Dave Smith
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Classic Blair. He is now proposing himself as the Empire's Regent of Gaza. A war criminal himself, he demands a five year appointment to run the site of Israel's genocide on behalf of Donald Trump in the finest tradition of White Settler Colonial projects www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tony Blair in discussions to run transitional Gaza authority
The former prime minister has been in high-level planning talks over the territory's future, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Classic Blair. He is now proposing himself as the Empire's Regent of Gaza. A war criminal himself, he demands a five year appointment to run the site of Israel's genocide on behalf of Donald Trump in the finest tradition of White Settler Colonial projects www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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What centrists are offering across the Western world is the opportunity for the right to consolidate their gains as hegemonic. They’re offering managerial competence in service to reactionary aims.
Dehumanisation as policy.
It ignores people's actual lives and experiences in favour of some sick idea that migrants are just resources to be used and discarded at will.
It is incredible how Labour has become, in practice, the most anti-immigration government in decades.
news.sky.com/story/shaban...
It ignores people's actual lives and experiences in favour of some sick idea that migrants are just resources to be used and discarded at will.
It is incredible how Labour has become, in practice, the most anti-immigration government in decades.
news.sky.com/story/shaban...
Shabana Mahmood vows law reforms to prove migrants 'contribute' to UK society
The home secretary signalled in her first major interview since taking over the reins that she believed migration "has been too high".
news.sky.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
What centrists are offering across the Western world is the opportunity for the right to consolidate their gains as hegemonic. They’re offering managerial competence in service to reactionary aims.
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Yesterday in 1953, the US and Britain carried out a brutal coup that deposed Mohammad Mosaddegh, the popular Prime Minister of Iran, beloved for his progressive and pro-worker reforms, because he sought to restore national control over the country's oil reserves.
August 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yesterday in 1953, the US and Britain carried out a brutal coup that deposed Mohammad Mosaddegh, the popular Prime Minister of Iran, beloved for his progressive and pro-worker reforms, because he sought to restore national control over the country's oil reserves.
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The U.K. is a police state
July 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The U.K. is a police state
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Wes Streeting took £224,575 in donations from people and companies linked to the private health sector between Jan 2023-2025. 🚨🚨🚨
I find that unconscionable. Share if you agree!
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I find that unconscionable. Share if you agree!
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July 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Wes Streeting took £224,575 in donations from people and companies linked to the private health sector between Jan 2023-2025. 🚨🚨🚨
I find that unconscionable. Share if you agree!
www.itv.com/news/2025-07...
I find that unconscionable. Share if you agree!
www.itv.com/news/2025-07...
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A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
April 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
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Undersea rewilding initiative to restore a kelp forest in West Sussex is celebrating amazing results for marine biodiversity.
Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kelp forest project in West Sussex having 'remarkable results'
The rewilding project off the West Sussex coast is celebrating its fourth anniversary.
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March 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Undersea rewilding initiative to restore a kelp forest in West Sussex is celebrating amazing results for marine biodiversity.
Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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1. Now, on top of all the other things we can't have, we learn we can't have new hospitals. Why? Because Starmer's government is committed to a higher principle than saving lives: saving money. Never mind that trying to keep old hospitals running costs a fortune: a classic false economy. ...
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January 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
1. Now, on top of all the other things we can't have, we learn we can't have new hospitals. Why? Because Starmer's government is committed to a higher principle than saving lives: saving money. Never mind that trying to keep old hospitals running costs a fortune: a classic false economy. ...
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This government is increasingly becoming a shit show.
Not content with arming a genocide in Gaza, nor protecting the wealth of the super rich - they're now seriously considering further austerity through cuts.
It's so out of touch with where people are at & what we need.
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Not content with arming a genocide in Gaza, nor protecting the wealth of the super rich - they're now seriously considering further austerity through cuts.
It's so out of touch with where people are at & what we need.
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January 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This government is increasingly becoming a shit show.
Not content with arming a genocide in Gaza, nor protecting the wealth of the super rich - they're now seriously considering further austerity through cuts.
It's so out of touch with where people are at & what we need.
1/2
Not content with arming a genocide in Gaza, nor protecting the wealth of the super rich - they're now seriously considering further austerity through cuts.
It's so out of touch with where people are at & what we need.
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How it started/how it’s going
January 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
How it started/how it’s going
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River reset in the UK has led to an "abundance" of wildlife and better flood protection for nearby homes.
The solutions are just so, bloody, obvious.
Why on earth are we not implementing them?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The solutions are just so, bloody, obvious.
Why on earth are we not implementing them?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
River reset in the UK has led to an "abundance" of wildlife and better flood protection for nearby homes.
The solutions are just so, bloody, obvious.
Why on earth are we not implementing them?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The solutions are just so, bloody, obvious.
Why on earth are we not implementing them?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Uno de mis buenos propositos para este año... aprender y practicar mas espanol!
January 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Uno de mis buenos propositos para este año... aprender y practicar mas espanol!
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The magic of an Irish rainforest
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December 30, 2024 at 8:39 AM
The magic of an Irish rainforest
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Why are the Tories talking about flat taxes again? youtu.be/8gKmxcw3HVM?... Flat taxes are great if you want to increase inequality, crush government services, or leave large numbers of people destitute. Is that why the Tories are so keen on them?
Why are the Tories talking about flat taxes again?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 21, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Why are the Tories talking about flat taxes again? youtu.be/8gKmxcw3HVM?... Flat taxes are great if you want to increase inequality, crush government services, or leave large numbers of people destitute. Is that why the Tories are so keen on them?