David Wearing

A great thing about Zohran Mamdani was how he foregrounded economic issues while remaining resolute and principled on what the class-first left dismisses as "woke" and "identity politics". We'll see if the new UK left party can manage this. You'd imagine so, but not all British socialists can.

And there's the central thrust of the far right's crybullying war on universities:

"Our ideas may be utter horseshit (at best), but you still have to (a) employ us and (b) respect us. And if you don't, we'll get the state to compel you to. On free speech grounds".

And there's the central thrust of the far right's crybullying war on universities:

"Our ideas may be utter horseshit (at best), but you still have to (a) employ us and (b) respect us. And if you don't, we'll get the state to compel you to. On free speech grounds".

OLIVER: "Gaza is starving is a sentence that's objectively true, but it's also slightly misleading because it's too passive — Gaza is being starved by Israel."

A great thing about Zohran Mamdani was how he foregrounded economic issues while remaining resolute and principled on what the class-first left dismisses as "woke" and "identity politics". We'll see if the new UK left party can manage this. You'd imagine so, but not all British socialists can.

My favourite 😭 That and Green Island Rum

Enormous blessing that this is my family homeland. Love to see people discover and fall in love with it 👍🏽🇲🇺🦤

As people of colour in this country we need to seriously reckon with the fact that this hatred being incited in Westminster and Fleet St will come for us all if we let it. This is where the "legitimate concerns" discourse was always going to lead. Congratulations to those who peddled it.

5-0 series victory for the proper version of the game

As people of colour in this country we need to seriously reckon with the fact that this hatred being incited in Westminster and Fleet St will come for us all if we let it. This is where the "legitimate concerns" discourse was always going to lead. Congratulations to those who peddled it.

In this scenario, assuming the culprit was an opponent of the West, there'd be a huge clamour for military intervention. Passionate speeches and op-eds demanding the West honour its commitment to the rules based international order. From the same people now acting as Israel's apologists and enablers

In this scenario, assuming the culprit was an opponent of the West, there'd be a huge clamour for military intervention. Passionate speeches and op-eds demanding the West honour its commitment to the rules based international order. From the same people now acting as Israel's apologists and enablers

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The key, generalisable point here is that we don't defeat the far-right by taking their framings at face value. We defeat them by stating on our own terms what the problems are that need to be addressed.

In this case, the real, fundamental problem at hand is patriarchy.

Feminists (broadly left-wing) have been telling us for a long time that traditional masculinity is bad and unhealthy for everyone.

Let's help and encourage young men to opt out of it. There'll be a wide range of positive consequences

For example, it will help inoculate them against the far right.

The correct answer of course is the 1707 Acts of Union.

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If you're protesting this weekend, it's vital you know your rights

Save these bust cards, share with others, write phone numbers on your arm, look for legal observers if you need assistance and remember to say "no comment" without a lawyer

Keep yourselves and each other safe

If there's one thing opponents of recognising Palestine care passionately about - in July 2025 - its respect for international law.

So far, recognition of Palestinian sovereignty has largely been limited to countries in Africa, South America and Asia that have historically been critical of Israel.

This is an amazing way of writing “most of the world”

There are two key problems with the new UK government position that it will recognise Palestine unless Israel ends the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and commits to a two-state solution. [brief 🧵]

I miss Reel History

One of the major tasks for any minimally progressive government this country might have someday will be to thoroughly clean out the Augean stables of British policing.

"What would you do if this was your child? Tell David Lammy how you feel" Photo of 4 year old Palestinian girl having her eye removed at Nasser Hospital, July 2025.

In David Lammy's constituency.

One can easily imagine a broad church progressive party spanning Keynesian soc dems, socialists, greens and many further to the left.

But the idea that such a party can sustainably accomodate a Labour hard right that holds the other elements in contempt has obviously been tested to destruction.

Doing a great job these past 21 months, Owen. Very on top of the detail 👍

Two problems with Balfour
1. it made no commitment to protect the Palestinians national & political rights
2. the Empire's real aim was not to empower Jewish self determination while protecting the same for the Palestinians. It was to secure a foothold in an important piece of strategic real estate

@davidwearing.bsky.social: "Western politicians & journalists have.. got to the point where they thought, we can't prevaricate as much as we were.. or we're going to look bad"

Spot on. For many the only thing thats changed is they now realise continued silence comes at a personal cost

Thanks for clipping and sharing this, and for all the work you do

The refusal to take these measures despite the UK's clear obligations under the Genocide Convention suggests that Starmer’s motivation is to manage the domestic politics of the moment rather than help the Palestinians. The aim is to be seen to be doing something rather than to actually do something