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Starmer says he’s "taking the gloves off" and that the Greens are "nuts"

Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Headline should be: “Elon Musk and Trump in the USA and Keir Starmer in the UK killed children with aid cuts”
The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT)

The price of aid cuts.
December 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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As Israel have been allowed to compete in Eurovision 2026, the UK must follow in the footsteps of Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands and boycott the competition.

The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
December 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Budget 2025.

The wealthy hardly hit.

Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.

Lobbying and political donations pay
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Six months ago, Labour was spending every shred of political capital - up to and including suspending seven of its own MPs - to maintain the two child benefit cap.

Now, they're describing it's abolition as an overriding moral imperative.

Cynical, untrustworthy twisters.
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Israel cannot break ceasefires, they can only “test“ them by killing dozens of people
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Polanski really knocking it out the park at the moment 👏
Also from the leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social on TdoR
November 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Extremely random music question: has anyone heard and can place a cover of REM's The Great Beyond sung by a children's choir? Probably from a film? I have been googling to no avail but distinctly remember hearing this somewhere
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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If they’re comparing it to themselves, sure. If they’re comparing it to someone capable of putting on their pants without crying, probably not.
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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At this point I think it's time to admit any celeb signing on for Potter work either doesn't give a shit about human rights or actively agrees with JK Rowling bc there is no way you can claim ignorance as an excuse
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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It is actually fairly unhinged that this is happening in the UK. We are such freaks, like it’s actually embarrassing
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
October 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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"A.I." is the tool of and the prevailing aesthetic of fascists leading to a world devoid of meaning or art.
October 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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dumb assholes like this are why the world sucks shit
October 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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"Keir Starmer is a cynical, disappointing sell out."

I spoke to the Sunday Times 👇🏼
September 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Crazy this would happen to one of the world’s oldest parties of labour after being taken over by a right-wing puppet directed by a right-wing advisor with right-wing politics who was mentored by a right-wing toady to large capital and oligarchical interests, all of whom pathologically hate the left.
Brutal new MRP poll out today showing Reform at 311 and Labour support collapsing.

Worth reading steaming @financialtimes.com column on Starmer by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social

“Starmer can’t afford to wait for reckless Reform to implode”

on.ft.com/3VxxCaR
September 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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What I learned from the War on Terror, which I mistook at the time for a cunning masterplan for world domination. Nope: nine times out of ten, it’s just that people in charge are stupid and unpleasant and they wind each other up with ludicrously dangerous ideas. Most of politics is office politics.
everyone in charge of everything is stupid now because there is no meritocracy just endless loyalty tests if you can willfully believe the most insane bullshit you’re in the club. there’s no deep state. they’re all just really that stupid.
September 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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A United Nations commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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September 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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This is tomorrow.
September 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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*cracks knuckles*

okay so you know how the media has a problem with taking snippets of scientific studies out of context and writing articles which mislead the public?

now imagine a computer program is doing that when you ask it questions about scientific literature but also it makes stuff up.
September 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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August 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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“Israel is able to kill Palestinian journalists with impunity not just because of the unconditional military support it receives from the US, but also the failure of many western media organizations and journalists to stand up for their Palestinian colleagues” — my oped @theguardian.com
Western journalists are failing to stand up for their colleagues in Gaza | Mohamad Bazzi
This hypocrisy of western media has been laid bare by Israel’s targeting of journalists since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM