Ellis George
@iliadbyhomer.bsky.social
Slavic Brit dying from house reno and global chaos
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We live in a society despite the claims of Starmer yesterday & Thatcher years ago. Below an example of myself & my neighbours & friends from 2021 in Kenmure Street, Glasgow, not being "an island of strangers."
May 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We live in a society despite the claims of Starmer yesterday & Thatcher years ago. Below an example of myself & my neighbours & friends from 2021 in Kenmure Street, Glasgow, not being "an island of strangers."
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New from @richardbrown.bsky.social. Curbs on foreign students would damage #London & whole UK. And it's not just about fees: www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow.... @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @timadamswrites.bsky.social @sundersays.bsky.social @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social @jdportes.bsky.social
Richard Brown: Curbs on foreign students will damage the UK
Tightening immigration restrictions for students would damage the capital's soft power and undermine one of the UK’s biggest export success stories
www.onlondon.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
New from @richardbrown.bsky.social. Curbs on foreign students would damage #London & whole UK. And it's not just about fees: www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow.... @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @timadamswrites.bsky.social @sundersays.bsky.social @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social @jdportes.bsky.social
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Like Ludvik Jahn, #KunalKamra refused to apologise for a joke.
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Rajendran Narayanan draws parallels between Kamra's controversy & Milan Kundera’s ‘The Joke’.
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Rajendran Narayanan draws parallels between Kamra's controversy & Milan Kundera’s ‘The Joke’.
From Stalinist Czechoslovakia to Modi’s India, why authoritarian regimes hate laughter
In the attacks on comedian Kunal Kamra, there’s an unsettling echo of Milan Kundera’s ‘The Joke’.
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April 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Like Ludvik Jahn, #KunalKamra refused to apologise for a joke.
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Rajendran Narayanan draws parallels between Kamra's controversy & Milan Kundera’s ‘The Joke’.
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Rajendran Narayanan draws parallels between Kamra's controversy & Milan Kundera’s ‘The Joke’.
There are several instances of events in the UK that are reminiscent of Russia's descent into authoritarianism in a most concerning way. This policing fashion is the top one. This is the stage when the public must demand change, because slowly but surely the grip gets tighter and then you can't.
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
There are several instances of events in the UK that are reminiscent of Russia's descent into authoritarianism in a most concerning way. This policing fashion is the top one. This is the stage when the public must demand change, because slowly but surely the grip gets tighter and then you can't.
It's always the people you absolutely suspect
ICYMI:
We @hopenothate.org.uk found evidence that a Russia-based influence operation has been orchestrating hate crimes in London, and seems determined to incite terror attacks here too:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/02/10/e...
We @hopenothate.org.uk found evidence that a Russia-based influence operation has been orchestrating hate crimes in London, and seems determined to incite terror attacks here too:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/02/10/e...
EXCLUSIVE: A Russia-linked Telegram network is inciting terrorism and is behind hate crimes in the UK – HOPE not hate
A supposedly UK-based network of Telegram channels is hoping to spark civil war in Britain – but the operation appears to be run from Russia. ...
hopenothate.org.uk
February 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It's always the people you absolutely suspect
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BREAKING: The UK Government is 'pitting refugees against each other', a Ukrainian campaign group has said
It comes after Keir Starmer said it was 'wrong' for a court to give a Gazan family the right to live in the UK
It comes after Keir Starmer said it was 'wrong' for a court to give a Gazan family the right to live in the UK
February 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
BREAKING: The UK Government is 'pitting refugees against each other', a Ukrainian campaign group has said
It comes after Keir Starmer said it was 'wrong' for a court to give a Gazan family the right to live in the UK
It comes after Keir Starmer said it was 'wrong' for a court to give a Gazan family the right to live in the UK
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On denying refugees citizenship, I’m choosing my response really carefully.
It’s cynical.
This issue has been pushed on GBNews the last weeks, because the new Borders Bill actually repealed unused Tory legislation that imposed the requirement to remove anyone who arrives irregularly. #r4today
It’s cynical.
This issue has been pushed on GBNews the last weeks, because the new Borders Bill actually repealed unused Tory legislation that imposed the requirement to remove anyone who arrives irregularly. #r4today
February 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
On denying refugees citizenship, I’m choosing my response really carefully.
It’s cynical.
This issue has been pushed on GBNews the last weeks, because the new Borders Bill actually repealed unused Tory legislation that imposed the requirement to remove anyone who arrives irregularly. #r4today
It’s cynical.
This issue has been pushed on GBNews the last weeks, because the new Borders Bill actually repealed unused Tory legislation that imposed the requirement to remove anyone who arrives irregularly. #r4today
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Labour MP @jessasatomp.bsky.social's assisted dying bill amendment requires all medical practitioners involved in the process to be trained in spotting domestic abuse
Writing in The House, she writes that the bill "places far too much faith in the infallibility and competence of professionals"
Writing in The House, she writes that the bill "places far too much faith in the infallibility and competence of professionals"
The assisted dying bill treats professionals as infallible – they aren’t
Anyone who has dealt with domestic abuse cases knows professionals often fail to spot it. My amendment to the assisted dying bill will require all ...
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February 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Labour MP @jessasatomp.bsky.social's assisted dying bill amendment requires all medical practitioners involved in the process to be trained in spotting domestic abuse
Writing in The House, she writes that the bill "places far too much faith in the infallibility and competence of professionals"
Writing in The House, she writes that the bill "places far too much faith in the infallibility and competence of professionals"
Ongoing protests in Serbia have broadened their scope to public broadcasters, and teaching staff appear to have joined students
www.dw.com/en/serbia-pr...
www.dw.com/en/serbia-pr...
January 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Ongoing protests in Serbia have broadened their scope to public broadcasters, and teaching staff appear to have joined students
www.dw.com/en/serbia-pr...
www.dw.com/en/serbia-pr...
Massive student-led protests in Serbia have been going on for 2 months. A force that could roll back anti-democratic trends. And they need our attention and support.
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January 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Massive student-led protests in Serbia have been going on for 2 months. A force that could roll back anti-democratic trends. And they need our attention and support.
www.instagram.com/reel/DEXtZQx...
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People on the far right really need to familiarise themselves with what NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS means.
December 29, 2024 at 4:40 PM
People on the far right really need to familiarise themselves with what NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS means.
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Daily reminder that the underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.
Anyway, AI has already stolen friends’ work, and is going to put other people out of work.
I do not think a political party that claims to be the party of workers in this country should be using it. Even for just a silly joke.
I do not think a political party that claims to be the party of workers in this country should be using it. Even for just a silly joke.
December 26, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Daily reminder that the underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.
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Pleased to see the assisted dying bill recieve its second reading this afternoon.
Now the bill will go into committee and those who are concerned about the drafting can submit amendments. It will be interesting to see if critics will engage constructively, or if they will continue to simply oppose.
Now the bill will go into committee and those who are concerned about the drafting can submit amendments. It will be interesting to see if critics will engage constructively, or if they will continue to simply oppose.
November 29, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Pleased to see the assisted dying bill recieve its second reading this afternoon.
Now the bill will go into committee and those who are concerned about the drafting can submit amendments. It will be interesting to see if critics will engage constructively, or if they will continue to simply oppose.
Now the bill will go into committee and those who are concerned about the drafting can submit amendments. It will be interesting to see if critics will engage constructively, or if they will continue to simply oppose.
This man must have the proudest mother-in-law to have ever lived
November 29, 2024 at 1:35 PM
This man must have the proudest mother-in-law to have ever lived
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1. The implicit deal behind Starmerism was this: you might not like what he stands for (or fails to stand for), but at least he knows how to win elections. If you want the Tories out, he’s your only hope.
But now? It’s as if he’s going out of his way to lose in 2029. 🧵
But now? It’s as if he’s going out of his way to lose in 2029. 🧵
November 29, 2024 at 8:21 AM
1. The implicit deal behind Starmerism was this: you might not like what he stands for (or fails to stand for), but at least he knows how to win elections. If you want the Tories out, he’s your only hope.
But now? It’s as if he’s going out of his way to lose in 2029. 🧵
But now? It’s as if he’s going out of his way to lose in 2029. 🧵
Currently stuck on a train approaching Coventry station. Apparently a suspicious package had been found on another train and the station was evacuated.
Been about ~30mins. I have never wanted to get to Coventry quite this much.
Been about ~30mins. I have never wanted to get to Coventry quite this much.
November 27, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Currently stuck on a train approaching Coventry station. Apparently a suspicious package had been found on another train and the station was evacuated.
Been about ~30mins. I have never wanted to get to Coventry quite this much.
Been about ~30mins. I have never wanted to get to Coventry quite this much.
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US experience of private equity controlled hospitals.
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
ANALYSIS: When private equity in healthcare goes wrong
Experts say private equity-run hospitals often leave patients behind. The News looked into private equity and its role in Yale New Haven Health’s acquisition deal with Prospect Medical Holdings.
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November 25, 2024 at 8:26 AM
US experience of private equity controlled hospitals.
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
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"they look like homes for rich people" is exactly why it won't happen in the UK. There is no generosity in the institutions of this country. The poor must be punished for their poverty. Everyone agrees.
'there’s a level of imagination and determination in some of the best European projects, combined with a breadth of vision that includes the social as well as the functional aspects of housing, that our risk-averse public agencies have yet to match'
yuuuuup
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
yuuuuup
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘They look like homes for rich people’: why Britain should look to Europe for its council housing revolution
On the continent, stylish, sustainable, community-minded social housing is a given, and nowhere more so than in Spain
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:35 AM
"they look like homes for rich people" is exactly why it won't happen in the UK. There is no generosity in the institutions of this country. The poor must be punished for their poverty. Everyone agrees.
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We’ve launched a new tool tracking the government’s progress on delivering Labour’s manifesto pledges—from dental appointments to defence spending, National Insurance to crime.
🔗 Our blog sets out our initial findings.
🔗 Our blog sets out our initial findings.
Our new Government Tracker is live - and it shows the government must be clearer about how it will measure delivery - Full Fact
Today’s an exciting day for the Full Fact team—we’ve just launched a major new project to track the government’s progress delivering Labour’s manifesto pledges.
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November 24, 2024 at 9:07 AM
We’ve launched a new tool tracking the government’s progress on delivering Labour’s manifesto pledges—from dental appointments to defence spending, National Insurance to crime.
🔗 Our blog sets out our initial findings.
🔗 Our blog sets out our initial findings.
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Anyone who thinks our benefit system is too generous, has clearly had their common sense surgically extracted by the Daily Mail.
Losing your job is financially catastrophic (esp for mortgage payers, who drop to just 12% of an average wage overnight). And our sickness benefits bill is similarly mean.
Losing your job is financially catastrophic (esp for mortgage payers, who drop to just 12% of an average wage overnight). And our sickness benefits bill is similarly mean.
November 24, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Anyone who thinks our benefit system is too generous, has clearly had their common sense surgically extracted by the Daily Mail.
Losing your job is financially catastrophic (esp for mortgage payers, who drop to just 12% of an average wage overnight). And our sickness benefits bill is similarly mean.
Losing your job is financially catastrophic (esp for mortgage payers, who drop to just 12% of an average wage overnight). And our sickness benefits bill is similarly mean.
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That we don't think 'it can happen here' is *exactly* why it could. There are many lessons the UK needs to learn from the chill crossing the Atlantic.
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November 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM
That we don't think 'it can happen here' is *exactly* why it could. There are many lessons the UK needs to learn from the chill crossing the Atlantic.
Really proud of my 68th edition of Byline Times 👇
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Really proud of my 68th edition of Byline Times 👇
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#BuyARealPaper
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Military conflicts account for about 5.5% of global emissions - more than aviation.
Imperialism is killing all of us.
There can be no climate justice without peace.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Imperialism is killing all of us.
There can be no climate justice without peace.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Protect the climate for whom?’: Palestinians highlight Gaza at Cop29
Advocates and officials argue that consequences of Israeli siege are inextricably linked to tackling the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Military conflicts account for about 5.5% of global emissions - more than aviation.
Imperialism is killing all of us.
There can be no climate justice without peace.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Imperialism is killing all of us.
There can be no climate justice without peace.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Every single thing I hear about Keir Starmer makes me like him less. We didn't start too high and are into negative numbers now.
Considering the quality of the previous government, this is actually kind of impressive
Considering the quality of the previous government, this is actually kind of impressive
November 23, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Every single thing I hear about Keir Starmer makes me like him less. We didn't start too high and are into negative numbers now.
Considering the quality of the previous government, this is actually kind of impressive
Considering the quality of the previous government, this is actually kind of impressive