Nick Dearden
@nickdearden.bsky.social
Director of Global Justice Now. Author of Pharmanomics. Opinions my own. #FreePalestine
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Nick Dearden
@nickdearden.bsky.social
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Big pharma is at war with the UK, and the government can’t back down now | Nick Dearden
The industry has always wanted the NHS to pay more for its drugs; now it is pulling research and investment out of Britain, says director of Global Justice Now Nick Dearden
www.theguardian.com
Big pharma is at war with the UK. If we want to save the NHS, we can’t back down.
By me 👇
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By me 👇
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Trump’s mates on Wall St make a killing from the illegal invasion of Venezuela.
www.ft.com/content/9403...
www.ft.com/content/9403...
Hedge funds profit as Venezuela’s bonds surge
Broad Reach, Winterbrook and Allianz among those making gains as debt jumps in price
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Trump’s mates on Wall St make a killing from the illegal invasion of Venezuela.
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OECD countries, including EU countries & the UK, just forfeited to Trump their sovereign right to tax businesses operating within their own borders. This is an alarming subjugation of state sovereignty – and yet it is being spun as a landmark tax deal.
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OECD collapse will lock in countries’ tax losses to US firms - Tax Justice Network
The OECD announced today the “side-by-side system” negotiated by member countries exempting the US from OECD’s Pillar 2 tax reform.1 Alex Cobham, chief executive at the Tax Justice Network, said: “OEC...
taxjustice.net
January 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
OECD countries, including EU countries & the UK, just forfeited to Trump their sovereign right to tax businesses operating within their own borders. This is an alarming subjugation of state sovereignty – and yet it is being spun as a landmark tax deal.
taxjustice.net/press/oecd-c...
taxjustice.net/press/oecd-c...
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The BBC bans its journalists from stating that Maduro was "kidnapped" 👇
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Exclusive: BBC bans journalists stating Maduro was "kidnapped"
I’ve been leaked this from the BBC.
www.owenjones.news
January 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The BBC bans its journalists from stating that Maduro was "kidnapped" 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/exclusive-...
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We’re a vassal state. We never really had a truly independent foreign policy, but we now have the first government in history who seem to revel in that.
Labour's Mike Tapp refusing to support Denmark against threats from President Trump wanting to take over Greenland - coward
January 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM
We’re a vassal state. We never really had a truly independent foreign policy, but we now have the first government in history who seem to revel in that.
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Not one word of condemnation by our government of Trump's illegal act of war in Venezuela.
Not one word.
Not one word.
January 5, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Not one word of condemnation by our government of Trump's illegal act of war in Venezuela.
Not one word.
Not one word.
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Our director @nickdearden.bsky.social on the US invasion of Venezuela 👇🏽
Around the world, we need to stand against Trump and Trumpism #stoptrump #Venezuela
Around the world, we need to stand against Trump and Trumpism #stoptrump #Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Our director @nickdearden.bsky.social on the US invasion of Venezuela 👇🏽
Around the world, we need to stand against Trump and Trumpism #stoptrump #Venezuela
Around the world, we need to stand against Trump and Trumpism #stoptrump #Venezuela
Unexpectedly honest piece:
- Cutting off oil to China was key in invasion, not drugs
- Trump also wanted to undermine resource sovereignty - a threat to every other country
- Chaos and collapse now likely in Venezuela + long term US presence
www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
- Cutting off oil to China was key in invasion, not drugs
- Trump also wanted to undermine resource sovereignty - a threat to every other country
- Chaos and collapse now likely in Venezuela + long term US presence
www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
Why China and oil fuel Trump's push to capture Maduro: MARK ALMOND
MARK ALMOND: Trump has long boasted of the eight conflicts around the world he is supposed to have resolved, but his assault on Venezuela is a devastating demonstration of raw American power.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Unexpectedly honest piece:
- Cutting off oil to China was key in invasion, not drugs
- Trump also wanted to undermine resource sovereignty - a threat to every other country
- Chaos and collapse now likely in Venezuela + long term US presence
www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
- Cutting off oil to China was key in invasion, not drugs
- Trump also wanted to undermine resource sovereignty - a threat to every other country
- Chaos and collapse now likely in Venezuela + long term US presence
www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
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La prise de position de Macron n'est pas la voix de la France. Il nous fait honte. Il abandonne le droit international. Jour sombre pour notre pays.
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
La prise de position de Macron n'est pas la voix de la France. Il nous fait honte. Il abandonne le droit international. Jour sombre pour notre pays.
Christ on a bike. To admit we have no independent foreign policy and we have no concern for international law. This might always have been the case, but I can’t think of a time when it’s been so brazen, so humiliating. Starmer has enabled Trump’s global fascism.
Starmer asked to respond to Trump breaking international law and seizing the leader of another sovereign nation replies that it is his "responsibility" to have a good relationship with the US President.
"I have stepped up that responsibility [and] I do get on with President Trump," he tells the BBC
"I have stepped up that responsibility [and] I do get on with President Trump," he tells the BBC
January 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Christ on a bike. To admit we have no independent foreign policy and we have no concern for international law. This might always have been the case, but I can’t think of a time when it’s been so brazen, so humiliating. Starmer has enabled Trump’s global fascism.
Trump confirms he is a fascist and an imperialist of the first order. A mafia boss heading a rogue state. You cannot say we need to take action to stop Putin and continue to appease this terrorist. The world must stand up now.
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Trump confirms he is a fascist and an imperialist of the first order. A mafia boss heading a rogue state. You cannot say we need to take action to stop Putin and continue to appease this terrorist. The world must stand up now.
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Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Unbelievable. The bombing of a sovereign nation and the kidnapping of its head of state is clearly the most blatant violation of the UN charter and international law. You have zero legitimacy talking about Ukraine or any other aspect of international law if you can’t condemn it.
I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Unbelievable. The bombing of a sovereign nation and the kidnapping of its head of state is clearly the most blatant violation of the UN charter and international law. You have zero legitimacy talking about Ukraine or any other aspect of international law if you can’t condemn it.
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Stop Trump Coalition condemns the bombing of Venezuela and calls for the British government to finally condemn the US for its warmongering.
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stoptrump.org.uk/trumps-crimi...
Trump’s criminal attack on Venezuela
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Stop Trump Coalition condemns the bombing of Venezuela and calls for the British government to finally condemn the US for its warmongering.
stoptrump.org.uk/trumps-crimi...
stoptrump.org.uk/trumps-crimi...
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The bombing of Venezuela is an act of aggression: unprovoked, unjustified and unjustifiable.
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
The bombing of Venezuela is an act of aggression: unprovoked, unjustified and unjustifiable.
Eagerly awaiting a statement by
Yvette Cooper and Keir Starmer condemning Trump’s major piece of international terrorism. Another nail in the coffin of international law and the silence is deafening.
Yvette Cooper and Keir Starmer condemning Trump’s major piece of international terrorism. Another nail in the coffin of international law and the silence is deafening.
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Eagerly awaiting a statement by
Yvette Cooper and Keir Starmer condemning Trump’s major piece of international terrorism. Another nail in the coffin of international law and the silence is deafening.
Yvette Cooper and Keir Starmer condemning Trump’s major piece of international terrorism. Another nail in the coffin of international law and the silence is deafening.
A new year in Palestine.
Aid groups banned
Dozens arrested
Another child murdered
Israel has killed at least 416 Palestinians and injured 1,153 since the October 10 ‘ceasefire’
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Aid groups banned
Dozens arrested
Another child murdered
Israel has killed at least 416 Palestinians and injured 1,153 since the October 10 ‘ceasefire’
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Year starts with despair in Gaza as Israel’s ban on aid groups kicks in
Heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail is expected across Palestine, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department.
www.aljazeera.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:34 PM
A new year in Palestine.
Aid groups banned
Dozens arrested
Another child murdered
Israel has killed at least 416 Palestinians and injured 1,153 since the October 10 ‘ceasefire’
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Aid groups banned
Dozens arrested
Another child murdered
Israel has killed at least 416 Palestinians and injured 1,153 since the October 10 ‘ceasefire’
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Labour’s establishment is very excited about Lord Wolfson, but the bigger issue is our legal system is a paradise for oligarchs of all kinds. Ukraine is under massive pressure from city law firms. New ISDS case here:
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Where is Labour? Defending this system.
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Where is Labour? Defending this system.
UK energy company linked to sanctioned oligarch sues Ukraine
Enwell Energy, which has ties to Vadym Novynskyi, has made a secretive ISDS claim through City law firm
observer.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Labour’s establishment is very excited about Lord Wolfson, but the bigger issue is our legal system is a paradise for oligarchs of all kinds. Ukraine is under massive pressure from city law firms. New ISDS case here:
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Where is Labour? Defending this system.
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Where is Labour? Defending this system.
The government’s strategy of dealing with Trump is a humiliating failure. But they’re unable to recalibrate, to recognise their policy lacks both principle and tactical sense, and so they try the same, failed trick once again. It won’t work.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
King Charles and Prince William expected to visit US in 2026 to revitalise trade deal
Royals are reported to plan separate trips, after Donald Trump paused implementation of agreement
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The government’s strategy of dealing with Trump is a humiliating failure. But they’re unable to recalibrate, to recognise their policy lacks both principle and tactical sense, and so they try the same, failed trick once again. It won’t work.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It’s a freezing cold night, 2 days before Xmas but there’s a lot of very angry people outside the ministry of justice to show solidarity with the hunger strikers who’ve become a focal point of opposition to this government’s shocking, inhuman response to genocide.
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s a freezing cold night, 2 days before Xmas but there’s a lot of very angry people outside the ministry of justice to show solidarity with the hunger strikers who’ve become a focal point of opposition to this government’s shocking, inhuman response to genocide.
After Greta’s arrest yesterday, there’s quite a crowd outside the ministry of justice tonight to show solidarity with the hunger strikers.
#FreePalestine
#FreePalestine
December 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
After Greta’s arrest yesterday, there’s quite a crowd outside the ministry of justice tonight to show solidarity with the hunger strikers.
#FreePalestine
#FreePalestine
A US corporation, backed by the US development budget, built social housing in Honduras falsely promising there was no flood risk. It flooded. The company refused to pay compensation and is now challenging Honduras via ISDS for “moral damages”
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U.S.-Backed Housing Scandals Threaten to Rip Off Honduras and Panama - FPIF
Miami-based investors are suing Honduras after their own false promises left families picking up the pieces.
fpif.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A US corporation, backed by the US development budget, built social housing in Honduras falsely promising there was no flood risk. It flooded. The company refused to pay compensation and is now challenging Honduras via ISDS for “moral damages”
fpif.org/u-s-backed-h...
fpif.org/u-s-backed-h...
Israel shoots a child dead at point blank range in the West Bank.
It’s just another ordinary day in Palestine. Not even a murmur from western governments.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
It’s just another ordinary day in Palestine. Not even a murmur from western governments.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Israel kills 16-year-old Palestinian at ‘point-blank’ range in West Bank
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank amid continued violence against Palestinians.
www.aljazeera.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Israel shoots a child dead at point blank range in the West Bank.
It’s just another ordinary day in Palestine. Not even a murmur from western governments.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
It’s just another ordinary day in Palestine. Not even a murmur from western governments.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
The government is ready to give big pharma a massive pay rise, but doctors only deserve abuse it seems.
My colleague Tim Bierley 👇
www.lbc.co.uk/article/gove...
My colleague Tim Bierley 👇
www.lbc.co.uk/article/gove...
The government is ready to give big pharma a pay rise, but not doctors | LBC
The government has shown astonishing double standards by giving in quickly to big pharma’s demands, writes Tim Bierley
www.lbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The government is ready to give big pharma a massive pay rise, but doctors only deserve abuse it seems.
My colleague Tim Bierley 👇
www.lbc.co.uk/article/gove...
My colleague Tim Bierley 👇
www.lbc.co.uk/article/gove...
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If you're wondering why Trump is trying to force us to eat chlorinated chicken, check out chapter two of Nick's book Trade Secrets! tradesecrets.globaljustice.org.uk/ch2/
December 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you're wondering why Trump is trying to force us to eat chlorinated chicken, check out chapter two of Nick's book Trade Secrets! tradesecrets.globaljustice.org.uk/ch2/
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📣Alongside 49 signatories worldwide, we condemn the attack on the life of Misael Socarrás Ipuana - a Wayúu Indigenous defender of the Arroyo Bruno in La Guajira, Colombia.
Read our statement:
londonminingnetwork.org/2025/12/inte...
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Read our statement:
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International statement in solidarity with Misael Socarrás Ipuana and defenders of land, the environment and human rights in La Guajira, Colombia - London Mining Network
London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account
londonminingnetwork.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
📣Alongside 49 signatories worldwide, we condemn the attack on the life of Misael Socarrás Ipuana - a Wayúu Indigenous defender of the Arroyo Bruno in La Guajira, Colombia.
Read our statement:
londonminingnetwork.org/2025/12/inte...
@terrajusta.bsky.social
Read our statement:
londonminingnetwork.org/2025/12/inte...
@terrajusta.bsky.social