Chris Guiton
@chrisguiton.bsky.social
Retired copywriter. But words still matter. The right words matter most of all. Eco-socialist. Also available for general chit-chat about the arts, culture and all the crazy stuff that makes the world go round.
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Chris Guiton
@chrisguiton.bsky.social
· Apr 1
Bourgeois society stands at the crossroads, either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism.
Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg
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Prison, hopefully.
Something you never thought you’d see. Now…where does it go from here?
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Formerly Prince Andrew, Arrested in U.K. on Suspicion of Misconduct in Public Office — The Hollywood Reporter
British police say the royal family member remains in custody.
apple.news
February 19, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Prison, hopefully.
Really dodgy lobbying consultancy founded by really dodgy Labour politician collapses. I hear the sound of chickens coming home to roost!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mandelson co-founded lobbying firm Global Counsel faces collapse
Sources close to the company insist that its difficulties stem entirely from
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Really dodgy lobbying consultancy founded by really dodgy Labour politician collapses. I hear the sound of chickens coming home to roost!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Andrew Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The Starmer innercircle depleted and on the defensive. Sharks circling Starmer himself over the Labour Together smear scandal which is a symbol of everything rotten in No10. The Establishment's not coming out of this terribly well!
February 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Andrew Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The Starmer innercircle depleted and on the defensive. Sharks circling Starmer himself over the Labour Together smear scandal which is a symbol of everything rotten in No10. The Establishment's not coming out of this terribly well!
Excellent news. Precisely why Labour is working strenuously to restrict jury trials. Keir Starmer and David Lammy: we see you for what you are!
Unanimous not guilty: All Extinction Rebellion ‘JP Morgan medics’ cleared
A jury has delivered a unanimous not-guilty verdict to the six healthcare professionals from who cracked windows at JP Morgan Chase’s European HQ during the July 2022 heatwave.
extinctionrebellion.uk/2026/02/19/i...
A jury has delivered a unanimous not-guilty verdict to the six healthcare professionals from who cracked windows at JP Morgan Chase’s European HQ during the July 2022 heatwave.
extinctionrebellion.uk/2026/02/19/i...
IN CASE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS - Extinction Rebellion UK
Unanimous not guilty: All Extinction Rebellion ‘JP Morgan medics’ cleared A jury has delivered a unanimous not-guilty verdict to the six healthcare professionals from Health for Extinction Rebellion w...
extinctionrebellion.uk
February 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Excellent news. Precisely why Labour is working strenuously to restrict jury trials. Keir Starmer and David Lammy: we see you for what you are!
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The Filton 24, who broke into an Elbit factory in 2024, have all been acquitted of the most serious charge of aggravated burglary.
Several of them have already been released on bail - after the UK government ignored their hunger strike demanding bail👇
www.declassifieduk.org/how-palestin...
Several of them have already been released on bail - after the UK government ignored their hunger strike demanding bail👇
www.declassifieduk.org/how-palestin...
How Palestine Action put the justice system on trial
I watched the Filton 6 trial from start to finish. Here's what I saw
www.declassifieduk.org
February 19, 2026 at 10:46 AM
The Filton 24, who broke into an Elbit factory in 2024, have all been acquitted of the most serious charge of aggravated burglary.
Several of them have already been released on bail - after the UK government ignored their hunger strike demanding bail👇
www.declassifieduk.org/how-palestin...
Several of them have already been released on bail - after the UK government ignored their hunger strike demanding bail👇
www.declassifieduk.org/how-palestin...
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This is the reason Lammy and Starmer want to end trial by jury.
Unanimous not guilty: All Extinction Rebellion ‘JP Morgan medics’ cleared
A jury has delivered a unanimous not-guilty verdict to the six healthcare professionals from who cracked windows at JP Morgan Chase’s European HQ during the July 2022 heatwave.
extinctionrebellion.uk/2026/02/19/i...
A jury has delivered a unanimous not-guilty verdict to the six healthcare professionals from who cracked windows at JP Morgan Chase’s European HQ during the July 2022 heatwave.
extinctionrebellion.uk/2026/02/19/i...
IN CASE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS - Extinction Rebellion UK
Unanimous not guilty: All Extinction Rebellion ‘JP Morgan medics’ cleared A jury has delivered a unanimous not-guilty verdict to the six healthcare professionals from Health for Extinction Rebellion w...
extinctionrebellion.uk
February 19, 2026 at 11:36 AM
This is the reason Lammy and Starmer want to end trial by jury.
The Starmer government is in a hole. So, naturally, it keeps digging!
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/poli...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/poli...
‘Political pressure’ on CPS to charge activists
MINISTERS are applying political pressure on the CPS to prosecute Palestine Action supporters after the High Court ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully when it banned the direct action group un...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The Starmer government is in a hole. So, naturally, it keeps digging!
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/poli...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/poli...
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'Donald Trump's White House is scaling up a campaign of intimidation, obfuscation and distraction in its desperate attempt to quash demands to release more of the Jeffrey Epstein files.'
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Trump's menacing operation to bury the Epstein files for ever
US lawmakers have accused the Department of Justice of an 'outrageous abuse of power' after it tracked which unredacted Epstein files they were viewing
inews.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 9:03 AM
'Donald Trump's White House is scaling up a campaign of intimidation, obfuscation and distraction in its desperate attempt to quash demands to release more of the Jeffrey Epstein files.'
inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
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Nicely done!
February 19, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Nicely done!
A typically Starmerite sleight of hand. All the indications are that both relative and absolute poverty will be worse by the end of this Parliament. But, hey, there's no need to worry if we can just fiddle about with the statistics...
Starmer states the government will reduce poverty by 2029
So he has found the ideal solution: Change the way information on poverty is collected and analysed
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So he has found the ideal solution: Change the way information on poverty is collected and analysed
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down
Official figures going back to 2018 are set to take billions in under-reported benefits income into account.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:46 AM
A typically Starmerite sleight of hand. All the indications are that both relative and absolute poverty will be worse by the end of this Parliament. But, hey, there's no need to worry if we can just fiddle about with the statistics...
Interesting analysis!
Postpone The Celebrations: www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202... - via:@CraigMurrayOrg
Postpone The Celebrations - Craig Murray
On the face of it the English High Court ruling that the Palestine Action proscription is unlawful makes the decision that the proscription remains in place pending appeal utterly illogical. But what ...
www.craigmurray.org.uk
February 18, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Interesting analysis!
Excellent question!
This increasingly feels like a massive national security risk. What is the latest @electoralcommission.org.uk?
Lobby group Labour Friends of Israel has been referred to the Electoral Commission over concerns about its opaque funding.
Andrew Feinstein, who filed the complaint, says he's concerned the pro-Israel group “may have breached electoral law”.
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-frien...
Andrew Feinstein, who filed the complaint, says he's concerned the pro-Israel group “may have breached electoral law”.
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-frien...
February 18, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Excellent question!
This will make rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic look like an exemplary demonstration of wisdom, judgement and foresight.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Cabinet reshuffle 'the price of Starmer's survival'
Senior MPs believe the Prime Minister will have to shake up his top team after the local elections
inews.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 1:35 PM
This will make rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic look like an exemplary demonstration of wisdom, judgement and foresight.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer's fudged response to what is clearly a serious matter is only making his problems worse. These were dirty tricks worthy of Richard Nixon. He's looking weaker by the day. I wonder if this might be terminal.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/star...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/star...
Starmer slammed over failure to sack minister at the centre of Labour Together spy scandal
PRIME Minister Sir Keir Starmer was slammed today for failing to sack a minister at the centre of the Labour Together spy scandal.The think tank was run by Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons MP when ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Starmer's fudged response to what is clearly a serious matter is only making his problems worse. These were dirty tricks worthy of Richard Nixon. He's looking weaker by the day. I wonder if this might be terminal.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/star...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/star...
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Resistance comes in many forms…
February 17, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Resistance comes in many forms…
Quite so. Anyone of a suspicious nature will be wondering if this is designed to facilitate the private health insurance model that Wes Streeting is desperate to replace the NHS with!
I would like to suggest that rather than DNA testing mental health patients for reasons, we could fund existing care properly?
www.england.nhs.uk/2026/02/thou...
www.england.nhs.uk/2026/02/thou...
NHS England » Thousands recruited for “new era” severe mental illness study
NHS England » Thousands recruited for “new era” severe mental illness study
www.england.nhs.uk
February 17, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Quite so. Anyone of a suspicious nature will be wondering if this is designed to facilitate the private health insurance model that Wes Streeting is desperate to replace the NHS with!
Typically, the Guardian fails to consider the root causes of low consumer confidence: flatlining real wages since 2008, high inflation (largely driven by corporate profiteering), superexploitation in the workplace etc. All now facilitated by a Labour Govt...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Britons feeling ‘dismal’ about finances amid mounting debts, survey finds
Consumer confidence at its lowest level in two years, as young people in particular face money pressures
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Typically, the Guardian fails to consider the root causes of low consumer confidence: flatlining real wages since 2008, high inflation (largely driven by corporate profiteering), superexploitation in the workplace etc. All now facilitated by a Labour Govt...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Useful article.
As capitalism lurches from crisis to crisis, more and more workers are ‘superexploited’ – they receive less than the minimum deemed ‘socially necessary’ to support themselves and produce the next generation of workers, writes the Marx Memorial Library
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/what...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/what...
What is superexploitation?
AN EARLIER Full Marx feature (the first in the series) explained that the term “exploitation” — colloquially used to mean taking unfair advantage of someone, emotionally or physically — is used by Mar...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Useful article.
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The right decision, but an astonishing display of incompetence. Ministers must have been aware of the risk. This underlines that all Starmer's decisions are driven by two things: a) promoting the interests of his corporate paymasters, b) prioritising short term political survival over good policy.
Starmer cancels plans to delay 30 local council elections ft.trib.al/fC51bUX
Starmer cancels plans to delay 30 local council elections
Setback comes after weeks of controversy over the proposal
ft.trib.al
February 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The right decision, but an astonishing display of incompetence. Ministers must have been aware of the risk. This underlines that all Starmer's decisions are driven by two things: a) promoting the interests of his corporate paymasters, b) prioritising short term political survival over good policy.
Your Party's Infantile Disorder
What happened to Britain's new left-wing party?
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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At the time it was privatised there was high public satisfaction with the service Royal Mail provided and the organisation was making £324 million annual profit. Another thing to renationalise
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Royal Mail staff tell BBC letters sit undelivered as firm prioritises parcels
Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
At the time it was privatised there was high public satisfaction with the service Royal Mail provided and the organisation was making £324 million annual profit. Another thing to renationalise
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Government is in damage limitation mode. But this feeble excuse for action isn't going to cut it. Simons should be sacked along with anyone else complicit in this sordid business.
Starmer finally answering questions re Labour Together spying on journalists
BUT:
How is Cabinet office right body to look into own minister, Josh Simons?
And: voluntary PR industry body is *not* a regulator, whatever Liz Kendall says
Need independent inquiry
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
BUT:
How is Cabinet office right body to look into own minister, Josh Simons?
And: voluntary PR industry body is *not* a regulator, whatever Liz Kendall says
Need independent inquiry
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cabinet Office looking into Starmer-linked thinktank after it investigated journalists
Liz Kendall says officials will be ‘establishing the facts’ about report that made false claims about journalists
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The Government is in damage limitation mode. But this feeble excuse for action isn't going to cut it. Simons should be sacked along with anyone else complicit in this sordid business.