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A massive undertaking. Congratulations to Tim and all involved.

Far from peace in Gaza “With the so-called ‘Yellow Line,’ Israel has divided the Strip in two: West Gaza, encompassing 42 percent, where Hamas remains in control and over two million people are crammed in; and East Gaza,…

We stand with those working to build a new majority within Israeli society for a genuine peace based on equal rights for Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs, including equal rights to self-determination and statehood.

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Staff at Dundee University are taking action again next week to defend jobs and resist compulsory redundancies.

A year after the university’s financial crisis, uncertainty still hangs over hundreds of staff.

Solidarity with Dundee UCU members fighting for fairness and job security. ✊

Against a bright pink background text states “No more job cuts. Join the strikes. 10-14th November. Picket lines Mon-Fri, 8:30-12:00, Perth Road. Dundee UCU.”

We’re leading 5 days of industrial action at the University of Dundee.

We’re calling on all our members to participate in this action. You can join us on the picket line or strike from home. You can legally join the strike if you aren’t a member of a union

The people united will never be defeated.

Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/

Dozens of staff stood up and displayed these signs at the beginning of today’s address by the VC to demonstrate their lack of confidence in him and his ability to impose such devastating staff cuts across the university.

A post in another place reading: Kevin Ovenden. Follow 57m. > X The police in Birmingham and other authorities have reviewed the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from next Thursday's game at Aston Villa, as demanded by Keir Starmer. They have reasserted the ban and cite intelligence from European police agencies about the violent racist behaviour of MTA at various games. Starmer, Nandy, Badenoch and the rest of them should apologise for slurring the people of Birmingham, the local MP Ayub Khan, many others and for cynically using this to demonise Muslim communities and pro-Palestinian sentiment. Of course the genocidal state of Israel and its sporting teams should be banned from international competition in any case. Protest goes ahead in Birmingham next Thursday.

The media is completely refusing to run this story. I wonder why... Starmer should be utterly humiliated: the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans has been upheld.

UK in a 'doom loop' as science and tech firms 'moving overseas', damning report finds

A damning report has said that the UK is in a 'doom loop' as science and technology companies are 'moving overseas'

Photo of week

Congratulations to our Pic of the Week winner from Ulster! 🕷️📮

A brilliantly spooky ballot-posting moment and right on theme. 🎃
We’re halfway through the HE ballot let’s keep the momentum going!

Every vote, every chat, every envelope counts. 💌✊
(The branch will make sure your gift gets to you!)

OpenAI Bans All Political Activism BREAKING NEWS: OpenAI Prohibits Political Activism Using ChatGPT — A Fundamental Attack on Freedom of Political Expression by Those with Tyrannical Ambitions

Breaking News…

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Starmer should resign - he was briefed about Mandelson and hired him anyway Keir Starmer is a liability and should resign as prime minister for the good of the United Kingdom.

Starmer should resign I think is a sentiment a great many can get behind.

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When we launched this campaign, we said we wanted to knock on one million doors across the five boroughs by the June primary.

Some people laughed. You got to work. We hit 1.6 million.

In the general, we said let's do it again. Another million.

We just passed three.

Live Updates: Turnout High as Voters Decide Mayor’s Race

Wow, this is what happens when you make hope happen. By this afternoon, more people had voted in this year’s NYC election than in any of the previous 25 years
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We’re halfway there!
In week three of the ballot, the voting pics are coming in thick and fast and we love to see it. 💌

But we’re only halfway through, and every chat counts.

So keep going! Talk to a colleague, check they’ve voted, remind them why it matters. Together we make every vote count. ✊

“Housing costs predicted to rise throughout 2030s, peaking as a share of GNI in late 2030s as demand eventually begins to fall” -Dept Finance

..where’s the risk assessment? Allowing housing costs to rise for another 10-15 years will destroy both society & the economy assets.gov.ie/static/docum...

Newport 4th November 1839: 22 Chartists demanding the vote shot dead by the army Newport 4th November 1839: 22 Chartists demanding the vote shot dead by the army It is 186 years on 4th November since the Newport Rising in South Wales. The events of that day may have had a revol…

In Newport South Wales on November 4 1839 Chartists nearly succeeded in sparking a revolution. The crack regiment of the British Army shot 22 dead
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I live in London, and the mayoralty of New York City makes no practical difference to my life at all, but my goodness it’s been a while since I rooted for anyone as strongly as I’m rooting for Zohran Mamdani

🇺🇸 On this day in 2008, Barack Obama was elected in a landslide to become our nation's first Black president.

(In case you are looking for a good omen today.)

The Next Generation of British New Towns Join us for the second instalment of this year’s London Planning seminars.

London: Still time to book (for a seat or a zoom) for @thebartlettucl.bsky.social seminar on New Towns on Thursday 1730h. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

Should we stop subscribing to #Wikipedia yet? I'm inclined to see how this plays out. Might Wales be made to back down or accept being outvoted? #Genocide #Gaza

Zohran Mamdani’s historic run will also help free Jews, and U.S. politics, from Zionism Zohran Mamdani’s historic campaign for New York mayor marks a significant moment for Jewish identity as more Jews distance themselves from Zionism. This will be a fierce generational fight with wide-r...

READ: 2 out of 3 young Jews are expected to vote for Zohran Mamdani.

Even as he supports BDS, calls Gaza a genocide, and says he'd arrest Netanyahu.

This marks a significant moment for Jewish identity as more Jews distance themselves from Zionism. mondoweiss.net/2025/10/zohr...

“[Democratic Public Finance], by contrast, asserts that money is an unlimited and disputable public good which can always be reorganized to serve people and the environment.”

moneyontheleft.org/2025/10/10/d...

@moneyontheleft.bsky.social

Day 7 | Truman Brewery Inquiry: From Infrastructure to Inertia — How Digital “Need” Became a Financial Strategy “a contest between democracy and development — between a community’s right to place and the market’s right to possession.”

Looking at coverage of the planning inquiry at Truman's Brewery, Brick Lane in London I'm amazed by this theorising write-up conserveconnect.news/day-7-from-i... #DataCentres #DataCenters It seems to be by Mark McGlinn & J W Carradine

Just heard that Lisa Fairmaner is leaving the job Head of London Plan at City Hall and moving to Arups. Does anyone know any back story? Succession?

jeremy Corbyn says ‘No war with Venezuela’ www.stopwar.org.uk/article/no-w...

Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money

URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

There should be a tax on ridiculously bloated road boats registered in urban areas, because (a) they cause obvious problems in such areas (b) they are bad for the environment (c) they are dangerous for children (d) they are awful, and driving them should be expensive and socially stigmatised.

📣 Vacancy alert:

We are seeking to recruit a Research Officer (post-doctoral researcher) for a 24-month period to conduct original research on topics related to inequality, intergenerational mobility, and inequality of opportunity.

Apply by 20 November ⬇️
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