Gavin Edwards
@edwardsgavin.bsky.social
Literary researcher: Dickens, Marx, 1930s.
Socialist, @AnotherEurope
https://ppesydney.net/marx-as-a-reader
Socialist, @AnotherEurope
https://ppesydney.net/marx-as-a-reader
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The EU blinks: When capital’s inviolability trumps geopolitical necessity
Or: How Belgium’s bankers proved more powerful than European solidarity, by Simon Pearson. The European Union wanted the world to believe it had found an elegant solution to Ukraine’s funding crisis: seize Russia’s frozen…
Or: How Belgium’s bankers proved more powerful than European solidarity, by Simon Pearson. The European Union wanted the world to believe it had found an elegant solution to Ukraine’s funding crisis: seize Russia’s frozen…
The EU blinks: When capital’s inviolability trumps geopolitical necessity
Or: How Belgium’s bankers proved more powerful than European solidarity, by Simon Pearson. The European Union wanted the world to believe it had found an elegant solution to Ukraine’s funding crisis: seize Russia’s frozen assets (€210 billion sitting immobilised across the continent) and use them to back a massive loan to Kyiv. A moment of clarity. A demonstration that when push comes to shove, Western institutions can act decisively against a hostile power waging war on their doorstep.
labourhub.org.uk
December 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The EU blinks: When capital’s inviolability trumps geopolitical necessity
Or: How Belgium’s bankers proved more powerful than European solidarity, by Simon Pearson. The European Union wanted the world to believe it had found an elegant solution to Ukraine’s funding crisis: seize Russia’s frozen…
Or: How Belgium’s bankers proved more powerful than European solidarity, by Simon Pearson. The European Union wanted the world to believe it had found an elegant solution to Ukraine’s funding crisis: seize Russia’s frozen…
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Woohoo! Best Christmas present ever:
London St Pancras revamp aims to cut Eurostar waiting time to 15 minutes
Planned £100mn overhaul of train station will seek to end ‘holding pen’ experience for passengers
www.ft.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Woohoo! Best Christmas present ever:
2025 was a year of constitutional crisis. 2026 will be moreso
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
2025 was a year of constitutional crisis. 2026 will be moreso
The British state system is in crisis, and that will only entrench next year.
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
2025 was a year of constitutional crisis. 2026 will be moreso
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
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Good news more support is being provided to Ukraine. Bad news that, due to the combination of capitalist interests and Russian influence, Europe dodged the issue of Russian assets.
We call on the UK government to act now to use the assets frozen in the UK! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
We call on the UK government to act now to use the assets frozen in the UK! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Ukraine deal: EU leaders agree €90bn loan, but without use of frozen Russian assets
Two-year deal will cover most of Ukraine’s needs, but will be secured against EU borrowing rather than Russian assets
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Good news more support is being provided to Ukraine. Bad news that, due to the combination of capitalist interests and Russian influence, Europe dodged the issue of Russian assets.
We call on the UK government to act now to use the assets frozen in the UK! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
We call on the UK government to act now to use the assets frozen in the UK! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Far right scum have been out harrassing the homeless on the streets & they are proud of it.
The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏
www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...
The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏
www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...
Far Right SCUM harass the HOMELESS
YouTube video by Zoe Gardner
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Far right scum have been out harrassing the homeless on the streets & they are proud of it.
The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏
www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...
The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏
www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...
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Trump has started his lawsuit against the BBC today.
We're writing to BBC Chair Samir Shah demanding that the BBC must NOT offer a Trump a payout.
Sign the letter here:
stoptrump.org.uk/sign-bbc-let...
We're writing to BBC Chair Samir Shah demanding that the BBC must NOT offer a Trump a payout.
Sign the letter here:
stoptrump.org.uk/sign-bbc-let...
Sign the letter: The BBC must not pay Trump a penny
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Trump has started his lawsuit against the BBC today.
We're writing to BBC Chair Samir Shah demanding that the BBC must NOT offer a Trump a payout.
Sign the letter here:
stoptrump.org.uk/sign-bbc-let...
We're writing to BBC Chair Samir Shah demanding that the BBC must NOT offer a Trump a payout.
Sign the letter here:
stoptrump.org.uk/sign-bbc-let...
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Farage received £25,972 for speaking as 'the man who delivered Brexit' at a Florida Republicans fundraiser dinner in March.
Reform UK is about bringing MAGA Trumpism to our country - politics that serves the super rich & sacrifices the rest.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Reform UK is about bringing MAGA Trumpism to our country - politics that serves the super rich & sacrifices the rest.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
December 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Farage received £25,972 for speaking as 'the man who delivered Brexit' at a Florida Republicans fundraiser dinner in March.
Reform UK is about bringing MAGA Trumpism to our country - politics that serves the super rich & sacrifices the rest.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Reform UK is about bringing MAGA Trumpism to our country - politics that serves the super rich & sacrifices the rest.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
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We need Mamdani-style thinking in London, not these fare rises that hit low-income households hardest, says @farefreelondon.bsky.social
It's time that the London Mayor took a leaf out of the New York Mayor's book, and re-thought the funding model to support and expand public transport, whatever national government does. metro.co.uk/2025/12/11/t...
Tube prices will go up in the new year with some fares rising 10%
Londoners will have to dish out more money on travel next year.
metro.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We need Mamdani-style thinking in London, not these fare rises that hit low-income households hardest, says @farefreelondon.bsky.social
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‘“I can’t pay my rent with prestige,” one sign said. Another was a mock-up of the cover of Great Expectations, with “Great” crossed out and replaced by “Reasonable”.’
@anna-aslanyan.bsky.social on the picket line at the British Library, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
@anna-aslanyan.bsky.social on the picket line at the British Library, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Anna Aslanyan | On the Picket Line
On Monday morning, more than a hundred people formed a picket line outside one of the entrances to the British Library...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
‘“I can’t pay my rent with prestige,” one sign said. Another was a mock-up of the cover of Great Expectations, with “Great” crossed out and replaced by “Reasonable”.’
@anna-aslanyan.bsky.social on the picket line at the British Library, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
@anna-aslanyan.bsky.social on the picket line at the British Library, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
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Hopefully we can all now acknowledge the utter inadequacy of the "internationalism vs isolationism" paradigm, wherein Trump was cast as a man "wary of foreign entanglements". What we're dealing with here is a very American form of blood-and-soil imperialism.
www.liberalcurrents.com/sovereignty-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/sovereignty-...
Sovereignty for Me, None for Thee
Donald Trump's 2025 National Security Strategy reveals a radical blood-and-soil conception of national strategy based on maintaining white patriarchal Christian domination at home and abroad.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Hopefully we can all now acknowledge the utter inadequacy of the "internationalism vs isolationism" paradigm, wherein Trump was cast as a man "wary of foreign entanglements". What we're dealing with here is a very American form of blood-and-soil imperialism.
www.liberalcurrents.com/sovereignty-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/sovereignty-...
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On 17 December, join us in London to demand urgent and effective action to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
5.30pm Europe House (EU building), 32 Smith Square, SW1P 3EU
6.30pm opposite Parliament at George V statue, SW1P 3JY
Called by USC, Vsesvit, Campaign for Ukraine
5.30pm Europe House (EU building), 32 Smith Square, SW1P 3EU
6.30pm opposite Parliament at George V statue, SW1P 3JY
Called by USC, Vsesvit, Campaign for Ukraine
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
On 17 December, join us in London to demand urgent and effective action to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
5.30pm Europe House (EU building), 32 Smith Square, SW1P 3EU
6.30pm opposite Parliament at George V statue, SW1P 3JY
Called by USC, Vsesvit, Campaign for Ukraine
5.30pm Europe House (EU building), 32 Smith Square, SW1P 3EU
6.30pm opposite Parliament at George V statue, SW1P 3JY
Called by USC, Vsesvit, Campaign for Ukraine
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It's worth listening to what Ukrainian socialists are saying. This is a very good summary. www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5...
Fighting for the Least Unjust Peace - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Ukrainian leftists hope for an end to the war, but remain sceptical of the “peace deal” on offer
www.rosalux.de
December 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It's worth listening to what Ukrainian socialists are saying. This is a very good summary. www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5...
As a regular BL researcher I support this strike.
We can confirm that all St Pancras Reading Rooms will be closed this week due to the current strike action. They will reopen on Saturday 13 December. We're very sorry for the disruption this may cause to your research. Find all service updates on our website. bit.ly/StrikeActionDec2025
December 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
As a regular BL researcher I support this strike.
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A particularly good report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social here on genuine ways in which to fix what is, objectively, a broken system. Hint, making life harder for migrants isn't the way to do it.
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here!
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Time For Change: The evidence-based policies that can actually fix the immigration system
A new report from prominent migration expert Zoe Gardner has been enthusiastically welcomed by senior Labour backbenchers.
www.anothereurope.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A particularly good report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social here on genuine ways in which to fix what is, objectively, a broken system. Hint, making life harder for migrants isn't the way to do it.
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This year I’m doing something different - I’m only going to talk about this one appeal.
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This year I’m doing something different - I’m only going to talk about this one appeal.
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
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HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here!
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Time For Change: The evidence-based policies that can actually fix the immigration system
A new report from prominent migration expert Zoe Gardner has been enthusiastically welcomed by senior Labour backbenchers.
www.anothereurope.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here!
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
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Our services will be affected between 8 and 12 December due to planned strike action at our St Pancras site. This includes an extension to our current collection access suspension.
To check what’s impacted, please visit our website. bit.ly/StrikeAction...
To check what’s impacted, please visit our website. bit.ly/StrikeAction...
Planned strike action in St Pancras
We have been notified of planned strike action taking place between Monday 8 and Friday 12 December 2025.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Our services will be affected between 8 and 12 December due to planned strike action at our St Pancras site. This includes an extension to our current collection access suspension.
To check what’s impacted, please visit our website. bit.ly/StrikeAction...
To check what’s impacted, please visit our website. bit.ly/StrikeAction...
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Good to see this banner out again today, on the big London march against Israeli terror in Gaza
November 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Good to see this banner out again today, on the big London march against Israeli terror in Gaza
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Solidarity with Ukrainian Teachers: Stop the Attack on Jobs and Rights
Ukrainian teachers face an unprecedented attack on their jobs and conditions. As parliament prepares to adopt the 2026 State Budget Law, proposals would abolish permanent contracts, increase workloads, cut pay and allowances,…
Ukrainian teachers face an unprecedented attack on their jobs and conditions. As parliament prepares to adopt the 2026 State Budget Law, proposals would abolish permanent contracts, increase workloads, cut pay and allowances,…
Solidarity with Ukrainian Teachers: Stop the Attack on Jobs and Rights
Ukrainian teachers face an unprecedented attack on their jobs and conditions. As parliament prepares to adopt the 2026 State Budget Law, proposals would abolish permanent contracts, increase workloads, cut pay and allowances, and undermine basic labour rights. These measures—condemned by Ukrainian unions—risk mass dismissals and a collapse in education quality for millions of children already traumatised by war. The appeals below come from the Free Trade Union of Education and Science (VPOMU), the Education International, and are supported by the UK teachers’ union NASUWT.
ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Solidarity with Ukrainian Teachers: Stop the Attack on Jobs and Rights
Ukrainian teachers face an unprecedented attack on their jobs and conditions. As parliament prepares to adopt the 2026 State Budget Law, proposals would abolish permanent contracts, increase workloads, cut pay and allowances,…
Ukrainian teachers face an unprecedented attack on their jobs and conditions. As parliament prepares to adopt the 2026 State Budget Law, proposals would abolish permanent contracts, increase workloads, cut pay and allowances,…
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Another reason to stop Russia - Georgia is also on their list. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Georgia's pro-EU protesters defiant year after accession process was halted
The demonstrations began when Georgia's prime minister called a four-year halt on moves towards joining the EU.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Another reason to stop Russia - Georgia is also on their list. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🇺🇦 Après l'annonce du plan de "paix" de Trump et Poutine, le NPA tient à réaffirmer son soutien et sa solidarité totale au peuple ukrainien, à sa résistance armée et non armée.
COMMUNIQUÉ ⤵️
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November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🇺🇦 Après l'annonce du plan de "paix" de Trump et Poutine, le NPA tient à réaffirmer son soutien et sa solidarité totale au peuple ukrainien, à sa résistance armée et non armée.
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100% this.
"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies."
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
End the tax break that makes flying cheaper than trains | Letters
Letters: Airlines benefit from a tax system that helps them keep fares low, writes Anna Hughes
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
100% this.
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The conundrum - as Ukraine and Gaza amply demonstrate - is that both Russia and the US-led West pose grave threats to international security. There are no easy answers to this, but we can at least give credit to people willing to acknowledge and grapple in good faith with the actual problem.
I’m not in the Green Party but as someone who supports information quality I’m disconcerted by the campaign to present them as pro leaving NATO. When I’ve heard Polanski talk about this he makes the (obvs true) point that a Trump White House calls the explicitly US led alliance into question.
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The conundrum - as Ukraine and Gaza amply demonstrate - is that both Russia and the US-led West pose grave threats to international security. There are no easy answers to this, but we can at least give credit to people willing to acknowledge and grapple in good faith with the actual problem.