Tom
@toms8.bsky.social
Former Save the Children. Child protection consultant
MCFC fan based in Kenya
MCFC fan based in Kenya
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"We absolutely need to stop the boats,” Polanski said, “but let’s stop the boats by offering safe and legal routes to asylum and not having people clinging on to dinghies for dear life.*
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Zack Polanski: “We absolutely need to stop the boats”
The Greens’ Zack Polanski on facing up to Reform
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October 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"We absolutely need to stop the boats,” Polanski said, “but let’s stop the boats by offering safe and legal routes to asylum and not having people clinging on to dinghies for dear life.*
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Rather than doing all the good things quietly and all the shitty things loudly, maybe Labour should shout about the good things it's doing and stop doing the shitty things altogether instead.
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Labour to reintroduce grants axed by Tories for poorest university students
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said universities shouldn't 'just be for the wealthy few' as she vowed to take action before the end of the Parliament
www.mirror.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Rather than doing all the good things quietly and all the shitty things loudly, maybe Labour should shout about the good things it's doing and stop doing the shitty things altogether instead.
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
FFS
September 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
FFS
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A month ago, the famine in Gaza, deliberately created by the Israeli government, was officially confirmed by UN agencies. Since then, there has been an eerie silence in the media here, with far fewer reports than there were before. But it hasn't ended. On the contrary, it has intensified.
September 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
A month ago, the famine in Gaza, deliberately created by the Israeli government, was officially confirmed by UN agencies. Since then, there has been an eerie silence in the media here, with far fewer reports than there were before. But it hasn't ended. On the contrary, it has intensified.
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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry
Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement
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Middle East crisis – live updates
A UN commission of inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts.
It cited examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding, adding its voice to rights groups and others that have reached the same conclusion. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry
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Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
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As Yvette Cooper pushes forward new laws to make it harder for child refugees to get safe passage to join their parents in the UK, here's a picture of her from 2020 campaigning for the complete opposite.
September 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
As Yvette Cooper pushes forward new laws to make it harder for child refugees to get safe passage to join their parents in the UK, here's a picture of her from 2020 campaigning for the complete opposite.
no thanks
BREAKING: Tottenham have opened talks with #ManCity over a deal for Savinho, with negotiations now ongoing. The Brazilian is open to the move if the two clubs can reach an agreement on a fee.
[via @fabriziorom.bsky.social]
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August 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
no thanks
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Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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When is this going to end? What is there to even say anymore?
BREAKING: At least 116 Palestinians, including 38 people near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today, according to medical sources in the enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
July 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
When is this going to end? What is there to even say anymore?
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Chanting At Glastonbury though.
A 100-day blockade of fuel in Gaza is having an impact on water, a spokesperson for UNICEF has said, with those in the territory experiencing a "deprivation of water"
People in Gaza experiencing 'deprivation of water'
Children in Gaza are within weeks from dying of thirst due to a blockade of fuel, a spokesperson for UNICEF has said.
www.rte.ie
July 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Chanting At Glastonbury though.
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The BBC response to the IDF murdering people queuing for aid is arguably worse.
BBC response to Bob Vylan’s IDF chants at Glastonbury ‘not good enough’, says minister
BBC response to Bob Vylan’s IDF chants at Glastonbury ‘not good enough’, says minister
Jacqui Smith says live broadcast should have been pulled, but rapper stands by performance calling for ‘change in foreign policy’
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UK politics live – latest updates
On-screen warnings issued by the BBC about discriminatory language during Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set are “not good enough”, a minister has said.
The BBC is facing questions after the musician Bobby Vylan – of the rap punk duo Bob Vylan – led crowds at the festival’s West Holts stage in chants of: “Free, free Palestine” and: “Death, death to the IDF (Israel Defense Forces)” on Saturday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The BBC response to the IDF murdering people queuing for aid is arguably worse.
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If only there were half the outrage over Israeli soldiers shooting starving people queuing for food as there has been towards some rappers mouthing off at Glastonbury, we'd be in a very different place
June 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
If only there were half the outrage over Israeli soldiers shooting starving people queuing for food as there has been towards some rappers mouthing off at Glastonbury, we'd be in a very different place
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Breaking: Aid cuts set to cause three million more HIV-related deaths by 2030. Research published in Lancet sets out “devastating consequences” of reductions to overseas budgets by the US, the UK, and countries in Europe.
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Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study
Reductions to overseas budgets by US, UK and EU countries will have ‘devastating consequences’, say researchers in modelling published in the Lancet HIV
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March 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Breaking: Aid cuts set to cause three million more HIV-related deaths by 2030. Research published in Lancet sets out “devastating consequences” of reductions to overseas budgets by the US, the UK, and countries in Europe.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.allytoatrocities.com for anyone who wants to read more.
March 22, 2025 at 5:21 AM
www.allytoatrocities.com for anyone who wants to read more.
Anneliese Dodds demonstrating a strong and principled message. Starmer made a calculated move, trying to align with a shifting geopolitical landscape. The irony is that, he risks undermining the UK's long-term influence in international development, multilateral institutions, and security.
February 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Anneliese Dodds demonstrating a strong and principled message. Starmer made a calculated move, trying to align with a shifting geopolitical landscape. The irony is that, he risks undermining the UK's long-term influence in international development, multilateral institutions, and security.
SC UK have initiated their plans, at the SC international, we still await our fait. 😢
Save the Children UK plans almost 200 redundancies as it restructures.
The move is part of its part of its “refocus for impact” plan, begun in 2024, and not simply a response to recent challenges like the UK govt's plan to cut the aid budget, & the USAID freeze.
Via @civilsociety.bsky.social
The move is part of its part of its “refocus for impact” plan, begun in 2024, and not simply a response to recent challenges like the UK govt's plan to cut the aid budget, & the USAID freeze.
Via @civilsociety.bsky.social
Save the Children UK plans almost 200 redundancies as it restructures
www.civilsociety.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
SC UK have initiated their plans, at the SC international, we still await our fait. 😢
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headlines from a week ago as an incident near DCA appears to be the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 9/11 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
January 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
headlines from a week ago as an incident near DCA appears to be the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 9/11 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Glad to see UK take a proper position with Rwanda, rather than cosy deals, and insidious influence of PR/lobby firms, who pay the likes of Andrew Mitchell.
"It appears likely UK-Rwandan bilateral relations will not easily recover." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
January 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Glad to see UK take a proper position with Rwanda, rather than cosy deals, and insidious influence of PR/lobby firms, who pay the likes of Andrew Mitchell.
Rwanda provide a large amount of Peace Keepers for their PR machine, but here they are shooting at them. Don't forget to 'visit Rwanda'
UK ambassador warns that "attacks on UN peacekeepers are unacceptable and may represent war crimes" and refers to the M23's "unacceptable" recent offensive and "that of the Rwandan defence forces". Lammy has called on Kagame for urgent deescalation.
January 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Rwanda provide a large amount of Peace Keepers for their PR machine, but here they are shooting at them. Don't forget to 'visit Rwanda'
This is a part of the 'aid' - its not just trucks and food etc, its the less tangible soft skills that also needs unfettered access and assurances of safety
January 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This is a part of the 'aid' - its not just trucks and food etc, its the less tangible soft skills that also needs unfettered access and assurances of safety
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🧵 1/ Save the Children reports the use of explosive weapons in Gaza during 2024 left “an average of 475 children each month – or 15 children a day – with potentially lifelong disabilities,” including the loss of limbs, sight, and hearing.
January 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🧵 1/ Save the Children reports the use of explosive weapons in Gaza during 2024 left “an average of 475 children each month – or 15 children a day – with potentially lifelong disabilities,” including the loss of limbs, sight, and hearing.
This is very good summary of Gaza aid situation with ceasefire - Simple summary: Israel need to give assurances of access and safety now- www.linkedin.com/posts/care_g...
CARE on LinkedIn: #gazaceasefire
CARE Chief Humanitarian Officer Deepmala Mahla, Ph. D spoke with CNN International on #GazaCeasefire: "Right now the biggest task ahead of us is a massive…
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January 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This is very good summary of Gaza aid situation with ceasefire - Simple summary: Israel need to give assurances of access and safety now- www.linkedin.com/posts/care_g...
“choose empathy and compassion. It will pay off immeasurably for you and those around you.” — Bridget Rhinehart link.medium.com/EseZcp9ejQb worth a read.
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January 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“choose empathy and compassion. It will pay off immeasurably for you and those around you.” — Bridget Rhinehart link.medium.com/EseZcp9ejQb worth a read.