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2025 will surpass 2024 as the deadliest and most violent year for children in conflict since UN monitoring began
December 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
2025 will surpass 2024 as the deadliest and most violent year for children in conflict since UN monitoring began
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OK, so Britain might have 354,000 homeless, 1.8m unemployed and 3.8m hungry kids. But on the upside, the FTSE-100 index hit an all-time high this morning.
January 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
OK, so Britain might have 354,000 homeless, 1.8m unemployed and 3.8m hungry kids. But on the upside, the FTSE-100 index hit an all-time high this morning.
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How extreme is Jim O’Neill, Deputy Health Secretary who just froze federal childcare funding to every state based on a viral video?
As a leader of the Seasteading Institute, he praised selling human organs on the free market b/c “There are plenty of healthy spare kidneys walking around, unused” 1/2
As a leader of the Seasteading Institute, he praised selling human organs on the free market b/c “There are plenty of healthy spare kidneys walking around, unused” 1/2
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
How extreme is Jim O’Neill, Deputy Health Secretary who just froze federal childcare funding to every state based on a viral video?
As a leader of the Seasteading Institute, he praised selling human organs on the free market b/c “There are plenty of healthy spare kidneys walking around, unused” 1/2
As a leader of the Seasteading Institute, he praised selling human organs on the free market b/c “There are plenty of healthy spare kidneys walking around, unused” 1/2
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani goes straight to Brooklyn after getting sworn in to put slumlords on notice.
January 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Mayor Zohran Mamdani goes straight to Brooklyn after getting sworn in to put slumlords on notice.
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As always an excellently informative article by Naomi Klein.
Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
As always an excellently informative article by Naomi Klein.
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Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you all a fantastic 2026🎉🎉🎉
And if like me, you're taking dip today be sure to stay safe! ❄️🌊
And if like me, you're taking dip today be sure to stay safe! ❄️🌊
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you all a fantastic 2026🎉🎉🎉
And if like me, you're taking dip today be sure to stay safe! ❄️🌊
And if like me, you're taking dip today be sure to stay safe! ❄️🌊
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It’s good news that from today all young children will be offered protection against chickenpox on the NHS🌈
The vaccine will be combined with the MMR jab, given at 12 and 18 months to protect against measles, mumps and rubella.
Children up to the age of 6 can catch up on doses when invited✅
The vaccine will be combined with the MMR jab, given at 12 and 18 months to protect against measles, mumps and rubella.
Children up to the age of 6 can catch up on doses when invited✅
January 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It’s good news that from today all young children will be offered protection against chickenpox on the NHS🌈
The vaccine will be combined with the MMR jab, given at 12 and 18 months to protect against measles, mumps and rubella.
Children up to the age of 6 can catch up on doses when invited✅
The vaccine will be combined with the MMR jab, given at 12 and 18 months to protect against measles, mumps and rubella.
Children up to the age of 6 can catch up on doses when invited✅
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A Government that says it's concerned about the cost of living, but capitulates to corporations
"Housebuilders have been lobbying against the inclusion of batteries, which would entail an upfront cost to the developer, though they would save money for homeowners"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Housebuilders have been lobbying against the inclusion of batteries, which would entail an upfront cost to the developer, though they would save money for homeowners"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ministers may cut green tech mandate from new homes regulations in England
Critics say removing battery installation requirement will reduce amount homebuyers save on energy bills
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A Government that says it's concerned about the cost of living, but capitulates to corporations
"Housebuilders have been lobbying against the inclusion of batteries, which would entail an upfront cost to the developer, though they would save money for homeowners"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Housebuilders have been lobbying against the inclusion of batteries, which would entail an upfront cost to the developer, though they would save money for homeowners"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Labour’s animal welfare strategy – will it deliver?
Labour’s new animal welfare strategy has been widely welcomed by campaigners and organisations, but as always with this Government, the devil will be in the detail, reports Kevin Flack. Firstly, the good news – it is to be steered through…
Labour’s new animal welfare strategy has been widely welcomed by campaigners and organisations, but as always with this Government, the devil will be in the detail, reports Kevin Flack. Firstly, the good news – it is to be steered through…
Labour’s animal welfare strategy – will it deliver?
Labour’s new animal welfare strategy has been widely welcomed by campaigners and organisations, but as always with this Government, the devil will be in the detail, reports Kevin Flack. Firstly, the good news – it is to be steered through Parliament by Baroness Sue Hayman who has a genuine commitment in this area. Sadly the implementation won’t be down just to her but very much in the hands of the Government’s business managers who have a raft of legislation planned and, for those measures that cost money, the Treasury.
labourhub.org.uk
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Labour’s animal welfare strategy – will it deliver?
Labour’s new animal welfare strategy has been widely welcomed by campaigners and organisations, but as always with this Government, the devil will be in the detail, reports Kevin Flack. Firstly, the good news – it is to be steered through…
Labour’s new animal welfare strategy has been widely welcomed by campaigners and organisations, but as always with this Government, the devil will be in the detail, reports Kevin Flack. Firstly, the good news – it is to be steered through…
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Statement from Solidarity with Iranian Workers Committee, campaigning to support Iranian trade unions & progressive struggles in Iran. We founded this committee years ago to raise the awareness in the UK trade unions of the struggles of the Iranian working class.
drive.google.com/file/d/12wpR...
drive.google.com/file/d/12wpR...
SWIW Statement on current situation in Iran2026.pdf
drive.google.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Statement from Solidarity with Iranian Workers Committee, campaigning to support Iranian trade unions & progressive struggles in Iran. We founded this committee years ago to raise the awareness in the UK trade unions of the struggles of the Iranian working class.
drive.google.com/file/d/12wpR...
drive.google.com/file/d/12wpR...
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Happy New Year. My resolutions for 2026. I’ll work hard in our community to tackle the housing crisis, poverty & lack of investment in our public services. I’ll campaign for peace & justice for Palestinians & Ukrainians.I send my solidarity to the hunger strikers & their families
January 1, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Happy New Year. My resolutions for 2026. I’ll work hard in our community to tackle the housing crisis, poverty & lack of investment in our public services. I’ll campaign for peace & justice for Palestinians & Ukrainians.I send my solidarity to the hunger strikers & their families
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*To the extent that Mamdani’s speech had a theoretical focus, it was the resounding rejection of the neoliberalism that characterized the politics of both parties for most of the past half-century*
prospect.org/2026/01/02/e...
prospect.org/2026/01/02/e...
Enter, Stage Left, Mayor Mamdani - The American Prospect
Rather than tell his fellow New Yorkers to lower their expectations of what government could do, the city’s new mayor vowed that “the only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.”
prospect.org
January 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
*To the extent that Mamdani’s speech had a theoretical focus, it was the resounding rejection of the neoliberalism that characterized the politics of both parties for most of the past half-century*
prospect.org/2026/01/02/e...
prospect.org/2026/01/02/e...
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They spent months and months insisting he was an antisemite, with zero evidence, and then he chooses to get sworn in as mayor by America’s most famous and beloved Jewish politician.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
They spent months and months insisting he was an antisemite, with zero evidence, and then he chooses to get sworn in as mayor by America’s most famous and beloved Jewish politician.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
His critics are a mix of liars and fools.
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Former Wessex Water CEO received £170k bonus despite ban on performance pay.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
Former Wessex Water boss received £170,000 bonus despite ban on performance pay
Company owners say bonus was unrelated to water business and complied with ban after pollution conviction
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Former Wessex Water CEO received £170k bonus despite ban on performance pay.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
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Apartheid state
Farage would restrict child benefit to "working British people, meaning a couple who both work 37.5 hours a week”. 450,000 children would plunge into poverty.
Tories plan to restore the two child benefit cap.
Children and poor punished. Silence on redistribution, corporate welfare
Farage would restrict child benefit to "working British people, meaning a couple who both work 37.5 hours a week”. 450,000 children would plunge into poverty.
Tories plan to restore the two child benefit cap.
Children and poor punished. Silence on redistribution, corporate welfare
Farage’s child benefit policy ‘would plunge 450,000 into poverty’
Exclusive: New analysis by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has led charities to warn about the impact of Farage’s plans on the two child benefit cap
www.independent.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Apartheid state
Farage would restrict child benefit to "working British people, meaning a couple who both work 37.5 hours a week”. 450,000 children would plunge into poverty.
Tories plan to restore the two child benefit cap.
Children and poor punished. Silence on redistribution, corporate welfare
Farage would restrict child benefit to "working British people, meaning a couple who both work 37.5 hours a week”. 450,000 children would plunge into poverty.
Tories plan to restore the two child benefit cap.
Children and poor punished. Silence on redistribution, corporate welfare
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Nigerian Village Bombed by Trump Has 'No Known History' of Anti-Christian Terrorism, Locals Say www.commondreams.org/news/trump-n...
Nigerian Village Bombed by Trump Has 'No Known History' of Anti-Christian Terrorism, Locals Say | Common Dreams
“Portraying Nigeria’s security challenges as a targeted campaign against a single religious group is a gross misrepresentation of reality,” said Nigeria's information minister.
www.commondreams.org
December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Nigerian Village Bombed by Trump Has 'No Known History' of Anti-Christian Terrorism, Locals Say www.commondreams.org/news/trump-n...
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Typical FTSE 100 CEO collects average UK wage in TWO days. CEO collects 141 times average employee's earnings. Some collect 1,110 times more.
No link between CEO pay and performance - look at water, energy, banking, gambling sectors?
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on exec pay.
No link between CEO pay and performance - look at water, energy, banking, gambling sectors?
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on exec pay.
The bosses paid the average UK salary in just TWO days
The growing pay gap between what chief executives and their employees earn will reignite the debate around 'fat cat' pay as shareholder revolts against boardroom excess surge.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Typical FTSE 100 CEO collects average UK wage in TWO days. CEO collects 141 times average employee's earnings. Some collect 1,110 times more.
No link between CEO pay and performance - look at water, energy, banking, gambling sectors?
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on exec pay.
No link between CEO pay and performance - look at water, energy, banking, gambling sectors?
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on exec pay.
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John Robertson RIP
Philosophy Football's Mark Perryman portrays John Robertson as a symbol of all that was good about the European Cup. OK, England's relationship with European football didn't exactly begin well. 1955 the first European Cup. Chelsea, the First Division champions, are banned from…
Philosophy Football's Mark Perryman portrays John Robertson as a symbol of all that was good about the European Cup. OK, England's relationship with European football didn't exactly begin well. 1955 the first European Cup. Chelsea, the First Division champions, are banned from…
John Robertson RIP
Philosophy Football's Mark Perryman portrays John Robertson as a symbol of all that was good about the European Cup. OK, England's relationship with European football didn't exactly begin well. 1955 the first European Cup. Chelsea, the First Division champions, are banned from entering by the FA: the competition is not considered to be in the best interests of English football.
labourhub.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
John Robertson RIP
Philosophy Football's Mark Perryman portrays John Robertson as a symbol of all that was good about the European Cup. OK, England's relationship with European football didn't exactly begin well. 1955 the first European Cup. Chelsea, the First Division champions, are banned from…
Philosophy Football's Mark Perryman portrays John Robertson as a symbol of all that was good about the European Cup. OK, England's relationship with European football didn't exactly begin well. 1955 the first European Cup. Chelsea, the First Division champions, are banned from…
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"As MPs plot Keir Starmer’s succession, why should they worry about being promoted or disciplined by a deeply unpopular leader who most think will be gone after the local elections?
"Expect the rebellions and U-turns to accelerate in 2026."
My column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/star...
"Expect the rebellions and U-turns to accelerate in 2026."
My column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/star...
Starmer’s addiction to U-turns will get worse, not better
The party's 2024 was a failure on a deeper level than most realise
inews.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"As MPs plot Keir Starmer’s succession, why should they worry about being promoted or disciplined by a deeply unpopular leader who most think will be gone after the local elections?
"Expect the rebellions and U-turns to accelerate in 2026."
My column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/star...
"Expect the rebellions and U-turns to accelerate in 2026."
My column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/star...
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The government has today published its Animal Welfare Strategy, which will greatly increase protections for animals in the wild, on the farm and at home🦊 🐮 🐶
I'm proud that Labour's strategy will bring long overdue, once-in-a-generation improvements to animal welfare💯
#AnimalWelfare
I'm proud that Labour's strategy will bring long overdue, once-in-a-generation improvements to animal welfare💯
#AnimalWelfare
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The government has today published its Animal Welfare Strategy, which will greatly increase protections for animals in the wild, on the farm and at home🦊 🐮 🐶
I'm proud that Labour's strategy will bring long overdue, once-in-a-generation improvements to animal welfare💯
#AnimalWelfare
I'm proud that Labour's strategy will bring long overdue, once-in-a-generation improvements to animal welfare💯
#AnimalWelfare
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of Labour’s Sex Discrimination Act passing into law.
As the 597th woman to be elected to Parliament, I celebrate this milestone - knowing there is still much more to do to make equality in law, equality in practice💯
#SexDiscriminationAct
As the 597th woman to be elected to Parliament, I celebrate this milestone - knowing there is still much more to do to make equality in law, equality in practice💯
#SexDiscriminationAct
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Labour’s Sex Discrimination Act passing into law.
As the 597th woman to be elected to Parliament, I celebrate this milestone - knowing there is still much more to do to make equality in law, equality in practice💯
#SexDiscriminationAct
As the 597th woman to be elected to Parliament, I celebrate this milestone - knowing there is still much more to do to make equality in law, equality in practice💯
#SexDiscriminationAct
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In today’s @dailyrecord.co.uk.web.brid.gy since being elected, l've campaigned & pushed the government for the investment in Grangemouth that my communities need:
£200m from the National Wealth Fund
£120m saving 500 jobs
£100m growth deal
£14.5m in the Budget
This is just the start for Grangemouth
£200m from the National Wealth Fund
£120m saving 500 jobs
£100m growth deal
£14.5m in the Budget
This is just the start for Grangemouth
December 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
In today’s @dailyrecord.co.uk.web.brid.gy since being elected, l've campaigned & pushed the government for the investment in Grangemouth that my communities need:
£200m from the National Wealth Fund
£120m saving 500 jobs
£100m growth deal
£14.5m in the Budget
This is just the start for Grangemouth
£200m from the National Wealth Fund
£120m saving 500 jobs
£100m growth deal
£14.5m in the Budget
This is just the start for Grangemouth
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More than 340 people became billionaires in 2025, roughly one per day and the most ever in a single year. And nine million people died from hunger.
December 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
More than 340 people became billionaires in 2025, roughly one per day and the most ever in a single year. And nine million people died from hunger.
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The Tories are very concerned about ancient Tweets from a UK national Egyptian democracy activist. But happy to dish out a knighthood to billionaire Mohamed Mansour - a minister during the Mubarak dictatorship - after he gave them a £5m donation.
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Tories are very concerned about ancient Tweets from a UK national Egyptian democracy activist. But happy to dish out a knighthood to billionaire Mohamed Mansour - a minister during the Mubarak dictatorship - after he gave them a £5m donation.