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Badenoch denies calling for UK to join US-Israeli war on Iran Conservative leader accused of taking confusing position after she said Starmer should ‘do more than catch arrows’

Keir Starmer attacks Tory leader Kemi Badenoch for “screeching u-turn” on US intervention in Iran.

“If she were Prime Minister… we would be in the war, and she would be coming back to Parliament a week later to say, oh, sorry, I got that one wrong.”

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It ain't funny #Farage/#Jenrick. What a pair of pillocks!

Cos play village idiots

#OtD 11 Mar 1975 there was an attempted far right coup in Portugal, following the overthrow of the dictatorship the year prior. The coup was defeated by revolutionaries, and under pressure from workers 1/3 of the economy was nationalised. More in our pod: workingclasshistory.com/2020/08/13/e...

BREAKING: Unite the union has voted to cut Labour affiliation by 40% - £580,000 - on the anniversary of the Birmingham bin strike.

Ahead of the rules conference next year union chiefs will now formally consult with members to see whether they want to remain in the Labour party.

#OtD 22 Feb 1943 German Jewish anti-fascist resistance member, communist and journalist, Dagobert Lubinsky, died in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9466...

MPs shouldn't be able to switch parties without asking us first! I just signed a petition calling for mandatory by-elections when an MP changes their political party. We vote for a specific manifesto and set of values—if that changes, we should get to vote again. I...

It feels wrong that an MP can get elected on one platform and then just... swap? 🤷‍♀️ I’ve signed this to demand a by-election when MPs cross the floor. Let's make sure our votes actually count. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

21yrs as an MP is a long stint. I know you've struggled with your health, and COVID didn't help. We all make mistakes but that shouldn't detract from your service both as a councillor and MP. I would just like to wish you good health, peace and happiness with your family. Enjoy the garden.

Don’t leave refugees in limbo: Scrap the 20-year wait Imagine living in limbo for 20 years, not knowing if you’ll be allowed to stay in the only home your children have ever known. That is the reality facing refugees under new government proposals. A gr...

Refugees shouldn't have to wait 20 years to know if they are safe. New rules are leaving families separated and lives in limbo.

Join the campaign calling on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to scrap the 20-year wait. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...

I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

WASPI scandal: Pay out compensation to the women affected The Government has announced it will reconsider whether to compensate the WASPI women, following growing pressure and undisclosed "evidence" Last December, the Government announced women born in the ...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...

Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...

I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

🪏That’s the back garden now officially winter ready.

Lawn cut; Borders dug over and hoed; tubs planted out with pansies, cyclamen and dianthus; and birds given a veritable feast of seed and fat balls (no rude jokes)…

🌺 Gardening is such a pleasure and great for mental health and wellbeing ❤️

Protect Cash ISAs Rumours started swirling that Rachel Reeves might slash the tax-free cap on Cash ISAs from £20,000 to £4,000 after meeting with a group of bank executives back in February. [1] Now it looks like those...

Rachel Reeves could slash the Cash ISA limit to £4K — a win for hedge funds, a loss for the rest of us 💸 Even the banks are against it. Tell the govt to protect savers, not risky investments! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

Email Ofwat - say NO to 15 years of illegal pollution Email Ofwat - say NO to 15 years of illegal pollution

❌ Thames Water want to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years. Thousands of you have already said NO by signing our petition

✉️ Next? We're taking it to Ofwat's inbox

✍️Take 1min now to send an email to Ofwat, explaining why they must say no to 15 more years of illegal pollution

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

Make polluters pay for poisoning our children 10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions poison...

10 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...

Ocado: Ditch the plastic bag In 2024, single-use plastic bag sales in England rose for the first time since the carrier bag levy was introduced in 2015 - a 7% increase, reaching 437 million bags. Shockingly, Ocado alone was respo...

Ocado handed out 221 million plastic bags last year! 😱 Sign the petition and tell them to ditch single-use bags for good. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/oc...

Reform: Stop hiding from press scrutiny! Nigel Farage says he welcomes freedom of speech, even if people find it offensive. Surely that should apply to freedom of the press too? So why have Reform's Nottinghamshire councillors - who control ...

Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Farage proposes mass deportations, Prison camps & leaving the ECHR - is that a country we want? YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

On Tuesday Nigel Farage will publish his proposals for mass deportations, Prison camps, leaving the European Convention on Human Rights & scrapping the Human Rights Act, quitting the Refugee Convention and the UN Convention against Torture - is that a country we want?
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Image is of Nazi flags hanging from buildings

Image of St George’s flags hanging from building windows

Image of Union Jack is hanging above a street from building to building

This faux patriotism isn’t any different from 86 years ago is it eh❓

Same fascist led demonisation of a group of ppl ❌
Same nationalism & elitism by white supremacists❌
They had Brown Shirt thugs, now they’re masked wearing Union Jack/George Cross Teeshirts❌
Our family members died to defeat them 🤷🏼‍♂️

Basildon

Image of some rioters from 2024 confronting the police, one holding a brick

Images of migrants making fire outside a migrant hotel during 2024 riots

Image is of rioters trying to add fuel to the fire outside the migrant hotel in 2024

Image of a policeman with his head cut open in the 2024 riot

I’m extremely worried by increased, coordinated, anti migrant action under the banner of Union Jack & St George’s flag flying. I see it escalating to #FarageRiots

MSM are the catalyst highlighting migrants, spreading & amplifying anti migrant rhetoric

Without them the pressure wouldn’t be building

This Labour government has failed. People want real transformative politics – we will give it to them | Jeremy Corbyn More than 500,000 people have signed up to our new party to help build a genuine alternative to poverty, inequality and war, says former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

For too long, people have been denied a real political choice.

Not anymore.

My piece for the Guardian on the extraordinary response to www.yourparty.uk

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IMF upgrades UK growth forecast despite trade tariffs Britain will be the third-fastest growing economy in the G7 this year and next, says International Monetary Fund as it raises prospect of two interest rate cuts

IMF upgrades UK growth forecast despite trade tariffs

Britain will be the third-fastest growing economy in the G7 this year and next, says International Monetary Fund as it raises prospect of two interest rate cuts

www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Janey Godley with her now famous protest sign "Trump is a Cunt", as she high-fives a Scottish police officer.

In memory of Janey Godley I post this:

No fear or favours: how Corbyn and Sultana’s party could blow up British politics With a huge profile and no one to appease, ‘Your Party’ starts on a better footing than new parties of the past

No fear or favours: how Corbyn and Sultana’s party could blow up British politics

#OtD 22 Jul 1932 Errico Malatesta, Italian anarchist militant and theorist, London ice cream seller, mechanic and member of the Naples section of the International Working Men's Association, died after six years of fascist house arrest at the age of 78 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7864...