Mark Allum

#Kneecap get a million views on TikTok. That is what happens when you try and shut down free speech, Starmer and BBC. #FreePalestine
#StopBombingGaza

How am I meant to sleep with memes like this popping up on my feed??

Sir, After the horrors of the Second World War, Britain and its allies agreed that refugees who came to our countries in search of safety should get a fair chance to apply for asylum. ("How Denmark's left sent migrants packing", Alice Thomson, Jun 4). The Refugee Convention is how we pledged "never again", and it is just as relevant today as we continue to bear witness to war, violence and oppression in the world. Alongside our European neighbours, we can choose a fair and controlled system to handle asylum applications and decide who can stay and who must return — or we can choose chaos, with no system for dealing with men, women and children who seek safety on our shores. We ought not to forget how over many decades local communities across the country have welcomed refugees and supported them to rebuild their lives and play their part in Britain, contributing to our businesses, communities and the NHS. Enver Solomon CEO, Refugee Council

Good letter in The Times from @enversol.bsky.social

A refreshing antidote to the bile and ignorance of doomed and dangerous Tory/Reform anti-immigrant ideology.
A reminder of the importance of cooperation and humanity.

Occupation of Palestine explained for the hard of thinking.

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Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

Fucking hell, the fascist fail finally saying something positive about Kier Starmer. Wonder what their take is on Foghorn Farage still kissing the Orange Putin's Puppet's arse?

Times Square 🇺🇸🇺🇦✊

Now THIS is true leadership on the world stage. In stark contrast to the weak, ignorant clown we currently have in the White House.
#SlavaUkraini 🇬🇧 🇺🇦

Oops 😬

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Suella Braverman has "seen the wall on the land border between Italy and Turkey..."

Gosh I think she's been visited by more right wing fairies

Minor detail - Italy and Turkey don't have a land border!!!

God these right wingers are doing my head in

It's like debating with stroppy 5 year olds

We don't defeat populists by calling out their lies. We tried that. Facts are complicated, and the audience for populism wants simplicity. It won't work.

We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY 💯

Sitting down to compose a hopeful message for 2025 is a tough ask given the year we’ve just had. Even glib sentiments are hard to come by. The defeat of pro-democracy forces in the US presidential election still weighs like a heavy anchor on my attempts to move on. 1/11

Paddington Bear at London's New Year's Day 2025 fireworks 🎉

"As we enter the new year, I always remember what Mrs Brown says: in London everyone is different, but that means anyone can fit in... Although I don't look like anyone else, I really feel at home. Happy New Year, Love, from Paddington"

Crazy that we hear about Train Drivers who get £60,000 a year for driving a train.

But we never hear about the boss of Tesco who gets £30,000 a day and doesn't even pay tax in the UK.

Or the £250m a day that the likes of Amazon, Vodafone, BP and Shell don't pay in tax.

#RefugeesWelcome please share.

UK and EU look to 2025 as year of reset but with little room for trade-offs Sir Keir Starmer is invited to an EU summit in February - the first of its type since the Brexit negotiations.

“A huge 68% of respondents in Britain see a benefit in reintroducing cross-Channel freedom of movement in exchange for access to the European single market”

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Can we just admit that we NEED immigrants for our economy to run, from agriculture to high tech?

We’re a goddamn nation of immigrants, aren’t we? Let’s be proud of our immigrant heritage!

At the Canadian border:

Merry Christmas to all

I just tried to divide a Coke Zero between two glasses and the can exploded

“Why don’t you stick to acting?” It’s a taunt I often have hurled at me.

I am a gay man in America whose marriage is under threat.

The last time Trump was in office, hate crimes against AAPIs skyrocketed.

I care deeply about this country and the future of our democracy.

I’ll stick to activism.