Tony Dowling

Year of Climate Action

“Never once did Reform promise to cut council tax” insists an angry Nigel Farage to Sky News.

Here's some of the leaflets Reform have been putting out ahead of the local elections

Andrew O’Hagan · Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

Stay Classy www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

US investigators begin search of Epstein's former ranch in New Mexico Search comes after the release of investigative files renewed attention to sex offender's activities at the Zorro Ranch.

Search comes after the release of investigative files renewed attention to sex offender's activities at the Zorro Ranch.

Why Trump and Netanyahu are the most dangerous men on the planet As Iran stands firm, there is no clear exit strategy from a war driven by one man's ego and another's messianic vision

Why Trump and Netanyahu are the most dangerous men on the planet - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-trump-and-netanyahu-are-most-dangerous-men-planet

Remembering the Shah’s Iran – Iran War Briefing #9 Chris Bambery reflects on the Pahlavi’s dynasty’s autocratic regime prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution “Iran under the great leadership of the Shah is an island of stability in one of the most t...

"“Alleged methods of torture include whipping and beating, electric shocks, the extraction of nails and teeth, boiling water pumped into the rectum, heavy weights hung on the testicles, tying the prisoner to a metal table heated to white heat, inserting...”
www.counterfire.org/article/reme...

Despite the drubbing of third place in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Labour MPs still think it 'won' the 2024 GE.
Reminder: 33.7%!!
#GortonDentonByElection

Zack Polanski reacts to by-election victory | Sky News coverage YouTube video by Sky News

Sky News don't seem as excited as the rest of us.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Npvw...

People to protest against Britain’s nuclear expansion at RAF Marham RAF Marham is also a key transport hub for UK-made F-35 parts. Israel has used F-35Is extensively in its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

24 hours to go until our demonstration against British nuke jets gets underway at RAF Marham.

📅 Saturday, 28 February 2026
⏲️ 1:00-3:00pm
📍RAF Marham, Upper Marham, King's Lynn PE33 9NP

Read the preview coverage: www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...

I saw how the Greens channelled voters’ anger – and fused it with hope. That’s why they won in Gorton and Denton | Owen Jones Starmer called the byelection a battle for the nation’s soul. This result shows Labour has lost that – and I think it will lose much more, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The politics of hope are back.

The politics of fear are in crisis.

New column on the Green victory in Gorton and Denton 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🚨 International Women's Day Rally - Stand with Palestinian Women
⏰ 6 March, 6PM
📍 Downing Street, London

Join us for our International Women's Day rally to stand with Palestinian women who are at the forefront of their people’s struggle for freedom. They need our solidarity more than ever.

THE STORY OF CAPITAL by David Harvey | What Everyone Should Know About How Capital Works YouTube video by Verso Books

Today, February 24th, is publication day for my latest book, The Story of Capital: What Everyone Should Know About How Capital Works, published by @versobooks.bsky.social

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…Sarah Vine, who regularly spews her bile in a newspaper that notoriously supported the Nazis in the 1930s…accuses others of channeling Hitler! 🤷🏽‍♂️

Israel, apartheid and the settlements Despite being commonly described as “the only democracy in the middle east”, Israel is an apartheid state designed to dominate the lives of Palestinians.

From 2010: Despite being commonly described as “the only democracy in the middle east”, Israel is an apartheid state designed to dominate the lives of Palestinians.
www.counterfire.org/article/isra...

THE SPECIAL - Qarabag at home Newcastle United v Qaragag, 24/Feb/26, KO: 20:00, St James' Park, Champions League.

Matchday only means one thing … actually more than one thing … but it does mean THE SPECIAL from TRUE FAITH - Matthew Philpotts in the chair with another brilliant read - plus loads of other bits for your reading pleasure - #NUFC -

tf1892.substack.com/p/the-specia...

"We will send shockwaves through the system."

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

"We need rent controls"

“We paid for the bullets. We helped make the tank... You can block the damn bombs... We must act."

Former State Department official Josh Paul speaks about US complicity in Gaza's genocide and argues that the people still have the power to stop enabling it.

TF Preview - Qarabağ (a) CL Play-offs From a plane somewhere over Eastern Europe, Nick files his Baku-bound preview

@njclark.bsky.social is on the road to Baku to see the Mags in the Champions League v Qarabag - here’s his spiffing preview of tomorrow’s game - #NUFC

tf1892.substack.com/p/tf-preview...

Ramadan Mubarak everyone...

Why you should vote Michael Lavalette #1: Your Party CEC election For unity and for a non-slate independent voice arguing for a radical, insurgent YP, make Michael your number 1 vote in the Your Party CEC election The Your Party CEC elections continue.

For unity and for a non-slate independent voice arguing for a radical, insurgent YP, make Michael your number 1 vote in the Your Party CEC election
#Lavalette1
www.counterfire.org/article/why-...

Palestine ban: government courts disaster – weekly briefing Lindsey German on the latest showdown between statal oppression and the anti-war movement The defeat in the Hight Court for one of the most authoritarian governments of modern times was a welcome s...

"It is shameful that a Labour government has done this, but in the process its authoritarian attacks on civil liberties and the right to protest have been exposed."
www.counterfire.org/article/pale...

Gorton and Denton by-election: Another nail in Labour’s coffin The real story of the Gorton and Denton by-election is the collapse of Labour and the haemorrhaging of its support, argues Steph Pike Before nominations had even closed, the Gorton and Denton by-el...

"[Starmer's] litany of authoritarian, right-wing and outright racist policies, including a war on refugees, an attack on our fundamental right to protest, further privatisation of the NHS, complicity with the genocide in Gaza and a fawning, sycophantic..."
www.counterfire.org/article/gort...

Epstein: it’s the system, stupid – weekly briefing Lindsey German assesses an epicentral crisis for the political mainstream The filth in the Epstein files exposes some of the worst aspects of capitalist society.

"This was a well-organised international network of ruling-class and upper-middle-class individuals who together exerted massive power and influence, who controlled business, finance, politics, or were big names in culture and entertainment."
www.counterfire.org/article/epst...

The Epstein Curse rips through British Politics The British dimension of the Epstein scandal has to be seen as a set of political, not personal, issues, argues Kevin Crane The release of the Epstein files so nearly never happened.

What actually is the Labour Party, and what is it there to do? "What has been exposed, quite accidentally, from the Epstein files is a deep rottenness that has been systematically protected inside that party..."
www.counterfire.org/article/the-...

Ah, the magic courage that is delusion...

No 10 ‘did not know’ of aide’s links to paedophile when he was given peerage Downing Street not aware of Matthew Doyle’s support for Sean Morton when peerage was granted, minister says

Did Number 10 know anything, about anything? It's almost as though peerages are handed out willy-nilly, like backhanders, or counterfeit watches hung from the inner-lining of brown macs.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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