Clive Gomes

How would tougher powers for police affect protests in England and Wales? The home secretary has announced plans to allow officers to consider the impact of repeated demonstrations

Are you worried or confused about the proposed law to restrict 'cumulative protests'?

We've contributed to this article breaking down your protest rights and what this new law could mean

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Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

Utterly beholden to lobbyists, staggeringly ignorant and dismissive of the natural world: Rachel Reeves might not look or sound like Donald Trump, but she is behaving very much like him. This government is even more of an ecological hazard than the Tories were.
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BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

Well that's the trouble. We did. We voted out the Tories, only to get a government that now does the same or worse. It's not hard to see why people feel like giving up on politics.

Greens ‘on track’ to supplant Labour as favourite party in London, says Zack Polanski Exclusive: poll asked voters to rank parties on how favourably they felt about them, with strong support in capital and among younger voters

"The Greens are viewed more favourably than any other party in London and among younger voters"

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Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

Just when you thought Keir Starmer's Labour Party couldn't get more illiberal, or more like the Tories...
"Change", my left foot.
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YouTube video by Sky News Tennis legend Boris Becker gives insight into life inside a prison in Britain

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“Little improvement” in dilapidated courts, says Law Society Solicitors have reported “little improvement” in the dilapidated state of court estate over the past three years, with problems including rotting seagulls and maggots “raining down” into a lobby.

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The Labour govt are planning to introduce digital ID cards 🪪

This raises huge concerns about human rights, digital exclusion, and mass surveillance by the government 👇

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1 in 4 Londoners more likely to cycle after Tube strike A poll by Lime and YouGov found that 28 per cent of Londoners are more likely to consider cycling in the future due to the disruption

YouGov survey of 1,000+ Londoners, post-tube strike said 1/5 cycled during strikes, 1/4 will now cycle more, with ~35% of central & East Londoners embracing cycling. Those areas tend to have more safe cycle routes generally than other areas of London currently.
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Brake mourns another 1,671 killed on UK roads as the… | Brake The road safety charity renews calls for the Government to publish a road safety strategy

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What an extraordinary transformation on the #RoyalDocksCorridor! A 4-lane racetrack for cars becomes a street for people. We attended a celebration event today with the project managers, builders, councillors, Mayor of Newham, and @willnorman.co.uk in attendance. Congratulations to all involved! 🎉

Woman cycling and smiling on a Finnish hire cycle. Next to this a quote from Anni Sinnemäki, Deputy Mayor of the City of Helsinki Urban Environment Division: "The decision to reduce the general speed limit to 30km per hour (19mph) in 2019 was not an easy one to make. The City Board voted on it. But I can say that afterwards no one has regretted it."

TfL has snuck out new case studies showing how Oslo & Helsinki have reduced fatal collisions to zero ('Vision Zero'). Mayor @london.gov.uk & @willnorman.co.uk aim for London to get there by 2041. Right at bottom of page: tfl.gov.uk/corporate/sa...
Key takeaways? For Helsinki: do 20mph, but Oslo? 1/3

Together for Palestine concert: Benedict Cumberbatch, Damon Albarn and Neneh Cherry take stage at galvanising and star-studded gig for Gaza Scores of artists, speakers and activists appear at four-hour fundraiser curated by Brian Eno – but it’s Palestinian voices who make the biggest impression The sheer scale of it was boggling. A total of 69 artists, speakers and activists were to appear at Ovo Arena Wembley. There were stars of music: Damon Albarn, Bastille, PinkPantheress, Hot Chip and a festival’s worth of others. There were stars of stage and screen: Benedict Cumberbatch, Florence Pugh, Guy Pearce, Ramy Youssef and a huge supporting cast. There were the firebrands, the podcasters, the people you’re sure are important but you have no idea why. And there were the people who, well, you don’t really know what they’re bringing: the former footballer Eric Cantona, the Love Island host Laura Whitmore, the Chicken Shop Dates YouTuber Amelia Dimoldenberg. Continue reading...

Together for Palestine concert: Benedict Cumberbatch, Damon Albarn and Neneh Cherry take stage at galvanising and star-studded gig for Gaza

Keeping up the pressure to get rent caps for London's renters.

I asked the Mayor of London what he is asking for as part of the Devolution Bill to help London's renters who face ever increasing rents.

On patrol with the company recovering stolen bikes Just 0.6% of bike thefts in London this year have led to a charge, prosecution or caution.

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Where is Keir Starmer? Where is the leadership?

Fascists marched on our streets yesterday and he hasn’t said a single word.

Instead the Prime Minister spends his time defending the “best pals” of paedophiles.

He is a coward. He should resign.

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Christiane Amanpour, "How do we allow 150,000 far right protestors who punch officers, broken noses, broken teeth, and concussions, spew hate speech?"

Worse, why hasn't Keir Starmer said anything about our police being attacked by the far right?

YouTube video by London cycle routes 🚲 London tube strike cycling boom: Knightsbridge to Bank in rush hour

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Prostate cancer screening gets major boost from MRI scan breakthrough It might not seem much in the world of medical research, but clinical trial results on the use of MRI scans in prostate cancer could have huge implications for millions of men.

Prostate cancer screening gets major boost from MRI scan breakthrough.

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'Strikelists' have taken over London after the Tube network ground to a halt Seasoned cyclists have reported 'dodgy behaviour' from inexperienced riders during the Tube strike.

More cyclists, even wobbly ones, a good thing!

A surge in 'strikelists' on the commute this week means some folk will continue cycling when strike is over - but "exposes the lack of capacity for cycling in London" says our Head of Campaigns @psimonk.bsky.social
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Peter Mandelson admits to continuing relationships Epstein after he was convicted - how on earth can he stay on as ambassador?

2025: Yvette Cooper suspends the rights of child refugees to come to the UK, effectively rejecting Article 8 of the ECHR

2016: Yvette Cooper making a passionate plea for child refugees to come to the UK

Cooper spent over a decade speaking up for child refugees, now she rejects Article 8 of ECHR

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Peak rail fares have now been scrapped across Scotland's rail network"

"it is to encourage people to switch from cars to trains"

Why isn't this happening across England and Wales too?

‘Definite evidence’ of starvation killing children in Gaza says human rights lawyer We spoke to Dr Victoria Rose, a consultant plastic surgeon who has volunteered repeatedly in Gaza hospitals and spoken graphically about what she's called a man-made famine there.

Victoria Rose, who has volunteered in Gaza hospitals, and other medics have teamed up with lawyers, including KC Kirsty Brimelow, to gather evidence of potential war crimes by Israel.

They talk to @cathynewman.bsky.social.

Read and watch:

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‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decision From a retired British colonel to a Catholic priest, half of the 532 people arrested in Parliament Square were 60 or older. Many believe they had a greater share of responsibility to take in defending the right to free speech

‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decision

Facial recognition cameras too racially biased to use at Notting Hill carnival, say campaigners Exclusive: Letter to the Met says technology ‘unfairly targets community that carnival exists to celebrate’

The police are currently able to largely set their own rules on facial recognition

Any tech that can ID and track any one of us (and can make costly mistakes) must be tightly regulated to protect us as we go about our daily lives

Safeguards > more deployments
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YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic Government quietly drops its fight for tougher anti-protest laws used to arrest hundreds of people

It’s more than three months now since the government was defeated in the Court of Appeal in its attempt to curb our right to protest. It should now be reviewing all arrests made under these unlawful powers

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Hundreds arrested at protest in support of Palestine Action in London Police have now arrested 365 protestors supporting the proscribed Palestine Action group - with another five detained for assaults on officers.

Hundreds arrested at protest in support of Palestine Action in London
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