Bridget Campbell

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Angry men shouting us down in Commons as we fight to get ... Debate over reforms to jury trials has become toxic. Meanwhile, women are dropping charges because of the long wait for court as backlog grows

Court reforms:

Loudest against are men that haven’t spent time with victims, haven’t lived in fear, haven’t been raped themselves.

They’re part of establishment that defend status quo & dismiss us.

I bet they’d feel differently if 1/4 of them had been raped.

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UK to ban political party donations from foreign-owned companies Government says new legislation will curb overseas interference in elections

Overseas tycoons such as Elon Musk would be barred from giving substantial donations to UK political parties under new legislation to block companies making gifts if they do not have British owners or make sufficient revenue in the country

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Mexico promises food support for Cuba as US stifles the island’s fuel supply

Mexico promises food support for Cuba as US stifles the island’s fuel supply https://aje.news/0yrnpv

Keir Starmer made a speech about Epstein survivors saying how unacceptable it was that they faced barriers to justice.

BUT HIS OWN GOVT has blocked justice for hundreds of Harrods abuse & trafficking survivors.

Complete hypocrisy 😡

Write to your MP.

See: www.nooneabove.org

If Maduro has barely been mentioned lately, think what else hasn't been reported.

In this video, I run through various things that have happened in the last 2 weeks in the US that really matter even if they aren't making the front pages.

youtu.be/TQRtdX4IE-w

Trump says Venezuela’s oil industry is “bust” so large US corporations will go in and return it to profit for the country. Which will only fuel the theory - literally - that the military action is motivated by oil.

BREAKING: Hosting a news conference, President Trump says the US launched an assault “not seen since World War II” to “bring outlaw dictator Maduro to justice”.

Trump says he’s “designating people” to run Venezuela

Says “the people behind me” will be running Venezuela

Ie Rubio, Hegseth and the US military

It could hardly be more imperial…

The president unilaterally decided to attack a sovereign nation and kidnap its leader, and now he says he's just going to run that county himself for a while too.

Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.

It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.

The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

“We’ll be selling large amounts of oil to other countries” says Trump, implying that the “we” means the USA will be selling Venezuelan oil.

Global outrage as X’s Grok morphs photos of women, children into explicit content - CNBC TV18 X is facing backlash after users exploited its Grok AI to morph photos of women and children into explicit images, sparking global concern over AI-driven sexual abuse and platform safety.

It’s unbelievable and abhorrent that X is still the Westminster establishment’s social media of choice

Israel to block dozens of aid groups working in war-battered Gaza

Israel to block dozens of aid groups working in war-battered Gaza https://aje.io/7yw579

"List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending":

1. Action Against Hunger
2. ActionAid
3. Alianza por la Solidaridad
4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine
5. CARE
6. DanChurchAid
7. Danish Refugee Council
8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
(cont)

Israel ranks lowest in global brand index Report shows growing disapproval not just of the Israeli government but of its citizens as well due to war on Gaza

Israel’s brand is absolutely shot - across Europe and around the world.

UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:

“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”

⚡️ SHOCKING! Chris Bryant’s huge Brexit admission:

🫨16,000 fewer 🇬🇧 biz exporters after Brexit. Brexit crippled 🇬🇧 biz

That’s why
France/Germany are outperforming 🇬🇧
👉growth is weaker
👉wages are under pressure

Brexit used sovereignty as bait to deliver self-harm which benefits Russian 🇷🇺 aggression.

A tweet from Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) reads: “Just got this message from a constituent: ‘Holy crap. My ACA health insurance premiums jumped from $763 to $1195. This is a 64% increase. It’s 23% of my income.’ Holy crap is right. Republicans CHOSE THIS.”

I’m sure there are many horror stories about sudden spikes in premium rates. This was totally avoidable and exactly why Democrats drew a hard line.

Yes and the overall price is set by the last form of energy to join the grid which is nearly always gas which is one of the most costly.

In case you fancy writing on this I am sure @centralbylines.co.uk would love an article, email Judy on editor@centralbylines.co.uk

Trump expands extra-judicial killings. East Wing of White House demolished. Virginia Democrats to redraw maps. Trump Escalates Extra-Judicial Killings Of Alleged Drug Smugglers

Trump orders new attacks on alleged drug smugglers at sea, killing dozens without congressional approval. He’s also torn down the East Wing to build a massive new ballroom. And in Virginia, Democrats are moving to redraw House districts.

It's simply unfathomable why Trump didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize...

This is the BNP 2005 manifesto: it is a much more moderate proposal than that of Chris Philp and Katie Lam for the 2025 Conservatives since BNP accepted that people settled here legally have legal status (which the 2025 Conservatives do not recognise) and so proposes voluntary incentives to leave.

Private Equity in Health Care - ACHI This explainer examines the rise of private equity in healthcare, the financial structures behind private equity transactions, what the evidence shows about the impacts of these transactions on the he...

More evidence of Private Equity disaster in US healthcare

PE bought hospitals, GP practices, nursing homes.

Cut wages, staff, investment, care; load with debt; extract profits; deaths, injuries rise.

Why is UK govt handing healthcare to PE/corporations?

Say NO to privatisation of the NHS.

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

I spoke to a few people, including journalists, at Labour conference who had seen and believed claims on X that Multiverse – Tony Blair's son's company – had been chosen to run the government’s new digital ID scheme

@fullfact.org have checked this claim and it is untrue

Anti-ICE Billboards in Trump-Supporting Pennsylvania County Spark Debate

The billboards read, "Without due process, it's just kidnapping. ICE out of Lancaster."

UK set for Brexit energy deal with EU that will stop bills rising for households Levy on energy-intensive exports to the European Union is due from 1 January

🔋 The UK and EU are set for a temporary deal to stop British businesses being badly harmed by a new tax on energy that threatens to drive up bills and hit jobs and growth.

🇬🇧 Good for consumers and good for British businesses.

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