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Exceptional heat in SE Asia
Stifling hot nights with minimums up to 28C in The Philippines,27C in Vietnam and Thailand
They were supposed to be under a "winter cold spell" but still breaking heat records

Min 27.6 Cebu New November record

Hotter tomorrow !

EXCEPTIONAL HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA

Another day with >46C (46.1C Windorah).
Some areas are at record heat levels for November both in Queensland and Northern Territory:

42.2 Blackwater November Highest Max on record

28.6 Yulara November Highest Min on record

Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018

When is this grifting #fascist crook going to be locked up? 🤔

A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say Two leading journalists from both sides of the border warn against another ‘vague, thumbs up-thumbs down’ vote

Interesting article. Worth a read. We need to learn lessons from the disastrous Brexit referendum.

Colombia seeks to speed up a “just” fossil fuel phase-out with first global conference The summit, co-hosted with the Netherlands, aims to help countries work out a fair path to stop using planet-heating oil, gas and coal - a sticking point at the COP30 talks in Brazil

CoP was the usual copout, but there is some good news. Countries are coming together for a fossil fuel phase out with a global conference.

#ClimateCrisis

Around 1 million species now face extinction, many within the next few decades. We are facing multiple crises at the same time.

No time to waste. Protect nature and ourselves. #ActOnClimate

#climate #biodiversity #nature #rewilding #animals #cop16 #cop16cali

Meanwhile the Labour government knows
solar, wind, geothermal,
small-scale hydro and insulation
are all far, far cheaper
and much, much quicker
yet refuses to subsidise them
with the same £billions

Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending

Here we go again

Billionaires are allowed to get away with all sorts of tax dodges without interference

But the poor and vulnerable on benefits are the ones that get scrutinised

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

yanis varoufakis on bold politics this wednesday 26/11 and helena nojusticemtg on bold politics this friday 28/11

This week on Bold Politics: the truth about our nuclear weapons, who really decides what goes in Reeves' budget and how the UK left will need to work together to take on fascism.

Big week. Subscribe: linktr.ee/boldpolitics

'My message to Rachel Reeves is simple: cut bills, tax billionaires' Carla Denyer sees the autumn budget as a chance to "make our country affordable again"

Across Bristol, people are at breaking point

Bills keep going up. Rents are spiralling. Families are struggling to put food on the table.

This must be a cost-of-living budget to make our system fairer and, most importantly, to make life affordable again

www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...

National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...

We’re facing an emergency.

We understand how busy MPs are, but ask them to change plans to attend this crucial briefing.

Top scientists will set out latest threats and key actions so MPs can protect the public.

Please click to see if your MP is coming: www.nebriefing.org

#TimeToStepUp #NEB2025

Most people hear “heat pump” and think of small air-source units at home. But Germany is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Mannheim: a 162 MW river-source system using heat from the Rhine.

Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.

DWP ministers ‘must be shown’ new research which shows likely results of ‘obscene’ plans to cut benefits It is “crucial” that the government is shown new research which highlights that “obscene” plans to cut out-of-work disability benefits are likely to have “devastating” consequences for claimants, s…

It is “crucial” that the government is shown new research which highlights that “obscene” plans to cut out-of-work disability benefits are likely to have “devastating” consequences for claimants, say disabled activists.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-minister...

McFadden refuses to explain why he misled MPs over back-to-work benefits system Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden has failed to apologise after he misled MPs about his department’s system for pushing sick and disabled people into work. McFadden yesterday (Wednesday) exa…

Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden has failed to apologise after he misled MPs about his department’s system for pushing sick and disabled people into work.
#DWP #UniversalCredit
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mcfadden-ref...

#OtD 24 Nov 1916 Concha Liaño, Spanish revolutionary feminist, was born in France. Concha played an active role in the Spanish revolution, then escaped a French concentration camp and supported the underground resistance stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9684...

#OtD 24 Nov 1995 French workers took part in a massive general strike against welfare and pension reforms. Part of a movement which lasted from October to December, they were eventually able to force the government to scrap its pension plans stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9686...

The system is broken, and it's by design. For millions of people, life keeps getting harder: wages stagnate, bills rise and our public services are pushed to breaking point. Meanwhile, a tiny elite continues to hoard more wealth, and the establishment parties offer little more than managed decline. Across the country, there is a clear appetite for real change. People know the status quo is broken and they are looking for something fundamentally different. Reform is attempting to exploit that anger, but it is just another wing of the establishment. Nigel Farage scapegoats migrants and minorities to distract from the fact he is pushing the same failed neoliberal agenda. And the thing all establishment parties have in common? They all lick the boots of billionaires that fund them. That's why we must provide a genuine alternative to the established order: Your Party - a proudly socialist, anti-Zionist, anti-imperialist party rooted in a mass movement. With more than 50,000 members, we are already the largest socialist party since the 1940s. A party capable of winning power, taking on the rotten establishment, and delivering the transformative change Britain urgently needs. Our country is in crisis. The situation demands more than just a wealth tax, or any other single policy. It requires a fundamental transformation of society: workers running their industries, free and accessible public transport, universal childcare, and a commitment to building council housing comparable with the post-war period. It means rebuilding our society from the ground up, and giving everyone the chance to live the good life. 1/2

The Your Party founding process has been challenging, to say the least. I know many members are feeling frustrated and disillusioned, but the need for this party has not disappeared. The opportunity to reshape our society has not been foreclosed by a run of regrettable media coverage. Debate and disagreement are part of any healthy political project, but they must be conducted in a respectful manner. Our founding conference next weekend in Liverpool is an opportunity to put the distractions and drama behind us and refocus on what actually matters: our members, our movement and our shared political vision of socialism. Like all socialists of my generation, I have an incredible amount of respect for Jeremy. As co-founders of Your Party, we owe it to our members and to the wider movement to work together and take on this corrupt establishment. As I have always said, subject to members' vote, I wish to co-lead this party with Jeremy, and I believe that conference should have the opportunity to vote on that option. We cannot let this opportunity slip through our fingers; the stakes are far too high. As a young Muslim woman who regularly receives racist Islamophobic abuse and death threats, I feel the visceral danger of Reform and its far right agenda - a threat that millions across the country also recognise and fear. We must all unite to stop Farage from getting the keys to Downing Street. Let's make this the moment we get the party back on track. The time is now. ZARAH SULTANA MP Your Party MP for Coventry South 2/2

Your Party's founding conference next weekend is an opportunity to put the distractions and drama behind us and refocus on what actually matters: our members, our movement and our shared political vision of socialism.

The time is now.

Join the movement: yourparty.uk

Times are tough, but we need to stop blaming our neighbours and start blaming the billionaires and politicians who’ve stolen our wealth and ruined our public services.

Join us today! 👇🏼
#WeAreTheMajority


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Do you know if there's an official or semi-official Your Party BlueSky account yet ...

Yet another 'rogue' supporter
or a typical member of Reform ...

How taxes designed to be progressive
make the rich richer, and poor poorer

(ps there are umpteen ways
for dividend billionaires
to avoid tax altogether)

#TaxTheRich
#TaxBillionairesOutOfExixtence

The UK Foreign Office is apparently not overly concerned about Israel firing at UN peacekeepers.

#DCUKparliament

Zarah Sultana effortlessly shows Labour up yet again While critics accuse Labour of piling measures on top of half measures over the rail fares freeze Zarah suggests something more radical

"Zarah Sultana effortlessly shows Labour up yet again"
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

TSSA rail union expels retired assistant general secretary for whistleblowing In yet more chaotic scenes, the TSSA rail union expel a retired member for speaking on the record about the mess within the union

TSSA rail union expels retired assistant general secretary for whistleblowing...

Bringing back PFI to our NHS would be harmful to patients.

“Like a family using a payday loan to buy their home, yes, we’d end up with a building, but we’ll have to sacrifice meals to keep up with the payments.”

MPs are against those plans. Time to drop them, Wes Streeting.

Take the Catholic Church to court Testimony (12A)Directed by Aoife Kelleher★★★★★

"Take the Catholic Church to court"
'FIONA O’CONNOR rejoices in the long-overdue exposure of the secretive, brutish hinterland of ultra-conservative Catholic Ireland'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/take...

Climate activists slam lack of a meaningful deal at Cop30 CLIMATE activists slammed the lack of a meaningful deal as the United Nations Cop30 climate talks in Belem, Brazil, came to a close on Saturday.The negotiators pledged more funding for countries to ad...

"Climate activists slam lack of a meaningful deal at Cop30"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/clim...

At least 90 protesters arrested for holding signs in London's Peace Garden AT LEAST 90 protesters were arrested for holding signs at the peace garden in London's Tavistock Square on Saturday, bringing the total to 279 over the last week.More than 2,350 people have now been d...

"At least 90 protesters arrested for holding signs in London's Peace Garden"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/leas...

Israel has broken the Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killing hundreds, say Palestinians ISRAEL has broken the Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killing hundreds, according to Palestinians.The Gaza government Media Office said today that Israel must be held fully responsible for the...

"Israel has broken the Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killing hundreds, say Palestinians"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/isra...

‘Your Party’ needs to hold together to reach its potential ON FRIDAY, Iqbal Mohamed became the second “Gaza independent” to announce his departure from Your Party.At the weekend, Green Party leader Zack Polanski suggested another of Your Party’s MPs, Zarah Su...

"‘Your Party’ needs to hold together to reach its potential"

'If the left cannot remember that movements are built on what people have in common rather than what divides them, this will be another in a long line of wasted opportunities.'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/your...