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What weโre witnessing is the result of Israel acting with impunity. It is committing genocide in Gaza, ethnic cleansing in the West Bank & has bombed Lebanon, Syria, Yemen & Iran without any accountability. The UK must end ALL arms sales, sanction Israel & expel its ambassador.
Thames Water is now controlled by two US credit powerhouses: Silver Point Capital and Elliott Management. Their game - asset stripping, profiteering, slick PR, devour; to get high returns. Govt can put an end by bringing water into public ownership, but refuses. People's misery to deepen.
Last week: "deliver peace through strength." This week: "time for diplomacy." Starmer can't cosplay the Army General one week. And then pretend to be the global Diplomat the next. Total lack of moral legitimacy. The Prime Ministers approach is both foolish & dangerous
The lying shits who posted it said โYou wonโt believe this guys. Weโre having a day at Dover and the asylum seekers, itโs crazy. โTheyโre just all coming in, they are. Theyโre all just flooding in. Look, all the boats, itโs just asylum seekers everywhere.โ
Netanyahu is a bloodthirsty sociopath and a war criminal. And now the liberal city of Tel Aviv is paying the price for his arrogance and recklessness. The sooner that barbarian is gone, the better. Just like America and Trump, it's no longer certain that Israel will survive him.
Dunno if itโs just me but with all these mostly very old men in charge bombing each othersโ civilians in many corners of the earth Iโm starting to wonder if we should let women have a go running things. Would there be quite as much carnage? Frankly I doubt it.
Woke with period pain. Took what I thought was cocodomol whilst half asleep. It was two Ritalin. Since then Iโve written a book chapter, deep cleaned the bathroom, completed a ten step skincare routine and fallen down a Peter Thiel rabbit hole. Might take another for the plot.
11,000 pupils left private schools since Labour imposed VAT. Over the same period, state primary schools lost 60,000 pupils. Even if every ex private school pupil moved to a state school, it created no additional pressure. DATA SOURCE explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/...
This is a dream come true, a once in a lifetime honour. I am so utterly thrilled to have won the 2025 @womensprize.bsky.social for Non-Fiction. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who gave me such generous support in writing The Story of a Heart, especially Max & Keiraโs incredible, wonderful families ๐ฉท๐ซ๐ซ
"The NHS needs every doctor it can get. But we inhabit a world now where doctors are unemployed. Itโs madness. Please, Mr Streeting, do not be the health sec in post while doctors are unemployed & signing on with Uber shifts.โ @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
In Brussels for really urgent conversations with @europeangreens.eu I spoke about the genocide in Palestine, the inequality crisis & the need for Greens to respond to this moment. Great to hear contributions from leadership all over Europe: including brilliant @patrickharvie.bsky.social
This week a question from @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social revealed that the UK is training Israeli soldiers - making us actively complicit in the Israeli government's genocide in Gaza. I've asked the Defence Secretary if he'll put a stop to this - there is no excuse for letting this go on.
Given the track record of Ofcom's current chair, it's perhaps not surprising that the regulator would be weak on dealing with misogyny. But to use public funds to pay an agency to produce "research" downplaying the threat takes things to a new level... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/new-of...
โWhen Starmer sees a problem he wants to solve it, instead of kicking it into the long grass. At last politics is no longer simply performative.โ East Angliaโs political diarist warms to the PM, calls out Badenochโs hypocrisy, and more โคต๏ธ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
Amid growing concern over Ofcom's failure to deal with online harms, they've commissioned a report about the "manosphere" whose author suggests - based on interviews with just *39* participants - that "society has overestimated" the threat... www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
๐ฟโIt's said that you notice more walking on foot than by car Today I happened upon Jenner Gardens, Cheltenham town Sad to see the disrepair. But do you know what, nature is thriving - insects were buzzing, I had to stand on toes ๐ธ but I had an uplift of joy www.cheltenham.gov.uk/info/33/park...
Happy #Caturday lovely phone family. Anyone got exciting plans for the weekend? โ๏ธ I hate that kindness, compassion, tolerance, empathy and inclusion are seen as 'pandering' and derided as 'woke'. They should be the cornerstone of humanity ๐ฅฐ Have a fabulous day everyone ๐ท #HaveCourageAndBeKind โค๏ธ
Sewage Watch โ Protect our rivers and beaches 8 June 2025 โ Gloucestershire: Exhibition shines light on River Wye pollution. 7 June 2025 โ Bidders demand Thames Water granted immunity over environmental crimes. 3 June 2025 โ Failing water sector needs stronger regulation, says damning review.
The racist violence in Northern Ireland is outrageous. Families and communities are in the midst of a racist pogrom led by a hateful few. This violence is fuelled by racist hatred. It is stoked by social media algorithms profiting from hate, and amplified by reckless politicians.
The European FBPE stands with all Americans protesting ICE brutality and violations of constitutional rights. We condemn the use of federal forces against peaceful protesters & aggressive enforcement that undermines democratic principles. The Admin's authoritarian agenda must be stopped immediately.