More than 500 people arrested after Palestine Action protest - with almost half aged 60 and above Some 522 arrests were for displaying a placard in support of a proscribed organisation contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000. As of 9pm on Saturday, the number was put at 466.

More than 500 people arrested after Palestine Action protest - with almost half aged 60 and above

Some 522 arrests were for displaying a placard.

Around half of them (259) were aged 60 and above - including almost 100 people who were in their 70s.

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Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.

I see Israel are assassinating more journalists in Gaza.

Sickening. This murderous regime is on its way out, surely. The Hague awaits.

Jeremy Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians In the shadow of the Gaza war, violence is rising in the occupied territories as radical settlers seize land with the backing of the government.

In the Middle East war in 1967, Israel captured Gaza from Egyptian control & East Jerusalem & the West Bank from Jordanian supervision.

The scale of destruction & killing in Gaza obscures what is happening now in the West Bank, which smoulders with tension and violence.

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Italian dockworkers refuse to load arms onto Saudi vessel bound for occupied Palestine Dockworkers at the Italian port of Genoa on Friday refused to load weapons onto a Saudi vessel destined for the Israeli-occupied territories, defying Italy’s complicity in Israel’s genocidal war again...

Italian dockworkers block passage of Saudi ship carrying arms for Israel.

#RiseUp #Genocide #freepalestine #palestine #gaza #Israel #boycottisrael #bds #Children #SaveTheChildren #SaveOurChildren #Italy #SaudiArabia #Scum #WarCrimes #Weapons

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Nordic-Baltic leaders reaffirm support for Ukraine, say Russia must end 'unlawful' war The leaders of eight Nordic-Baltic nations on Sunday jointly reaffirmed their support for Ukraine and said that peace could only come through consistent pressure being put on the Russian federation to halt its "unlawful" war.

As Russian propagandists threaten the Baltic states in anticipation of a Russia-US "peace" deal (i.e. a sell-out of Ukraine), Nordic and Baltic states join European allies in pledging support for Ukraine's sovereignty.

Europe must defy the dictators, US or Russian.

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It worse than that, it's a total waste of police resources when there are so many other issues to address. Also, very costly, a large % of those officers would be brought in on extra salary as it was their rest day/annual leave.

Genocide Apologists are very unpopular.

If you step outside of any 'newsroom' filled with them.

You will find out.

friend and I had drinks with her cousin and his 7yo kid in Marseille and he brought us to this pedestrian square that's basically lots of terraces with a playground in the middle so the adults can do lunch/drinks/dinner while keeping an eye on their playing kids and......why is this not everywhere

Nigel Farage posts a video from 2015 in Greece and claims it is the UK today. What more proof is needed that this lying, grifting sack of shit will do anything to incite hatred and division?

Kwasi Kwarteng to speak at event for firm that helps super-rich pay less tax Former chancellor who devised disastrous 2022 mini-budget hired for Nomad Capitalist’s conference Kwasi Kwarteng, the former chancellor dismissed after 38 days following his disastrous 2022 mini-budget for Liz Truss, has been hired as a keynote speaker by an advisory firm offering services to help the super-rich pay less tax. Nomad Capitalist, which bills itself as the “masters of international mobility”, lists the second shortest-serving postwar incumbent of 11 Downing Street as one of the star attractions at its annual conference, which will take place in September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Continue reading...

Kwasi Kwarteng to speak at event for firm that helps super-rich pay less tax

It is quite something to see much of what was once the mainstream right predicting, hoping for, braying for “revolt/revolution”.

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.

Another Brexit benefit is coming soon. From October, it's going to be much more painful to travel to the EU.

What fun! The real question is, will the queues be visible from space?

(If Britain were still an EU member, the new rules wouldn't apply to Brits.)
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Keir Starmer has an election trump card that literally nobody is talking about David Cameron did it back in 2015, Keir Starmer could do it again in 2029. With the party suffering, is it time to ask the question again?

Starmer has an election trump card that literally nobody is talking about It would turn the contest on its head. A 2nd referendum on EU membership would be audacious, risky & guaranteed to dominate the campaign. It would give Labour something it desperately lacks, a defining, future-shaping offer.

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Article: https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/exclusive-inside-the-diss-hotel-a-refugees-view-of-the-anti-refugee-crowd-outside/

How BBC presents the anti-migrant hotel protests vs how we do at @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

BBC lead with a Reform UK voter saying "We are not happy with these men in this hotel because we fear for our children”

We tell of the refugee children inside the hotel terrified by chants of “send them out!”

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social: “This is quite a dire proposal"

Sophia Gaston, geopolitical analyst, argues that Trump's proposed Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal would cross European and Ukrainian red lines.
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The NHS App: A digital illusion at the crossroads of trust and power Trusting our gut instincts – this Palantir-backed digital upgrade would erode core NHS values of human care and inclusion

The NHS App: A digital illusion at the crossroads of trust and power

Trusting our gut instincts – this Palantir-backed digital upgrade would erode core NHS values of human care and inclusion

By Mike Chitty

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Donald Trump fires IRS chief after less than two months on the job US taxation body has lost a quarter of its staff since the president began his second term

Trump fires IRS chief after less than two months on the job on.ft.com/4lneqH8

Imagine you want to row from France to England and you can choose route A) 22 miles to Dover, or route B) 120 miles to Great Yarmouth. Rupert Lowe thinks people would choose B. Rupert is an idiot.

Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda | Polly Toynbee The climate damage done by avoidable flying is huge, yet the government continues to see planes as the answer to its economic woes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

"The dilemma is obvious: climate or cash? Its answer should also be clear: just call a moratorium until green flying arrives."

The answer *is* obvious. We only have 1 planet and we must protect it. Sign our petition and say no to airport expansion: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Brexit was the biggest deception ever committed by a British government against its own people.
@clivesavage.bsky.social

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Lisa Nandy, the UK culture secretary, claims that #PalestineAction "wishes harm on the British people."
That is simply false. It is yet another retrospective justification by this government for its unjustifiable ban on the group.

The best of twinning: talented young musicians perform in France The joy of music can forge links and lasting friendships between enthusiastic and talented young orchestral players from across Europe

Brexit can’t break every bond. 🌍🎶

Triorca Youth Orchestra are young musicians from Norwich and its twin cities in Novi Sad, Koblenz and now Rouen. Last month they turned twinning into music, friendship and a stunning Rouen cathedral concert.

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I’ve just been having a great time on Twitter, blocking people who insult me (most of them anonymous, clearly male, middle-aged, ageist, and often living abroad). Sadly, some have crept over here to BlueSky. Disagree with me by all means, but stay courteous or I’ll block you too. Even here.

Utter rubbish as usual from the DM.

Ministers earmark £88m for youth clubs and after-school activities in England Keir Starmer says package will help tackle trend of young people becoming ‘disconnected from their communities’ Youth clubs and after-school activities in England will receive a funding injection of £88m as ministers try to get more children away from smartphones and computer screens. The package, which Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday, is intended to give pupils access to sport, outdoor activities, art, music, debating and volunteering. Continue reading...

Ministers earmark £88m for youth clubs and after-school activities in England

Oof that’s a headline. Cannot agree more that Nigel Farage has been and continues to fan the flames.