Tony Dowling
@toekneedowling.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandad, teacher, socialist, trade unionist, antifascist, anti-war & anti-cuts activist. Chair, People's Assembly North East
#NUFC season tkt
https://www.counterfire.org/
https://thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/
https://www.stopwar.org.uk
#NUFC season tkt
https://www.counterfire.org/
https://thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/
https://www.stopwar.org.uk
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“NHS staff must be able to do their jobs without fear of harassment or abuse.”
UNISON head of health, Helga Pile, warns growing racist rhetoric is putting healthcare workers at risk. Employers and ministers must act now to protect staff.
Read here: unsn.uk/3JWnLsK
UNISON head of health, Helga Pile, warns growing racist rhetoric is putting healthcare workers at risk. Employers and ministers must act now to protect staff.
Read here: unsn.uk/3JWnLsK
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“NHS staff must be able to do their jobs without fear of harassment or abuse.”
UNISON head of health, Helga Pile, warns growing racist rhetoric is putting healthcare workers at risk. Employers and ministers must act now to protect staff.
Read here: unsn.uk/3JWnLsK
UNISON head of health, Helga Pile, warns growing racist rhetoric is putting healthcare workers at risk. Employers and ministers must act now to protect staff.
Read here: unsn.uk/3JWnLsK
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Health ministry: Three Palestinians killed in 24 hours, toll 69,182 - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/health-ministry-three-palestinians-killed-24-hours-toll-69182
Health ministry: Three Palestinians killed in 24 hours, toll 69,182
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Gaza health ministry on Tuesday said that in the past 24 hours, Israeli forces killed three Palestinians across the enclave, and one person was wounded due to Israeli aggression. </p>
<p>"The overall toll of the Israeli aggression has risen to 69,182 martyrs and 170,694 injuries since 7 October 2023," the statement said. </p>
<p>Since the beginning of the ceasefire, Israeli forces have killed at least 245 Palestinians, while 623 others have been wounded, the ministry said, adding that its teams have so far recovered 529 bodies from under the rubble. </p>
<p>The statement said that many victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defence crews have been unable to reach them so far.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Health ministry: Three Palestinians killed in 24 hours, toll 69,182 - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/health-ministry-three-palestinians-killed-24-hours-toll-69182
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Year of Climate Action
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Year of Climate Action
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General Secretary Joanne Thomas and Deputy General Secretary Rab Donnelly will be visiting workplaces this week to hear directly from members and reps about their experiences 🗣️
Thank you to everyone supporting #RespectWeek, making it clear that abuse is NOT part of the job ❌
Thank you to everyone supporting #RespectWeek, making it clear that abuse is NOT part of the job ❌
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
General Secretary Joanne Thomas and Deputy General Secretary Rab Donnelly will be visiting workplaces this week to hear directly from members and reps about their experiences 🗣️
Thank you to everyone supporting #RespectWeek, making it clear that abuse is NOT part of the job ❌
Thank you to everyone supporting #RespectWeek, making it clear that abuse is NOT part of the job ❌
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IRAN: Oil Workers Launch Historic Strike www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-oil-f...
Iranian Oil Workers Launch Historic Strike
Fifteen thousand workers went on strike at a major gas field in Iran at the economically critical South Pars field.
www.dropsitenews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
IRAN: Oil Workers Launch Historic Strike www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-oil-f...
Proposal:
The problematic BBC News and BBC Politics arms of the organisation should be separated from the entirety of the rest of the excellent BBC output...
The problematic BBC News and BBC Politics arms of the organisation should be separated from the entirety of the rest of the excellent BBC output...
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Proposal:
The problematic BBC News and BBC Politics arms of the organisation should be separated from the entirety of the rest of the excellent BBC output...
The problematic BBC News and BBC Politics arms of the organisation should be separated from the entirety of the rest of the excellent BBC output...
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As Jewish academics, we reject the weaponisation of antisemitism
Universities should adopt proportionate anti-racist measures informed by the diverse voices of those most affected, say Michael Rosen, Catherine Rottenberg and Des Freedman
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jewi...
Universities should adopt proportionate anti-racist measures informed by the diverse voices of those most affected, say Michael Rosen, Catherine Rottenberg and Des Freedman
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jewi...
As Jewish academics, we reject the weaponisation of antisemitism
Universities should adopt proportionate anti-racist measures informed by the diverse voices of those most affected, say Michael Rosen, Catherine Rottenberg and Des Freedman
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
As Jewish academics, we reject the weaponisation of antisemitism
Universities should adopt proportionate anti-racist measures informed by the diverse voices of those most affected, say Michael Rosen, Catherine Rottenberg and Des Freedman
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jewi...
Universities should adopt proportionate anti-racist measures informed by the diverse voices of those most affected, say Michael Rosen, Catherine Rottenberg and Des Freedman
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jewi...
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Blocking water bosses' bonuses after dismal performances is what the public rightly expect
Water workers toil night and day to keep the taps running and spillages down
But instead of investment in infrastructure they see money sucked out of the system in bonuses
It must stop.
Water workers toil night and day to keep the taps running and spillages down
But instead of investment in infrastructure they see money sucked out of the system in bonuses
It must stop.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Blocking water bosses' bonuses after dismal performances is what the public rightly expect
Water workers toil night and day to keep the taps running and spillages down
But instead of investment in infrastructure they see money sucked out of the system in bonuses
It must stop.
Water workers toil night and day to keep the taps running and spillages down
But instead of investment in infrastructure they see money sucked out of the system in bonuses
It must stop.
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RMT calls for BTP cuts reversal and safer railways following Huntingdon stabbing
RMT has called for cuts to the British Transport Police to be reversed and for urgent action to deliver a safer, properly policed railway following the horrific mass stabbing last Saturday.
rmtunion.org/3WDr4rJ
RMT has called for cuts to the British Transport Police to be reversed and for urgent action to deliver a safer, properly policed railway following the horrific mass stabbing last Saturday.
rmtunion.org/3WDr4rJ
RMT calls for BTP cuts reversal and safer railways following Huntingdon stabbing
Rail union, RMT has called for cuts to the British Transport Police (BTP) to be reversed and for urgent action to deliver a safer, properly policed railway following the horrific mass stabbing last Sa...
rmtunion.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
RMT calls for BTP cuts reversal and safer railways following Huntingdon stabbing
RMT has called for cuts to the British Transport Police to be reversed and for urgent action to deliver a safer, properly policed railway following the horrific mass stabbing last Saturday.
rmtunion.org/3WDr4rJ
RMT has called for cuts to the British Transport Police to be reversed and for urgent action to deliver a safer, properly policed railway following the horrific mass stabbing last Saturday.
rmtunion.org/3WDr4rJ
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"Any government that wants to improve public services needs to invest in its people, skills and technology. A race to the bottom on pensions will do nothing to deliver this." - @fdagensec.bsky.social
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Farage's 'gold plated' pension reform plan faces firefighters strike threat
Reform set to say it would axe defined benefit schemes used in public sector
inews.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"Any government that wants to improve public services needs to invest in its people, skills and technology. A race to the bottom on pensions will do nothing to deliver this." - @fdagensec.bsky.social
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Sefton Council ‘will not tolerate racist and hateful graffiti in our community’ and initiatives are under way to fight the ‘filth’ | Adam Green
Beyond the graffiti: Sefton’s response to racist incidents
Sefton Council ‘will not tolerate racist and hateful graffiti in our community’ and initiatives are under way to fight the ‘filth’
northwestbylines.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Sefton Council ‘will not tolerate racist and hateful graffiti in our community’ and initiatives are under way to fight the ‘filth’ | Adam Green
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Love this story, billionaire, tax exile, petrolhead kills more people than he employs, is how it reads to me.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Love this story, billionaire, tax exile, petrolhead kills more people than he employs, is how it reads to me.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership
As the undercover hearings continue, James Simpson explains why the fight for the truth is facing obstacles from within the process itself:
www.counterfire.org/article/day-... #spycops
www.counterfire.org/article/day-... #spycops
Day of contradictions as Spycops Inquiry falls further into disrepute
As the undercover hearings continue, James Simpson explains why the fight for the truth is facing obstacles from within the process itself
Monday 3 November saw the return of the Undercover Pol...
www.counterfire.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
As the undercover hearings continue, James Simpson explains why the fight for the truth is facing obstacles from within the process itself:
www.counterfire.org/article/day-... #spycops
www.counterfire.org/article/day-... #spycops
Mamdani tsunami sends waves across the globe
New Yorkers – and others – celebrated a stunning victory following the count that is sure to make Trump and his pals see red. Shabbir Lakha assesses the situation:
www.counterfire.org/article/mamd...
New Yorkers – and others – celebrated a stunning victory following the count that is sure to make Trump and his pals see red. Shabbir Lakha assesses the situation:
www.counterfire.org/article/mamd...
Mamdani tsunami sends waves across the globe
New Yorkers - and others - celebrated a stunning victory following the count that is sure to make Trump and his pals see red.
www.counterfire.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Mamdani tsunami sends waves across the globe
New Yorkers – and others – celebrated a stunning victory following the count that is sure to make Trump and his pals see red. Shabbir Lakha assesses the situation:
www.counterfire.org/article/mamd...
New Yorkers – and others – celebrated a stunning victory following the count that is sure to make Trump and his pals see red. Shabbir Lakha assesses the situation:
www.counterfire.org/article/mamd...
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Alex Snowdon examines Israel’s 125 violations of the 10 October ceasefire agreement:
www.counterfire.org/article/ther...
www.counterfire.org/article/ther...
There has been no ceasefire in Gaza
Alex Snowdon examines Israel’s 125 violations of the 10 October ceasefire agreement
Ceasefire?
www.counterfire.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Alex Snowdon examines Israel’s 125 violations of the 10 October ceasefire agreement:
www.counterfire.org/article/ther...
www.counterfire.org/article/ther...
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Ofwat letting England water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear
Companies billed people for sewage disposal, used cash to pay dividends and exec bonuses, dumped sewage in rivers.
Now charging again to fund promised investment, not raising capital from shareholders. Customers fleeced
Companies billed people for sewage disposal, used cash to pay dividends and exec bonuses, dumped sewage in rivers.
Now charging again to fund promised investment, not raising capital from shareholders. Customers fleeced
Ofwat letting water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear
River Action bringing legal action against water regulator over who should foot bill for firms’ past failures to invest
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Ofwat letting England water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear
Companies billed people for sewage disposal, used cash to pay dividends and exec bonuses, dumped sewage in rivers.
Now charging again to fund promised investment, not raising capital from shareholders. Customers fleeced
Companies billed people for sewage disposal, used cash to pay dividends and exec bonuses, dumped sewage in rivers.
Now charging again to fund promised investment, not raising capital from shareholders. Customers fleeced
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3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
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I note that many of the most vocal who had much to say within minutes of Saturday’s appalling events are rather quieter today. But they’ll be back. I wrote about the radical right misinformation machine centred on X in @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/a-su...
Lewis Goodall on X: "Train worker hero credited with saving lives in the Huntingdon knife attack named as Samir Zitouni. https://t.co/rFIGBZjfqt" / X
Train worker hero credited with saving lives in the Huntingdon knife attack named as Samir Zitouni. https://t.co/rFIGBZjfqt
x.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I note that many of the most vocal who had much to say within minutes of Saturday’s appalling events are rather quieter today. But they’ll be back. I wrote about the radical right misinformation machine centred on X in @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/a-su...
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It’s time for the royals to hang up their tiaras – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the monarchy, Starmer’s Labour and Prunella Scales
www.counterfire.org/article/its-...
Lindsey German on the monarchy, Starmer’s Labour and Prunella Scales
www.counterfire.org/article/its-...
It’s time for the royals to hang up their tiaras – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the monarchy, Starmer’s Labour and Prunella Scales
The repeated attempts to quash the royal scandal around the former Prince Andrew didn’t work.
www.counterfire.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It’s time for the royals to hang up their tiaras – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the monarchy, Starmer’s Labour and Prunella Scales
www.counterfire.org/article/its-...
Lindsey German on the monarchy, Starmer’s Labour and Prunella Scales
www.counterfire.org/article/its-...
Alex Snowdon examines Israel’s 125 violations of the 10 October ceasefire agreement:
www.counterfire.org/article/ther...
www.counterfire.org/article/ther...
There has been no ceasefire in Gaza
Alex Snowdon examines Israel’s 125 violations of the 10 October ceasefire agreement
Ceasefire?
www.counterfire.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Alex Snowdon examines Israel’s 125 violations of the 10 October ceasefire agreement:
www.counterfire.org/article/ther...
www.counterfire.org/article/ther...
It’s time for the royals to hang up their tiaras – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the monarchy, Starmer’s Labour and Prunella Scales
www.counterfire.org/article/its-...
Lindsey German on the monarchy, Starmer’s Labour and Prunella Scales
www.counterfire.org/article/its-...
It’s time for the royals to hang up their tiaras – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the monarchy, Starmer’s Labour and Prunella Scales
The repeated attempts to quash the royal scandal around the former Prince Andrew didn’t work.
www.counterfire.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It’s time for the royals to hang up their tiaras – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the monarchy, Starmer’s Labour and Prunella Scales
www.counterfire.org/article/its-...
Lindsey German on the monarchy, Starmer’s Labour and Prunella Scales
www.counterfire.org/article/its-...