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Many British Airways customers will be disappointed that they've been advertising on this GB News online video suggesting that people racialised as non-White pose a genocidal threat to "White Brits": www.gbnews.com/shows/the-la...

Take action: www.britishairways.com/content/info...

11.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

I wonder if Labour have really thought through the implications of creating multiple desperate, persecuted underclasses whilst making it clear the courts will not provide justice and there is no peaceful route to change they will accept.

11.03.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 235 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

It's true that the Tories stuffed NHS institutions with transphobes, but not removing (or sidelining) them was 100% a Labour decision. This latest surge in transphobia (including the Supreme Court decision, which they could have overturned but didn't) is 100% Labour policy and 100% Labour's fault.

11.03.2026 10:30 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
The word 'Labour' in red letters with a bloody hand print.

The word 'Labour' in red letters with a bloody hand print.

I'm a parent, a grandparent, and a dog mum.

I'm a writer, a nature lover, and a local history lover who slowly travels the country on a little boat that I live on.

I do no harm to anybody. I just want to live out my little life in peace.

But Labour want me eradicated because I happen to be trans.

11.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 274 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 8
Labour. Blood on their hands

Labour. Blood on their hands

I’m a wife, a daughter, a sister and a confidante.

I'm an academic, a teacher, a polyglot and a traveller who produces research and talks too much.

I do no harm to honest, authentic, kind people. I just want to live my life in peace.

But Labour want me exterminated because I happen to be trans.

11.03.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Sounds exhausting

11.03.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ncuti Gatwa's acclaimed theatre run of beloved classic play is set to stream for free Alongside Gatwa, the play stars Sharon D Clarke, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Eliza Scanlen and Hugh Skinner.

The National Theatre will stream The Importance of Being Earnest starring Ncuti Gatwa for free. The performance from the winter 2024/25 run will be on YouTube from 12 March. A watch-along premiere will be at 7pm GMT, during which viewers will have the opportunity to interact through chat/polls. πŸ‘œ

10.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 8

Remembering the pile-on I got from Labour shills when I said demand had gone up at the food bank I volunteer at. Had to block about 10 of them for being so aggro with *me* for even mentioning it was on Starmer's watch

11.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Political will.

11.03.2026 06:46 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Three US bombers took off from Gloucestershire yesterday to 'defensively' bomb Iran

Darren Jones explains how you bomb a country defensively (after you've launched an illegal and unprovoked attack on them)

11.03.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 16

Still seeking volunteers to help renovate!

Lovely seaside town on the west coast of Scotland.
1 hr from Glasgow.
All board and meals covered.
Maximum 4 hours work a day.

3 day, 1 week and 2 week placements available.

Go on, do some good this summer!

Apply: essehouse.co.uk/working-holi...

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11.03.2026 07:32 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know I’ve got some Labour local gov’t types following me, so I want to say this clearly so that you can share it internally as appropriate: I will never again vote Labour while these policies, or Wes Streeting, are in place. I will not vote Labour at any level because of this.

09.03.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 1194 πŸ” 281 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 18
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Today I asked ministers to deny* that the number of jury acquittals in protest cases was a factor in the Government’s dangerous attack on jury trials.

*They did not do this

10.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 318 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 11

90 labour mps abstained on whether or not to strip british citizens of trial by jury.

they abstained.

only 10 opposed.

10.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules

Exclusive: Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concerned about student visa ban on female Chevening scholars from volatile countries such as Afghanistan

Pippa Crerar Political editor

Tue 10 Mar 2026

The Home Office rejected an appeal from the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, that would have protected outstanding students in some of the world's most dangerous countries from changes to the UK's immigration system, the Guardian understands.

Home Office Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules Exclusive: Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concerned about student visa ban on female Chevening scholars from volatile countries such as Afghanistan Pippa Crerar Political editor Tue 10 Mar 2026 The Home Office rejected an appeal from the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, that would have protected outstanding students in some of the world's most dangerous countries from changes to the UK's immigration system, the Guardian understands.

That Starmer keeps Mahmood in post shows this is not just the actions of an inhumane Home Secretary, but a deeper rooted ideology of hostility and xenophobia within this government. No-one benefits from blocking Chevening scholars. This is cruelty for sake of it.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

10.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 275 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5

Shameful.
If you voted Labour at the last election this is what they're doing with your vote.
You have other options. In the local elections vote Green

10.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trans Mission - Wednesday 11th March Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander team up for a Trans Mission: an all-star solidarity concert for the trans community at OVO Arena Wembley

Very excited to be appearing at Wembley Arena tomorrow night as part of Trans Mission.

100 per cent of the profits raised will be split between Not a Phase and the Good Law Project.

www.transmissionlive.uk

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10.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 1115 πŸ” 205 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 10

Tracey Thorn's a good'un.

But the others... 😬

10.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. She's a terf.
She's quiet about it these days I think but you look at who she follows and it's horrifying

10.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

FACTS:

Net Zero barely nudges your bill.

Fossil‑fuel wars send it through the roof.

So when Farage and his ilk slags off renewables while fanning conflict, remember who actually hikes your costs.

10.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 1516 πŸ” 430 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 7

Forty years later and the Tories still haven't been forgiven by the LGBTQ+ community for section 28.
We have long memories.
It'll be the same for the Labour party and what they're doing to Trans people

10.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

As soon as Starmer appointed Streeting as shadow health sec when someone like Rosena Allin-Khan (an actual Doctor) was right there I knew that he was suspect

10.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure she wouldn’t call a tomahawk missile blowing up a school in HER neighbourhood β€œrealities of war”

10.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

So quotable.
Whenever I get a long train journey I still think "I'm a low key lady on a high speed train"

10.03.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Home Front - by Peter Tinniswood.
Brenda Bruce as a dominating matriarch "Am I right? I am!"

10.03.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Left: Yvette Cooper poses with Afghan girls saying she wants to help them on
#IWD
Right: Shabana Mahmood blocks an Afghani girl who has a scholarship from studying in the UK, abandoning her to the Taliban
Labour saying one thing then doing another - just like the Conservatives

Left: Yvette Cooper poses with Afghan girls saying she wants to help them on #IWD Right: Shabana Mahmood blocks an Afghani girl who has a scholarship from studying in the UK, abandoning her to the Taliban Labour saying one thing then doing another - just like the Conservatives

Labour in a nutshell

10.03.2026 09:05 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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This 18-year-old Afghan girl nearly escaped the Taliban – then we took her visa away She resisted a forced marriage and studied in secret, winning scholarships to leave Kabul and attend a British university. But now the home secretary’s ban on study visas has removed her one chance…

"Britain has decided that the girl who fought the Taliban’s agenda, who learned English in secret, who turned down a forced marriage, who won her place, is an asylum risk.
Her name is Bahar. She is 18 years old. She did everything we asked of her."

09.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Trans healthcare needs to be led by trans people, to be accountable to trans communities and trans youth.

Folks who don't believe in the existence of a trans child cannot continue to hold the reins of healthcare policy and governance.

This is where we start.

10.03.2026 09:33 πŸ‘ 405 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Got my tickets. Looking forward to it

10.03.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.

10.03.2026 07:26 πŸ‘ 7800 πŸ” 2635 πŸ’¬ 234 πŸ“Œ 144