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Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.

Pro-tip: when defending yourself against allegations that you used derogatory language, never, under any circumstances, reach for the b-word. Dismissing anything you might have said as 'banter' really is the ultimate red flag.

Child Amputees in Gaza Use Makeshift Prosthetics as Israel Restricts Medical Supplies “This pipe doesn’t make up for my leg,” said 10-year-old Rateb Abu Qleiq.

Child Amputees in Gaza Use Makeshift Prosthetics as Israel Restricts Medical Supplies

www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-child...

Frosty morning in North Yorkshire
#landscapes #photography #winter #frost #yorkshire #mornings

‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case The CMP system means Huda Ammori will not be allowed to know what allegations were made against her

‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case

Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.

Fundamentally dishonest.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dny3r3vyo

This really is URGENTLY needed

The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain Ussu fled imprisonment and torture, only to find himself treated like a liar and outcast in the UK. Here’s how he survived homelessness and horrific injury in almost two decades without a decision

So many of the problems with the UK asylum system - culture of disbelief, poor or nonexistent advice, endless delays, cruel accommodation policies - rolled into one awful case.

@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about

Campaigners warn of PFI 2.0 as government backs private funding for neighbourhood health centres A “PFI 2.0” will divert money away from patients and into shareholders’ pockets, campaigners warned today as the government announced plans to use private finance to fund new neighbourhood health cent...

Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said:

“Using PFI to make it seem spending is off the balance sheet is considered a ‘fiscal illusion.’ Embracing this zombie policy demonstrates only the bankruptcy of govt thinking and the power of corporate lobbying.”

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...

A ‘Stitch-Up’: Palestine Action Case Gets New Judges | Novara Media The judicial review of Palestine Action’s proscription has been thrown into turmoil by a last-minute change. A new panel of judges includes one with a long history of working for the government and an...

The judge due to rule on the proscription of Palestine Action is swapped last minute for a panel that includes a judge with a history of working for the government and another who ruled in favour UK selling jets to Israel.
Accusations of a “stitch-up”. novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...

If you’re being outflanked on the left on civil rights issues by Kemi actual Badenoch, it’s time to examine your life choices

Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU

New analysis by the House of Commons library estimates that Brexit is costing the Treasury up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue, and the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head between £2,700 and £3,700.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Read Palestinian Speculative Fiction Reading List The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…

Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...

Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’ Unusual last-minute change means panel of three will now hear case rather than Mr Justice Chamberlain

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

Judges are always fair and balanced.

Surely everyone remembers how fragrant Mary Archer was, or that the pIRA bombers were clearly guilty as the alternative (widespread corruption) was unthinkable.

… and countless women & children ‘contributed’ to their own abuse through their behaviour or dress.

BBC removes description of Donald Trump as "the most openly corrupt president in American history" from the broadcast today of Rutger Bregman's Reith Lecture. I was among the several hundred people to hear the original at the lecture theatre

The minimum wage is not a cure all — we’re asking too much of business Politicians spend too much time uttering cheap rhetoric about cheap labour

Ultimately the minimum wage is a brilliant tool, but it can’t compensate for “we haven’t built any housing”, “we have cut cash transfers to the bone” and “all the third spaces have been cut to pay for social care”.

A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill | The Wildlife Trusts Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles. Matt B...

A shameful step back for nature as UK government pushes through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

Thanks to all who raised their voices and showed support for our precious wildlife.

Top EU court mandates same-sex marriage recognition across borders The Luxembourg-based court said a decision by Polish authorities infringed on a same-sex couple’s freedom of movement.

The EU’s top court ruled today that when a same-sex couple is legally married in one member country, any other member country where they move or reside must recognize that marriage.

Yes indeed. I read about that after I’d shared.

I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.

And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5

It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.

About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4

This has happened against my wishes, and I’m genuinely dismayed by it.

Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3

This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.

I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

Bring back Captain Ludd.

We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege

Why Tech Sucks – Cory Doctorow on Enshittification and how to fix it Spotify video

Absolutely brilliant episode of the "Oh God, What Now?" podcast, with Cory Doctorow explaining "Enshittification" of tech and what needs to happen to fight back.
open.spotify.com/episode/0pK9...

Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls

If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.

We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Yes I almost said Jedi but decided he looked more like a nun 😂😂

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Fabulous first Reith Lecture this morning from @rutgerbregman.com www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...