Labour was built to give workers a voice and fight for a better deal. Workers' are scratching their heads with the lack of delivery over the last 18 months. Labour need to stop being embarrassed about standing up for workers and communities.

Be Labour. via @financialtimes.com

Venezuela debates sweeping amnesty for political prisoners After the fall of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan regime promise amnesty and reconciliation — but for hundreds still jailed and thousands facing charges, justice remains uncertain.

After the fall of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan regime promise amnesty and reconciliation — but for hundreds still jailed and thousands facing charges, justice remains uncertain. n.pr/4c0zHFL

A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.

Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.

DHS says immigration agents appear to have lied about shooting in Minnesota Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg during the incident. Another Venezuelan man was also accused of attacking an immigration officer.

Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg during the incident. Another Venezuelan man was also accused of attacking an immigration officer.

Well, either it did or it didn’t.

Left: Ed Miliband spent the morning saying Keir Starmer made mistakes, "he's taken it on the chin.. his duty is to carry on and serve the country"

Right: Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy, Shabana Mahmood went after the former Chief Constable of West Midlands saying his mistakes meant he had to resign

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski Everyone Deserves Equal Rights | Doris | Zack Polanski

A group of hotel housekeepers went on strike for the first time in 40 years.

And won!

Organising works. Trade unions work.

This is the story of @uvwunion.bsky.social & the amazing Doris.

youtu.be/MyEH6W83kLI?...

Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, said, “I have damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
#FIFY

Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over the alleged raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.

Pleased to see the jury make this decision.

We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.

People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

They’re probably right.

He protected criminal bankers and gave huge amounts of public money to private companies. Great integrity, eh?

On this basis we would stop paying for free school meals for children and free bus passes for pensioners.

I don’t use it/don’t benefit is literally the direct opposite reason why we have taxation to fund pubic goods.

Education is a public good. Fund it!

Greens surge to joint highest polling as Reform support stalls The Green Party have seen a jump in the polls as they closed the gap on Labour, the Tories and Reform.

Greens surge to joint highest polling as Reform support stalls

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...

@commonsspeaker.parliament.uk supporting U.S. fascism.

Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament

Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox

There is no coming back for these people

Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a generation

If Labour won’t nationalise water, their “big overhaul” is a con.

Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.

Public services should be in public hands.

Gavin Newsom, Governor of California at Davos, does not hold back in criticising Keir Starmer and the European Union for capitulating to Trump,

"I can't take this complicity, people rolling over, I should have brought a bunch of kneepads for all the world leaders"

"Trump has a police state"

Palantir was a warning sign.

Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment.

All in the name of "investment." What about national security?

The idea that Starmer is left wing or even centre left is laughable. He’s a capitalist lackey through and through.

The decent Tories were culled in 1970
The indecent ones are defecting to Farage.
I wonder who or what will be left by 2029. #FIFY

I thought they were in prison.

Farage warned just now against “a worrying extreme left wing voice in this country."

Hmmm.

This from a climate denying, Trump loving, NHS selling corporate stooge who’s been a genuine threat to Britain for decades.

I'm finding I have to disengage from the news more often now, it's just too scary/depressing.

Had a lovely time last night watching a bit of #railnatter with @garethdennis.uk - which may also have been a bit depressing, but much less scary.

#hs2 #npr

I remember George Osborne announcing it. Is it built yet?

Civil society groups condemn ‘dangerous’ plans for more anti-protest powers Dozens including TUC join force to oppose ‘wide-ranging’ move to increase police powers in England and Wales

❗The right to protest is precious and should be defended

We've signed this statement calling on the Government to uphold our rights to freedom of expression, peaceful protest and assembly

Read more via @theguardian.com:

College lecturers in England are paid £7,000+ less than their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.

Our members aren’t having it anymore.

Proud to stand alongside thousands taking strike action today.

MPs call for universal access and secure funding at BBC Charter Renewal debate MPs have urged the UK government to guarantee that the BBC is sustainably funded, politically independent and universally accessible, following the launch of its Charter Renewal green paper.

MPs have urged the UK government to guarantee sustainable funding, universal accessibility & political independence through BBC Charter Renewal.

Thank you @rebeccalongbailey.com, @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social & the NUJ parliamentary group for raising members' calls.

www.nuj.org.uk/resource/mps...

Inside Trump's deportation 'goon squads' that are blueprint for Farage's Britain Armed ICE officers ruthlessly swoop on US homes in the dead of night, rounding up men and locking them in shackles ready for deportation. The Mirror has watched them in action

Farage wants to bring Trump’s death squads to the streets of Britain. Together, we will stop him.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

You think he’s just Al Capone? You may be right.