All my solidarity with the protesters preventing ICE gestapo thugs from dragging away their neighbours.

We can always benefit from a reminder that ordinary people have the power to resist

14,000 babies will die in Gaza in the next 48 hours if Israel continues to prevent baby food aid from reaching Palestinians.

There is no question, no nuance, no possible justification.

We must do everything we possibly can to stop Israel from committing such atrocities #r4today

Keir Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ immigration warning is a xenophobic dog whistle Sir Keir Starmer is blowing a dog whistle, warning that we are at risk of becoming an ‘island of strangers’ because of immigration.

For a good breakdown of Starmer's ‘island of strangers’ speech, the way labours policy won't win them votes, nor improve well anything... recommend this piece by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social

www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

Or to put it another way, overseas students now subsidise the cost of teaching each UK undergraduate by an average of £2,500 each. Take them away and you've got an absolutely existential crisis for universities.

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Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Universities across the UK struggle since Brexit As concerns grow about the impact of Brexit on the UK’s university education system, are young people losing out on vital opportunities?

Loss of EU students due to Brexit and leaving the Erasmus+ educational scheme is damaging a UK university system already suffering from real-term funding cuts.

Restoring Freedom of Movement and rejoining Erasmus+ should be on the UK government's agenda.

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Alan Sugar, "Brexit was a total absolute disaster, and anybody who says it's not is deluded"

Amol Rajan, "What do you think it would take to get this country growing again?"

Alan Sugar, "Go back into the European Union"

Good morning, from the back page of Private Eye magazine!

20+ Curlews in the field out the back!

Stefan Collini in @londonreview.bsky.social, October 2013

@derbyshirebt.bsky.social @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social Wonderful to see the first Curlews back here in Chinley (Peak District) -always here the last week of February - a couple of days later than last year!

Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...

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Driven grouse shooting is a niche hobby for rich people which causes environmental damage and is underpinned by wildlife crime
Wildlife eliminated so grouse can be shot
Please help stop this +sign and share this petition
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Labour is upping the ante on anti-migrant politics just to learn that Farage & the Tories can always, always go further than them.

It’s real people who are caught in the crossfire of politicians trying to outdo each other on toughness.

How we treat people matters. #r4today

Sir Keir Starmer was singled out for praise in the 2022 report.

The far right singularly fail to mention this fact.

I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.

This man sows hate, lies and division.

He is a grifter and a conman.

He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.

Repost if you agree

P.s. multiculturalism is great.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says

“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”

Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR

youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY

Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme

“Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme”👏

Our youth have been robbed of the freedom of movement we enjoyed - this is the absolute least the Gov’t can do for them
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The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture The announcement that Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent is to stop offering English literature degrees has set several hares…

The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities Privatisation has failed.

Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy

Brexit has hit UK music hard – red tape, spiralling costs, and lost opportunities to perform, are silencing our musicians.

Watch & share the EM’s UK Music Industry Unwrapped today 👇

bit.ly/3OCqpTt

Do read this. It'll be one of those articles that stays with you for a very long time. Hopefully forever.

Brexit makes touring Europe ‘simply not viable’ for musicians, minister admits Exclusive: Chris Bryant says the government ‘fully recognises the scale of challenges facing professionals wishing to tour in Europe’

Government finally admits Brexit makes touring Europe ‘simply not viable’ for musicians

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Kemi Badenoch tells Keir Starmer that "we had a Budget in March this year and tractors were not blockading the streets of Whitehall afterwards."

Anyway, here's the 'go slow' protest by farmers that blockaded the streets around Parliament following the Conservative Government's last Budget in March

This needs to be said, loud, and often.

What truly sets Streetwise apart is how they invite some of the most excluded people in society to take ownership of opera, an art form often seen as reserved for the privileged. By doing so, they not only transform lives, but redefine who opera is for and how society views homelessness.

Creative industries are worth more than life sciences, motor manufacturing, aeropsace and oil and gas in the UK economy, says the FT

From the FT the other day. I had no idea.

‘Brexit is hell,’ artists say as report reveals toll of EU exit on musicians Brexit has been ‘a catastrophe’ for the industry, with nine in 10 artists facing a hit to their earnings, UK Music’s annual economic report said

“Brexit has made working in the EU so much harder for those working in the [music] industry.

“Our Face The Music campaign is calling for the Government to move forward as soon as possible with its pledge to cut the red tape around touring visas.”

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