Chris Kirk
@chriskirk51.bsky.social
Ex Lab Cllr, Parliamentary Agent & more. Fought S African Apartheid in 60s,70s & Israeli Apartheid now. Palestine will be free 🇵🇸🍉. Also retired Med.Biochem. Prof & 3rd sector CEO. We must have hope. Corbyn tried to give it to us. No financial appeals pls.
Israel just bombed a residential neighbourhood in Beirut, in a major escalation www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Israel just bombed a residential neighbourhood in Beirut, in a major escalation
Canary journalist Mohamad Kleit was on the ground in Beirut to witness the aftermath - as Israel violates yet more international laws
www.thecanary.co
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Israel just bombed a residential neighbourhood in Beirut, in a major escalation www.thecanary.co/global/world...
More genocide
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
Israel bombs southern suburbs of Beirut; casualties reported
The attack is the latest violation of a ceasefire Israel signed one year ago to end the war in Lebanon.
www.aljazeera.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
More genocide
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
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This week's top posts: Commissioners critical of Mayor Perry's risky financial plans insidecroydon.com/2025/11/18/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis @theguardian.com @fisherandrew79.bsky.social @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social
Commissioners critical of Mayor Perry’s risky financial plans
Council Tax UP Borrowing UP Council debts UP An official report ahead of a Town Hall meeting tomorrow night paints a grim picture. And the government Commissioners are unimpressed. By WALTER CRONXI…
insidecroydon.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This week's top posts: Commissioners critical of Mayor Perry's risky financial plans insidecroydon.com/2025/11/18/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis @theguardian.com @fisherandrew79.bsky.social @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social
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Up to 7m extra working-age people could be denied minimum standard of living in retirement if UK state pension triple lock is ditched.
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
The total number of retirees facing poverty if state pension triple lock is cut
Figures have been released days before the Budget, in which Reeves may target tax perks given to pension savers
inews.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Up to 7m extra working-age people could be denied minimum standard of living in retirement if UK state pension triple lock is ditched.
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
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NEW: This is worth your time.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW: This is worth your time.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social on taxing the rich: "This is about inequality. For decades now poor people have got poorer and rich people have got richer... the money [raised] is important but the real point is about tackling inequality.. we need to get those assets flowing around the economy"
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on taxing the rich: "This is about inequality. For decades now poor people have got poorer and rich people have got richer... the money [raised] is important but the real point is about tackling inequality.. we need to get those assets flowing around the economy"
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Israeli gunboat shoots Palestinians, killing child - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-gunboat-shoots-palestinians-killing-child
Israeli gunboat shoots Palestinians, killing child
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Israeli gunboat shoots Palestinians, killing child - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-gunboat-shoots-palestinians-killing-child
This Govt plans a new "Antisemitism" hoax to silence our revulsion at the #Genocide.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
NHS allies blast Labour’s NHS 'antisemitism plan' for muting Palestinian solidarity
NHS allies urge Labour to scrap antisemitism plan, accusing the government of silencing Palestinian solidarity while claiming neutrality
www.thecanary.co
November 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This Govt plans a new "Antisemitism" hoax to silence our revulsion at the #Genocide.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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More and more protesters are gathering
Huge signs
"The people demand a state investigation"
"Bibi Escobar"
"Save the country from yourself"
Huge signs
"The people demand a state investigation"
"Bibi Escobar"
"Save the country from yourself"
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
More and more protesters are gathering
Huge signs
"The people demand a state investigation"
"Bibi Escobar"
"Save the country from yourself"
Huge signs
"The people demand a state investigation"
"Bibi Escobar"
"Save the country from yourself"
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"If a Reform UK ex MEP
can get 10 years prison
for taking Russian money
then can the same be done
to Kier Starmer and others
for taking Israeli money??"
via Neil Maggs
#SocialistSunday
can get 10 years prison
for taking Russian money
then can the same be done
to Kier Starmer and others
for taking Israeli money??"
via Neil Maggs
#SocialistSunday
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"If a Reform UK ex MEP
can get 10 years prison
for taking Russian money
then can the same be done
to Kier Starmer and others
for taking Israeli money??"
via Neil Maggs
#SocialistSunday
can get 10 years prison
for taking Russian money
then can the same be done
to Kier Starmer and others
for taking Israeli money??"
via Neil Maggs
#SocialistSunday
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The Daily Mail has bought the Telegraph.
This is Lord Rothermere's (the owner of the Daily Mail) Grandfather chilling with Adolf Hitler after he had already declared himself lifetime dictator of Germany.
This is Lord Rothermere's (the owner of the Daily Mail) Grandfather chilling with Adolf Hitler after he had already declared himself lifetime dictator of Germany.
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Daily Mail has bought the Telegraph.
This is Lord Rothermere's (the owner of the Daily Mail) Grandfather chilling with Adolf Hitler after he had already declared himself lifetime dictator of Germany.
This is Lord Rothermere's (the owner of the Daily Mail) Grandfather chilling with Adolf Hitler after he had already declared himself lifetime dictator of Germany.
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Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury said she reviewed the Epstein documents and they are worse for Trump than expected.
He was accused of raping a 13 year old in a lawsuit, discussion of pictures Epstein had of Trump with young girls & another deposition for Epstein.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
He was accused of raping a 13 year old in a lawsuit, discussion of pictures Epstein had of Trump with young girls & another deposition for Epstein.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
a man in a suit and pink tie stands in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a suit and pink tie stands in a crowd of people
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury said she reviewed the Epstein documents and they are worse for Trump than expected.
He was accused of raping a 13 year old in a lawsuit, discussion of pictures Epstein had of Trump with young girls & another deposition for Epstein.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
He was accused of raping a 13 year old in a lawsuit, discussion of pictures Epstein had of Trump with young girls & another deposition for Epstein.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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Either Zia Yusuf has been lying to the British public or he's been used as a patsy to cover for the Reform UK leaders who absolutely know who Nathan Gill is.
"I've never spoken to him, most people in the senior leadership team have never really heard of the guy." 😬
(h/t @jim_nauseum2 on X-Twitter)
"I've never spoken to him, most people in the senior leadership team have never really heard of the guy." 😬
(h/t @jim_nauseum2 on X-Twitter)
October 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Either Zia Yusuf has been lying to the British public or he's been used as a patsy to cover for the Reform UK leaders who absolutely know who Nathan Gill is.
"I've never spoken to him, most people in the senior leadership team have never really heard of the guy." 😬
(h/t @jim_nauseum2 on X-Twitter)
"I've never spoken to him, most people in the senior leadership team have never really heard of the guy." 😬
(h/t @jim_nauseum2 on X-Twitter)
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Todd Blanche tried to justify giving Maxwell special treatment and privileges because of her supposed “cooperation.”
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Todd Blanche tried to justify giving Maxwell special treatment and privileges because of her supposed “cooperation.”
I try not to fly these days but had to recently for medical treatment that couldn't be delayed. If I need to fly, I NEVER book @ryanairofficial.bsky.social
This, from the Guardian, is Ryanair at its very worst.
It's not good enough for them to insist that they're a low-cost airline and everyone knows the rules, in circumstances like this...
I wonder if legislation is needed?
It's not good enough for them to insist that they're a low-cost airline and everyone knows the rules, in circumstances like this...
I wonder if legislation is needed?
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I try not to fly these days but had to recently for medical treatment that couldn't be delayed. If I need to fly, I NEVER book @ryanairofficial.bsky.social
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This, from the Guardian, is Ryanair at its very worst.
It's not good enough for them to insist that they're a low-cost airline and everyone knows the rules, in circumstances like this...
I wonder if legislation is needed?
It's not good enough for them to insist that they're a low-cost airline and everyone knows the rules, in circumstances like this...
I wonder if legislation is needed?
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This, from the Guardian, is Ryanair at its very worst.
It's not good enough for them to insist that they're a low-cost airline and everyone knows the rules, in circumstances like this...
I wonder if legislation is needed?
It's not good enough for them to insist that they're a low-cost airline and everyone knows the rules, in circumstances like this...
I wonder if legislation is needed?
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If you're going to read one article this weekend, make it this interview with the wonderful Zack Polanski.
Share it widely.
Honest answers to warm your heart fill you with hope. 💚
Share it widely.
Honest answers to warm your heart fill you with hope. 💚
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If you're going to read one article this weekend, make it this interview with the wonderful Zack Polanski.
Share it widely.
Honest answers to warm your heart fill you with hope. 💚
Share it widely.
Honest answers to warm your heart fill you with hope. 💚
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Yeah, funny that. But then Nigel Farage barely knows Gill
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Yeah, funny that. But then Nigel Farage barely knows Gill
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We’ve been fighting for an inquiry into Russian interference with @carolinelucas.bsky.social since 2020.
After today’s sentencing of Nathan Gill, what more evidence does government need?
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After today’s sentencing of Nathan Gill, what more evidence does government need?
Stay updated on the campaign: citizensreunited.substack.com/subscribe
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We’ve been fighting for an inquiry into Russian interference with @carolinelucas.bsky.social since 2020.
After today’s sentencing of Nathan Gill, what more evidence does government need?
Stay updated on the campaign: citizensreunited.substack.com/subscribe
After today’s sentencing of Nathan Gill, what more evidence does government need?
Stay updated on the campaign: citizensreunited.substack.com/subscribe
Queen’s University continues its Palestine crackdown by crushing free speech www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Queen's University continues its Palestine crackdown by crushing free speech
Queen’s University is escalating its crackdown on Palestine activism, free speech and protest—targeting both, students and academics alike
www.thecanary.co
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Queen’s University continues its Palestine crackdown by crushing free speech www.thecanary.co/global/world...
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The Israeli government waged a decade-long campaign to protect its officials from criminal proceedings in Britain, leaked files show.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobbi...
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobbi...
Israel lobbied Britain to change law on war crimes arrests
Exclusive: The Israeli government waged a decade-long campaign to protect its officials from criminal proceedings in Britain, leaked files show.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Israeli government waged a decade-long campaign to protect its officials from criminal proceedings in Britain, leaked files show.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobbi...
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobbi...
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The same people who convinced the British public to back a catastrophic Boris Johnson premiership are now pulling the same trick again with Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-confid...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-confid...
The Confidence Trick That Put Boris Johnson Into Power Is Now Being Used on Nigel Farage
The same people who convinced the British public to back a catastrophic Boris Johnson premiership are now pulling the same trick again with Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The same people who convinced the British public to back a catastrophic Boris Johnson premiership are now pulling the same trick again with Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-confid...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-confid...
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Badenoch: “The Conservatives have been honest with the public about what went wrong when we were in government”
Have they hell.
As this dismal commentary in The Times proves.
Tell us Kemi, what would leaving the ECHR do to our Brexit arrangements?
Never responsible. Never decent. Never honest.
Have they hell.
As this dismal commentary in The Times proves.
Tell us Kemi, what would leaving the ECHR do to our Brexit arrangements?
Never responsible. Never decent. Never honest.
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Badenoch: “The Conservatives have been honest with the public about what went wrong when we were in government”
Have they hell.
As this dismal commentary in The Times proves.
Tell us Kemi, what would leaving the ECHR do to our Brexit arrangements?
Never responsible. Never decent. Never honest.
Have they hell.
As this dismal commentary in The Times proves.
Tell us Kemi, what would leaving the ECHR do to our Brexit arrangements?
Never responsible. Never decent. Never honest.
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We need solutions, not scapegoats.
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We need solutions, not scapegoats.
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!