Urgent review ordered into foreign influence in UK politics.

Who are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks?

Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy

Fighting resumes hours before regional foreign ministers meet in Malaysia to discuss steps to de-escalate hostilities.

Kamran Ahmed and Amu Gib have been hospitalised as a rolling hunger strike that began 50 days ago raises alarm.

Plea to stop using prehistoric monuments & peoples as a sub for present-day national identities. Past peoples are not ‘ancestors’, they had no idea of the concept of a nation-state & this archipelago has seen a lot of traffic since the last ice age

Christmas past comes alive as Sheffield pubs, halls and theatre celebrate hyper-local carols

‘Jesus was a refugee. As a child he had to go to Egypt for safety. So please: think what the message of Christmas really means’ The head of the Church of Scotland tells me Christmas is about welcoming the outsider as she speaks out against the hate growing in society In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

You're too nice. Thanks for always being supportive and helping me with the work too.

A wee Christmas big-up for @karingoodwin.bsky.social who never stops trying to shine a light on injustice everywhere.

“And yet, the IAF still talks about “values” and “ethos”. The pilots are the main arm of the genocide, but what matters is unauthorised alcohol consumption.”

Dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen - Heinrich Heine

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I wrote a personal essay on what it has meant for me witnessing events in Gaza since October 2023. I would be grateful if you help spread it. These were painful, disturbing conclusions to reach. But inescapable…

Israeli troops kill five Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs

Far right scum have been out harrassing the homeless on the streets & they are proud of it. The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏 www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...

NGOs fear 'catastrophic impact' of new Israel registration rules - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ngos-fear-catastrophic-impact-new-israel-registration-rules

Who is the constituency for “make it easier to fire people but tax business and workers more?” It’s as if they ran focus groups with a target of getting everyone to agree but forgot to specify they meant agree *positively*

Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use

My MP has signed - Has yours? Ask them. edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has requested Ethiopian PM Abiy to contribute Ethiopian troops to the proposed International Security Force for Gaza.

Migrants often find themselves in places where the language is unfamiliar. Warnings are hard to read. Help is hard to reach. Civilians must be protected, wherever they go.

US pushes for ceasefire in Sudan’s civil war as Kordofan violence escalates https://aje.io/f300ad

I’m at Bronzefield Prison near Heathrow, where hunger strikes linked to protests over Palestine are taking place. One prisoner, Qesser Zuhrah, has become seriously unwell. We urgently need confirmation that basic humanity is being respected for her and for others on hunger strike.

Trump has now conducted 28 boat strikes, killing over 100 people. Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner. This is a danger to us all.

Many families & individuals seeking protection face unimaginable challenges. They are rebuilding their lives after fleeing conflict & danger - often arriving with nothing but hope for safety. Donate to our winter appeal today & help someone start again in safety. 🧡 ow.ly/ASpx50XJyGq

Solutions to protect farm workers include -Extend visa timeframes -Ensure workers can switch employer -Ban recruitment fees -Better monitor recruitment & labour conditions -Provide paths to visa renewal & settlement -Grant access to public funds & more...! labourexploitation.org/publications...

As we look fwd to Christmas dinner, remember the migrant workforce who make it all possible on our farms, picking & processing our food🎄 These workers should be protected from exploitation but restrictive visa conditions make them vulnerable- @focusonlabour.bsky.social looks at solutions:

The more I think about it, the more I reckon the 2003 Iraq War began the process that let Trump win. The blatant lies we were told by our governments, the disregard for public opinion and mockery of international law created a rupture that never healed. Trust, consent and cohesion were smashed.🧵 1/3

This - from @clamc.bsky.social lists concrete steps to take to advocate for the lives of those on hunger strike and perilously near death. Remember none have been found guilty and they are innocent until a verdict is passed. 👇🏼 I’m adding weblinks for contact below The actions are uncontroversial

Things we can do (Lammy said on Tuesday he wouldn’t intervene, up to judges and prisons ombudsman) 1) write to prisons ombudsman 2) write to Lord Justice (England) & Lord Advocate (Scotland) 3) ask Amnesty to declare them prisoners of conscience 4) MPs to sign EDM/pressure govt 5) Protest

🔴A British academic and his wife have been told their cousin can't come to the UK for Christmas. Despite sending over 100 pages of evidence, the Home Office said that they could not prove "a genuine relationship". bylinetimes.com/2025/12/18/t...

It’s International Migrants Day, and let’s never stop fighting for a world where anyone can move if they want to, and no-one is forced to move if they don’t want to

UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said that while this news is encouraging, the Government needs to do more because there “are estimated to be more than 10,000 people in arbitrary detention in Eritrea.” Where did the “10,000” number come and how credible is it?

Activists have staged a protest outside the BBC Scotland headquarters calling on the broadcaster to 'urgently' improve its coverage of the Palestine hunger strikers

Palestine Action hunger strikers are ‘dying’ in prison, UK doctor warns https://aje.io/hbrilj

Celebrating International MigrantsDay at Royal Society of Edinburgh and Mosob

Today is #InternationalMigrantsDay. Migrants are not statistics or headlines. They are our neighbours, colleagues, carers, friends and loved ones - contributing every day to our communities and our society.

Incredible case. Hard not to think officials acted deliberately here to try and cover up an earlier mistake freemovement.org.uk/home-secreta...

We are witnessing the horror of years of the slaughter of innocents in Palestine. And now the U.K. Government require us to witness - equally helpless - their decision to allow the deaths of protesters on remand who are innocent until proven guilty in our judicial system.

Visiting US, prime minister calls for urgent move to second phase as winter storms worsen humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that? The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.

“Since migration has become the cornerstone of the current authoritarian turn, it is precisely around migration that resistance needs to form. How we will look back on the decade 2026-35 is ultimately up to us.”

ERASMUS 🙏🏾

Some worry this might set a precedent. I hope it does. Every regime that invades another country, committing countless mass atrocities, should have their foreign assets taken & handed to their victims. This might get all would-be invaders to think twice. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-gree...

“Why brief out a story when you can’t talk about it?” How to ask a follow up

Sophy Ridge asks govt minister Sarah Jones about us rejoining Erasmus. The govt minister says she can't comment because the announcement hasn't been made, so Ridge asks her why the govt has briefed journalists about the story then?

NEW: The number of homes lying empty in Scotland for over a year has risen to more than 32,000, the latest figures have shown Map 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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