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Sorry to say that's it. The universal credit bill has been passed. Not a great advert for the #Lords this evening, despite a small number of good speeches by those opposed. Full report by DNS on Thursday. Not feeling thrilled about democracy this evening. #UniversalCreditBill
Good old UK news not mentioning Gove is a lobbyist for Israel In 2021 he met in private with Netanyahu, & he’s linked to a Tory lobby group with direct ties to charities which provide welfare support to solders in the IDF including an org funded by Israel’s Ministry of Defence.
Kevin Maguire "Are you really blaming what Israel is now doing, killing Palestinians in huge numbers, on Hamas? Are you really doing that?" Michael Gove: "Yes" Gove isn't just an apologist for genocide. He's cheering it on #GMB
John Healey - Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (South Yorkshire). John is very much the senior poster boy for all that Starmer’s government represents: the unconditional and wholly committed promotion of the British military industrial complex and @NATO and a heightened…
Saddest of mornings hearing my great mate, the legend Joey Jones passed away. Shared so many wonderful times and laughs together. He was the most selfless of people, truly heartbroken today. Love and thoughts are with Janice and Frank. RIP
There is no war in Gaza. It is an attempt to erase the Palestinian people from existence. It is a genocide. Starvation. Massacring civilians as they queue for food. Bombing hospitals, homes, and refugee camps. The international community must stop enabling this genocide, and…
Didn't have the guts to back Jeremy Corbyn so scuttled off to be Mayor of somewhere!
You still hear people who havn't been paying attention over the years saying, 'Burnham, would be a good replacement for Starmer'. Sometimes I feel like giving up Rich
Tom Hayes - Labour MP for Bournemouth East. Tom was the Deputy Leader of Oxford City Council. He is a distinguished academic and has made an impact in areas pertaining to the environment, mental health and domestic abuse. In 2024, Tom was parachuted 🪂 into the Bournemouth East…
Steve Bell was fired from the Guardian for this cartoon in October 2023 as the Israeli apartheid regime unleashed its genocide machine on a besieged occupied people in Gaza #IsraelLobby What will be the fate of Observer cartoonist, the Honourable Saffron Augusta Petrushka Swire?
Editor's note on the removal of the SAF cartoon from our 20 July edition: We are genuinely sorry for causing offence, and we are taking the cartoon down. bit.ly/46g5b7P
The Home Secretary calls the Israeli govt’s actions in Gaza ‘intolerable.’ But he is tolerating it. I asked when he will take real action: a full arms embargo, widespread sanctions, a ban on the import of settlement goods, and funding for evidence collection for prosecutions.
‘Jean Charles de Menezes vaulted the ticket barriers’ - confirmed as untrue ‘Ran down the escalators in a bulky jacket’ - confirmed as untrue ‘He was aggressive to police’ - confirmed as untrue The Met Police do not have our trust - confirmed as true. trib.al/RNEUVQB
News from civil servants preparing Liz Kendall's pensions review. Kendall wants to look at "phasing in" the pension starting with 25% of a pension at age 68 and getting 100% of the pension at age 72. This will be represented as not affecting the triple lock. It's already the…
Cabinet minister whose household income is around £700,000 per year and who lives in a £3.9 million property tells the low paid ‘you aren’t saving enough’ - presumably she includes workers on PIP, the Birmingham workers and families with more than two children in that?
The work and pensions secretary has announced a review of the state pension age, explaining that almost half of the working age population isn't saving anything for their retirement Full story ➡️ trib.al/OMEm1Or
Watched Kendall earlier with that malevolent expression she wears, remonstrating with the fact that most pensioners in their earlier lives "failed to save for their old age" Ignorant of the fact most of us live hand to mouth, and don't get gifts from Israel and other sources!
Says the dullard who hired a rugby coach as his director of football lol
You belong in a secondary school politics class, and I wouldn’t expect a good mark either.
More and more people are leaving @UKLabour to join @TheGreenParty Today we welcome Councillors @Lizcollins777 & @Trey_CS from Hammersmith & Fulham who join us because they want a party that's honest, listens, and puts people and planet first. You can too join.greenparty.org.uk
Keir Starmer and David Lammy both belong in The Hague.
"Labour's Chances Of Re-Election Hinge On Solving The Sewage Scandal. Here's Why The government has insisted it won't renationalise the water industry, despite years of mismanagement." @KevinASchofield hits the nail on the head. The sewage scandal helped get government elected,…
A policeman took a full swipe at my head': Lesley Boulton at ... images.app.goo.gl/e43mft5uPJM5tS… Orgreave: I published this picture in Tribune, which I edited at the time, but no national newspaper would touch it, until long after the event.