John Austin 🍉
@johneaustin.bsky.social
Socialist: Humanist. Former Lab MP 1992-2010 (Former Chair Socialist Campaign Group)Patron Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates.bsky Director CAABU @caabu.bsky Vice-chair Weald Allotment & Gardeners
In its desire to appease and appeal to the far-right, ethno-nationalist apologists for Israel and its genocidal, colonialist policies, is Starmer leading us down the same path as Germany?
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Germany’s Israel Obsession
The fight against anti-Semitism in Germany is empowering those with the closest ties to its fascist past.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
In its desire to appease and appeal to the far-right, ethno-nationalist apologists for Israel and its genocidal, colonialist policies, is Starmer leading us down the same path as Germany?
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Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
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🚨WOW! Over 90,000 have now signed the petition calling on the government to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Sign the URGENT call for action here👇
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Sign the URGENT call for action here👇
🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Join me & @thebda.bsky.social in an URGENT call for action to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
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For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Join me & @thebda.bsky.social in an URGENT call for action to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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October 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🚨WOW! Over 90,000 have now signed the petition calling on the government to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Sign the URGENT call for action here👇
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Sign the URGENT call for action here👇
Keir Starmer’s attempt to overturn an independent policing decision, taken on grounds of public safety, is inept and threatens to unleash racist football hooligans on the streets of Birmingham. How much further will he go to ingratiate himself with the pro-Israeli extremist right?
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Keir Starmer’s attempt to overturn an independent policing decision, taken on grounds of public safety, is inept and threatens to unleash racist football hooligans on the streets of Birmingham. How much further will he go to ingratiate himself with the pro-Israeli extremist right?
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📢1 day to go - add your name TODAY so that Ofwat sees it tomorrow weownit.org.uk/ofwat
If you don't want Thames Water to be allowed to ILLEGALLY pollute for 15 years ⁉️
And you don't want the other privatised English water companies copying them
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If you don't want Thames Water to be allowed to ILLEGALLY pollute for 15 years ⁉️
And you don't want the other privatised English water companies copying them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gDs...
Illegal sewage until 2040?!?
YouTube video by We Own It
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October 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
📢1 day to go - add your name TODAY so that Ofwat sees it tomorrow weownit.org.uk/ofwat
If you don't want Thames Water to be allowed to ILLEGALLY pollute for 15 years ⁉️
And you don't want the other privatised English water companies copying them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gDs...
If you don't want Thames Water to be allowed to ILLEGALLY pollute for 15 years ⁉️
And you don't want the other privatised English water companies copying them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gDs...
Palestinians should decide who governs Palestine. They would probably choose Marwan Barghouti but the Israelis fear a moderate, progressive leader and he rots in an Israeli prison #freeMarwanBarghouti
October 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Palestinians should decide who governs Palestine. They would probably choose Marwan Barghouti but the Israelis fear a moderate, progressive leader and he rots in an Israeli prison #freeMarwanBarghouti
Here’s a novel idea. How about asking the Palestinians how they would like to be governed.
October 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Here’s a novel idea. How about asking the Palestinians how they would like to be governed.
Let’s hope Kogan has the power and uses it to defend fans’ interests and save Sheffield Wednesday
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Bad owners could be forced to sell clubs, says football regulator chair
New independent football regulator chair David Kogan says Sheffield Wednesday's struggles are a
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October 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Let’s hope Kogan has the power and uses it to defend fans’ interests and save Sheffield Wednesday
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2019: Priti Patel celebrates Brexit with the ending Freedom of Movement with the EU
2025: Simon Calder explains the new EU entry-exit system, where, now outside the EU, Brits will be fingerprinted and have face scans to enter the EU
2025: Simon Calder explains the new EU entry-exit system, where, now outside the EU, Brits will be fingerprinted and have face scans to enter the EU
October 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
2019: Priti Patel celebrates Brexit with the ending Freedom of Movement with the EU
2025: Simon Calder explains the new EU entry-exit system, where, now outside the EU, Brits will be fingerprinted and have face scans to enter the EU
2025: Simon Calder explains the new EU entry-exit system, where, now outside the EU, Brits will be fingerprinted and have face scans to enter the EU
It’s reported that Keir Starmer’s spokesman said that Israel’s detention of British citizens on the Gaza aid flotilla, was a “matter for the Israeli Government”. It is not. It is a matter for the U.K. government
October 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
It’s reported that Keir Starmer’s spokesman said that Israel’s detention of British citizens on the Gaza aid flotilla, was a “matter for the Israeli Government”. It is not. It is a matter for the U.K. government
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October 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been established to protect and promote the sustainability of English football, for the benefit of fans and the local communities that football clubs serve.
Its first task should be to save Sheffield Wednesday
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Its first task should be to save Sheffield Wednesday
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SWFC News: Owls Supporters Trust announce 'next stage' of anti-Chansiri plans
The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust have called upon all fans to boycott the upcoming game against Middlesbrough.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been established to protect and promote the sustainability of English football, for the benefit of fans and the local communities that football clubs serve.
Its first task should be to save Sheffield Wednesday
www.thestar.co.uk/sport/footba...
Its first task should be to save Sheffield Wednesday
www.thestar.co.uk/sport/footba...
Labour should also be debating electoral reform and confirming its previous decisions which were rejected by Starmer. #timeforchange
Labour delegates could debate motions calling for a wealth tax, an end to the two-child benefit cap and a reversal of Tory austerity at party conference
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Labour Party conference: Motions proposed on wealth tax, ending gambling ads and scrapping benefit cap – LabourList
Labour delegates could debate motions calling for a wealth tax, a crackdown on gambling advertising, an end to the two-child benefit cap and a reversal…
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September 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Labour should also be debating electoral reform and confirming its previous decisions which were rejected by Starmer. #timeforchange
Very sorry to hear of the death of Menzies Campbell. Ming was a politician known for his seriousness and integrity. I am extremely grateful for his support in helping me establish the Parliamentary Outreach Trust which I chair and of which he was a Patron
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POT: Trustees
As a charity, the Parliamentary Outreach Trust is governed by trustees who are appointed by the membership (which is currently the same as the membership of the Association of Former MPs). At the A…
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September 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Very sorry to hear of the death of Menzies Campbell. Ming was a politician known for his seriousness and integrity. I am extremely grateful for his support in helping me establish the Parliamentary Outreach Trust which I chair and of which he was a Patron
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Hasn’t Blair done enough to cause deaths, trouble and unrest in the Middle East
Tony Blair and the US government share much of the responsibility for the instability and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and around the world.
Gaza belongs to the Palestinians— not the parasites who want to ethnically cleanse it and sell it for parts.
Gaza belongs to the Palestinians— not the parasites who want to ethnically cleanse it and sell it for parts.
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.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hasn’t Blair done enough to cause deaths, trouble and unrest in the Middle East
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UK knew Israel committed 'terror' in 2002 West Bank—officials 'appalled' but boosted arms sales from £1m to £590m anyway.
I'll only leave it here. Everyone's eyes bleed from watching and reading about Gaza and now this. Are we really so numb?
I'll only leave it here. Everyone's eyes bleed from watching and reading about Gaza and now this. Are we really so numb?
UK aware of Israel’s ‘terror’ for over 20 years
Declassified files show Britain has long known of Israel’s criminality against Palestinians, as Whitehall has deepened its military, trade and diplomatic support.
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September 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
UK knew Israel committed 'terror' in 2002 West Bank—officials 'appalled' but boosted arms sales from £1m to £590m anyway.
I'll only leave it here. Everyone's eyes bleed from watching and reading about Gaza and now this. Are we really so numb?
I'll only leave it here. Everyone's eyes bleed from watching and reading about Gaza and now this. Are we really so numb?
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#UK CALL TO ACTION
OUTSIDE DOWNING ST 6PM TODAY! #PSC #ArrestHerzog
Rights group: Herzog’s reception in Britain a green light for the genocide www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250909-rig...
OUTSIDE DOWNING ST 6PM TODAY! #PSC #ArrestHerzog
Rights group: Herzog’s reception in Britain a green light for the genocide www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250909-rig...
September 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#UK CALL TO ACTION
OUTSIDE DOWNING ST 6PM TODAY! #PSC #ArrestHerzog
Rights group: Herzog’s reception in Britain a green light for the genocide www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250909-rig...
OUTSIDE DOWNING ST 6PM TODAY! #PSC #ArrestHerzog
Rights group: Herzog’s reception in Britain a green light for the genocide www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250909-rig...
Evidence has been submitted to the Met Police of Herzog’s suspected criminal liability for war crimes. Mark Rowley must act to arrest him and ensure that Scotland Yard’s War Crimes Unit urgently investigates him in compliance with Britain’s international and domestic obligations. #arrestHerzog
September 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Evidence has been submitted to the Met Police of Herzog’s suspected criminal liability for war crimes. Mark Rowley must act to arrest him and ensure that Scotland Yard’s War Crimes Unit urgently investigates him in compliance with Britain’s international and domestic obligations. #arrestHerzog
British policymakers who green-lit economic ties with Israel, and who allowed the trade of arms during the genocide met the “criminal threshold” for complicity in war crimes according to UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine.
MPs should back @richardburgon.bsky.social Bill for Sanctions on Israel now.
MPs should back @richardburgon.bsky.social Bill for Sanctions on Israel now.
September 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
British policymakers who green-lit economic ties with Israel, and who allowed the trade of arms during the genocide met the “criminal threshold” for complicity in war crimes according to UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine.
MPs should back @richardburgon.bsky.social Bill for Sanctions on Israel now.
MPs should back @richardburgon.bsky.social Bill for Sanctions on Israel now.
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By denying visas for the Palestinian delegates to the UN, Trump has torn up the Headquarters Agreement between the UN and the US.
Palestine has the right to make its voice heard at the UN and the U.K. government should be pressing for the next UN General Assembly to be held in Geneva.
Palestine has the right to make its voice heard at the UN and the U.K. government should be pressing for the next UN General Assembly to be held in Geneva.
September 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
By denying visas for the Palestinian delegates to the UN, Trump has torn up the Headquarters Agreement between the UN and the US.
Palestine has the right to make its voice heard at the UN and the U.K. government should be pressing for the next UN General Assembly to be held in Geneva.
Palestine has the right to make its voice heard at the UN and the U.K. government should be pressing for the next UN General Assembly to be held in Geneva.
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Thank you to Dr. Nick Maynard — and all of the other witnesses and experts — for sharing your testimony at Day 1 of the Gaza Tribunal.
Join us again today to learn more about this government’s complicity in crimes against humanity. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Join us again today to learn more about this government’s complicity in crimes against humanity. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
UK failing Gaza by allowing jets with British parts to bomb hospitals, says surgeon
It is ‘inconceivable’ that Hamas is using hospitals as command centres, Prof Nick Maynard tells independent Gaza tribunal
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September 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Thank you to Dr. Nick Maynard — and all of the other witnesses and experts — for sharing your testimony at Day 1 of the Gaza Tribunal.
Join us again today to learn more about this government’s complicity in crimes against humanity. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Join us again today to learn more about this government’s complicity in crimes against humanity. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Keir Starmer's catastrophic government is paving the way for Nigel Farage as PM.
New column 👇
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New column 👇
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This is a disaster unfolding in plain sight. Each day Keir Starmer is smoothing Nigel Farage’s path to No 10 | Owen Jones
A simple, terrible and obvious mistake is being made. The more Labour echoes Reform’s talking points, the more it strengthens them, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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September 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Keir Starmer's catastrophic government is paving the way for Nigel Farage as PM.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
By denying visas for the Palestinian delegates to the UN, Trump has torn up the Headquarters Agreement between the UN and the US.
Palestine has the right to make its voice heard at the UN and the U.K. government should be pressing for the next UN General Assembly to be held in Geneva.
Palestine has the right to make its voice heard at the UN and the U.K. government should be pressing for the next UN General Assembly to be held in Geneva.
September 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
By denying visas for the Palestinian delegates to the UN, Trump has torn up the Headquarters Agreement between the UN and the US.
Palestine has the right to make its voice heard at the UN and the U.K. government should be pressing for the next UN General Assembly to be held in Geneva.
Palestine has the right to make its voice heard at the UN and the U.K. government should be pressing for the next UN General Assembly to be held in Geneva.
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🚨 NEW: Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission
— FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say
— The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan
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— FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say
— The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan
Exclusive story 👇
Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission - Politics.co.uk
A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair e...
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September 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🚨 NEW: Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission
— FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say
— The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan
Exclusive story 👇
— FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say
— The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan
Exclusive story 👇
The UN must move the next General Assembly to Geneva.
August 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The UN must move the next General Assembly to Geneva.