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· Nov 14
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For far too long, and at the cost of many much-loved independent venues, successive governments have failed to support the live music scene, the arts and community creative spaces.
#MusicForTheMany responds to #Budget2026.
#MusicForTheMany responds to #Budget2026.
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
For far too long, and at the cost of many much-loved independent venues, successive governments have failed to support the live music scene, the arts and community creative spaces.
#MusicForTheMany responds to #Budget2026.
#MusicForTheMany responds to #Budget2026.
This is the emergency motion to @thisisyourparty conference by the SWP / Counterfire
A well-organised caucus would dominate nominations and selections
If passed, it would ensure that the SWP / Counterfire would control the party and the formation of Your Party branches
A well-organised caucus would dominate nominations and selections
If passed, it would ensure that the SWP / Counterfire would control the party and the formation of Your Party branches
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This is the emergency motion to @thisisyourparty conference by the SWP / Counterfire
A well-organised caucus would dominate nominations and selections
If passed, it would ensure that the SWP / Counterfire would control the party and the formation of Your Party branches
A well-organised caucus would dominate nominations and selections
If passed, it would ensure that the SWP / Counterfire would control the party and the formation of Your Party branches
Vaccines work
Thanks to HPV vaccine, for the first time since records began, there were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women under 25 in 2021
Australia is now on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 (if vaccine take-up is maintained)
www.health.gov.au/ministers/th...
Thanks to HPV vaccine, for the first time since records began, there were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women under 25 in 2021
Australia is now on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 (if vaccine take-up is maintained)
www.health.gov.au/ministers/th...
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Vaccines work
Thanks to HPV vaccine, for the first time since records began, there were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women under 25 in 2021
Australia is now on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 (if vaccine take-up is maintained)
www.health.gov.au/ministers/th...
Thanks to HPV vaccine, for the first time since records began, there were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women under 25 in 2021
Australia is now on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 (if vaccine take-up is maintained)
www.health.gov.au/ministers/th...
The effect of the personal tax allowance freeze imposed by Rachel Reeves today, and by the other Tory chancellors before her (since 2021), is that by 2030, basic rate tax payers will be paying over £1,000 more tax each year
The lower our income, the harder we are hit #budget2025
The lower our income, the harder we are hit #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The effect of the personal tax allowance freeze imposed by Rachel Reeves today, and by the other Tory chancellors before her (since 2021), is that by 2030, basic rate tax payers will be paying over £1,000 more tax each year
The lower our income, the harder we are hit #budget2025
The lower our income, the harder we are hit #budget2025
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The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
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Outside the Royal Courts of Justice, the blue bibs - intelligence gatherers - are hovering around the Defend Our Juries protest.
Don't talk to them
Don't talk to them
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Outside the Royal Courts of Justice, the blue bibs - intelligence gatherers - are hovering around the Defend Our Juries protest.
Don't talk to them
Don't talk to them
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Why does this government find it so hard to tell Israel: you’re wrong, what you’re doing is illegal, and we are not going to let you get away with genocide.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Why does this government find it so hard to tell Israel: you’re wrong, what you’re doing is illegal, and we are not going to let you get away with genocide.
I'm seeing Xmas ads already, so it must be time to share this again:
"If you see anybody advocating for Israel on the TV or radio. One of their repellent spokespeople, say. Then they will be lying, because that's what they do. They lie and they lie and they lie…"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnbD...
"If you see anybody advocating for Israel on the TV or radio. One of their repellent spokespeople, say. Then they will be lying, because that's what they do. They lie and they lie and they lie…"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnbD...
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm seeing Xmas ads already, so it must be time to share this again:
"If you see anybody advocating for Israel on the TV or radio. One of their repellent spokespeople, say. Then they will be lying, because that's what they do. They lie and they lie and they lie…"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnbD...
"If you see anybody advocating for Israel on the TV or radio. One of their repellent spokespeople, say. Then they will be lying, because that's what they do. They lie and they lie and they lie…"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnbD...
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
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Austerity 2.0. Attacks on disabled people. Arming genocide.
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Austerity 2.0. Attacks on disabled people. Arming genocide.
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
800 years of the right to be tried by our peers to go
“Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapist and killers”
Legal aid all-but gone, a right wing authoritarian govt locking up peaceful protestors whom juries would never convict
https://archive.ph/ao07P
“Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapist and killers”
Legal aid all-but gone, a right wing authoritarian govt locking up peaceful protestors whom juries would never convict
https://archive.ph/ao07P
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
800 years of the right to be tried by our peers to go
“Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapist and killers”
Legal aid all-but gone, a right wing authoritarian govt locking up peaceful protestors whom juries would never convict
https://archive.ph/ao07P
“Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapist and killers”
Legal aid all-but gone, a right wing authoritarian govt locking up peaceful protestors whom juries would never convict
https://archive.ph/ao07P
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We will never forget the role this government played in the genocide in Gaza.
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We will never forget the role this government played in the genocide in Gaza.
So far I’ve only read the preface and introduction to Paul Holden’s The Fraud, but on nearly every page there are details that would be front-page news if we had an honest news media
The reason they’re not up in arms about having been duped is that they weren’t duped; they were in on it all along
The reason they’re not up in arms about having been duped is that they weren’t duped; they were in on it all along
New Alexei Sayle Podcast, talking to Paul Holden about his book The Fraud, with lots background & details
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
So far I’ve only read the preface and introduction to Paul Holden’s The Fraud, but on nearly every page there are details that would be front-page news if we had an honest news media
The reason they’re not up in arms about having been duped is that they weren’t duped; they were in on it all along
The reason they’re not up in arms about having been duped is that they weren’t duped; they were in on it all along
That's good news for people saving up for a deposit on their first home - forgoing takeaway coffee will now be an even bigger saving!☕️
Hopefully avocado toast will also be made more expensive 🥑🤞
Hopefully avocado toast will also be made more expensive 🥑🤞
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
That's good news for people saving up for a deposit on their first home - forgoing takeaway coffee will now be an even bigger saving!☕️
Hopefully avocado toast will also be made more expensive 🥑🤞
Hopefully avocado toast will also be made more expensive 🥑🤞
Jeremy Corbyn on the Labour Party “I think the Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner, and I don’t see it coming back”
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/11/jeremy-corbyn-isnt-going-anywhere-interview
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/11/jeremy-corbyn-isnt-going-anywhere-interview
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Jeremy Corbyn on the Labour Party “I think the Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner, and I don’t see it coming back”
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/11/jeremy-corbyn-isnt-going-anywhere-interview
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/11/jeremy-corbyn-isnt-going-anywhere-interview
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Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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The police’s decision to reveal the ethnicity and nationality of suspects in high-profile crimes has had a “devastating effect” and is helping to spread prejudice, say over 50 campaign groups including Netpol www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Police disclosing suspects’ ethnicity is fuelling prejudice, say campaigners
Fifty groups write letter calling for policy in high-profile cases in England and Wales to be scrapped
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The police’s decision to reveal the ethnicity and nationality of suspects in high-profile crimes has had a “devastating effect” and is helping to spread prejudice, say over 50 campaign groups including Netpol www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
New Alexei Sayle Podcast, talking to Paul Holden about his book The Fraud, with lots background & details
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
New Alexei Sayle Podcast, talking to Paul Holden about his book The Fraud, with lots background & details
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
The cynical dishonesty & corruption by Starmer’s right wing clique is absolutely jaw-dropping
The mainstream media enabled it & are now silent
https://youtu.be/tU2qvFlk_5U?si=ID4wyEjrv9mT62sY
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
The draft deal at #COP30 (at which 1600 fossil fuel lobbyists are in attendance) does not mention fossil fuels - the drilling, mining and burning of which, is the main driver of climate change
Colour me shocked!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Colour me shocked!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
COP30 live: Fossil fuels absent from new draft deal as 2025 summit nears end
A conclusion is set to be made in Belém, Brazil, at the end of days of negotiations between delegations from nearly 200 countries.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The draft deal at #COP30 (at which 1600 fossil fuel lobbyists are in attendance) does not mention fossil fuels - the drilling, mining and burning of which, is the main driver of climate change
Colour me shocked!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Colour me shocked!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
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We need solutions, not scapegoats.
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We need solutions, not scapegoats.
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
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Welcome, Sir Ian McKellen!
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
Sir Ian McKellen joins Jeremy Corbyn's Wicked drag Christmas panto as Toto
Sir Ian McKellen will join Jeremy Corbyn in the Pleasance Theatre’s Christmas panto Wicked Witches – A Popular Panto! this festive season.
www.attitude.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Welcome, Sir Ian McKellen!
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens, sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy!
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sir-...
So even if people are accepted as refugees, so likely to have been through terrible trauma, they will have the threat of deportation hanging over them for decades
Children will be deported in later life to a country they don’t even remember
I will never forgive the Labour Party
Children will be deported in later life to a country they don’t even remember
I will never forgive the Labour Party
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So even if people are accepted as refugees, so likely to have been through terrible trauma, they will have the threat of deportation hanging over them for decades
Children will be deported in later life to a country they don’t even remember
I will never forgive the Labour Party
Children will be deported in later life to a country they don’t even remember
I will never forgive the Labour Party
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📢 SWEP has been called in London.
❄️ask if people need supplies or support
❄️find out what provision your council is offering
❄️always ask before referring to streetlink
We are having a busy couple days sorting accommodation and cold weather gear for people - THANKS to our appeal donors ❤️🙏
❄️ask if people need supplies or support
❄️find out what provision your council is offering
❄️always ask before referring to streetlink
We are having a busy couple days sorting accommodation and cold weather gear for people - THANKS to our appeal donors ❤️🙏
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📢 SWEP has been called in London.
❄️ask if people need supplies or support
❄️find out what provision your council is offering
❄️always ask before referring to streetlink
We are having a busy couple days sorting accommodation and cold weather gear for people - THANKS to our appeal donors ❤️🙏
❄️ask if people need supplies or support
❄️find out what provision your council is offering
❄️always ask before referring to streetlink
We are having a busy couple days sorting accommodation and cold weather gear for people - THANKS to our appeal donors ❤️🙏