We give this monstrous company lucrative contracts, reaching deep into the most sensitive parts of the state, and they don’t even pay proper taxes. Scrap Palantir’s contracts now. www.theguardian.com/technology/2....

Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts

Software group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union boss

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Good luck Abdul El-Sayed. AIPAC support is now costing Democrats elections, quite rightly. If you back a genocide, why would progressives vote for you? Funny thing… 1/2 www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Michigan Senate Primary Election 2026 Live Results: Stevens, El-Sayed, Rogers and More

See live results from the 2026 Michigan Senate primary election as Republican and Democrat votes are counted by candidate and county.

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‘The Americans wish, as they have for almost a century, to deepen our dependence by further binding us to their own military-industrial behemoth’ Rearmament is not about our independence or security. Quite the reverse. Good piece from @fletchersimon.bsky.social tribunemag.co.uk/2026/07/agai...

Against Rearmament

America is ushering in a new age of militarism and bellicosity — with the British establishment in tow. The Left’s politics should be organised around stopping the relentless drive to war.

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I can’t believe the government trumpets that the Brick Lane data centre is about ‘Faster internet connections for financial traders in the nearby City of London’ as if that will impress us local residents. WTAF? Development for whom? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Controversial Brick Lane data centre and office plans approved

The proposals include a data centre, offices and 44 homes of which six would be available for social rent.

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Super interesting. China is threatening the UK with an ISDS case over its nationalisation of British steel. This threat will be repeated as Burnham moves on water etc. Will the government finally wake up to the danger ISDS poses? www.ft.com/content/dc61...

China’s Jingye demands payout over British Steel nationalisation

UK government accused of disregarding group’s investment and offering ‘almost zero compensation’

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++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...

The US says ‘Britain capitulated to our Big Pharma companies, now Germany must follow suit’ It’s being called the ‘U.K. model’ - a shorthand for total surrender. ustr.gov/about/policy...

USTR Announces Initiation of Section 301 Investigation of Germany’s Persistent Underpayment for Innovative Pharmaceutical Products

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 against Germany. This investigation will seek to determine whether pe...

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British American Business says - give up on the idea of digital sovereignty and sign a legally binding tech deal with the US which surrenders everything to Trump 🤦‍♂️ www.babinc.org/britishameri...

BritishAmerican Business Makes the Case for UK Tech Sovereignty Through Transatlantic Partnership - BritishAmerican Business

Published: 28 July 2026 BritishAmerican Business Makes the Case for UK Tech Sovereignty Through Transatlantic Partnership Share this page Contact: Mazar Ahmed, Senior Manager, Communications & Mediama...

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British companies use ISDS to challenge Mexico’s lithium nationalisation, helped by speculators. www.iareporter.com/articles/lit...

Carbon capture has been heavily pushed by the fossil fuel industry. Even so, EU requirements for carbon capture is too much for Exxon which is now suing the EU in a secretive corporate court (ISDS) - again - under the energy charter treaty. carbon-pulse.com/535743/

Great interview with Neal Lawson from @compassoffice.bsky.social on Burnhamism. Neal’s such a great thinker. He’s been central to getting rid of Starmer. I’d have a lot more hope if he was advising inside no 10. www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/has-...

Has Andy Burnham already made one big mistake? | The News Agents

Andy Burnham’s first week as PM has been one of small changes to help public pockets, as well as the announcement of his new cabinet. But has he made a blunder in a key appointment?

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If Burnham wants to push his plans forward, he’s going to have to stand up to Trump. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Donald Trump’s envoy threatens tariffs if Burnham hits Big Tech with higher taxes

Warren Stephens also warns UK social media ban is “a little draconian from a freedom of speech point of view.”

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Forced labour is the justification?? The US use of forced prison labour for no or almost no pay, for private exploitation, is a disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/b...

Trump Administration to Impose New Tariffs of Around 10% on Over 80 Nations

The administration announced new duties tied to countries’ imports of goods made with forced labor, replacing a global 10 percent tariff set to expire at midnight.

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Our freedom of information discovers that the British government did consider suspending the Israel-UK trade deal last year. But it didn’t. Why? We don’t know, but Chris Bryant’s claim that it might have caused business disruption doesn’t pass muster. news.sky.com/story/uk-con...

UK considered suspending trade agreement with Israel over Gaza and West Bank actions

A freedom of information request has revealed that the government looked at pausing the trade partnership in 2025.

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“We need to break our dependence on both the Trump administration and fossil fuels and that means a very different approach to technology.” Pleased to be quoted in this piece which looks at Open AI’s involvement in an ultra conservative conference in London last week. 🧵

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🔴 NEW - OpenAI Draws Fire for Employee’s Remarks at Pro-Trump CPAC GB Event A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference. 📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Save the Children is quite right to tell it like it is. It’s shameful that ‘government sources’ are more upset by an NGO protest than the murder of thousands of children. The complicity of Starmer and his ministers will not be forgotten. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Save the Children clashes with Labour after accusing Starmer of ‘complicity’ in Gaza deaths

Government – which provides significant portion of charity’s funding – is understood to have demanded an explanation

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Well given the disaster which a close relationship with Trump has had on our NHS, tech policy and general militarisation, I’d say that sounds like a positive.

Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 2w ago

🚨 NEW: The White House is “deeply concerned” by Ed Miliband’s appointment as Foreign Secretary A senior source said he’ll be a “point of friction” due to his support for green energy projects [@Telegraph]

Big Pharma really unhappy that their man on the inside has been sacked 🙂🙂🙂 www.abpi.org.uk/media/news/2...

ABPI comment on resignation of Lord Vallance

On the resignation of Lord Vallance as Science Minister, Richard Torbett, Chief Executive of the ABPI, said: “Patrick Vallance has been a tremendous Science Minister and a genuine champion for the U...

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Nice to have a PM who cares about something other than just demonising migrants and being nice to Trump. And the dismantlement of the genocide-complicit cabinet is making me really happy. Not naive about things but… net improvement so far.

Now Australia is under pressure from Big Pharma which is trying to shake down every country in the world. The UK deal has helped them We need to stand up collectively and invest in a way of making drugs which isn’t dependent on these greedy monopolists theconversation.com/how-drug-com...

How drug companies are playing hardball with Australia’s PBS

International drug companies are threatening to remove medicines from the market if Australia doesn’t offer them a better price. Here’s what’s at stake.

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🇪🇸 ✊ www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

Gaza cheers for Spain as World Cup final anticipation mounts

Football fans in Gaza express support for Spain in showdown with Argentina, citing Spanish solidarity with Palestinians.

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Right now, Manchester’s air is screwed because of wildfires caused by… climate change. If this 👇 is really the former mayor’s first act of office, I hope Manchester responds appropriately in its mayoral election on 30 July.

“The real offence is not protectionism, but autonomy” Trump’s tariffs are about ripping up other countries’ sovereignty. Resist together! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on Brazil’s sovereignty: Trump turns autonomy into a trade offence | Editorial

Editorial: Donald Trump’s tariff threat recasts Brazil’s attempt to protect its democracy as unfair commercial practice – and gives Bolsonarism a Washington stage

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Green Party Peer Jenny Jones has an appeal to Andy Burnham: help save lives, cancel the pharma trade deal with the US. The deal will raise prices by 25%, divert £45bn from essential services, & cause 229,000 avoidable deaths. @greenjennyjones.bsky.social Sign the petition: vist.ly/5a2sd

The last thing our NHS and patients need is a parasitic profiteering pharma deal with Trump NHS patients say NO DEAL!!! We took action outside Parliament today to demand Andy Burnham rip up the US-UK pharma deal that will lead to 229,000 deaths in England

Today we were in Parliament with @globaljusticenow.bsky.social & @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social to brief MPs on the dangerous US-UK pharma deal. This Trump-led deal will cost the #NHS billions and lead to hundreds of thousands of patient deaths, in order to boost pharma profits. It must be scrapped.

Politico understands trade deals. The rest of our media does not. It’s a key reason the government gets away with murder in these deals.

Starmer never hid his contempt for Palestinians. But this racism isn’t the only issue. But the problem wasn’t just an interview. Britain armed Israel through a genocide, flouted international law and criminalised those speaking out. So much must change www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Starmer got Labour off to bad start on Gaza, Lammy says

The deputy prime minister tells the BBC Labour's initial response to the conflict was "problematic".

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