Convinced that most British people want to live in a functioning, decent country where government improves stuff and everyone can thrive. The vast majority want nothing to do with this imported hate and atmosphere of violence directed at people just trying to live their lives.

Instead of calling for protests against the #PalestineAction ban to be cancelled following the #synagogue attack, police could focus on protecting people from real terrorism (such as we saw in #Manchester) rather than pretending that people holding placards are a terrorist threat.

The murderous attack in #Manchester is no reason to cancel protests against murderous attacks in #Gaza. At the same time, we must make sure that our protests give no space at all to the minority who want to misuse our movement to promote anti-Semitism.

Why have the Church of England announced the new #ArchbishopofCanterbury the day after the #Manchester terrorist attack? On one hand it looks insensitive not to wait a bit, and on the other it means the news of the news of the new archbishop will get far less coverage. Baffling.

Calling for #Gaza protests to be cancelled because of the horrific attack in #Manchester completely misses the point. Many of us object to the killing of innocent people in Gaza for *the same reason* that we object to the killing of innocent people in a Manchester #synagogue.

In shocking: "most people want to eat competitively priced, good quality fresh food and don't care where it comes from or what Nigel Farage thinks" news.

"I'm here to talk about what others won’t. To tell the truth about what makes our country great and what makes it not so great. While others thrive on creating scapegoats, I am here to tell you a different story." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Utterly vile things to read on social media today: 1. Supposedly progressive people making excuses for anti-Semitic murders in #Manchester. 2. People blaming anti-Semitic murders on immigration/ all Muslims/ Palestinians/ anyone else they don't like, regardless of evidence or reality.

A controversial decision to axe free school transport for hundreds of children has failed to produce the expected savings, instead contributing to a projected £500,000 overspend

Horrific news. God weeps. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...

Feeling sick at the news of the #Synagogue stabbings in #Manchester on #YomKippur. Best wishes and solidarity to all those affected. We must stand against everyone who tries to exploit this horrific incident to stir up yet more hatred and violence.

It feels almost impossible as a practicing Christian to talk about my horror and revulsion at what American evangelics profess and practice because non-Christians always come out to yell "YOU CAN'T JUST NOT ALL CHRISTIANS." But they are spitting in the face of the actual teachings of Christ?

Remember that time that Sigmund Freud used hypnosis to help Sherlock Holmes kick his coke habit? The Seven-Per-Cent Solution screens this Sunday at The Roxy Cinema Tribeca, with a Q&A with author Nicholas Meyer to follow. Details: www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/t...

Oops.

Billy Bragg on fire

In 2004, I signed a pledge to refuse to carry an identity card. In 2025, I won't be carrying the digital version either. I don't need the state's permission to exist. Not in 2004, not in 2025, not ever. We defeated it before. We'll defeat it again. #DigitalID #BritCard

Sadiq Khan has responded to Donald Trump's comments on London and Sharia law in yesterday's UN General Assembly speech, calling the US president racist, sexist and Islamophobic "I appear to be living rent free inside Donald Trump’s head," he added www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/w...

Happy #BiVisibilityDay! I hope you can still see me.

What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Autistic people are great and do not need to be eradicated or cured. Mothers are not to “blame” for their kids’ differences and disabilities. Love, a mom of a kid with a neural tube defect that people also love to blame moms for.

Folk music in Wales is at a crossroads. If our schools won’t teach it, or those growing up in deprived communities are unable to afford it, or have access to instruments and music lessons, then it could just become a hobby for the well off ✍️Trac Cymru

It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity

#ShanaTova to my Jewish friends and followers!

These people are dangerous. This is not normal.

Prove Me Wrong is a logical fallacy. It is being used to rip our nation apart, to make us afraid and unhealthy. If someone claims something to be true, it is up to them to provide evidence in support of the claim. Asking you to prove someone wrong is aggressive and disgusting.

The truth: we need migration. The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it. Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality. Reject it. Draw the line.

I have defended the BBC again and again. No more.

Word on the ground is that all the left leaning kids have switched to the Greens anyway. I'm completely unsurprised about this. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Good to continue my #DysguCymraeg journey today with starting on the formal Welsh course. I've been doing bits and pieces for a while but now in the proper system.

This time on MY LIFE IN THE PAST: Victorian lady detectives in fiction. Read the story here! lucyworsley.substack.com/p/the-first-...

Wholesome moment in the East Asian supermarket earlier. Two young lads came in and one was excited to tell his friend "it's like the Halal shop, but Chinese! So many good spices!" I introduced them to the bargain shelves and got an enthusiastic (positive) "that's sick, man!" The kids are alright.

41% of renters in England & Wales, 4.5m people, had to ration energy. People skipping hot meals, wearing gloves inside, limiting heating. Energy companies made £514bn operating profit since 2020, also get subsidies, shareholders enriched, misery for people. End profiteering. Nationalize energy

The first US-born leader of the Catholic church singled out the Tesla chief as an example of the kind of wealth he said was undermining 'the value of human life, of the family, of the value of society' on.ft.com/4653oC8

ICE threw me and other protestors to the ground on Friday because we dared to stand up for our neighbors. I’m okay, but our communities aren’t. We can't afford apathy or inaction from our leaders right now. Abolishing ICE is a moral necessity.

While doing community work in the south Wales valleys, I saw traditional fixes fail, power stay in the hands of politicians, and ‘helpers’ more interested in control than change. Real change must come from the bottom-up ✍️ Martin Hoban

Want to be clear that the predictable violence against the police wasn't the only problem with yesterday's march It's that 100,000 angry racists gathered in London for the biggest racist march in 50 years, and anyone not white had to steer clear The govt can't see that because they are inadequate.

"Much like the work of Zack Polanski in Britain, Mamdani has breathed new life into left-wing politics, embracing new media and getting to the crux of the on-the-ground issues that people care about and that affect their everyday lives." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/zohr...

Nothing justifies murder, including murder of a far-right thug such as #CharlieKirk. Let's not pretend though that he wasn't a racist homophobe whose hands were covered in blood. Given his distortion of faith to promote hate, I hope he won't be claimed as some sort of martyr.

A new report from Wales Environment Link shows that only 2.1% of Welsh land is properly protected for nature - far short of the Welsh Government’s 30% by 2030 target ✍️Martin Shipton

"Save our kids"

We'll be gathering again for a prayer vigil outside Cardiff Barclays Bank this Saturday at noon to pray that our financial institutions stop funding climate chaos and war @cclimateaction.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/17An2x...

He massively admires Tommy Robinson... He was with Tommy Robinson the previous evening... Tommy Robinson gave him the flags... But this is a grassroots movement apparently

Demo at Downing Street cancelled - all come to Chatham House.

Excellent article by @ottoenglish.bsky.social about the ludicrous misrepresentation of the #LucyConnolly case by the right-wing media. #freespeech

Lucy Connolly was convicted of inciting racial hatred, and her tweet was part of the tinder that lit violence, intimidation, looting, and thuggery across England last year. The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement. bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...

New Green Party leader Zack Polanski has urged left-leaning voters to back his party, saying there is no ‘time to wait around’ for a new party from Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana

Campaigners are here calling for a "heat strike" at TUC to demand tougher action on the climate crisis (and higher working temperatures) heatstrike.uk

It's clear that the police just can't arrest more than 850 people in one day, even if thousands sit patiently waiting to be arrested for 10 hours. There's a limit to what police can do if the people don't consent to an unjust law.