After passing the Hillsborough Law, the Government have now announced a consultation on curtailing the work of the Undercover Policing Inquiry. This would be yet another miscarriage of justice. The spy cops scandal must be investigated in full.

Netpol@netpol.org · 2mo ago

The Undercover Policing Inquiry was established in 2015. It was originally expected to conclude within 3 years, yet the Metropolitan Police has done everything it can to drag it out for over ten years. Now the government is seeking political cover to shut it down www.gov.uk/government/c... #spycops

Sad to see that the Major Oak of Sherwood Forest has died. Here's a blog post I wrote about it a couple of months ago... "For many centuries after its death, the Major Oak will be standing here too. Stood tall, and still carrying word of Robin Hood."

The Major Oak

Great British Trees #7

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Absurd decision by the Court of Appeal to uphold the ban on direct action via the proscription of Palestine Action as "terrorism". The idea that support for a protest group is now punishable by up to 14 years in prison make a mockery of our democratic rights. A dark day for British democracy.

Let that gut-wrenching wave of anxiety you feel compel you to take action. This is not normal and we cannot continue to pretend otherwise. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

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As Israeli soldiers massacre Palestinians at aid distribution points, our government continues to provide Israel with military, intelligence, and political support. For Starmer and Lammy, the blood will never wash off.

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · last yr.

"... the Hamas run Gaza health ministry saying that 51 Palestinians have been killed & at least 200 wounded in the southern city of Khan Younis. Witnesses say Israeli forces carried out the attack while people were waiting for.. trucks with much needed aid"

Keir Starmer's Government's welfare cuts will push 250,000 more people into poverty, including 50,000 children, according to the DWP's own impact assessment

Optimisim always! Utopia always!

"British police arrest environmental protesters at nearly three times the global average rate, research has found, revealing the country as a world leader in the legal crackdown on climate activism." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds

Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate

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Watching the overton window shift rightward as the Starmer government cedes ground on everything from benefits to public spending, migration to human rights, is truly depressing. But vital to remember that we have agency here too. Mass mobilisation doesn't just randomly happen!

Not sure if I'm here for good or just snooping. Anyway, here is a tired Che Guevara, photographed by René Burri...