Socrates would like a word

I guess you must be having fun

This is one of the most damning indictments of the previous Government and the damaging austerity agenda. It's impact is being felt deeply today and will last for a generation.

“It brings up mixed emotions to represent 🇺🇸 right now… there’s obviously a lot of things going on I’m not the biggest fan of.”

#Olympics2026 #TrumpsAmerica

Should British Jews flee to America? A reply to an invitation

No thanks Mr Trump. A free post open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

…and a random antisemite can purchase a semi-automatic rifle in a supermarket.

This site keeps track of Trump's corruption for us, because our brains can't hold that much data..
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UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say

Brexit was always going to be a disaster for so many, but as is usually the way, it’s young people who felt the biggest impact. The rejoining of Erasmus is a meaningful win, next we need the right for under 25s to live and work in the EU.

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The world’s greediest person.

Because, of course, nothing else has happened in the past 10 years that’s unique to Britain’s economy.
Cough…Brexit
Cough…austerity

How dare we include asylum seekers in the conversation about asylum seekers 🙄

Can we call them the 10 greediest people in the world please!?

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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.

"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

A million young people aren’t in a job or training. Britain has a problem | Richard Partington With the jobless rate now at 4.8%, ministers are urged to do more, especially for those with disabilities or health conditions

A million young people aren’t in a job or training. Britain has a problem | Richard Partington

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We can finally share our new film, kindly funded by helpfilm and beautifully curated by Orlando Del Maestro. Check it out below: www.youtube.com/watch?si=jsX...

The big day is finally here! 👏

So it’s ok for these numpties to migrate to another country because of political differences, but not for others to migrate to another country to flee war, persecution, environmental disaster or severe economic hardship.

MAGA’s war on Antifa: ‘A terror network they have created in their own imagination’ | The News Agents House Speaker Mike Johnson has warned of Antifa-backed ‘hate America’ marches taking place this weekend, but is it just protests arranged by pensioners furious at Donald Trump’s administration?

"Trump has ordered a crackdown on Antifa, as if Antifa were an actual organisation with a head, phone number, or a committee.

"MAGA is associating people who protest with a radicalised terrorist network that they have created in their own imagination"

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British.

For those who don’t work in youth work, it’s hard to describe how bleak it is out there.

We just pulled the rug on a generation of young people and are now shrugging our shoulders and hoping social media is the cause of all ills because then it feels less of our fault

Watched the debate and fully agree. Our current drug laws are archaic and unworkable, but use of the word ‘legalise’ will dismay many with little understanding of the issues. Suggest going with ‘decriminalise’ which is much harder to argue against.

Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

"More than half of the young people involved said they would like to reduce screen time, but 46% felt “unable” to. And then came the kicker: “93% of young people who have attended a youth centre say it has made a positive difference to their lives.”"

This.
Is.
Brilliant.

Wednesday, before Yom Kippur came in, I took three friends from my local Jewish community around the Houses of Parliament.
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The wait is finally over.

For the past 6 months we’ve been working hard behind the scenes on an exciting and important change, and we are now very proud to let you know that from November this year, Spark! will become Youth Careers Collective.

UK faces ‘battle for the soul’ of the country, says Starmer amid Reform threat In a rallying cry to progressives around the world, the Prime Minister said allies must stop the ‘politics of predatory grievance’.

“Let’s call it for what it is: bullshit. The truth is, politicians have talked about little else but immigration for decades and in the most dehumanising ways.

Polanski added: “Stop the boats’ is all we hear. Well, today I'm saying ‘stop the bullshit’.”

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How to Defeat the Far Right: Lessons From Hope Not Hate ‘A brilliant and challenging book’ GORDON BROWN From the founder of Britain’s leading antifascist organisation, HOPE not hate, this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on the march in ...

1243 youth centres have closed since 2010. 42 percent of local authorities have no council-run youth centres in their area.

I wonder why so many young people feel disconnected.

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