingham. Tickets are only £15. @climatejusticeuk.bsky.social

Flags do more to divide community www.pressreader.com/uk/birmingha... #BrumTogether #RefugeesWelcome #StopTheFarRight #StandUpToRacism

"The flags must go."

Well played John.

Flags do more to divide community www.pressreader.com/uk/birmingha... #BrumTogether #RefugeesWelcome #StopTheFarRight #StandUpToRacism

Norfolk

"Trans rights are human rights" - Zarah

Researchers disagree widely on how best to describe reality

Please support by signing the petition: action.unison.org.uk/page/173007/...

Mental health counsellors working for Norfolk Mind at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust are back on strike today over pay and grading. “Charity bosses @mind.org.uk should be ashamed that they're paying trainee rates for such crucial services,” UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea

My recent interview on #BBCNews where I discussed the ongoing changes in US climate regulations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAe1...

🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 This Thursday, 5pm, Moseley village. STOP STARVING GAZA STOP ARMING ISRAEL An emergency protest in solidarity with the people of Gaza, called by Moseley residents and supported by @wmpsc.bsky.social 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸

Birmingham sends Ozzy on his way....

This Friday afternoon 👇

In the beginning, there was darkness #Ozzy #BlackSabbath #Birmingham

Rising temperatures are causing water to evaporate and driving humans to extract more groundwater, which is moving freshwater from the land to the seas and creating a "continental drying" trend

Delivering #solidarity and chocolates to Birmingham’s resident doctors on the @bma.org.uk picket line at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this morning. #PayRestoration

Wes Streeting, and this entire Labour government, really are pieces of work. You know what's undermining the union movement Wes? Your government's austerity, assaults on workers' rights and stiring up racism.

Really, so why aren't they acting? Because they are complicit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Channel 4 News report on Gaza this evening: “Finding food has become a deadly business with 800 people killed in recent weeks at distribution centres”. BBC News channel covering the same story: “The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation… has faced criticism about how it is rolling out service provision”.

If you are in Birmingham on Friday 25 July please drop by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital picket line between 8am & 11am and show your support for our doctors. (Location: B15 2GW) #PayRestoration #Solidarity

Very nasty fascist demo in Epping yesterday. Solidarity with the anti fascists. socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/... A warning from Epping: fascist thugs attack pro-refugee protesters

We must be precise in calling out the Trump administration for what it is: a fascist regime.

Massive Attack announce alliance of musicians speaking out over Gaza

The Guardian has run my letter supporting the Resident Doctors' strike www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Resident Doctors are not being ‘greedy’. All they are asking for is a clear path to #PayRestoration. I supported them in 2023 and in 2024 and I will be supporting them in 2025. @bma.org.uk

HSBC abandons climate commitments, now working to destroy our future. It’s easy to switch to a green bank. A quick form and all your payees & direct debits are moved automatically. makemymoneymatter.co.uk/banks/

“I live in hope that one day petitions of over 100.000 signatures might mean something.” Once again, it’s hard to escape the impression that the council has very little regard for our environment, our city or its people.

Diverse, communal, gender-fluid: African families’ true history is being whitewashed | Wambui Kimani

I am taking part in Summer 2025 Big Ride for Palestine on 2 August, a 43 mile, circular ride starting in Birmingham via Coventry. I am raising money for the Middle East Children's Alliance: www.justgiving.com/page/john-co... More about BR4P here: www.thebigride4palestine.com/big-ride-2025

What has always irritated me about this debate - and what I discuss in this piece - is how the lab leak has never had a shred of evidence supporting it. People are using the same arguments today that they were in 2020. Meanwhile, zoonosis has only gotten more likely over time.

Conspiracy Theories kill. BBC News - Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Haytor Rocks, Dartmoor