Lord Walney
@LordWalney
John Woodcock. Political violence, disruption and counter extremism. Purpose Coalition. Crossbench peer, Ex-Barrow MP and spokesman for Gordon Brown in No10.
Delighted that my review on political violence and disruption has been now laid before parliament assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66462426…
Protecting believers, not beliefs. For example: bacon pinned to mosque doors, bricks thrown through mosque windows, hijabs being pulled from women’s heads, abuse directed at people because of their religion. All things that have happened to my Muslim constituents.
There’s no such thing as an atheist Muslim. Defining ‘Islamophobia’ isn’t about protecting a people. It’s about protecting a set of ideas. In what world should a set of ideas be protected in law?
I welcome @DavidLammy recent decision to endorse Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the best solution for the Western Sahara region. Morocco our one of our oldest allies and a close partner in North Africa🇲🇦 Read my @TheNationalNews article👇 thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…
Surely those already arrested need to be charged - and quickly
🚨Excl: Hundreds of Palestine Action supporters plot to get arrested in a mass demonstration next month, planning documents reveal. At least 500 activists plan to gather in London on August 9th 'holding signs expressing support for the banned group. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
Does Mr Perry acknowledge what would happen to him in Hamas-controlled Gaza?
This wasn’t about freeing Palestine. This was about an attention-seeker craving even more of the spotlight. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/1… It is so typical of the narcissism of some of the Palestine crowd that they hijack the last night of an enormously successful production at one of…
Here’s the poster for my new Edinburgh show ‘Defying Calamity’. Yes, I was freaked out by it too. But I’ve gone through with it, so now you have to see it. You can get tickets here: edfringe.com/tickets/whats-…
✍️ 'The Prime Minister should reject this nonsense and sideline anyone that is urging him down this path' | Writes @LordWalney Read the column ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…
Recognising Palestine will consign Britain and France to total irrelevance telegraph.co.uk/gift/35cce6a67…
‘F--- your Jewish state’ - shows the driver for too many is hatred of Jews not justice for the Palestinian people telegraph.co.uk/gift/1841ee56f…
The Peter Johnston review into @bbcnews Hamas documentary scandal isn’t just damage control - it is an outrageous whitewash - a scandal in its own right. I have just published a response. 1/13 Thread 🧵⬇️⬇️⬇️
Brilliant by my @Telegraph colleague @tomowolade👇🏻 telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/1…
Any member of the NHS Fife board not now writing a letter of resignation is devoid of judgement.
Update: from Israel PM office/ *Statement from the Prime Minister's Office:* Israel deeply regrets that a stray ammunition hit Gaza's Holy Family Church. Every innocent life lost is a tragedy. We share the grief of the families and the faithful. We are grateful to Pope Leo for…
From at the footage, it does look like the officers screwed up badly here. Kent Police would do well to acknowledge that. Highlights the need for proper regularly updated training and resources - one of the recommendations from my review theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
📊NEW: Our survey reveals widespread public concern about freedom of expression in the UK, including the rapid pace of change affecting how freely people feel able to speak. Read the full report: bit.ly/458rVFG
A UK Labour government securing defence jobs in our community. Pleased to join @IanMurray for this announcement at Faslane.
Scottish Secretary @IanMurray visited #HMNBClyde to launch the Clyde 2070 redevelopment programme🚢 Ministers, navy chiefs, & local leaders discussed how to maximise the defence dividend for communities. @argyllandbute @inverclyde @WDCouncil @RoyalNavy
This morning we were delighted to welcome @LordWalney to discuss “The economics of rearmament. What must change so business and Government can deliver the new era of national security?”. Thank you to @techUK for kindly hosting today’s discussion and @EricPickles for chairing
.@LordWalney addresses the @DefenceIQ Uncrewed Naval Systems Conference in London today on the Geostrategic, Economic and Technological importance of #AUKUS 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸
🚨🎥 It’s simple: Protest ✅ Criticising Israeli Govt ✅ Violence ❌ Terrorism ❌ Extremism ❌ Antisemitism ❌ We are *not “all Palestine Action”. Together, we must combat all forms of extremism.