Graphic with the text “EU remembrance day for victims of terrorism” above a blue awareness ribbon decorated with small flowers, and the Council of the European Union logo in the corner.
🕯️ 11 March – EU remembrance day for victims of terrorism.
Remembering the victims.
Standing with those affected.
Time to cut the numbers of lords… is this gesture enough? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?
Demonstrations across Spain & EU to denounce gender-based violence and call for peace amid the widening Middle East conflict
Many today expressing solidarity with women affected by wars in Ukraine, Iran, Gaza & elsewhere which disproportionately expose women to gender-based violence
Are women’s roles in peace and security the key to Europe’s tomorrow?
www.tagesschau.de/inland/landt... lessons for Labour as the Greens gain and the SPD and CDU lose support…
Paul Nowak, TUC general secretary: “For too long women have borne the brunt of a sick pay system that is not fit for purpose, and a culture of exploitative, insecure work.
“That’s why the Employment Rights Act is an important step forward for women at work.” www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...
at one level yes. But reflect on Bild too etc
Explains a lot about the failure of Brexit that its main adherents should right now be prostrating themselves before the US because they think that's what an independent UK means.
The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer -- But we will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won! President DONALD J. TRUMP
History lesson.
Our once great ally didn't come to our aid until 1917.
Our once great ally didn't come to our aid again until 1941.
Collage poster for International Women's Day and Women's Rights. Top: Woman in black top raising fist with pink "Women's Rights" sign amid protest crowd. Pink "International Women's Day" text, EU flag. Bottom: Green background with Justice statue holding scales and pink Venus symbol, large white "EQUALITY" text, "International Day of Women's Rights" caption.
Brilliant European women powered progress, but the credit did not always go to them.
The #SingleMarket was responsible for 41% of the UK’s exports in 2024, and remains the largest trading bloc in the world. Rejoining would eliminate trade barriers for most goods and services, control consumer prices, and allow capital, goods and people to move freely. #RejoinEU
mad brexit makes this horror even worse www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
The pollster Peter Kellner has calculated that if the referendum were rerun today, instead of a leave win by 1.3m votes, remain would win by 8m. There’s no historic parallel for the injustice of that.
Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.
How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.
On #InternationalWomensDay, the EU reaffirms its commitment to gender equality.
EU efforts help:
📌 close the gender pay gap
📌 reduce gender imbalance in leadership roles
📌 promote work-life balance for all
📌 fight violence against women
🔗 link.europa.eu/cBtD3p
#IWD2026
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2... The pollster Peter Kellner has calculated that if the referendum were rerun today, instead of a leave win by 1.3m votes, remain would win by 8m. There’s no historic parallel for the injustice of that.
Spain - saying what people think www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
‘Labour is being badly misled on housing’ labourlist.org/2026/03/labo... – via LabourList
InRa study on institutional racism in Germany on behalf of the Fed Min of the Interior found institutional racism across many authorities and administrative bodies: study leader Gert Pickel explained, "we have not found an authority where there is not racist discrimination."via Iamexpat.de
Electoral Commission to get full independence back after welcome government U-turn
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UK should be a constructive member of the EU for everyone‘s sakes
For Labour, as the incumbent party, the dividing line needs to be good change vs bad change. That is in our power to establish….David Miliband in the NewStatesman
The transatlantic relationship is dysfunctional, and will be until Trumpism is gone.
Time for the UK to embrace a European future.
Time to set course to rejoin the EU!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The Institute of Government says that the FPTP voting system has become "dangerous". Switching to PR should now be top of the government's priority list.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
