As Israel slaughters hundreds of people in Lebanon and Iran and forces hundreds of thousands to flee their homes in terror, & while it continues its genocide in Gaza, Yolande Knell reports on the disruption to the daily lives of Israelis.
Human Rights Watch says they've verified that Israel has used white phosphorus on civilian populations in Lebanon.
Swedish private equity group takes 42% stake in Yorkshire Water.
Thames Water, Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water and Wessex Water gutted by PE.
All have criminal convictions, dump sewage in rivers, profiteer. 90% of England's water is foreign owned.
Expect more looting.
Powerful photograph of Danish International Brigaders resting and eating during the Battle of the Ebro, 1938. They look like they've been through hell, thousand yard stares there, though a couple are smiling. Some 500 Danes fought in Spain. I think about 150 died.
Nationalise our water
George is absolutely right. Here's the article he wrote earlier this year, in case it doesn't carry with the repost. We have to support and vote for UK politicians who resist corporate capture, and we have a three year stretch to communicate that message to everyone. We all need to get involved. 🙏🏻
Medical Aid for Palestinians accuses Israel of 'deliberately terrorising civilian populations' across Lebanon
Medical Aid for Palestinians accuses Israel of 'deliberately terrorising civilian populations' across Lebanon https://aje.news/tk0thb
Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under £1,000.
Exorbitant water bills. One-third covers interest & dividend payments
Companies paid over £85bn in dividends, borrowed billions to pay. Sewage dumped in rivers, fines waived. No bailiff ever sent. No exec punished
UK democracy in action
The state unable/unwilling to provide people with clean water, timely healthcare, social care, decent housing, pension, affordable education, energy, decent roads.
Corporate profits guaranteed through PFI, privatisations, outsourcing, subsidies, regulatory inaction.
Israel-US killed 168 little girls in Iran.
Zahraa Mohammadi, 14-month-old granddaughter of Iran’s Supreme Leader, was killed in the U.S.–Israeli strike on Tehran.
Happy #SocialistSunday! ✊ ✊ ✊
As the world gets madder by the day we need to work together, and organise to defeat the far right. Let's crush Reform, the Tories and Nu Labour! Good on the Greens winning in G&D!
#FreePalestine! 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸
“I think [Mahmood] should be much more influenced by the fact there was a Green victory and the Greens have a sensible policy on this, and the Labour party ought to have an equally sensible policy,” Dubs said.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Pep Guardiola didn't back down about the boos at Elland Road as play paused to allow Muslim players to break their fast for Ramadan.
“It’s a modern, modern world, right? You all [saw] what happened in the world again today, right? Respect the religions, respect the diversity, that is the point.”
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Really concerned to hear the Defence Secretary refuse to rule out UK's involvement in future strikes on Iran.
Iraq lessons must be learned.
Further escalation in the Middle East makes us all less safe.
Starmer must rule out UK involvement immediately.
Of course, it's Israel that starts a war with Iran, pulling the US in as it goes. Israel is a global pariah state - the single most dangerous state in the world (closely followed by Trump's US).
Labour MP Clive Lewis doesn’t hold back on the Gorton and Denton result in this interview with ITV
If only desperate Labour Ministers could be bothered to
"... look at the difference decriminalising drugs has made in Portugal"
For "an evidence based policy which had consulted hundreds of experts in the field" go to @greenparty.org.uk
meme via Glyn Goodwin
"What has socialism ever done for us?"
via Coral Fineman
#SocialistSunday
Florida next must be low on the Devils dandruff
Why stop there remove the lot
Wow. Farage not taking this seriously is a massive blunder…
Wonder if this is the start of their collapse
All Labour Together involved in the anti-semitism smear will the dots be connected
Insane mate can see his next move in remake of one flew over the cuckoo’s nest ‘hit me hit me’
Remember that shat himself
