Rachel Tolhurst

Speak out - name it as genocide - and then act. End all arms sales, impose a wide range of sanctions and call for the arrest and trial of all those guilty of war crimes, including prime minister Netanyahu.

Thames Water preferred bidder KKR pulls out of rescue deal Future of troubled supplier in doubt as US private equity group says it cannot proceed with acquiring £4bn stake

Surely it is finally time to end the failed privatisation experiment and bring water back into public hands so it can be run for the good of everyone, not for shareholders' profit? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Ever wondered which MPs are receiving the highest total donations from people and companies linked to the private health sector? 🚨

We find this *enormously* concerning, and thousands of us are calling for a ban on all donations like these -please sign here-
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Thames Water's future in doubt after investor pulls out The setback increases the possibility that the company will collapse into a government supervised administration.

Thames Water's future in doubt after investor KKR pulls out.

TW is financially, environmentally and morally bankrupt, can't be run for profit.

Govt must not bail it out, let it collapse, buy for low price, end Thatcher's curse, start a new era.

Rajwani’s imprisonment comes as part of a broader crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism in the UK, with activists facing legal action for direct protests.

Read the full open letter via the following link: mintpressnews.com/a-letter-from-…

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More than four million people have fled Sudan amid war, UN says UN official says the ‘devastating milestone’ shows the damage of the displacement crisis after two years of fighting.

UN official says the ‘devastating milestone’ shows the damage of the displacement crisis after two years of fighting.

Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on people near distribution point run by Israel-backed foundation

Imagine gunning down 30 starving people during a genocide & total blockade. This is what happens when operators with arms distribute aid, instead of the UN & aid agencies. #Israel continues to use food as a weapon to control, dehumanise & exterminate #Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Videos show Israeli air attacks levelling residential buildings in Gaza, reducing them to rubble amid Israel's ongoing war on the besieged enclave.

It’s not too late for the government to change course. Keir Starmer is being advised to urgently pause the Government's plans to cut disability & health benefits by Parliament's work & pensions committee who say they should not go ahead without a comprehensive impact assessment

Contact your MP, NOW

UK is no better prepared: key takeaways from Covid inquiry’s test, trace and isolation module While a test was quickly developed, weaknesses in the early pandemic response included no plan for nationwide testing and ineffective contact tracing

Arguably we’re less prepared, given the likelihood of resistance to a comprehensive response next time.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

At least 31 Palestinians are killed while heading to a Gaza aid hub, health officials and witnesses say Witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds approaching the aid site. The Israeli army said it is reviewing the reports and ‘currently unaware’ of injuries caused by military fire

Another day, more geneocide

At least 31 Palestinians are killed while heading to a Gaza aid hub, health officials and witnesses say

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Do not ask those affected by racism to convince the racists to be less racist. It’s traumatic. It’s degrading. And it signals that even you -their supposed friend- think they need to justify their existence.

Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.

2016 - 2023: 3m UK workers denied the minimum wage.

2008 - 2023: 21 employers prosecuted for underpaying the min wage, an additional case accepting a caution.

No criminal prosecutions. No director personally fined.

What if workers violate laws?

Govts soft on corporate abuses.

Decent politicians need to push back against Farage's comments on Lucy Connelly.

"millions of mothers after Southport feeling exactly the same way"?

No.
Millions did NOT feel the need to call for mass murder of asylum seekers & we simply cannot allow the idea to be normalised.

Disabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cuts Exclusive: More than 100 people including Liz Carr and Rosie Jones sign letter criticising Pip and universal credit changes

More than 100 of the UK’s most high-profile disabled people, including Liz Carr, Ruth Madeley and Rosie Jones, urge the Prime Minister to abandon the “catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits”.

My exclusive in today’s Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Charlotte Fosgate, a 17-year old trans girl completed suicide earlier this month. Over the weekend, Twitter users found her final post and began mocking her and making memes about her dying.

The level of duhumanization of trans people is so thorough, they're celebrating a teenager killing herself.

'Indiscriminate, Unrestrained, Brutal': Former Israeli PM Calls Gaza Assault 'War Crimes' "What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination," former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wrote in an op-ed aimed at Israeli citizens.

"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” [former Prime Minister Olmert] said."

www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...

Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO As the war between rival militaries in Sudan continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over the escalating health emergency, driven by ongoing violence, mass displacement, collapsing health systems and poor conditions inside refugee camps.

Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO #Refugees

Hundreds of lawyers call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza war Their letter warns of genocide in Gaza, and calls on the UK to take concrete actions to meet its international legal obligations.

Proud to have put my name, with so many colleagues, to this brilliantly drafted letter

Why Did Burning Girls Matter in Vietnam but Not in Gaza? The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War – but a viral video of a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.

“Why did burning girls matter in Vietnam but not in Gaza?”

The 'Napalm Girl' photo shocked the world and helped end the Vietnam War, writes @jehadabusalim.bsky.social for Zeteo, but a child surrounded by flames and other similar images in Gaza can't even provoke a ceasefire.

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“On 13 May, a day that the temperature in London — according to Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index — was 5.5°C hotter than normal…..” ⬇️
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#ListenToTheScience
#ClimateCrisis

Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds

We love immigrants so this will be fine. 🙃

Former British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says that world leaders can make as many statements as they like opposing Israel's actions in Gaza, but those statements are meaningless unless they stop the sale of weapons to Israel.

‘It is time to rethink how we view and talk about migrants and tourists. When does a tourist stop being a tourist? When do they become a migrant? The term digital nomad is misleading; their extractive economic engagement is secured by class, race, and social capital.’ #responsibletourism #capetown

Thames Water: big bonuses due from emergency £3bn loan ‘withdrawn’ Environment secretary makes announcement after company’s chair said he ‘may have misspoken’ to MPs

No bonus for the execs who gave us the choice of swimming in sh*t or not swimming at all. Good.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Live in an area built mainly from concrete? You might develop this condition Asthma is more prevalent in urban settings. Zhebin Yu asnd Erik Melen report

"Even areas without high levels of air pollution, but which were built primarily from concrete and asphalt and lacked green spaces, increased asthma risk by as much as 36 per cent."

Access to green space is not a fluffy extra - it's integral to health.

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...

This is a really important read

The day after Powell made is rivers of blood speech/ country of strangers the then conservative PM sacked him.

We used to live in a country where there was a sliver of occasional accountability for blatant racism. Not any more. Now it’s open season with impunity.

“People Are Starving to Death”: Oxfam Warns Israel’s Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic “People are starving to death, and this is a fact that we are witnessing and experiencing nowadays,” says Oxfam’s food security coordinator in Gaza, Mahmoud Alsaqqa. More than 10 weeks after Israel...

"People Are Starving to Death": Oxfam Warns Israel's Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic