Well done, Owen.
Posts by James Wakefield
Neocons wanted violent regime change in Venezuela. Trump is giving them that.
Neocons wanted violent regime change in Iran. Trump is giving them that.
Neocons wanted blind support for Israel. Trump is given them that.
Tell me again how Trump is different to the neocons?
My article about connection, raising class consciousness, and enjoying coffee on a warm winters day. open.substack.com/pub/jamespwa...
My new article focuses on Lasting Power of Attorney and safeguarding. open.substack.com/pub/jamespwa...
My article explores how migrant care workers are treated, the fight to end exploitation, and why protecting them matters for the most vulnerable people who rely on their care. SUBSCRIBE open.substack.com/pub/jamespwa...
I find Rolfe’s model of reflection — What, So What, Now What, so helpful in practice. It’s a reflective gift that keeps on giving 👍
Justice isn’t one-dimensional. It lives where poverty meets inequality, where climate change threatens survival, and where rights demand action. Intersecting Justice explores these connections and turns principles into change. Join us. open.substack.com/pub/jamespwa...
@owenjones.bsky.social keen admirer of your work and analysis of things, but heads up, you keep referencing the Docklands Light Railway as the district light railway. 🫶
If you want to repel people who are on the fence about voting Reform, show them Matthew Goodwin on BBC Question Time last night. Awful man!
Government loses bid to block appeal against Palestine Action ban
Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.
Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:
“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Sickening behavior by this agent. The fact that Mayor Adams has rolled out the red carpet for ICE is a stain on our city.
If, like me, you suffer from the ‘woke mind virus’ 🦠 or love the Avengers, you’ll like this. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
Labour has become the party of landlordism
It is complicit in the class war on renters. www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral primary race, overtaking the disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo.
Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist, will likely become the city’s mayor in November’s election, as the primary race tends to determine the outcome of that election.
Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
Zohran Mamdani is pictured speaking. Headline reads: "Mamdani Stuns Cuomo in New York Mayoral Primary." Photo credit: Scott Heins for The New York Times.
Zohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker. trib.al/KfNebEQ
Millions of people are worried about paying their rent, feeding their kids or losing vital disability benefits.
If the government cared about people's security, it would reverse cruel cuts, end child poverty and pursue an agenda for peace.
Let's fund welfare, not warfare.
staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...
Two firefighters and one member of the public have been confirmed dead following a fire incident at Bicester, Oxfordshire.
This is terrible news. Our thoughts are with their families, friends and colleagues.
The FBU will be on hand to provide support in the coming days.
Hiya, local in regards to?