Reform’s temper tantrum about slavery reparations shows it doesn’t understand Britain’s place in the modern world | Kojo Koram The party’s talk of visa bans for countries seeking reparative justice is not just undemocratic – it displays staggering ignorance about geopolitics, says professor of law and political economy Kojo K...

Brilliant piece 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 by @kojokoram.bsky.social

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End the prosecution of peaceful protestors in the UK Police have made 2700+ arrests under terrorism laws in the UK for protesting peacefully against the banning of Palestine Action. This cannot go unchallenged. The UK’s chief prosecutors must now decide...

Police have made 2700+ arrests under terrorism laws in the UK for protesting peacefully against the banning of Palestine Action. This cannot go unchallenged. The UK’s chief pr... www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...

I just can't understand what Labour were thinking of with this!

It's as morally bankrupt as it's politically stupid.

Words fail me.

Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...

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If you never sign another petition, sign this one.....
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Brilliant summary

“Prohibition kills. Education saves lives.”

— Dominic Milton Trott

#DrugProhibition #ProhibitionBlunder #EndTheWarOnDrugs

Half a million strong. Together.

The biggest march against the far-right in British history.

💚💚💚💚👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

What an amazing day at the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march! 😁💜

Refugee women in our network joined thousands of people on the streets of London with a powerful message of community, compassion and love.

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A photo of Elon Musk with writing that says: Unite The Kingdom: key speaker is world's richest man Underneath a photo of the Together Alliance march with union banners which says: every major union representing workers marches

Together Alliance: every major union representing millions of workers

Unite The Kingdom: key speaker is the world's richest man

Header and Main Text The top features the "TOGETHER" logo in a bold, capitalized font. Below it, the primary headline reads: "TODAY, WE COME TOGETHER TO TURN THE TIDE." Body Copy The central text states: "For too long, the far right have tried to divide our communities. For too long, they have preyed on the economic insecurity of working people, the lack of decent jobs and secure housing, our fears for our families, to promote racism and division." It continues with highlighted phrases: That ends today. "Today, we are bringing together a mass movement of resistance to the far right - a movement built on solidarity and unity in the face of hate and division." "Today, we prove that we are the majority." See you in London, followed by "Together Alliance" written in a green, handwritten-style font. Footer The bottom section is a black banner containing: The call to action: "STAND TOGETHER. ORGANISE." (with "ORGANISE" in pink). A white button-shaped box with the URL: togetheralliance.org.uk. A QR code on the right, circled with pink scribbled lines.

Emotional. We turned up in our hundreds of thousands. With love, joy and hope in bucketloads.

Know that today wasn’t the end of a journey, it was the beginning.

This is how we’ll turn the tide against the far right.

We outnumber them, now let’s outorganise them.

We tracked down the superyacht owned by the world’s sixth richest man. Larry Ellison won’t like what we did to it 🛥️🏴‍☠️

This is a really big deal....

In the meantime, until the rule change, I like the idea of the our players crowding round with theirs to listen to their time out briefing...

The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, Washington DC

As #Ramadan begins, predominantly Muslim communities in #ManderaCounty, Kenya, are facing one of the worst droughts in living memory.
335,000+ people are struggling to access food and water. Livestock are dying. Malnutrition is rising.
We’re sharing a video from our colleague, Ahmed, in Mandera

We are proud to announce that Health Poverty Action is part of @togetheralliance.bsky.social

Across the UK and globally, the far right is spreading narratives of hate. These narratives people for crises they did not create. But scapegoating does nothing to fix what is broken. (1/🧵)

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack.

Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

Want to stop Farage with your vote? At the moment you can’t – and Starmer must fix that | Polly Toynbee The PM’s in-tray is overflowing. But he can’t afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

“In Monday’s debate, Labour MPs were among many calling for a national commission on electoral reform…

The PM is pulled from pillar to post and his in-tray is no doubt full; still, this should be near the top of it.”

✍️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
@theguardian.com
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Greens leader Polanski hits back at ‘vile’ Labour YouTube video by The London Standard

@zackpolanski.bsky.social is excellent here.

And I'm speaking as someone who's still a #Labour party member. What Starmer said on #drugs was shameful, shallow and dangerous.

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Israel condemns hateful and racist greens.

For years we've seen an ongoing genocide.

It's been backed by right wing papers, the US President and by this Labour Government.

I only heard today. 💚

Susan George. Such an incredible person - and such a difference her life has made.

Precisely how much difference is still to be determined. That's down to the rest of us... continuing the struggle she's inspired so strongly.

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Beyond words!

Establishing participatory democracy - both within the party and the country as a whole - needs to be owned as one of the biggest priorities for Labour.

The current total disregard for it (deservedly) threatens the party's future.

These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share.

*one voice altered to disguise identity

The Labour Together scandal goes right to the heart of No 10 – Starmer has nowhere to hide | Peter Geoghegan He can sack who he wants to protect himself, but all roads currently lead back to the prime minister, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

Crucial article by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the dimensions of a major scandal. A public inquiry is essential.
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Watch: Jesse Jackson's life in civil rights, diplomacy, and politics The civil rights leader, who ran for president twice in the 1980s, leaves a lasting legacy.

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Jesse Jackson’s unapologetic progressivism was rebellion at its core Civil rights icon, who died Tuesday, shifted Black politics and leftist coalition-building from the sidecar of the Democratic party to the driver’s seat

Jesse Jackson’s unapologetic progressivism was rebellion at its core

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I have signed a joint letter to the Home Office opposing proposed changes to settlement rights, which is also backed by Unison General Secretary Andrea Egan, over 50 MPs, 21 Peers, and 33 civil society organisations. (1/2)

I am pleased the Government has done another u turn.

Attempting to cancel elections, on top of scrapping jury trials, mandatory ID cards, criminalising peaceful protest and harassment of journalists is part of a disturbing authoritarian trend of this caretaker Prime Minister.