Samuel Sweek 🇵🇸🇱🇧

Grassroots For Gaza: fighting censorship & speaking out against genocide - Labour Outlook Grassroots for Gaza shows that " principle & courage will always defeat the dark forces who want to sow division, stoke fear & deny complicity in the worst atrocities known to man."

Grassroots music venues are rooted in our communities and play an invaluable role in building bridges, giving a voice to marginalised groups and the fight against genocide. 🇵🇸

My latest piece on Grassroots For Gaza in @labouroutlook.bsky.social:

The charges against KNEECAP’s Mo Chara are a disgraceful attempt to intimidate artists and suppress voices speaking out against the genocide in Gaza.

We will never stop calling out Israel’s atrocities in Palestine — and the British government’s participation in them. 🇵🇸

When the politicians fail, the people stand up to demand an immediate arms embargo…

The British government will remain an active participant in Israel’s genocide in Gaza for as long as sites like BAE Systems in Kent remain open.

At this point you have to question if the British government would even condemn Israel, let alone suspend arms sales, if it bombed London.

Nothing resembling that has happened when bombs have rained down on the civilians in Gaza, Beirut, Sanaa or Tehran.

We’ve only got a summer to save music. 🪩

60,000+ people have been murdered by Israel in Gaza with British bombs since October 2023 — without a single charge brought against those complicit in genocide.

The charges against KNEECAP’s Mo Chara are nothing more than a distraction. We know who the real terrorists are.

We need to build a strong coalition of genuine progressives to defeat the rise of the far-right, which has been enabled by the cowardly and unambitious Starmer government.

The fight back has to start now. Support @ZackPolanski as the next leader of the Green Party.

Starmer’s idiotic response to the local elections disaster, such as plans to abolish DCMS, shows how incompetent he and his top team are.

More pound shop Farage politics that wrongly smear grassroots music venues, art and sports as “waste” whilst protecting the obscene wealth of the super rich.

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The intention of Zionist attacks on KNEECAP is clear: they want to make artistic expressions of solidarity with the Palestinian people a no-go zone for all artists.

This assault on artistic freedom must be resisted — and those speaking out against genocide must be defended.

Why is anyone still listening to Tony Blair?

Me and @bencsmoke.bsky.social are getting married if you even care…

Tens of thousands of us showing up for trans rights after last week’s Supreme Court injustice.

When trans rights are under attack, stand up fight back. 🏳️‍⚧️

Trans people face the most devastating demonisation from many in the political and media establishment on a daily basis — and today’s Supreme Court ruling will be used as ammunition by those rancid people to attack the LGBTQ+ community.

Solidarity with trans people everywhere 🏳️‍⚧️

We need to tax billionaires out of existence.

The rigged capitalist system has pushed millions into poverty and our economy to breaking point.

From steel to energy, water, mail and rail — we must take every single bit of British industry into public ownership and hand power back to our communities.

The British government’s role in providing arms, surveillance and political cover for Israel’s slaughter of tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza cannot be understated.

We need a comprehensive inquiry to bring about justice for the Palestinian people.

Whilst bills continue to rise and the cost of living crisis pushes millions into debt, the super rich have never had it easier.

We need nothing short of a revolution with wealth tax and mass nationalisation to transform the society torn apart by a rigged economy.

Labour’s welfare cuts will push millions of sick and disabled people into poverty whilst pumping billions into the global arms trade. This is a moral outrage.

Proud to sign the #DignityDeclaration alongside other progressives demanding a fairer society.

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All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statement

Labour are heading for a crushing defeat at the next election — and it will be the result of their embarrassing failure to stand up to the far-right and punching down austerity whilst letting the super rich off the hook.

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Five UNRWA staff killed in Gaza, fears worst is yet to come Five staff members of the United Nations Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, have been killed in the past few days, the agency's Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on Thursday.

Israel has intentionally slaughtered thousands of Palestinian civilians, aid workers and journalists in its genocide in Gaza and will continue to do so - aided and abetted by the British government.

Keir Starmer and David Lammy have blood on their hands.

Wishing the happiest birthday to my beautiful daughter Kiri! 9 today! ♥️

Mental health conditions are overdiagnosed, Streeting says Wes Streeting says too many young people are "being written off", as he defends upcoming welfare reforms.

The stigmatisation of mental health issues is the latest in the punching downwards mean streak at the heart of this Labour government.

A cynical and uneducated attack on the most vulnerable people in society to try and justify the murderous austerity Streeting supports.

Reeves ‘accepted free tickets to Sabrina Carpenter concert’ as freebies row reignites Labour MP Rachael Maskell said reports of Ms Reeves accepting Sabrina Carpenter tickets are ‘deeply troubling’

Whilst Starmer, Reeves and this appalling Labour government demonise the sick and disabled whilst pushing them into poverty by cutting vital welfare, they accept freebie concert tickets from their super rich donor masters.

A government of scroungers.

Top pension funds refuse to back defence industry Aviva, Royal London and Nest among firms that restrict investment on ‘ethical’ grounds

Our future financial security through pensions shouldn’t be dependent on the speculation of warmongers and the global arms trade.

We must dismantle the military industrial complex and break its grip on our society.

fwiw we were fucking robbed of at least 2nd.

Billions of pounds in spending cuts - including welfare - expected in spring statement The chancellor's £9.9 billion headroom has been wiped out by months of economic downturn and geopolitical events since the budget in October.

Keir Starmer is pumping infinite billions into war and blowing people to pieces whilst cutting vital support for sick and vulnerable people.

The global arms trade cashes in whilst our children go hungry, our pensioners freeze and our communities suffer.

Israel 'halts all aid and supplies coming into Gaza' over ceasefire extension row with Hamas Israel has said it is stopping all supplies coming into Gaza over disagreements with Hamas regarding the extension of the ceasefire.

For months, Israel flatly denied it would or could cut off humanitarian aid supplies into Gaza — but they know they can act with such impunity that the starvation of millions of Palestinians can be casually slipped into a press release.

Israel’s genocide continues.