holly
@arnuba.bsky.social
socialist. glasgow. mainly interested in UK pol
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February 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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the Palestine Action ban really was a classic Starmer govt move: a hysterical overreaction that won them zero plaudits from the right, cost them badly to the left, and which got shot down in the end anyway.
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
the Palestine Action ban really was a classic Starmer govt move: a hysterical overreaction that won them zero plaudits from the right, cost them badly to the left, and which got shot down in the end anyway.
Imagine if they put this energy into defending trans people rather than pretend there's nothing they can do.
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Imagine if they put this energy into defending trans people rather than pretend there's nothing they can do.
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Reading the Palestine Action judgment.
This, from Yvette Cooper's statement explaining why PA were to be proscribed, is surprisingly revealing. She says that PA are being proscribed
(a) to make them easier to prosecute
(b) ...at least in part for non-terrorist actions
1/n
This, from Yvette Cooper's statement explaining why PA were to be proscribed, is surprisingly revealing. She says that PA are being proscribed
(a) to make them easier to prosecute
(b) ...at least in part for non-terrorist actions
1/n
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Reading the Palestine Action judgment.
This, from Yvette Cooper's statement explaining why PA were to be proscribed, is surprisingly revealing. She says that PA are being proscribed
(a) to make them easier to prosecute
(b) ...at least in part for non-terrorist actions
1/n
This, from Yvette Cooper's statement explaining why PA were to be proscribed, is surprisingly revealing. She says that PA are being proscribed
(a) to make them easier to prosecute
(b) ...at least in part for non-terrorist actions
1/n
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So the court rules on trans rights, and the Labour government claims they are powerless, but the court rules on Palestine Action, and the government wants to fight it?
February 13, 2026 at 10:58 AM
So the court rules on trans rights, and the Labour government claims they are powerless, but the court rules on Palestine Action, and the government wants to fight it?
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Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
February 13, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
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Europe miles ahead of the UK 👏, no wonder the UK is aligning itself with MAGA.
#BREAKING EU Parliament votes to accept a report, that calls for "the full recognition of trans women as women" as part of the EU priorities for the UN CSW on "women’s rights and gender equality."
#Eurovision #EU
#Eurovision #EU
February 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Europe miles ahead of the UK 👏, no wonder the UK is aligning itself with MAGA.
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Just in case anyone has forgotten here are Starmer's pledges
the list of things he said he would do once elected leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister
(Spoiler alert He ain't done any of them)
the list of things he said he would do once elected leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister
(Spoiler alert He ain't done any of them)
February 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just in case anyone has forgotten here are Starmer's pledges
the list of things he said he would do once elected leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister
(Spoiler alert He ain't done any of them)
the list of things he said he would do once elected leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister
(Spoiler alert He ain't done any of them)
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a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
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For clarity, and for those not grasping how obscenely overblown the scenario, or the extent of the misrepresentation.
Counting only written complaints, the NHS in England alone received 256,777 in 2024-25.
4.5 complaints per 1000 people.
Tavistock trans services received 0.06 per 1000 patients.
Counting only written complaints, the NHS in England alone received 256,777 in 2024-25.
4.5 complaints per 1000 people.
Tavistock trans services received 0.06 per 1000 patients.
The entire Tavistock scandal was over 8 complaints. They've fucked the entirety of trans and non binary peoples, because of 8 complaints, all of which have not materialised into anything as far as I can tell.
The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised | A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture | Marie Shrewsbury
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
For clarity, and for those not grasping how obscenely overblown the scenario, or the extent of the misrepresentation.
Counting only written complaints, the NHS in England alone received 256,777 in 2024-25.
4.5 complaints per 1000 people.
Tavistock trans services received 0.06 per 1000 patients.
Counting only written complaints, the NHS in England alone received 256,777 in 2024-25.
4.5 complaints per 1000 people.
Tavistock trans services received 0.06 per 1000 patients.
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Labour's problem, you know aside from how bad Starmer is as PM, ties to Mandelson, links to a think tank trying to blackmail journalists, repeated scandals over various MPs, including Ministers, spending, taxes etc...actually this could be quite a long "aside list", so let's move on to the point. 1/
February 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Labour's problem, you know aside from how bad Starmer is as PM, ties to Mandelson, links to a think tank trying to blackmail journalists, repeated scandals over various MPs, including Ministers, spending, taxes etc...actually this could be quite a long "aside list", so let's move on to the point. 1/
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The current Labour leadership is a criminal conspiracy (before you get to Epstein). And this was widely known but most of the media thought it was good because they’d rather be friends with Peter Mandelson than a socialist.
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The current Labour leadership is a criminal conspiracy (before you get to Epstein). And this was widely known but most of the media thought it was good because they’d rather be friends with Peter Mandelson than a socialist.
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🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Centrist: *crawls from the burning wreckage of the Labour Party*
"Mr Polanski if you want my vote you need to adhere to my terms. They are as follows."
"Mr Polanski if you want my vote you need to adhere to my terms. They are as follows."
February 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Centrist: *crawls from the burning wreckage of the Labour Party*
"Mr Polanski if you want my vote you need to adhere to my terms. They are as follows."
"Mr Polanski if you want my vote you need to adhere to my terms. They are as follows."
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Sounds like a joke but it’s real: McSweeney was running a secret campaign planting bullshitty newspaper stories about extremist hatemongers in his party, at the same time he was running bogus “fact-checking” orgs telling the same newspapers any suggestion that was happening was crazy and very racist
I'm old enough to remember when the mere suggestion Mandelson was doing anything remotely like this was unforgivably disgusting antisemitism.
this is unbelievable inews.co.uk/news/politic...
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Sounds like a joke but it’s real: McSweeney was running a secret campaign planting bullshitty newspaper stories about extremist hatemongers in his party, at the same time he was running bogus “fact-checking” orgs telling the same newspapers any suggestion that was happening was crazy and very racist
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The UK government pinned its case for declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organisation largely on the trial of the so-called Filton Six, claiming they had proved the group to be violent.
A jury today found none of them guilty of any of the charges.
A jury today found none of them guilty of any of the charges.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The UK government pinned its case for declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organisation largely on the trial of the so-called Filton Six, claiming they had proved the group to be violent.
A jury today found none of them guilty of any of the charges.
A jury today found none of them guilty of any of the charges.
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this is unbelievable inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Mandelson was given secret spreadsheet to vet left-wing MPs in Labour power struggle
Whistleblower's revelation shows extent of his direct involvement in bitter battle to gain control of the party ahead of 2024 election
inews.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
this is unbelievable inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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I understand that the jury in the Filton trial have refused to convict any of the defendants of any crime, despite some of them admitting in court that they smashed up Israeli-made drones.
Heroes all.
Heroes all.
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I understand that the jury in the Filton trial have refused to convict any of the defendants of any crime, despite some of them admitting in court that they smashed up Israeli-made drones.
Heroes all.
Heroes all.
Was ambushed by a recording of Starmers voice on a podcast. It was his China speech. Why, even when he's talking about his accomplishment does he sound both defensive and scolding?
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Was ambushed by a recording of Starmers voice on a podcast. It was his China speech. Why, even when he's talking about his accomplishment does he sound both defensive and scolding?
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rememeber when Labour members elected a left-wing leader so the parliamentary party engaged in a kamikaze wrecking project under the political guidance of a key associate to a paedophile sex trafficker leading directly to the ascension of the Prime Minister we have today
February 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM
rememeber when Labour members elected a left-wing leader so the parliamentary party engaged in a kamikaze wrecking project under the political guidance of a key associate to a paedophile sex trafficker leading directly to the ascension of the Prime Minister we have today
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This is grim-Labour MPs saying they prefer a Reform win in Gorton & Denton than The Greens: Reform is worse for the country, but the Greens are be worse for their careers. They want Reform to do well so they can use them as a threat to force folk to vote Labour www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
February 1, 2026 at 12:18 PM
This is grim-Labour MPs saying they prefer a Reform win in Gorton & Denton than The Greens: Reform is worse for the country, but the Greens are be worse for their careers. They want Reform to do well so they can use them as a threat to force folk to vote Labour www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Why would any state, especially a superpower like the US, allow itself to be contained by international law?
The answer is that on one level, they never did and the Cold War was full of violations.
The answer is that on one level, they never did and the Cold War was full of violations.
January 4, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Why would any state, especially a superpower like the US, allow itself to be contained by international law?
The answer is that on one level, they never did and the Cold War was full of violations.
The answer is that on one level, they never did and the Cold War was full of violations.
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Yeah look at the end of the day I just don't think the operation that cannot anticipate "this pedo could bring disgrace to our party" is suited to fight for literally the future of multicultural democracy in the UK lol
December 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Yeah look at the end of the day I just don't think the operation that cannot anticipate "this pedo could bring disgrace to our party" is suited to fight for literally the future of multicultural democracy in the UK lol
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Labour seem to have developed a strategy of getting ‘negged’ by Reform voters; shifting their policies in ever more socially conservative directions to attract such voters and somehow repelling them, and yet still, maybe, maybe this time will be the one. 6/n
September 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Labour seem to have developed a strategy of getting ‘negged’ by Reform voters; shifting their policies in ever more socially conservative directions to attract such voters and somehow repelling them, and yet still, maybe, maybe this time will be the one. 6/n