Israeli forces launching massive airstrikes in southern Beirut only hours after issuing an evacuation order for the over 500,000 people living there displays an utter disregard for civilian lives. We saw these patterns in Gaza - it cannot happen again in Lebanon.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
More than 1200 people have been killed across Iran, with many more injured and hospitals under attack.
No nation should be able to break intl law with impunity - civilians and healthcare facilities must be protected and those responsible for illegal attacks held to account.
“Whether you’re a fan of the Prime Minister or not, it takes a lot to stand up to President Trump; the bottom line is that it’s not the war for us to go into."
06.03.2026 11:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social
It doesn't look like they will be using UK bases solely for defensive purposes.
"The US will use British bases to increase the number of strikes on Iran “dramatically”, Pete Hegseth has said.
The US defence secretary said it was “unfortunate” that Britain did not initially approve the use of its bases – including Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands – “but we got there”
On February 28th, President Trump launched "major combat operations" against Iran in the middle of night, without a declaration of war, without an authorization from Congress, and without a coherent explanation to the American people of what he intends to achieve or how it ends.
05.03.2026 21:41 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Rachel Millward Green Party Co-Deputy Leader "Labour clearly have not learnt the lessons of Gorton and Denton. Voters showed Labour that they are not persuaded by their attempts to copy Reform's rhetoric or to blame migrants for the real challenges facing our country." Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
"Voters are looking for honesty, practical solutions and hope that things can get better."
As @rachelmillward.bsky.social explains, Labour have learnt nothing from Gorton and Denton
People want solutions - not scapegoats.
Absolutely outrageous. Political parties should be answerable first and foremost to the public - not to the agenda of uber-wealthy donors. We urgently need a cap on political donations and a ban on crypto donations.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I'm delighted with my heat pump.
But my experience getting it installed taught me what’s been stopping many more people from getting one (so far).
I wrote for @politicshome.bsky.social on the hurdles that government needs to think about as it implements the Warm Homes Plan. 👇
Backing renewables is the answer to cheap and secure power in an increasingly volatile world. I think Ed Miliband knows this, but I’m not sure Rachel Reeves does - judging by news that she has promised oil and gas bosses she will scrap the windfall tax...
05.03.2026 14:37 — 👍 78 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 0
A photo of the front cover of issue 1670 of Private Eye magazine, with the caption “on shelves now.” The main headline reads “TRUMP ATTACKS IRAN,” with a subheading “HOW OPERATION EPIC FURY UNFOLDED.” The cover features four photo panels set in the situation-room with US political figures seated around a table. Speech bubbles add dialogue: “Is the Supreme Leader dead?” followed by “No, Trump always looks like this!”; “Mission accomplished!” answered with “Yes, I’ve killed the Epstein story”; “What happens next?” with the reply “Popular revolt and regime change,” and a follow-up, “In America?”; and finally, “Why have you started this war?” answered with “So that I can stop it,” alongside “I’ll ring the Nobel Committee.”
Trump Attacks Iran. How Operation Epic Fury unfolded…
The new Private Eye is out now.
Recommending Richard Rohr's "The Tears of Things" (Especially if you're a U2 fan!)
Happy #WorldBookDay! 📚 📖
I'm reading Richard Rohr's "The Tears of Things". It seems very relevant at the moment.
Happy #WorldBookDay! 📚 📖
EPIC FURY at every imagined slight.
05.03.2026 15:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
He's saying we live in an age of outrage, but desperately need the mature wisdom of the prophets. They see the world as God does, from a perspective of universal love, deeply lamenting the trauma of human history, "the tears of things", with Divine compassion toward us all.
05.03.2026 15:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
"Keir Starmer *appeared* to challenge the legality of the air strikes on Iran by the US & Israel"
Why can't he just say this was a straightforwardly illegal act of aggression?
Happy #WorldBookDay! 📚📖
05.03.2026 14:22 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Great to hear this! It would be amazing if you could change the building regulations on indoor air quality to ensure all our kids are breathing #CleanAir in schools! This will help kids with allergies & also reduce transmission of airborne infectious diseases. Win: win!
05.03.2026 12:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Photo of Richard Rohr's book "The Tears of Things"
Richard Rohr's "The Tears of Things" seemed a good choice for Lent this year. Weirdly, Bono from U2 seems to have had the same idea! Happy #WorldBookDay!
#DaysOfAsh
No one is saying the UK is not entitled to act to defend its own citizens & those of non-aggressor Gulf States requesting collective self-defense. The question is whether we can facilitate such defence by the US operating from our bases, or ourselves act in defense of US forces. No & no, imho.
05.03.2026 00:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
“The concern is that, by assisting in the Gulf states' defence, the UK is enabling & prolonging the US & Israel’s unlawful attack on Iran."
“At a minimum, the UK is under an obligation to call on the US & Israel to halt their attacks. Here, the UK has fallen far short"
@oonahathaway.bsky.social
McGovern: How the hell is this America first? You guys broke your top campaign promise. Good luck with that. I hope the defense contractor money was worth it. Shame on you all. The mask is off. You're all just a bunch of pathetic Neocon Warmongers.
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When did the PM condemn the US & Israeli strikes as a breach of international law?
Also, trying to restrict US deployment from our bases to actions in collective defense of UK citizens & those of non-aggressor Gulf State allies is a moral quagmire that will inevitably make us complicit.
...teachers (& kids!) deserve safe, well ventilated schools. Clinically vulnerable workers deserve reasonable adjustments & freedom from discrimination, which the law as it stands currently denies us.
04.03.2026 21:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Great work! I agree with you: everyone deserves to be protected in their place of work. HCWs deserve #CleanAir in hospitals & respirator-grade masks to reduce their exposure to airborne infections. Chefs deserve protection from #LongCovid that can rob you of your sense of taste & smell...
04.03.2026 21:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Israel has introduced major legal changes to facilitate further confiscation of Palestinian land.
I have joined MPs urging a total ban on trade with Israeli settlements and for further sanctions against settlers and settler groups.
caabu.org/news/news/11...
Zarah Sultana MP Facebook post that says: The optics of MPs doing Strictly Come Dancing in Parliament while the world teeters on the brink of World War Three is completely inappropriate. It says all you need to know about Westminster.
What absolute nonsense. A fun event using the power of celebrity to promote physical activity is somehow bad? I now have three brilliant professional contacts to bring back to my constituency and a way to inspire people to improve their physical and mental health.
04.03.2026 19:07 — 👍 101 🔁 14 💬 18 📌 2
119 UK Parliamentarians call for further sanctions on Israel and a total ban on all trade and interaction with illegal Israeli settlements in letter to @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
This letter was drafted before the latest military action against Iran.
This summer, govt will set legally binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions for 2038-42 – critical for reaching net zero by 2050 🏭🌍 I’m part of the Environmental Audit Committee, which is urging the government to centre communities. 6 key takeaways from our report, published today 👇
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