Police repression of UK protests is now "routine" — new report finds Protests are on the receiving end of increasingly hostile policing and surveillance — the new norm, according to a Netpol report

Police repression of Britain protests is now “routine” — new report finds www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

In 1968 Finland banned for profit education, the few private schools that exist in Finland have to reinvest any profit they make or pay it back to parents.

It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.

There should be no profit in education or healthcare.

Devastated mum of terror victim describes 'torture' as Hillsborough Law delayed Families of victims from the Manchester Arena bombing and the Hillsborough disaster will meet Keir Starmer after the remaining Hillsborough Law stages were postponed until next week

“ #HillsboroughLaw must happen in its entirety, it must include every service, no exceptions. MI5, MI6 and GCHQ are as high up the chain as you can get so why would any other service feel they needed to tell the truth when those at the top are exempt?” www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Grenfell firms still receiving multimillion-pound public contracts, analysis finds Survivors urge government to stop using suppliers cited in public inquiry into fire in which 72 people died

“Seeing the same companies continue as if nothing happened is a painful reminder of the lack of consequences. Justice has been delayed; it must not be denied. Public bodies must protect people and ensure Grenfell is never repeated.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Reminder that Henry Hoovers are made in Britain by a unionised workforce

The 12 Days of ACAB, Day 11: "WEAR A MASK – it's not illegal to wear a mask! Protect your health and privacy!"

On the eleventh day of ACAB, my true love said to me... "WEAR A MASK – it's not illegal to wear a mask! Protect your health and privacy!" solidarity.netpol.org/wear-a-mask/

#12DaysOfACAB

Are smartphones eroding the experience of watching football? Phones make everything easier but they have bred impatience and diluted the escapism of going to games

Are smartphones eroding the experience of watching football? | Football | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The Telegraph protecting the white working class

Didn’t you call them chavs and yobs for 20 years until you realised you could ventriloquise your posh-boy racism through them?

Met arrested woman after Facebook posts about ex-partner – a serving officer London force sent three officers at 4.45am, who put her in the back of a van and seized her phone and computer

There's so much in this deeply unpleasant story, about the brittle ego of a serving Metropolitan Police officer, the abject abuse of police power and the pointlessness of formal complaints.

Tl;dr - never date a cop www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

It’s August 2025 and another adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” is released

It’s August 2026 and the fifth adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” that year is released.

It’s August 2027 and a full scale global nuclear strike is launched in a desperate attempt to try and stop “Pride and Prejudice”

92-year-old care home resident pepper-sprayed and Tasered Two police officers have gone on trial after they used pepper spray and a Taser on a 92-year-old care home resident who had one leg.

Two police officers have gone on trial after they used pepper spray and a Taser on a 93-year-old care home resident who had one leg.

CW: police violence, Taser

www.channel4.com/news/92-year...

The Prime Minister imitating Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech is sickening.

That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk.

Shame on you, Keir Starmer.

After due consideration, having weighed up the relevant evidence, assessed the balance of arguments and gamed the likely implications, I have reached the conclusion that Keir Starmer can fuck off from a great height.

"A loud voice in non-league football"

Harry Gillies reports for the Sports Gazette on Clapton CFC

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Families demand "All or nothing" Hillsborough Law 8 April 2025

Today, bereaved families and survivors have issued a clear warning to Government that Hillsborough Law must be "All or Nothing".
Our new report shows how the injustice following the Hillsborough disaster is still a painful reality today.
Read our report: www.inquest.org.uk/families-dem...

CE Jupiter vs Clapton CFC YouTube video by Clapton CFC

On this day...

April 8 2019 - the Clapton CFC Men's First Team visited Barcelona to play CE Jupiter as the centrepiece event of the Primavera Republicana festival.

Here are some of the clips we've found on social media of that day.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZEY...

Philly’s Carnaval de Puebla canceled amid fears ICE might target the Mexican cultural celebration The festival was scheduled for April 27, expected to draw the estimated 15,000 revelers who have made it one of the largest carnavals on the East Coast.

this is so fucking sad. these evil jackbooted thugs are destroying everything beautiful that we have www.inquirer.com/news/carnava...

Today, bereaved families and survivors have issued a clear warning to Government that Hillsborough Law must be "All or Nothing".

Our new report shows how the injustice following the Hillsborough disaster is still a painful reality today.

Read our report:
www.inquest.org.uk/hillsborough...

"Hillsborough Law must be implemented in its entirety, with no dilution of the Public Authority Accountability Bill previously tabled in 2017 to properly ensure justice & accountability for bereaved families." www.inquest.org.uk/hillsborough... @inquest-org.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social

We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham

Full statement from Labour MP Kim Johnson on today's Spring Statement

"This is Repression" State of Protest report launch YouTube video by Netpol

Did you miss last week's webinar launch of "This is Repression", our new report on the state of protest in England and Wales?

Watch it now on our YouTube channel, with speakers from Netpol, Palestine Action, Reclaim the Power and CASP www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_2b...

Let's get this right. However Police Scotland dress this, Sheku Bayoh was killed by the police. Killed.

Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the number of women in prison globally, according to a new…

Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report

'Balancing the books' on the backs of poor and disabled people was wrong when the Tories did it, and it would be wrong now.

It’s a political choice - one that could push 700,000 households into poverty.

Our government should instead tax the ballooning wealth of the super-rich.

NO MORE DEATHS CAMPAIGN Join INQUEST's No More Deaths campaign to end preventable state related deaths.

Learn more about the campaign: www.inquest.org.uk/no-more-deat...

“The pain of his loss is indescribable to our family, & the haunting manner of his death is a memory we cannot erase. As a family, we continue to seek justice & answers, knowing that while we cannot bring him back – we can do that."

- Father of Oladeji Omishore

The inquest continues.

Newsletter: March 2025 latest updates on the Grenfell Tower Fire, attempts to weaken police accountability, inadequate healthcare in prisons & updates for families.

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‘It’s hell on earth for me’: how did Joe Black overdose in a homeless hostel with zero tolerance for drugs? Joe was a gifted musician who struggled with addiction and poor mental health. When he got a place at an award-winning ‘sanctuary’ in London, it sounded perfect. The reality was shockingly different

Joe Black was a gifted musician and composer. His specialism was bass guitar. He died whilst living at an award-winning homelessness hostel in London.

His mother Jude spoke to @shattenstone.bsky.social about who Joe was, his life, & how he died at a place where he was meant to be safe & cared for.