Allan Girvan
@allangirvan.net
Glasgow born and bred. Full-time servant to a wee black cat.
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Today we have discussed the current situation and we are clear that there should be nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.
As next steps, European leaders will meet tomorrow in the margins of G20 and then in Angola at the EU-AU meeting.
As next steps, European leaders will meet tomorrow in the margins of G20 and then in Angola at the EU-AU meeting.
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Today we have discussed the current situation and we are clear that there should be nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.
As next steps, European leaders will meet tomorrow in the margins of G20 and then in Angola at the EU-AU meeting.
As next steps, European leaders will meet tomorrow in the margins of G20 and then in Angola at the EU-AU meeting.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Big test for Starmer and other European leaders - are they going to stand by Ukraine or appease the Putin/Trump axis?
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Big test for Starmer and other European leaders - are they going to stand by Ukraine or appease the Putin/Trump axis?
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This week, we gave evidence in Parliament on the risks that #mandatoryid poses.
This system could deepen discrimination against already marginalised communities - unless the Government builds it with privacy and safety in mind.
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/178626/...
This system could deepen discrimination against already marginalised communities - unless the Government builds it with privacy and safety in mind.
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/178626/...
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This week, we gave evidence in Parliament on the risks that #mandatoryid poses.
This system could deepen discrimination against already marginalised communities - unless the Government builds it with privacy and safety in mind.
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/178626/...
This system could deepen discrimination against already marginalised communities - unless the Government builds it with privacy and safety in mind.
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/178626/...
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NEWS! If you ignore all the convictions for beating women and taking bribes from Russia, we are still the patriotic party of women's safety, insists Farage
If you ignore all the convictions for beating women and taking bribes from Russia, we are still the patriotic party of women’s safety, insists Farage
Nigel Farage has today reiterated that Reform UK are the party of patriotism, and the only party trying to protect women, especially if you ignore any Reform politicians with convictions for beatin…
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
NEWS! If you ignore all the convictions for beating women and taking bribes from Russia, we are still the patriotic party of women's safety, insists Farage
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Liberal Democrats vs Reform UK Ltd: who’s really the underdog?
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
@politicalsatirical.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
@politicalsatirical.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Liberal Democrats vs Reform UK Ltd: who’s really the underdog?
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
centralbylines.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Liberal Democrats vs Reform UK Ltd: who’s really the underdog?
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
@politicalsatirical.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
@politicalsatirical.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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Gill’s conviction for taking Kremlin money is yet more evidence of Russian influence in our politics, as the Russia report itself found. So when will Ministers finally investigate this wider interference? Why are we forced to pursue it in court? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Gill’s conviction for taking Kremlin money is yet more evidence of Russian influence in our politics, as the Russia report itself found. So when will Ministers finally investigate this wider interference? Why are we forced to pursue it in court? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 and a half years
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 and a half years
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We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
I'm sure I remember those awfully nice Labour people promising (a "cross my heart and hope to die" promise) that they would reduce our energy bills by £300.
Well, it turns out that our bills are going up again and "Government policy is primarily behind the shift".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well, it turns out that our bills are going up again and "Government policy is primarily behind the shift".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Energy price cap: Households face surprise rise in prices in new year
Regulator Ofgem says a change in the price cap in January means a 0.2% increase in gas and electricity prices.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I'm sure I remember those awfully nice Labour people promising (a "cross my heart and hope to die" promise) that they would reduce our energy bills by £300.
Well, it turns out that our bills are going up again and "Government policy is primarily behind the shift".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well, it turns out that our bills are going up again and "Government policy is primarily behind the shift".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I found a copy of the first page.
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I found a copy of the first page.
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It's the foundation stone of Turquoise Labour's upcoming rebrand.
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It's the foundation stone of Turquoise Labour's upcoming rebrand.
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(I have read the government's consultation paper carefully. Nowhere does it answer this very simple question -what is this policy supposed to achieve?)
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
(I have read the government's consultation paper carefully. Nowhere does it answer this very simple question -what is this policy supposed to achieve?)
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Today the former head of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, will be sentenced for taking bribes from Russia. Needless to say, I hardly knew him, let alone the wife of the Russian he paid bribes to.
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Today the former head of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, will be sentenced for taking bribes from Russia. Needless to say, I hardly knew him, let alone the wife of the Russian he paid bribes to.
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“This is not journalism; its bullying and it was like another nail in Carrie’s coffin really”
Christine Flack speaks on the tabloid mistreatment of her late daughter Caroline Flack in the Disney+ documentary "Search for the Truth".
Article by Emma Jones, board member of Hacked Off
Christine Flack speaks on the tabloid mistreatment of her late daughter Caroline Flack in the Disney+ documentary "Search for the Truth".
Article by Emma Jones, board member of Hacked Off
Caroline Flack: Tried By Tabloid
More than four years on from the TV presenter's death, her mother laments that the Labour Government is 'scared of the press' and will not consider media reform
More than four years on from the TV presenter's death, her mother laments that the Labour Government is 'scared of the press' and will not consider media reform
Caroline Flack: Tried By Tabloid
More than four years on from the TV presenter's death, her mother laments that the Labour Government is 'scared of the press' and will not consider media reform
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
“This is not journalism; its bullying and it was like another nail in Carrie’s coffin really”
Christine Flack speaks on the tabloid mistreatment of her late daughter Caroline Flack in the Disney+ documentary "Search for the Truth".
Article by Emma Jones, board member of Hacked Off
Christine Flack speaks on the tabloid mistreatment of her late daughter Caroline Flack in the Disney+ documentary "Search for the Truth".
Article by Emma Jones, board member of Hacked Off
Who could possibly have predicted this?
England flag has become a racist symbol, say ethnic minority adults yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
England flag has become a racist symbol, say ethnic minority adults yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
England flag has become a racist symbol, say ethnic minority adults | YouGov
Now a new YouGov study examines how the public have reacted to the flag raisings that took place this summer, particularly comparing the views between white and ethnic minority adults.
yougov.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Who could possibly have predicted this?
England flag has become a racist symbol, say ethnic minority adults yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
England flag has become a racist symbol, say ethnic minority adults yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
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"Starmer calls Farage ‘spineless’ over failure to tackle racism in Reform party"
[the same Keir Starmer,
leader of “hierarchy of racism” Labour
who tacitly supported racist attacks on Diane Abbott
and promoted race hate in his 'island of strangers' speech]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
[the same Keir Starmer,
leader of “hierarchy of racism” Labour
who tacitly supported racist attacks on Diane Abbott
and promoted race hate in his 'island of strangers' speech]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer calls Farage ‘spineless’ over failure to tackle racism in Reform party
PM says Reform UK leader also has ‘questions to answer’ about alleged racist comments and chants at school
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
"Starmer calls Farage ‘spineless’ over failure to tackle racism in Reform party"
[the same Keir Starmer,
leader of “hierarchy of racism” Labour
who tacitly supported racist attacks on Diane Abbott
and promoted race hate in his 'island of strangers' speech]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
[the same Keir Starmer,
leader of “hierarchy of racism” Labour
who tacitly supported racist attacks on Diane Abbott
and promoted race hate in his 'island of strangers' speech]
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Arabic numerals joke sends the US right into a full-blown meltdown www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Arabic numerals joke sends the US right into a full-blown meltdown
A joke about Arabic numerals triggered a full-scale US right-wing meltdown, exposing deep ignorance, racism, and the fragility of fascists
www.thecanary.co
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Arabic numerals joke sends the US right into a full-blown meltdown www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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I don't think i'll ever lose my anger towards Johnson, Hancock, Cummings, the whole fucking shitshower, over the handling of the pandemic. As a nurse, redeployed to the frontline, it was one of the most terrifying, exhausting times of my life and my experience was nothing to some of my colleagues.
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I don't think i'll ever lose my anger towards Johnson, Hancock, Cummings, the whole fucking shitshower, over the handling of the pandemic. As a nurse, redeployed to the frontline, it was one of the most terrifying, exhausting times of my life and my experience was nothing to some of my colleagues.
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don't like what your political opponents say, execute them.
Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that's not what we do in America.
Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that's not what we do in America.
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don't like what your political opponents say, execute them.
Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that's not what we do in America.
Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that's not what we do in America.
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From the CWS Archives. 19th December 2021.
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
From the CWS Archives. 19th December 2021.
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A cross-party group of MPs and peers has written to Ofcom demanding stronger action against rising antisemitism on Elon Musk's X
The parliamentarians believe the social media platform may have already breached the Online Safety Act
@zoecrowther.bsky.social exclusively reports
The parliamentarians believe the social media platform may have already breached the Online Safety Act
@zoecrowther.bsky.social exclusively reports
Cross-Party MPs Demand Ofcom Investigation Into Antisemitism On X
Exclusive: A cross-party group of MPs and peers has demanded that Ofcom take action against a surge in antisemitic posts and calls for violence aga...
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A cross-party group of MPs and peers has written to Ofcom demanding stronger action against rising antisemitism on Elon Musk's X
The parliamentarians believe the social media platform may have already breached the Online Safety Act
@zoecrowther.bsky.social exclusively reports
The parliamentarians believe the social media platform may have already breached the Online Safety Act
@zoecrowther.bsky.social exclusively reports