Martin O'Neill
@martin_oneill
dad of four; professor @uniofyork; exec member @britishphiloso1; trustee board @democracycollab; co-author @commwealthbldng; arguing for equality & democracy
I've decided to leave the Labour Party, after over 31 years of membership. Here are a few thoughts on why I've come to this conclusion, which may be of interest to others who find themselves rethinking their own political attachments and affiliations. substack.com/home/post/p-16…
You helped. You gave Israel military support and diplomatic cover. Your complicity in this horror is unspeakable and indefensible
The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible.
I hope that’s the sound of thousands of British left activists dusting off histories of the PCI and early SPD creating a parallel state within a state with cultural and media apparatus to withstand the onslaught of the British state—the oldest and toughest plutocracy in the world
Whatever you think of the project, to get this level of support (roughly equal to total Lib Dem membership) in a matter of hours is impressive - and reflects an appetite for something different...
In just over 5 hours, 80,000 people have signed up to help build a new kind of political party. The establishment is already rattled. This is just the beginning. Join us: yourparty.uk
Empty words cannot hide the truth: your government is complicit in genocide. We are an unstoppable movement for peace, for justice and for Palestine — and we are never, ever going away.
The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible.
Already over 100,000 😮 Change Is Coming ✊
In just over 5 hours, 80,000 people have signed up to help build a new kind of political party. The establishment is already rattled. This is just the beginning. Join us: yourparty.uk
A totally clapped-out politics of neoliberal aggro-centrism has *already* paved the way for Farage, who is nailed-on for the next election unless we radically disrupt the system. Literally the only thing these people have left to say for themselves is ‘Blame Corbyn.’
In just over 5 hours, more than 80,000 people have signed up to help build a new kind of political party. We believe in democracy — and the establishment are running scared. We’re offering people something very precious: hope. Sign up at yourparty.uk.
It's time for a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you. Sign up at yourparty.uk.
It's time for a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you. Sign up at yourparty.uk.
Hugely significant announcement from @jeremycorbyn & @zarahsultana: they r working together 2 arrange a launch conference for a new political party.The conference will democratically discuss & agree the policy platform, structure, functioning & leadership.Join now
Terrific piece from @dlondonwortel
Zohran Mamdani and the Economic Transformation of New York City: guest blog by @dlondonwortel on how Community Wealth Building can help deliver on Mamdani’s affordability agenda. democracycollaborative.org/blogs/zohran-m…
Very few politicians can speak to camera for a couple of minutes without sounding incredibly weird and off-putting, because almost all of them are pitching repackaged versions of things we hate. Clive comes across well here, in part because he's arguing for what we actually want.
Privatisation has turned our essential resource into a cash-cow for profiteers. The Government’s long-awaited reform won’t fix it. If you think everyone should have access to clean, accessible, public water, add your name: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-be…
The face of complicity 🇬🇧🇮🇱RAF covert surveillance flights in Gaza 🇬🇧🇮🇱 £500m in military exports since 2015 🇬🇧🇮🇱 British Special Forces sent to Palestine 🇬🇧🇮🇱 Israeli war planes access Brize Norton 🇬🇧🇮🇱 British military training equipment sent to Israel’s Hatzerim airbase
Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal? PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested, bundled into a van and taken to the cells during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece…
Our political and media class have not only failed to stand up to but have actively aided a genocide. For all the last-minute scrambling and arse-covering, this is the truth—and one very important political task now is to never let any of them ever live down the shame and infamy.
BREAKING: Brazil is preparing submission to join South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice
Zohran Mamdani and the Economic Transformation of New York City: guest blog by @dlondonwortel on how Community Wealth Building can help deliver on Mamdani’s affordability agenda. democracycollaborative.org/blogs/zohran-m…
Posts on Zohran Mamdani instantly trigger automated attack bots. You can tell when somebody genuinely threatens established wealth and power because of the response they provoke. Extractive capital fears a Mamdani Administration in New York City.
Zohran Mamdani and the Economic Transformation of New York City: guest blog by @dlondonwortel on how Community Wealth Building can help deliver on Mamdani’s affordability agenda. democracycollaborative.org/blogs/zohran-m…
This is on you @YvetteCooperMP and all of the idiot MPs who voted for this obnoxious piece of legislation. It may be ok in North Korea, but not here. You need to rescind it quickly. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…