Arpita Dutt www.arpitadutt.com

Why do Labours’ comms make them
sound as incompetent as Reform and the Tories? Isn’t the government in control of border policy and immigration?
And don’t blame the ECHR. That’s a cop out.

Tied hands by sticking to a manifesto promise and not increasing a penny in the pound on income tax (£6.9 billion). What will the tax take be from reducing the deferral period on bankers’ bonuses to line the Exchequer’s coffers during the present term of government?

The Chancellor confirms the obvious. The words ‘not immigrants’ were missing.

TONIGHT - 15 October 2025, tickets still available. An arts fundraiser in aid of bringing the ‘Daughters of Jerusalem’ choir to perform in London, and to support the Edward Said Conservatory of Music in Gaza.

Livestream tickets:
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Venue tickets:

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Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...

Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...

The Purpose of Light: Misan Harriman Illuminates Protest, Solidarity & Empathy — Because Magazine Experience Misan Harriman’s debut solo exhibition at Hope 93 in Fitzrovia, where 110 striking photographs capture the transformative power of protest, empathy, and community—from London to Lagos, Minn...

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The stunning ‘Purpose of Light’ photography exhibition of @misanharriman.bsky.social must be seen, must be felt. A place of contemplation and universality. A place where the spirit of protest, activism and solidarity provides hope that we shall overcome. Hope 93 Gallery, off London’s Oxford Street.

SIGN THE PETITION: SUSPEND THE EU-ISRAEL TRADE AGREEMENT. STOP THE GENOCIDE. Right now in Gaza, people are being bombed, starved, and killed. Over 54,000 people have died — most of them civilians. Children are dying from hunger. Families are being shot while trying to get food...

Israel’s govt is in breach of the human rights clause in its trade agreement with the EU. Article 2 - respect for human rights and democratic principles is an "essential element" of the agreement.
Sign the petition to persuade the EU to lawfully suspend the trade agreement as a necessary sanction.

Lincoln Square Media on Substack “I am not only a NO, but a HELL NO on this reconciliation bill.” Who else loves Rep. Stansbury as much as we do?

Kill the Bill!
This is a raid on the American people to fund the ultra-rich.
Funding sunbeds not hospital beds.
Removing sacred land rights.
Gutting federal budgets. Come on people - all rise and make your voices heard.

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Shiloh Hendrix raised over $600K after calling a Black child a racial slur. Kiandria Demone is working to make sure she never sees a cent After Shiloh Hendrix raised over $600K after sharing a racist rant, activist Kiandria Demone is working to stop the payout

Stop the racist payment. Take direct lawful action. Where we feel impotent in so many situations, take action to prevent where you can.

How can you help?
File a complaint with Stripe, the payment system, for facilitating profiteering from racism, contrary to its acceptable use rules.

Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find

Mine’s a Bellini!
Some happy news. This decadent combo of fruit and champagne could be life-saving (along with a few other factors).

YouTube video by Anthony Scaramucci We Have a Duty To Speak Up I Anthony Scaramucci

Are you ready to resist?

Gary Younge and Steve Mcqueen sitting on chairs discussing a black and white photo of 4 suffragettes pictured above them on a screen.

Today was a day about collective action. We marked how acts of ‘Resistance’ from
1903-2003 have shaped Britain, in a new book launch by Steve McQueen using the powerful role of photography as a catalyst for change. A great conversation.

Understand what is going on here ...
Every day the Trump administration is right out of the Nazi Playbook.
Hitler said this in 1942
⬇️⬇️ and here we are today

In a new article for the The CLS Blue Sky Blog, KKC founding partner Stephen M. Kohn explains how other countries can fill the void left by the United States' retreat from FCPA enforcement.

clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2025/04/18/o...

Legal Ethics Nerds Weigh In Last Friday, with little fanfare, the heavyweights of the legal ethics world weighed in.

It’s worth a few minutes to read this piece from @joycewhitevance.bsky.social. The attacks on law firms are petty and vindictive, but they are also an attack on the ability of our judiciary to do its job. Thank you to those firms fighting back.

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We canceled on Skadden. I am proud to be a part of the team at the… | Caleb Frye | 138 comments We canceled on Skadden. I am proud to be a part of the team at the Georgetown Energy Law Group. Today we made the decision to cancel an exclusive networking event with a high ranked and high paying law firm in response to their capitulation to the Trump Administration. I hope that other student organizations around the country who find themselves faced with similar decisions will do the same. Stay tuned for a scorecard ranking law firms according to their capitulation to unlawful executive pressure to be used during the recruitment season. | 138 comments on LinkedIn

Calling out shameful law firms for their lack of ethics and moral courage in capitulating to tyranny and undermining the rule of law.

This……..👌🏽🙌🏽👏🏼🌟🏆

In conversation event with writer, Amitav Ghosh, sitting on a high stool with a microphone speaking and sitting next to Paul Van Zyl, founder of The Conduit private members club.

Front cover of the hardback book, Wild Fictions by author, Amitav Ghosh

Wonderful treat lunching with @amitav.bsky.social this week @theconduitlondon.bsky.social
Looking forward to reading Wild Fictions, his selected compendium of writing over the last 25 years.

Painting of a pink full moon in a dusky blue sky over the sea

#PinkMoon Over Water"
by Georgia O'Keeffe. 1923 #WomensArt #FullMoon #SuperMoon

The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024.

This isn't due to luck or skill.

Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you.

Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.

Umberto Eco’s Antilibrary: Why Unread Books Are More Valuable to Our Lives than Read Ones How to become an “antischolar” in a culture that treats knowledge as “an ornament that allows us to rise in the pecking order.”

I can't help buying books. Then I say I won’t buy anymore until I have read the ones I have. Today I learnt about ‘Tsundoku’ and the ‘antilibrary’. Now I feel redemption.

The fabulous Anthony Scaramucci from @restispoliticsus.bsky.social and Dominic Sanbrook from @theresthistory.bsky.social wittily debating the true history’s of assassinations and what changed the course of history. A superb Sunday evening.

Great marketing.
Soft or hard (boiled) power?
We may be granting political asylum to US residents soon too.

YouTube video by Garys Economics Know your history

When was a period when a person on a UK average wage could afford to buy a house?

Equality Trust analysis published in Dec 2024:

The poorest 10% of households paid on average 48% of their income in tax whereas the richest 10% of households, paid on average just 39% of their income in tax in 22/23

#democraxy #trump #ukraine | Jennifer Nadel FRSA | 32 comments Such a powerful and important speech by French Senate Member, Claude Malhuret, who is also a doctor and a lawyer. He lays out the steps Europe must take to… | 32 comments on LinkedIn

The speech European leaders will be judged by.
Le grand plan.

YouTube video by electron media group inc. Bernie Responds to Trump’s State of the Union Address #trump #sotu

What President Trump didn’t say. Bernie’s speech for the many not the few.
💡Affordable housing
💡Living wage
💡Tax breaks for the poor
💡Affordable healthcare access and drugs
🌟Unity

Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) America hurt itself badly today.

Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org

"Angie Stone, Hip-Hop Pioneer and The Sequence Member, Dies at 63 in Fatal Car Crash"

"Angie Stone, Hip-Hop Pioneer and The Sequence Member, Dies at 63 in Fatal Car Crash"

🚨TOP STORIES: "Tragic Loss: Trailblazing Singer, Songwriter, and Hip-Hop Pioneer Angie Stone, Famed Member of Groundbreaking Trio The Sequence, Killed in Fatal Car Crash at 63, Leaving Behind an Indelible Mark on Music History and a Legacy of Timeless Soul, R&B, and Hip-Hop Classics"