Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?

If as reported today prisons across England & Wales are now 98.9% full surely now is the time for the government to end the shocking #IPPscandal - one of the most cruel & monumental injustices of the past half-century

Let’s not wait for the next ITV drama to do the right thing

UK, 2025: a country where police break into a place of worship and arrest those inside who are having a meeting and might be planning a non-violent action.

The right to peaceful protest is an essential part of a healthy democracy. Governments who crack down on it are governments to be very wary of.

Cutting off electricity to over two million people in Gaza will worsen an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Collective punishment is unacceptable.

The UK must support negotiations to continue the ceasefire, release all hostages, and provide humanitarian aid to the region.

Thankyou so much for taking the time to create this!

DWP should increase benefits and scrap two-child limit, UN says The United Nations has urged the Labour government to scrap the DWP two-child limit and raise benefits in warning over poverty failures.

UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning

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This made me spit out my coffee! Cats are wise, and grumpy.

The full text of the “Minerals Deal”, agreed by Ukraine and the United States European Pravda publishes the final text of the “Minerals Deal,” an intergovernmental arrangement that Ukraine and the United States are set to sign this week...

The thing is, for protection rackets to work they have to provide actual protection:

"The Government of the United States of America supports Ukraine’s efforts to obtain security guarantees needed to establish lasting peace"

This statement does not. www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/articles...

No more bites of the Big Apple Flight Free UK director Anna Hughes asks, are we missing out by not travelling long haul?

The ‘bucket lists’ of must see places to fly to,

are so appropriately named

As we’ll be using buckets to bail out the flood waters #ClimateChange

There are so many places to visit which don’t require flights
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Same here in Nottingham, husbands brothers both had prostate cancer, one had a prostatectomy and other is stage 4. Husband age 69 had to insist on a test. There should be a screening process.

Solar panels could cut fuel-poor UK families’ energy bills by 24%, says study Call for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting

Successful rollout of solar panels could lift 1.2 million people in UK out of fuel poverty, & help decarbonise the UK’s electricity system

In fuel-poor households savings from rooftop solar panels could reduce energy bills by 24% say @resfoundation.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Starmer cuts short Buckinghamshire visit after farmers stage noisy tractor protest

Yet again, if these were climate protestors, there'd have been multiple arrests, with some facing years in jail for "public nuisance". But farmers can block the road and drown out the Prime Minister and the police won't touch them.
The real #TwoTierPolicing

YouTube video by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières Doctors Without Borders nurse shares update from Northern #Gaza

Northern #Gaza: All components of society have been destroyed making it almost uninhabitable.

Our teams are now able to reach the north and to assess the medical and humanitarian needs.

Sanabel Sulaiman, our nurse, talks about the dire medical situation: youtube.com/shorts/3p5N8...

Group of Labour MPs urge No 10 to be tougher on migration to fend off Reform Exclusive: Pressure group set up by MPs from seats where Reform came second amid concern about party’s rise

When will Govt learn you can’t out-Reform Reform - you end up simply legitimising their toxic narrative. To see off populists, Labour needs to invest in public services & local communities, making a real difference to people’s lives - levy a wealth tax & use it to improve people’s lives *now*

Long-term sick will need to look for jobs in benefits overhaul Claimants could face cuts of £5,000 a year as government prepares for rows with backbenchers and campaigners over bringing down £65bn sickness bill

UK govt targets old, sick, disabled.

Long-term sick need to find jobs. Face benefit cuts of £5k a year.

This after two child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut.

6.3m await hospital appointment, 2.8m chronically ill

Govt won't tax wealth; increase capital gains, corporate tax
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Almost 2 million people in the UK didn’t have the right ID to vote in 2024 Voter ID, as made compulsory by the Tory Government in 2023, prevented a lot of people from being able to vote

Almost 2 million people in the UK didn’t have the right ID to vote in 2024.

"Using data from the British Election Study, we tracked people eligible to vote between 2023 and 2024 and found that 5% of people eligible to vote – nearly 2 million people – didn’t own any recognised voter identification."

Starmer accused of having head in the sand over cost of Brexit Exclusive: PM urged for a radical rethink of Brexit to boost economic growth as it’s revealed government won’t calculate loss of the UK’s biggest market

The UK needs to lead in Europe again. We can't rely on Trump, and Labour hasn't shown the urgency or ambition to fix our relationship with our closest neighbours.

A UK-EU customs union is the first step repairing that relationship.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-cost-starme…

Excruciating to hear Govt minister try to explain how expanding airport capacity won’t increase carbon emissions & drive #ClimateCrisis. It likely won’t even increase growth either given that corporate air travel is declining & 3 times as many tourists leave the country as come in. #BBCR4Today

Starmer 2020: “There is no more important challenge than the climate emergency”
I agree with Keir - I hope he continues to agree with himself👇

Benefit cheats could lose driving licences in anti-fraud drive A proposed new law will also give ministers greater powers to request bank account information.

Benefit cheats could be stripped of driving licences.

Someone innocently exceeding the Carer's earning limit is charged with fraud, can't drive, many not be able to work, can't support family, needs more benefits.

Hawks are appeased

No equivalent sanctions for tax abusers, launderers, real crooks

The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

Something weirdly enigmatic about this image.

Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk have a combined net worth of around $874 billion. They're the living definition of the "globalist elite".

What an incredible con trick Donald Trump has pulled off.

#TrumpInauguration #TrumpInauguration2025

Labour hasn’t delivered growth or happiness. It needs an economic reset. Successive governments have tailored economic and tax policies to impoverish the masses

UK's Labour Govt is struggling to deliver promised economic growth.

"Ruthless" cuts to govt spending won't do. It needs policy change.

Without good purchasing power for the masses, a sustainable economy can't be built.

It must redistribute income and wealth,
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Economic growth could fall 50% over 20 years from climate shocks, say actuaries Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis

The conversation around the climate crisis isn’t to change or not to change – change is coming for us whether we’re ready or not. Time for leaders to take their heads out of the sand - we need to decarbonise, fast, and make our communities resilient. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic Let’s make Jacob’s day and join a union today

Without trade unions we wouldn’t have

• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements

victories which have benefited every single person in this country

Join a union. Thank me later👇
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Absolutely this from Ed Davey 👏

Urgent referrals of children in mental health crisis in England rise 13% in year Charity says NHS failure to help more young people sooner is a ‘shocking betrayal’

34,793 emergency, very urgent or urgent referrals to child/adolescent mental health services crisis teams in England in six months.

Cuts in public services & real incomes; eating disorders take toll.

What kind of society hands mental health problems to children?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Labour’s drift to the right could risk Keir Starmer being a one-term prime minister The government's honeymoon has been short lived.

Labour’s drift to the right could risk it being a one-term UK govt.

It must connect with its historic mission, redistribute income and wealth, banish poverty, empower workers, promote equity and give people hope.

It must reject Tory policies.
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BBC article entitled: “King hails Qatar’s peace efforts - and banquet menu revealed”… by their “Royal correspondent”

Central Bylines article entitled “Malnutrition in early childhood and its long-term effect”

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