Mike Tomlinson
@miketqub.bsky.social
Educator/learner who believes in sense and nonsense and the importance of how to distinguish between the two. 1 of 4 behind Anti-Poverty Strategy (2021, n. Ireland). 1 of 3 @Beyond the Pale Books. Also: https://belfastmedia.com/authors/prof-mike-tomlinson
Fiduciary Duty out the window then.
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Fiduciary Duty out the window then.
Reposted by Mike Tomlinson
Nigel Farage appears to equate Alf Garnett - a satirical 70s character intended to lampoon racists - with hissing "Hitler was right" to boys at school. I wonder if he's missing the point www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uki...
Farage’s attack on the BBC tells us who he really is
His response to allegations of racist behaviour reveals more than we could have guessed—and why the Beeb needs to protect itself
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Nigel Farage appears to equate Alf Garnett - a satirical 70s character intended to lampoon racists - with hissing "Hitler was right" to boys at school. I wonder if he's missing the point www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uki...
Philippe Sands on the chilling effect of order 803:
"Readers, poets and writers who wish to protest, take note! Peaceful protest and expression should not ever be an act of terror or a crime."
"Readers, poets and writers who wish to protest, take note! Peaceful protest and expression should not ever be an act of terror or a crime."
December 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Philippe Sands on the chilling effect of order 803:
"Readers, poets and writers who wish to protest, take note! Peaceful protest and expression should not ever be an act of terror or a crime."
"Readers, poets and writers who wish to protest, take note! Peaceful protest and expression should not ever be an act of terror or a crime."
“This is a trajectory that ends with death.”
Six of the activists have been on hunger strike for between 26 and 35 days
Six of the activists have been on hunger strike for between 26 and 35 days
December 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
“This is a trajectory that ends with death.”
Six of the activists have been on hunger strike for between 26 and 35 days
Six of the activists have been on hunger strike for between 26 and 35 days
Book Launch: Laurence McKeown's prison memoir 1981-1992
📆Tomorrow 4th December, 6:30pm
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December 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Book Launch: Laurence McKeown's prison memoir 1981-1992
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There is no Gaza ‘ceasefire’, just the world looking away
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It's not just Gaza. From the West Bank to Syria and Lebanon, Israel's onslaught continues | Nesrine Malik
Broken ceasefires, bombing, ground incursions and mounting deaths: Israeli imperialism is now expanding across the region, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM
There is no Gaza ‘ceasefire’, just the world looking away
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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📚Book Launch: ‘And Flowers Grew Through The Concrete’ with Laurence McKeown
📆Thursday 4th December, 6:30pm
In this frank, revealing and deeply personal memoir, McKeown covers his time in the H-Blocks for the period 1981–1992.
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📆Thursday 4th December, 6:30pm
In this frank, revealing and deeply personal memoir, McKeown covers his time in the H-Blocks for the period 1981–1992.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
📚Book Launch: ‘And Flowers Grew Through The Concrete’ with Laurence McKeown
📆Thursday 4th December, 6:30pm
In this frank, revealing and deeply personal memoir, McKeown covers his time in the H-Blocks for the period 1981–1992.
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📆Thursday 4th December, 6:30pm
In this frank, revealing and deeply personal memoir, McKeown covers his time in the H-Blocks for the period 1981–1992.
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“The BBC has decided to censor my first Reith lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as ‘the most openly corrupt president in American history’." www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“The BBC has decided to censor my first Reith lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as ‘the most openly corrupt president in American history’." www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
How different would our public transport system be if politicians were reliant on it? asks Sadhbh O'Neill
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
How different would our public transport system be if politicians were reliant on it? asks Sadhbh O'Neill
In October settlers carried out more than 260 assaults on Palestinians resulting in casualties, property damage, or both — the highest number in any month since ICHA began tracking the violence in 2006.
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
In October settlers carried out more than 260 assaults on Palestinians resulting in casualties, property damage, or both — the highest number in any month since ICHA began tracking the violence in 2006.
Gaza resident - "The intensity of the death toll has decreased, but martyrs and shelling happen every day. We are still living in tents. The cities are rubble, the crossings are still closed, and all the basic necessities of life are still lacking"
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
Five killed in Israeli attacks in southern Gaza
Health authorities in Gaza have said that Israeli air strikes killed four people as Qatar warned that renewed attacks threatened to undermine the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
www.rte.ie
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Gaza resident - "The intensity of the death toll has decreased, but martyrs and shelling happen every day. We are still living in tents. The cities are rubble, the crossings are still closed, and all the basic necessities of life are still lacking"
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
Israel using banned cluster bombs in Lebanon www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest
Exclusive: Images are first indication that Israel has used cluster munitions in nearly 20 years
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Israel using banned cluster bombs in Lebanon www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Mobile maternity unit - "The gift from the people of Ireland to the women in Gaza" which Israel blocks from entering Gaza.
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Mobile maternity unit - "The gift from the people of Ireland to the women in Gaza" which Israel blocks from entering Gaza.
Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War now streaming on ITVx. "a damning picture of Israel’s offensive, with soldiers detailing the repeated killing of unarmed civilians, the wanton destruction of buildings and the use of Palestinians as human shields."
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War now streaming on ITVx. "a damning picture of Israel’s offensive, with soldiers detailing the repeated killing of unarmed civilians, the wanton destruction of buildings and the use of Palestinians as human shields."
On Israel, arming and nurturing militias in enemy territory. (FT)
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 AM
On Israel, arming and nurturing militias in enemy territory. (FT)
Burnside is back, with a plan for a United Unionist Party.
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Burnside is back, with a plan for a United Unionist Party.
More evidence for the coming reckoning on the Gaza genocide
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
More evidence for the coming reckoning on the Gaza genocide
Worthless pledge by US: Methane emissions from the three largest shale oil and gas basins in the US have risen by 18% since 2020, when the country was one of the 159 signatories of the global methane pledge to cut them by 30% by 2030.
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Worthless pledge by US: Methane emissions from the three largest shale oil and gas basins in the US have risen by 18% since 2020, when the country was one of the 159 signatories of the global methane pledge to cut them by 30% by 2030.
US plan for Gaza: partition along the yellow line.
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
US plan for Gaza: partition along the yellow line.
Reposted by Mike Tomlinson
"They're freaking the f*ck out, this is their worst nightmare.”
@anandwrites.bsky.social and @mizzwelch.bsky.social explain how Andrew Cuomo would purposely ‘dis-pronounce’ Mamdani’s name and how his election is a Republican’s worst nightmare.
@anandwrites.bsky.social and @mizzwelch.bsky.social explain how Andrew Cuomo would purposely ‘dis-pronounce’ Mamdani’s name and how his election is a Republican’s worst nightmare.
November 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
"They're freaking the f*ck out, this is their worst nightmare.”
@anandwrites.bsky.social and @mizzwelch.bsky.social explain how Andrew Cuomo would purposely ‘dis-pronounce’ Mamdani’s name and how his election is a Republican’s worst nightmare.
@anandwrites.bsky.social and @mizzwelch.bsky.social explain how Andrew Cuomo would purposely ‘dis-pronounce’ Mamdani’s name and how his election is a Republican’s worst nightmare.
"The Royal British Legion sells 30 million poppies each year. Still, it is the few that they don’t sell that often seem to garner much of the attention."
November 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
"The Royal British Legion sells 30 million poppies each year. Still, it is the few that they don’t sell that often seem to garner much of the attention."
BBC News editor advice to young reporter. The key fact to bear in mind: “The two most boring words in the English language are ‘Northern Ireland’.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Blue Lights is more than great TV. It might be the best chance Britons have of reckoning with the Troubles | Jonathan Freedland
The reaction to the Bloody Sunday trial makes it clear: those of us outside Northern Ireland just don’t understand the painful legacy of this brutal conflict, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedlan...
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
BBC News editor advice to young reporter. The key fact to bear in mind: “The two most boring words in the English language are ‘Northern Ireland’.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reactions to 'Britcard'
September 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Reactions to 'Britcard'
Brian Feeney on unionism's antipathy towards equality:
September 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Brian Feeney on unionism's antipathy towards equality: