@malcolme.bsky.social
Midlands based Geordie. Socialist, cyclist, long distance walker, Grandad ,football fan.
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Drop Palantir Now - Open Meeting. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/drop-...
Drop Palantir Now
Join Zarah Sultana MP, and concerned residents, Trade Unionists, youth workers, Palestine campaigners and more at this open meeting. We will be coming together to talk about what we can do collectivel...
actionnetwork.org
Look at this graph, Reform almost all of them went to Private School. If you are Working Class and you vote for Reform, you are a traitor, to yourself. Or as we call them, a bloody fool.
Happy birthday & best wishes in retirement to the legend that is Mick Lynch! As @rmtunion.bsky.social General Secretary, he’s been bold, principled & inspiring — a true champion for his members & the working class. Mick’s leadership strengthened the union movement & he’ll be sorely missed.
Breaking News! Code UFB!!! The global surface temperature anomaly has now been released for last year. According to Copernicus, 2024 was 1.60°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC baseline! climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2...
Copernicus: 2024 is the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level
2024 is confirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) to be the warmest year on record globally, and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre...
climate.copernicus.eu
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Lancet Study Finds Official Gaza Death Toll Likely a 41% Undercount | Common Dreams
The peer-reviewed analysis estimates that Israel's assault on Gaza killed 64,260 people between October 7, 2023 and June 30, 2024—a figure significantly higher than the one reported by the enclave's h...
commondreams.org
Today's letter in the FT - repost if you agree (please!) shorturl.at/dxFtY
Letter: A chance to reshape the economy through public spending
From Katharine Sutton, Chief Executive, Aspire Community Works, London E2, UK
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The government could have finally brought Royal Mail into public ownership. It sold it to a Czech billionaire instead. We are being ripped off. It’s time to put Royal Mail back where it belongs: in public hands. bbc.in/49BZTmP
Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved
The £3.6bn deal by Daniel Kretinsky is given the go-ahead after agreeing
bbc.in
Meanwhile, starvation triumphs in Gaza. Children not killed by their bombs, many of them maimed and wounded, go to bed with empty stomachs and without water to drink or wash their faces. Genocide by intentional starvation is the order of each day www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...
‘Entire days without food’: Fighting hunger in Gaza
Six Palestinians describe how they try to feed their families amid severe food shortages.
aljazeera.com
Starmer thanks RAF base secretly participating in Gaza genocide for keeping 'our allies safe' Sky News showed Starmer at "an RAF base in Cyprus”. What it failed to mention is that this wasn't just any old airbase. It's RAF Akrotiri. @ososabio.bsky.social reports: www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Starmer thanks RAF base secretly participating in Gaza genocide for keeping 'our allies safe'
Sky News showed Starmer at "an RAF base in Cyprus”. What it failed to mention is that this wasn't just any old airbase. It's RAF Akrotiri.
thecanary.co
Israel is invading Syria. While committing genocide in Gaza, settler terror in the West Bank & bombing raids on Lebanon, Israeli tanks roll into Damascus. This is a system of oppression that knows no borders — yet the UK government parrots lines about “Israeli self-defence”.
Thousands of elderly Coventrians risk missing out on Winter Fuel Payments due to means-testing. Great to support the Lower Stoke drop-in, helping residents check if they qualify for Pension Credit. Thanks to Coventry City Council, Urban Goodies & @citizensadvice.bsky.social for their vital work! 💖
Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do; Nothing to kill or die for And no religion, too. Imagine all the people Livin' life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one. John Lennon, 10/9/40-12/8/80
British food exports to the EU have fallen by nearly £3bn per year post-Brexit, according to new data from @thecitp.bsky.social leftfootforward.org/2024/12/brex...
Brexit cuts British food exports to the EU by nearly £3bn per year
Exports to the EU have fallen by an average of 16% per year in the last three years
leftfootforward.org
We have been clear – Israel is committing genocide of the Palestinian people – and experts across the world, including human rights organisation @amnestyuk.bsky.social, agree. Find out what genocide is, and why we're calling Israel's attacks on Palestinians genocide 🧵⬇️
1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
Ireland 1 Wales 2 in Euro womens play off at Aviva Stadium in Dublin tonight.
Boom! The number of @bsky.app users just rocketed past 24 million! Let’s keep going, let’s make this the biggest social media platform on the planet and send Elon Musk packing
Far from strengthening the British economy, tying growth to war, militarism and nuclear weapons will only drive instability and make the world far more dangerous. We need investment in planned jobs diversification away from militarism into green jobs instead! morningstaronline.co.uk/article/mod-...
MoD announces new defence industrial strategy
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No one wants to mention this but UK government support of Israel and allowing Ukraine to use missiles in Russian territory do not make me feel safer.
Owen Jones@owenjones.bsky.social · 2y agoIsrael's genocide makes terrorist violence in the West all but inevitable. Anyone stating this obvious truth will be smeared by those who facilitated the biggest radicalisation event in history. Tough. It's the truth. New post👇 www.owenjones.news/p/israels-ge...
Keir Starmer should listen to the testimony of a doctor in Gaza before judging what is or isn't genocide On #InternationalDayOfSolidarityWithThePalestinianPeople, Professor Nizam Mamode's testimony should chill Keir Starmer. But it won't. www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Keir Starmer should listen to the testimony of a doctor in Gaza before judging what is or isn't genocide
Prof Mamode spoke of '1.4 million people trapped in Gaza – they cannot leave – having bombs dropped on them on a daily basis'
thecanary.co
Activists push back against Black Friday and ask 'do you REALLY need to buy that?' In the midst of the #BlackFriday rush, activists from @scientistrebellion.bsky.social and Growth Kills scaled a huge Tommy billboard while more took action on the ground www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Activists push back against Black Friday and ask 'do you REALLY need to buy that?'
In the midst of the Black Friday rush, activists from Scientist Rebellion and Growth Kills scaled a huge Tommy Hilfiger billboard
thecanary.co
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former defender John McNamee at the age of 83. Our thoughts are with John's family and friends at this time. 🖤🤍
John McNamee 1941-2024 - Newcastle United
Newcastle United were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former centre-back John McNamee at the age of 83.
newcastleunited.com
In late 60s regular occurrence - about 15 mins into game at St James opposition centre half would clatter Wyn Davies. McNamee would swap places with Wyn. Leaves end would sing Sha la la la McNamee. 1st chance John would put centre half on floor. Job done. He and Wyn would swap back. RIP Big John.
Every day the cruel two-child benefit cap pushes an additional 109 children into poverty. Keeping it is a political choice. Scrapping it would lift 300,000 kids out of poverty overnight. The government needs to scrap the cap immediately & give every child the chance to thrive.
One in four households with very young children are in food poverty. Labour has no excuse. This shocking state of affairs around child food poverty has been worsened by Labour's failure to act on things like the two-child limit www.thecanary.co/uk/2024/11/2...
One in four households with very young children are in food poverty. Labour has no excuse.
This shocking state of affairs on child food poverty has been worsened by Labour's failure to act on things like the two-child benefit cap
thecanary.co
