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Runnymede is the UK's leading independent race equality think tank.

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Birmingham artist Barbara Walker uses her art to explore race, identity and history, asking questions about who gets seen, who gets heard and whose stories are remembered. www.instagram.com/p/DbsNKUOCCV... #KnowHerName #SayHerName #WomenWhoRock #ArtIsLife #Justice4Windrush

This goes for anyone who shares Rupert Lowe’s politics: keep Jude Bellingham’s name out of your mouth.

I came across Chloe Cox’s painting What’s Mine is Yours by accident and was immediately captivated.  The painting won her second prize in the  Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait held at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Awesome talent. #KnowHerName #SayHerName #WomenWhoRock #Windrush

Income gaps are large and stubborn across the UK. Our latest slide pack features the good, bad, and ugly, of UK regional inequality👇 buff.ly/I7DTRZo

They've been asked to do almost the impossible: follow the money, without the tools to do it. New research across 20 countries finds financial intelligence units chasing dirty money without the data, powers or independence they need www.transparency.org/en/news/fina...

Lovely evening at @toppingsedin Edinburgh launch of @sathnam.bsky.social book on George Michael. Got a signed copy and had the chance to chat with Sathnam - very empathic and humble person. Flattered he recognised my name - brain the size of a planet! #TTMSSL #SathnamSanghera #GeorgeMichael

If this isn't "designed to stir up hatred" against Jews, what is? Why are the Met not arresting them?

Main rate of UK Corporation Tax cut from 52% in 1983 to 19% in 2017-23, now 25%. They told us cuts would increase investment and wages. For the last 30 yrs UK has been at or near the bottom of the OECD league for investment. Real average wage unchanged since 2008. Capital and execs benefited.

British Steel on track to be fully nationalised within weeks. Since privatisation steel companies have received subsidies; govts didn't take equity stake. Water and energy are also vital. Need to be nationalised to promote investment, end profiteering, reduce business and household costs.

British Steel on track to be fully nationalised within weeks

UK plans to take economic control from Chinese owner Jingye a year after stepping in to run plant, sources say

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Anna Mudeka is a Zimbabwean-born singer, storyteller, and cultural leader who recently led the African Choir of Norfolk at the enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Canterbury Cathedral—a joyful and powerful contribution. Watch this for an uplifting moment share.google/cgoE5ombURKS...

Étienne Davignon, 93 year old coloniser and former EU supremo, has been charged with complicity in the murder of Patrice Lumumba. This is genuinely great news. "Every day for the thief, one day for the owner" - African proverb. We'll discuss this at Uppity: www.eventbrite.com/e/uppity-the...

This week marks 45 years since the Black People’s Day of Action. Leila Hassan Howe was central to organising the march that gave the day its name – along with her husband, Darcus Howe, the Race Today Collective and 20,000 marchers. share.google/m28foUH7lZQW... #KnowHerName #SayHerName #WomenWhoRock

Rare attempt (once a year by the looks of my notes) at sourdough. Starter was going for about a week. Added wholemeal this time. Result good but hey Waitrose do brown sourdough 400gr for £2.35 which is very good and a lot less faff. #baketheworldabetterplace

I give thanks for the life of Rev Jesse Jackson — for his courage, his voice and his lifelong witness to justice. He refused to be silenced in the face of racism, poverty and inequality; marches walked, words spoken, bridges built and hope restored even when the cost was high. #IAMSOMEBODY.

In London you are loved, wanted, valued and welcome. Whoever you are. Happy Valentine's Day.

Voting is open for European Tree of the Year. The Argyle Street Ash won UK tree of the year 2025. This is a tree that was never planned, never planted, and never removed. It survives because generations chose to let it remain. Be great to get a Scottish tree to win? www.treeoftheyear.org/vote

MLK’s daughter.

Faith Ringgold - artist, lifelong activist and Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts. She was Born in 1930 in Harlem, New York. Her series of story quilts, designed from the 1980s on, captured the experiences of Black Americans and became her signature art form. #KnowHerName #SayHerName #WomenWhoRock

Charlie negotiating supper early. #Collie #BorderCollie

Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.

Charlie Kirk's memorial rally and another type of rally from 1930s Germany.... Same energy......

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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Secure justice for the Windrush generation by educating the nation and exposing the scandal through innovative storytelling. Provide legal aid, mental health advice, and work hard to amplify victims/survivors’ voices, ensuring they are seen, heard and healed.

Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...

Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate

Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...

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Israel kills 74 in Gaza, allows just 14% of aid needed in enclave each day aje.io/f6wi6f

Israel kills 74 in Gaza, allows just 14% of aid needed in enclave each day

Government Media Office says only 86 trucks are entering Gaza each day, as Israel continues to kill aid seekers.

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The most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty is to abolish the two-child limit, which would cost £7,480 per child lifted out of poverty. If it is not scrapped then one-in-three children will be in poverty by 2029-39, including half of children in large families 👉 buff.ly/oiV5Re2

Scandals within The Post Office (TPO) scandal Alan Bates offered 49.2% of his compensation claim. Postmasters bullied to accept less. Public purse to bear cost of £1.8bn+. No contribution from TPO execs, Fujitsu, TPO lawyers, auditors. When will the scandal end? archive.ph/OP10x

Alan Bates: my compensation claim has been cut in half

The campaigner has called for an independent body to administer payouts for public scandals, including Horizon, tainted blood and Windrush

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Who is actually in power? Keir Starmer or the unelected Morgan McSweeney?