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Today #WeRemember Michael Lee, who lost his life in the line of duty on the 29th of September 1969. Michael was killed by a roof collapse while searching for children believed to be trapped in a fire.

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…Farage’s wet dream would turn our cities into hunting grounds for Trumpian-style immigration squads with a police regime in every hospital, school, care home and farm.’

Farage’s anti-migrant shocker is also about crushing his real hate: the welfare state NIGEL FARAGE would make a fruitful subject for psychologists interested in the functioning of the subconscious.As a conscious and sentient being, he inhabits a world where, despite being a millionaire...

‘When Farage says he wants a new system where migrant workers will have no rights to benefits or healthcare without insurance, he sees a future health sector run on US lines with predatory insurance companies policing access to healthcare…

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…However, there is also a recognition that simply shouting ‘fascist’ at those whose anger, while misdirected, is motivated by very real problems in their communities, is a dead end.’

Finding points of unity for the anti-fascist movement FOLLOWING Saturday’s divisive show of strength by the far right, where 110,000 people demonstrated their anger with politics-as-usual, the internet abounds with suggestions of how we tackle the rise o...

‘And when fascists mobilise on the streets, particularly when they try to march through our communities, they must be confronted with mass working-class mobilisation, as they were on Cable Street 89 years ago…

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‘The fact of the matter is that net migration to the UK decreased almost 50 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to official statistics…’

‘…research has not found a causal link between increased immigration and crime in the UK.’

Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9.

In the last few days I’ve deactivated my account. I cannot and will not carry on enabling the horrific individual that has taken over it. The world is a very frightening place right now.

This Wednesday, we have a chance to show people that we reject the Trumpification of UK politics. I'll be playing some songs at the rally in Parliament Square. Hope to see you there

So politicians want rid of the Senedd: would they abolish any other country’s democracy? | Will Hayward The Welsh parliament has its faults – but talk of axing it is for charlatans, not leaders who are serious about the nation’s future, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

I am getting sick of certain politicians telling the people of Wales that they don't deserve their own democracy.

Let’s stop discussing whether Welsh democracy is allowed to exist, and focus on how to make it work.

My latest Guardian column:
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The one crime Trump doesn't seem to have a problem with? Domestic violence. "If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see? So now I can't claim 100 percent [reduction in crime]," the president said Monday.

President Trump on Monday complained that reports of domestic violence are inflating crime statistics and implied they should not be considered “crimes” at all.

"If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’

‘Violence against women and girls is a serious and urgent issue. But it will never be solved by the likes of Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick targeting refugees, Muslims and migrants…

…Many are themselves survivors of violence, war, and persecution.’

‘…many…wrongly believe there would be one clear unambiguous moment where we go from “democracy” to “authoritarianism.” Instead, this is exactly how it happens — a blurring here, a norm destroyed there, a presidential diktat unchallenged. Then you wake up one morning and our country is different.’

Union slams “disgraceful” wave of new cuts as thousands of firefighter jobs could face axe The Fire Brigades Union has reacted angrily to the news that fire and rescue services are to face deep cuts, just over a year after Labour came to power.

Union slams “disgraceful” wave of new cuts as thousands of firefighter jobs could face axe
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‘Fire chiefs have warned that many stations are no longer fit for purpose and some are posing a serious health hazard to firefighters. It comes after a decade of what one chief fire officer said was in effect the service ‘being defunded’, with an estimated £1bn in govt funding cut during this time.’

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Anger as far-right group uses Yma o Hyd in promotional video Martin Shipton Legendary singer Dafydd Iwan is furious after a racist far-right group used his anthemic song Yma o Hyd in a promotional video without his permission. Voice of Wales posted on Facebook ...

Legendary singer Dafydd Iwan is furious after a racist far-right group used his anthemic song Yma o Hyd in a promotional video without his permission ✍️ Martin Shipton

Reform Mayor Andrea Jenkyns doesn't like workers having more rights.

Spain and Portugal fires: Two more dead as Spanish troops battle blazes Spain has sent 500 more troops to wildfire-affected regions, bringing the total deployed to 1,900.

‘On Sunday, a firefighter died after an accident during firefighting efforts when his truck fell down a steep hill…’

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Machlud dros Y Mynydd Du heno🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Sunset over The Black Mountain tonight🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The threat to our society is not from asylum seekers in small boats. It’s from politicians and media cynically whipping up fear and prejudice, labelling them all as criminals, inciting hatred against people for where and what they’ve fled from.
It must stop. For all our sakes. It’s deeply sinister.

‘…Brexit has made the English Channel more vulnerable to small boat crossings because it has removed the UK from an agreed mechanism that ensured asylum seekers arriving from another EU country could be returned to it to have their applications for asylum processed.’

This is the absolute crux of it. White man brutally killed 3 women with a cross bow in their own home last summer. Where were the “Britain in crisis”headlines then?

if I ever go properly "screaming about nothing in particular in the street" mad it will be due to having spent too much time having read about the opinions of men who have absolutely never cared about women's rights for one moment in their lives but decided to pretend just for the sake of racism

Why is it important for midwives to speak and learn #Welsh?

Midwives in Bronglais hospital explain why speaking Welsh is important to their identity, and how it helps their work with Welsh speaking service users.

#midwifery #unions #cymru #rcmcymru #cymraeg

‘Unprecedented’ wildfire burns area size of Paris in southern France Advancing blaze scorches 16,000 hectares near Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing people to flee

‘Hundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving wildfire in southern France after one woman died and nine people were injured as the blaze scorched a vast area of the Corbières hills.’
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Tywydd?? Pa tywydd??🤔 #Eisteddfod2025