Bill Bowring

@billbowring.bsky.social

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Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Will Jennings, Steve Peers , and 5 more Jonathan Portes, Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Bill Bowring, Michael H. Whitworth, Mary Margaret McCabe, Christina Pagel, Steven H. Seggie

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 8d

Matt Goodwin attributes a crime that he now knows appears to have been committed by people born in Britain in the early 1990s to "mass uncontrolled immigration"

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d

Andrew to be stripped of naval title, says UK defence secretary

Former Duke of York to lose honorary rank of vice-admiral a week after having royal title of prince removed The former Duke of York will lose his naval title, the defence secretary has said, as King Charles looks to draw a line under the ongoing scandal over his brother’s relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will be stripped of his honorary rank of vice-admiral, which he was given in 2015 and has retained even after giving up other military positions in 2022, John Healey confirmed on Sunday. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 8d

Empathy is weakness - Musk.

Death of empathy is an early and most telling sign of a culture falling into barbarism. - Arendt.

Choose one.

Empathy is weakness - Musk. Image one.

Death of empathy is an early and most telling sign of a culture falling into barbarism. - Arendt. Image two.

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 9d

NEW

An instance of the royal prerogative

Why an Act of Parliament was not needed to remove the title from the former Duke of York

By me

Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/an-instanc...

Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/11/an-i...

An instance of the royal prerogative

Why an Act of Parliament was not needed to remove the title from the former Duke of York

emptycity.substack.com

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 9d

What a nasty small minded article about one of the most gifted and consequential people never to have become PM. And the problems with Reform go way beyond "the crime of wanting to reduce immigration"

Michael Heseltine is making a bid to
become the fresh new face of
Remoanerism. Earlier this month
'Hezza' wowed the wets at Tory
conference with a speech to the effect that
Reform are 'equivalents to the fascists in the
30s' for the crime of wanting to reduce
immigration. This week, having acquired a
taste for the spotlight, he has spoken to the
Times from his Northamptonshire stately
home, setting out his stall in even greater and
more tedious detail. Aged 92 and still a Tory
peer, he hopes that his 'final contribution' to
public life 'may be to try to stop Nigel Farage' -
not out of any personal vanity, you understand,
but 'for the welfare of this country.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9d

أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك

Reposted by Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Bill Bowring , and 7 more Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Bill Bowring, John L. Cotter, Will Lowe, Graham Dutfield, Mark Priestley, Glen O’Hara, Pauline Stafford, Tim Leunig

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 9d

A Brexiter writes...

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9d

Emails reveal that Jeffrey Epstein was investigated for money laundering.

A federal prosecutor requested that a grand jury issue subpoenas for "every financial transaction conducted by Epstein and his six businesses" dating to 2003.

She even called one of Epstein's most important clients.

Jeffrey Epstein Was Investigated For Money Laundering, Emails Reveal

A federal prosecutor requested that a grand jury issue subpoenas for “every financial transaction conducted by Epstein and his six businesses” dating to 2003, the emails show. She even called one of E...

www.bloomberg.com

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Steve Peers, Bill Bowring , and 1 more Jonathan Portes, Steve Peers, Bill Bowring, Maria Sobolewska

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 11d

Further updates on the ignominious end to Lam's ignominious policy. Good to hear Badenoch say "But we have a principle. We don’t believe in making things retrospective." Let's hope all Britain's parties follow that principle. And for a less punitive & vindictive approach to immigration more broadly

Tories will not deport legally settled people, Badenoch clarifies

Katie Lam spoke ‘imprecisely’ in stating large number of people would ‘need to go home’, says Conservative leader

www.theguardian.com

Bill Bowring @billbowring.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks for posting, Maia! I very much like pages 12-13, and the case studies, especially Corsica, enduring fascination

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 13d

Protesters against the ban on Palestine Action are planning 18 more demonstrations next month…

[thousands have been] arrested after holding handwritten cardboard signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”.

news.sky.com/story/more-t...

More than a dozen Palestine Action protests planned next month despite ban on group

More than 2,100 people have already been arrested under terrorism laws for flouting the ban, campaigners say

news.sky.com

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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 13d

— all stemming from a political protest. He told Truthout in August that while the defendants faced serious state charges, they were yet to be federally indicted, despite the federal government publicly threatening prosecution. This left the defendants in a “legal limbo.”

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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 13d

Xavier de Janon, director of Mass Defense for the National Lawyers Guild, said the NLG is “very concerned” with the treatment of the Prairieland 17 given the large number of individuals charged, the surveillance and raids conducted to arrest them, and the “extreme nature of the charges”

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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 13d

The NLG has raised the alarm about the Prairieland defendants.

https://truthout.org/articles/these-dallas-residents-are-on-the-front-lines-of-trumps-war-against-antifa/

These Dallas Residents Are on the Front Lines of Trump’s War Against “Antifa”

If convicted, people who showed up to a protest could face “decades of prison time,” the National Lawyers Guild says.

truthout.org

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 13d

Palestine Action supporters appear in London court on terror charges

The 27 are among 47 accused of holding placards supporting the banned organisation at London protests

More than 2,000 people have been arrested since Palestine Action was proscribed

www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025...

Dozens of Palestine Action supporters appear in London court on terror charges | The National

The 27 are among 47 people accused of holding placards supporting the banned organisation at London protests

www.thenationalnews.com

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 13d

Demonstrations across 18 towns and cities next month, demanding an end to the ban on Palestine Action.

Individuals accused of supporting the now-banned group, currently held in prison awaiting trial, are due to begin rolling hunger strikes this Sunday.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

UK-wide protests against Palestine Action ban planned

Palestine Action was banned after alleged attacks on an Israel-based defence firm’s UK site and two planes at RAF Brize Norton

www.independent.co.uk

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 13d

ICE’s crackdown in Chicago reflects a deeper reshaping of the immigration system toward a singular focus: removing people with little or no review.

As ICE Raids Chicago, Trump Moves to Deporting People with Little to No Review

Far from the cameras, the administration is deeply reshaping the immigration system toward a singular focus: deporting people with little or no review.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Maïa Pal @maiapal.bsky.social · 14d

New here and a bit lost! But glad to be away from the other site…

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EJIR @ejir.bsky.social · 14d

In their new EJIR article, @maiapal.bsky.social
and Claire Vergerio introduce the idea of “woven and warring cosmologies” through the cases of Louis XIV and revolutionary Corsica.

You can read the full publication here: t1p.de/aeh1h

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Historical Materialism Journal @histmat.bsky.social · 17d

BADA BOOM! The HM London Conference programme is now online!

Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!

Twenty-Second Annual Conference - Historical Materialism

Deadline extended to 27 May! Resurgent Reaction: Marxist Strategies at the End of the Liberal Order 6-9 November 2025, SOAS, Russell Square, Central London Deadline for abstracts: Friday 16 May 2025

www.historicalmaterialism.org

Reposted by Bill Bowring, Marie-Laure Basilien-Gainche

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 20d

A critical view of the EU Commission proposals on classified information, by Emilio de Capitani - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-...

Why the European Parliament should reject (or substantially amend) the Commission’s proposal on EU Information Security (“INFOSEC”): (1) The issue of “classified information”

Emilio De Capitani , Former EP Official (1985-2011) Secretary of the LIBE parliamentary Committee (1998-2011). Affiliated to the S...

eulawanalysis.blogspot.com

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · Sep 24

“Frustrate”

Please will someone in the HO send their new boss on a training course led by people with lived experience who have survived trafficking so she can discover whether she has a heart of stone or a heart of flesh or is just out of her depth in the complication of immigration visas

Jonathan Tranter @jonathantranter.bsky.social · Sep 23

"Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to change modern slavery laws to prevent migrants from making last minute attempts to 'frustrate a removal' after her bid to appeal in a trafficking case was thrown out by the court of appeal" 💀 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Mahmood vows to change modern slavery laws after bid to deport Eritrean man thwarted

Appeal court rejects home secretary’s attempt to appeal against blocking of return of man to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal

www.theguardian.com

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Sep 13

Good to see my colleague @gsamaras.bsky.social on Channel 4 News discussing the dangers posed by the far-right racists marching through London today - and the need for the government to push back on their hatred and lies. [about 8 minutes in]

www.channel4.com/programmes/c...

Channel 4 News - Sat 13 Sep 2025

Channel 4's flagship news programme. Including the weather.

www.channel4.com

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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · Sep 13

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Sep 11

🤩 More than 500 people have signed up to become regular monthly donors - THANK YOU!

We're hoping to reach a total of 3,000 regular givers.

If you want to support our fearless reporting please sign up today 👇 secure.declassifieduk.org/page/175488/...

Reposted by Bill Bowring, David Whyte

The Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice @ccccjustice.bsky.social · Sep 9

Today we launch a major new report that reveals how British investors profit from the destruction of the third largest rainforest in the world, in West Papua.

Those investors are implicated in a brutal campaign of political repression.

Read the report here 👇👇👇

ccccjustice.org/publications/

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The Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice @ccccjustice.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yesterday the police raided the houses of our close colleagues in Defend Our Juries. They are facing very serious charges just for protesting against a genocide.

We demand their immediate release.

Read our statement here 👇👇

ccccjustice.org/2025/09/03/e...

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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · Sep 1

STRIKE!

Paying poverty wages, refusing sick pay, refusing to recognise unions and bullying our members.

Disgraceful behaviour! @unitetheunion.bsky.social and our members will not stand for it. We have tried negotiating to no avail so now GFM will see the anger of our members on the picket line.

Reposted by Steve Peers, Bill Bowring, Glen O’Hara

Aoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social · Sep 1

There is nothing to this claim. Defeats all the rules of interpretation - including the object and purpose of the 1998 Agreement & subsequent practice by the UK - it is also a deeply destabilising political position (it is entirely a political position, not legal) to take.
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Sep 1

This is just sophistry. I cannot understand how any academic has got drawn into this quagmire. All it means is 'the UK can break or try to renegotiate the two treaties and the principles that underpin them'. Of course that's true! One might as well say 'moon made of rock'. So what? 🤷‍♂️

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 1

"unlawful and unfounded asylum seekers" is just gibberish. Presumably Straw means unlawful *entrants* and unfounded *claims*. But given that he is being sold here as a Big Ass Lawyer, his lack of legal precision is just embarrassing.

Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · Sep 1

I’ve never been a Straw fan, from his earlier NUS & anti-EEC Barbara Castle days (he also let Nazi war criminal Kalejs evade justice in 2000).
Now he pops up to support Ekins Policy Exchange’s house lawyer. Ugh.

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