@thegreenroom07.bsky.social
The correct response to a bad policy that results in continually arresting hundreds of peaceful protesters is not "let's make protesting more difficult".
#palestine #protest #democracy #Labour
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#palestine #protest #democracy #Labour
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office
Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The correct response to a bad policy that results in continually arresting hundreds of peaceful protesters is not "let's make protesting more difficult".
#palestine #protest #democracy #Labour
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#palestine #protest #democracy #Labour
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Targeting journalists in a conflict, as Israel seems to do regularly in #Gaza and elsewhere is not legal.
www.ifj.org/es/ and many others have repeatedly said so.
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
www.ifj.org/es/ and many others have repeatedly said so.
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
ihl-databases.icrc.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Targeting journalists in a conflict, as Israel seems to do regularly in #Gaza and elsewhere is not legal.
www.ifj.org/es/ and many others have repeatedly said so.
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
www.ifj.org/es/ and many others have repeatedly said so.
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
Could the #BBCnews explain a bit more about these "shelters" that the Israeli military are ordering civilians to move to?
It sounds like they are just recycling the propaganda of the aggressors.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It sounds like they are just recycling the propaganda of the aggressors.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
August 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Could the #BBCnews explain a bit more about these "shelters" that the Israeli military are ordering civilians to move to?
It sounds like they are just recycling the propaganda of the aggressors.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It sounds like they are just recycling the propaganda of the aggressors.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decision www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decision
From a retired British colonel to a Catholic priest, half of the 532 people arrested in Parliament Square were 60 or older. Many believe they had a greater share of responsibility to take in defending...
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decision www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
If you are still sitting there and thinking that this ban was anything other than a stupid authoritarian overreach by the Labour Government at Westminster you're wrong.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Police arrest 474 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London
Number of arrests was highest recorded in relation to single operation in at least past decade, according to Met police
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
If you are still sitting there and thinking that this ban was anything other than a stupid authoritarian overreach by the Labour Government at Westminster you're wrong.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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BREAKING: @thetimes.com says that Palestine Action proscription “goes too far”.
“The antics of such groups are frequently criminal, but branding them acts of terrorism was a misuse of the law”
“Its members are qualitatively different from those of al-Qaeda”
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
“The antics of such groups are frequently criminal, but branding them acts of terrorism was a misuse of the law”
“Its members are qualitatively different from those of al-Qaeda”
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
July 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
BREAKING: @thetimes.com says that Palestine Action proscription “goes too far”.
“The antics of such groups are frequently criminal, but branding them acts of terrorism was a misuse of the law”
“Its members are qualitatively different from those of al-Qaeda”
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
“The antics of such groups are frequently criminal, but branding them acts of terrorism was a misuse of the law”
“Its members are qualitatively different from those of al-Qaeda”
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
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"John has been 'on the ground' in Gaza? Yeah, as an embed.... Yeah as guests of the Israeli military... And you've come back and done exactly what they wanted. You've done their propaganda for them."
Me vs Netanyahu ally and supporter John Spencer.
Full debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUjT...
Me vs Netanyahu ally and supporter John Spencer.
Full debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUjT...
May 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"John has been 'on the ground' in Gaza? Yeah, as an embed.... Yeah as guests of the Israeli military... And you've come back and done exactly what they wanted. You've done their propaganda for them."
Me vs Netanyahu ally and supporter John Spencer.
Full debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUjT...
Me vs Netanyahu ally and supporter John Spencer.
Full debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUjT...
A normal level of common sense suggests that before making a set piece speech on a controversial topic, say immigration, you would run through it making sure you don't end up sounding "a bit" like Enoch Powell.
If you then do come over that way people are entitled to wonder if it was intentional.
If you then do come over that way people are entitled to wonder if it was intentional.
May 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A normal level of common sense suggests that before making a set piece speech on a controversial topic, say immigration, you would run through it making sure you don't end up sounding "a bit" like Enoch Powell.
If you then do come over that way people are entitled to wonder if it was intentional.
If you then do come over that way people are entitled to wonder if it was intentional.
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@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
SoundS very like collective punishment. A war crime.
Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas
Humanitarian officials say move could hit already meagre water supply, as ceasefire talks grow increasingly chaotic
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
SoundS very like collective punishment. A war crime.
Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Lech Wałęsa expresses ‘horror and distaste’ at Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Lech Wałęsa expresses ‘horror and distaste’ at Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy
Ex-Polish leader, who won Nobel prize for pro-democracy efforts, compares meeting to a communist interrogation
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Lech Wałęsa expresses ‘horror and distaste’ at Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Campaigners joined @johnswinney.bsky.social today, taking our message to Kilmarnock North ahead of Thursday’s by-election.
Our NHS is precious – and we’re committed to improving access - ensuring a thriving health service, publicly owned and free at the point of use. #VoteSNP #ActiveSNP
Our NHS is precious – and we’re committed to improving access - ensuring a thriving health service, publicly owned and free at the point of use. #VoteSNP #ActiveSNP
February 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Campaigners joined @johnswinney.bsky.social today, taking our message to Kilmarnock North ahead of Thursday’s by-election.
Our NHS is precious – and we’re committed to improving access - ensuring a thriving health service, publicly owned and free at the point of use. #VoteSNP #ActiveSNP
Our NHS is precious – and we’re committed to improving access - ensuring a thriving health service, publicly owned and free at the point of use. #VoteSNP #ActiveSNP
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After months of collective punishment and the death of over 40,000 in Gaza, any suggestion Palestinians should be removed from their home is unacceptable and dangerous.
There must be no ethnic cleansing.
Only a proper two state solution will bring lasting peace.
There must be no ethnic cleansing.
Only a proper two state solution will bring lasting peace.
February 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
After months of collective punishment and the death of over 40,000 in Gaza, any suggestion Palestinians should be removed from their home is unacceptable and dangerous.
There must be no ethnic cleansing.
Only a proper two state solution will bring lasting peace.
There must be no ethnic cleansing.
Only a proper two state solution will bring lasting peace.
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The Scottish Parliament has just voted to pass the SNP Government's budget at stage one.
Our budget includes a record £21 billion for the NHS and scraps Labour's two-child cap.
The only parties not to vote for these policies were Labour and the Tories.
Our budget includes a record £21 billion for the NHS and scraps Labour's two-child cap.
The only parties not to vote for these policies were Labour and the Tories.
February 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Scottish Parliament has just voted to pass the SNP Government's budget at stage one.
Our budget includes a record £21 billion for the NHS and scraps Labour's two-child cap.
The only parties not to vote for these policies were Labour and the Tories.
Our budget includes a record £21 billion for the NHS and scraps Labour's two-child cap.
The only parties not to vote for these policies were Labour and the Tories.
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🇪🇺 Five years since Scotland was dragged out of the EU, people are still paying the price.
🏴 We’re ready to work with anyone who’ll help us rebuild Scotland’s ties with Europe, says @johnswinney.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🏴 We’re ready to work with anyone who’ll help us rebuild Scotland’s ties with Europe, says @johnswinney.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Scotland knows Brexit is holding Britain back. Why won't Labour admit it? | John Swinney
Five years after we left the EU, people are still paying the price. We’re ready to work with Westminster to forge closer bonds with Europe, says Scotland’s first minister John Swinney
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🇪🇺 Five years since Scotland was dragged out of the EU, people are still paying the price.
🏴 We’re ready to work with anyone who’ll help us rebuild Scotland’s ties with Europe, says @johnswinney.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🏴 We’re ready to work with anyone who’ll help us rebuild Scotland’s ties with Europe, says @johnswinney.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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To grow Scotland’s economy, help our businesses access the huge single market, and give more opportunities to our young people, the EU is the answer.
To build a more prosperous future for us all, let’s make it our national mission to #RejoinEU in our own right.
To build a more prosperous future for us all, let’s make it our national mission to #RejoinEU in our own right.
January 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
To grow Scotland’s economy, help our businesses access the huge single market, and give more opportunities to our young people, the EU is the answer.
To build a more prosperous future for us all, let’s make it our national mission to #RejoinEU in our own right.
To build a more prosperous future for us all, let’s make it our national mission to #RejoinEU in our own right.
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Cutting waiting lists and times means faster care, earlier treatment, and better recovery options for everyone.
We’re taking action to ensure faster treatment for everyone. Let’s renew and strengthen our NHS.
We’re taking action to ensure faster treatment for everyone. Let’s renew and strengthen our NHS.
January 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Cutting waiting lists and times means faster care, earlier treatment, and better recovery options for everyone.
We’re taking action to ensure faster treatment for everyone. Let’s renew and strengthen our NHS.
We’re taking action to ensure faster treatment for everyone. Let’s renew and strengthen our NHS.
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NEW: The Scotland Office’s spending on spin doctors has jumped by 60% in the last seven years, The National can reveal
www.thenational.scot/news/2488399...
www.thenational.scot/news/2488399...
Scotland Office branded 'PR wing of broken Britain' as spin doctor spend rockets
THE Scotland Office’s spending on spin doctors has jumped by 60 in the last seven years, The National can reveal.
www.thenational.scot
January 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NEW: The Scotland Office’s spending on spin doctors has jumped by 60% in the last seven years, The National can reveal
www.thenational.scot/news/2488399...
www.thenational.scot/news/2488399...
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I want to see a Scotland free from child poverty, for every child to be able to thrive regardless of where they were born.
Today I delivered a speech about this in Stirling - and while the task is ambitious, we’re getting on with the job. 👇
Today I delivered a speech about this in Stirling - and while the task is ambitious, we’re getting on with the job. 👇
January 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I want to see a Scotland free from child poverty, for every child to be able to thrive regardless of where they were born.
Today I delivered a speech about this in Stirling - and while the task is ambitious, we’re getting on with the job. 👇
Today I delivered a speech about this in Stirling - and while the task is ambitious, we’re getting on with the job. 👇
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⚡️Scotland’s economy gets a massive boost with £800m investment in battery storage by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
📢 Two 500MW Battery Energy Storage facilities will be based in Scotland— becoming Europe’s largest facilities.
📢 Two 500MW Battery Energy Storage facilities will be based in Scotland— becoming Europe’s largest facilities.
January 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
⚡️Scotland’s economy gets a massive boost with £800m investment in battery storage by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
📢 Two 500MW Battery Energy Storage facilities will be based in Scotland— becoming Europe’s largest facilities.
📢 Two 500MW Battery Energy Storage facilities will be based in Scotland— becoming Europe’s largest facilities.
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💡 Scotland is capable of becoming an economic powerhouse. We have the industries, the resources, and most importantly, the talent.
🏴 It’s our job to build confidence and to give the people of Scotland hope for the future.
🏴 It’s our job to build confidence and to give the people of Scotland hope for the future.
December 9, 2024 at 8:46 PM
💡 Scotland is capable of becoming an economic powerhouse. We have the industries, the resources, and most importantly, the talent.
🏴 It’s our job to build confidence and to give the people of Scotland hope for the future.
🏴 It’s our job to build confidence and to give the people of Scotland hope for the future.
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🚨New Scotland Poll🚨:
SNP on course for victory with pro-independence majority in Scottish Parliament.
🏴SNP: 37% (+4)
Scottish Labour: 21% (-2)
🗳️ Independence support at 54% - the highest level in 4 years.
🔍 John Swinney the most popular politician in Scotland.
SNP on course for victory with pro-independence majority in Scottish Parliament.
🏴SNP: 37% (+4)
Scottish Labour: 21% (-2)
🗳️ Independence support at 54% - the highest level in 4 years.
🔍 John Swinney the most popular politician in Scotland.
December 8, 2024 at 9:58 AM
🚨New Scotland Poll🚨:
SNP on course for victory with pro-independence majority in Scottish Parliament.
🏴SNP: 37% (+4)
Scottish Labour: 21% (-2)
🗳️ Independence support at 54% - the highest level in 4 years.
🔍 John Swinney the most popular politician in Scotland.
SNP on course for victory with pro-independence majority in Scottish Parliament.
🏴SNP: 37% (+4)
Scottish Labour: 21% (-2)
🗳️ Independence support at 54% - the highest level in 4 years.
🔍 John Swinney the most popular politician in Scotland.
It would be invidious for me to offer an opinion on whether Scotland's First Minster or the UK's Minister for Intergovernmental Relations was the better dishwasher at Viva Mexico restaurant in Edinburgh's Cockburn Street forty years ago. 🤔
December 6, 2024 at 8:24 PM
It would be invidious for me to offer an opinion on whether Scotland's First Minster or the UK's Minister for Intergovernmental Relations was the better dishwasher at Viva Mexico restaurant in Edinburgh's Cockburn Street forty years ago. 🤔