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Mostly Political Economy .
but also the odd yarn! Reposts don't necessarily represent my views.
but also the odd yarn! Reposts don't necessarily represent my views.
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Advisers told ministers banning Palestine Action could make it more popular
Briefing paper warned proscription could also heighten Muslim-Jewish tensions and be seen as favouring Israel
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This makes their pigheaded decision to do it anyway even more stupid
Briefing paper warned proscription could also heighten Muslim-Jewish tensions and be seen as favouring Israel
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This makes their pigheaded decision to do it anyway even more stupid
Advisers told ministers banning Palestine Action could make it more popular
Briefing paper warned proscription could also heighten Muslim-Jewish tensions and be seen as favouring Israel
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Advisers told ministers banning Palestine Action could make it more popular
Briefing paper warned proscription could also heighten Muslim-Jewish tensions and be seen as favouring Israel
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This makes their pigheaded decision to do it anyway even more stupid
Briefing paper warned proscription could also heighten Muslim-Jewish tensions and be seen as favouring Israel
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This makes their pigheaded decision to do it anyway even more stupid
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Our new President, Catherine Connolly.
A President for peace, justice and equality.
Well done to everyone in the movement which made this happen.
A President for peace, justice and equality.
Well done to everyone in the movement which made this happen.
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Our new President, Catherine Connolly.
A President for peace, justice and equality.
Well done to everyone in the movement which made this happen.
A President for peace, justice and equality.
Well done to everyone in the movement which made this happen.
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'BBC leadership must act swiftly to restore confidence in its news coverage' Times, Editorial 11th November. (47% trust The Times, 60% trust the BBC...)
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Trust in news sources underlines why the right attack the BBC
The above is a YouGov poll from June 2025, graphic The Guardian. YouGov now are a relatively reliable polling source. They do a lot of commercial polling as well as political polling and business d…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
'BBC leadership must act swiftly to restore confidence in its news coverage' Times, Editorial 11th November. (47% trust The Times, 60% trust the BBC...)
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Apparently its only the Russians who interfere in elections
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Apparently its only the Russians who interfere in elections
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Keir Starmer's Israeli handlers continue to observe the "ceasefire"
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Keir Starmer's Israeli handlers continue to observe the "ceasefire"
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This is a truly disturbing moment
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This is a truly disturbing moment
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China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule
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AUSTRALIA: Unions Protest Nationwide Against Amazon Job Threat www.miragenews.com/unions-prote...
Unions Protest Nationwide Against Amazon Job Threat
Today hundreds of union members will protest at Amazon sites across the country as the TWU, SDA and MEAA make a claim on the company to pay its fair
www.miragenews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
AUSTRALIA: Unions Protest Nationwide Against Amazon Job Threat www.miragenews.com/unions-prote...
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“Israel’s parliament has backed a controversial bill that seeks to impose a mandatory death sentence on Palestinians who kill Jewish Israelis for nationalist reasons, but not on Jewish Israelis who kill Palestinians.”
Israeli parliament backs death sentences bill targeting Palestinians
Bill passed by 39 votes to 16 but must clear two more parliamentary votes to become law
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
“Israel’s parliament has backed a controversial bill that seeks to impose a mandatory death sentence on Palestinians who kill Jewish Israelis for nationalist reasons, but not on Jewish Israelis who kill Palestinians.”
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"The global system of connection built out in the 1990s has turned the social world into a resource for the oldest form of capitalism, extraction."
thebaffler.com/salvos/the-t...
thebaffler.com/salvos/the-t...
The Texan Ideology | Fred Turner
The Texan Ideology reflects a century-old fusion of the oil industry and millenarian Christianity.
thebaffler.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"The global system of connection built out in the 1990s has turned the social world into a resource for the oldest form of capitalism, extraction."
thebaffler.com/salvos/the-t...
thebaffler.com/salvos/the-t...
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So, indeed, Trump can no longer bring a defamation claim in the English High Court. He apparently wants to file one in Florida, but I doubt Panorama was actually broadcast there. Proving damages seems tough in my non-expert view (coupled with higher bar for defamation of public figures in the US).
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
So, indeed, Trump can no longer bring a defamation claim in the English High Court. He apparently wants to file one in Florida, but I doubt Panorama was actually broadcast there. Proving damages seems tough in my non-expert view (coupled with higher bar for defamation of public figures in the US).
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Irish football legend Nial Quinn on Newstalk praising the FAI vote to bring a motion to UEFA calling on it to expel Israel.
"Through the power of sport, we can actually talk and have a loud voice."
Apartheid Israel cannot continue to commit crimes against Palestinians with impunity. #BanIsrael
"Through the power of sport, we can actually talk and have a loud voice."
Apartheid Israel cannot continue to commit crimes against Palestinians with impunity. #BanIsrael
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Irish football legend Nial Quinn on Newstalk praising the FAI vote to bring a motion to UEFA calling on it to expel Israel.
"Through the power of sport, we can actually talk and have a loud voice."
Apartheid Israel cannot continue to commit crimes against Palestinians with impunity. #BanIsrael
"Through the power of sport, we can actually talk and have a loud voice."
Apartheid Israel cannot continue to commit crimes against Palestinians with impunity. #BanIsrael
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The Horizon IT system had been at the centre of the Post Office scandal.
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The Horizon IT system had been at the centre of the Post Office scandal.
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◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
Houchen’s deprivation failure exposed – official
Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
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The Saudi regime has executed Abdullah al-Derazi, under 18 at the time of his alleged crimes, linked to him attending demonstrations against the regime.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
Saudi regime executes another child offender for attending protests
Amnesty said that the execution of Abdullah was just one of a long line of executions
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The Saudi regime has executed Abdullah al-Derazi, under 18 at the time of his alleged crimes, linked to him attending demonstrations against the regime.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
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Great piece by Fred Turner on the pivot from Californian ideology of connection (which built the web) to Texan ideology of extraction and theocracy thebaffler.com/salvos/the-t...
thebaffler.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Great piece by Fred Turner on the pivot from Californian ideology of connection (which built the web) to Texan ideology of extraction and theocracy thebaffler.com/salvos/the-t...
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When the MaskPark case broke on China’s internet, it exposed a vast online trade in non-consensual images of women. As censorship buried the story, victims were left to navigate trauma, stigma, and official neglect on their own. Ling Li reflects on what this says on gendered violence in China today.
MaskPark and the Silence around China’s Gender-Based Violence Online | Made in China Journal
When the MaskPark incident broke in mid-2025, it jolted the Chinese internet (Hawkins 2025). Hidden behind the encrypted walls of Telegram—a platform officially blocked in China but accessible through...
madeinchinajournal.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
When the MaskPark case broke on China’s internet, it exposed a vast online trade in non-consensual images of women. As censorship buried the story, victims were left to navigate trauma, stigma, and official neglect on their own. Ling Li reflects on what this says on gendered violence in China today.
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The Bingham Centre report on UK counter-terrorism law has landed. Apply its findings to anything from the Kneecap prosecution to the banning of Palestine Action and you find just how draconian UK counter-terrorism law is, and the extent of necessary reform:
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The Bingham Centre report on UK counter-terrorism law has landed. Apply its findings to anything from the Kneecap prosecution to the banning of Palestine Action and you find just how draconian UK counter-terrorism law is, and the extent of necessary reform:
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
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The ADL is lashing out because its politics of fear and division have been resoundingly rejected by New Yorkers, who chose a Mamdani campaign with a vision of shared liberation and mutual support.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The ADL is lashing out because its politics of fear and division have been resoundingly rejected by New Yorkers, who chose a Mamdani campaign with a vision of shared liberation and mutual support.
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Opinion: BBC Trump row: Pro-Israel bias over Gaza is the real scandal
www.middleeasteye.net
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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It is utter bullshit that the mistaken splicing of two bits of his January 6th 2021 speech on Panorama in October 2024 had any significant impact whatsoever on the reputation of Donald Trump in Britain, or globally, and the claim for $1 billion damages is bullshit and bullying by the US president
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It is utter bullshit that the mistaken splicing of two bits of his January 6th 2021 speech on Panorama in October 2024 had any significant impact whatsoever on the reputation of Donald Trump in Britain, or globally, and the claim for $1 billion damages is bullshit and bullying by the US president
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Jacob-Rees Mogg supports President Trump's right to sue the BBC
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Jacob-Rees Mogg supports President Trump's right to sue the BBC
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off