Lord John Bird urges government to step up on poverty to head off Reform threat Bird warns that unless the government acts now, they will not hold back the rise of Reform at the next general election.

The Big Issue is campaigning for a ‘Poverty Zero’ law, which would establish formal poverty reduction targets across the UK.

Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE ran a silent video message about Israel’s war on Gaza in advance of the Eurovision final, despite threats of fines.

“When human rights are at stake, silence is not an option. Peace and Justice for Palestine.”

Nazi salutes in week one.
State-sanctioned ethnic cleansing in week four.
But all the scumbag apologists who dared to talk about ‘over-reaction’ are still too bent and/or invested to row back.

Trump's threats of ethnic cleansing in Gaza are abhorrent and the UK government must stand firmly against them

🚨Breaking: Keir Starmer spoke today with Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Starmer congratulated Netanyahu "on his actions for the release of the... hostages".

Stepping back from the two big stories of the moment, pretty much all of the platforms where the Southport killer indulged his passions for violence, genocide & murder are owned & controlled by men who were in the prime seats at Donald Trump’s inauguration yesterday.

And they all *hate* regulation…

I wonder whether the prominent people who turn up at ‘hotels’ housing asylum seekers with a camera crew & on a mission to enrage will reflect on their role in this hideous crime…

Revealed: UK drinking water sources polluted with forever chemicals Exclusive: Water industry calls for ban on PFAS after analysis of sampling data shows contamination across country * What are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed? * The Guardian view on chemical pollution: the UK can’t ignore the…

Revealed: UK drinking water sources polluted with forever chemicals

i’m not saying either of these things, i’m just explaining that international students bring in more money and that’s why the gov wants them 🤷🏼‍♀️

they’re not anti-british. unis are desperate for international students because some of them pay HUGE tuition fees. Many universities will be in a deficit by next year so instead of looking at how they spend money, they want more international students