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NHS retiree. Football fan. MA History and Contemporary Politics. Left/Green, no party. Scotland, nature, daft cats and dogs. DM by agreement only please.

Chesham, South East
Joined January 2014
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Imagine talking nonsense about a subject that people really care about, when you have absolutely no qualifications to do so. We need to invest in children requiring extra support, not pretend they don't exist. Reform UK would destroy this country 😢
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Mike Leigh, Alexei Sayle and Miriam Margolyes among 170+ British Jews calling on BBC to reject complaints about Gaza documentary More than 170 British Jews have rallied to support the BBC for its broadcast on Monday of an exceptional documentary, Gaza: How to survive a warzone. The 59 minute film, about the lives of children in Gaza over the past year, won accolades from reviewers but has been pulled from BBC iPlayer following complaints from the Israeli Embassy and some of its UK supporters.... jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/…
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Dear David Lammy I can well imagine your horror at hearing President Trump's latest speech on the Middle East. The post-Second World War settlements on rights, conventions etc are being ripped up. I look forward to reading your condemnation of what Trump has said....
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Down with the Trump administration!
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BBC, CNN, Sky, LBC, Washington Post, New York Times, Financial Times, Guardian, The Times, Telegraph. They all made this possible. Never forget.
This drone footage of Rafah is truly - truly - apocalyptic.
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Short thread.
I spoke at demo & was part of a procession of speakers aiming to go to BBC to lay flowers commemorating the death of Palestinian children. We did not force our way thru, the police allowed us to go thru & when stopped in Trafalgar Square we laid our flowers down & dispersed.1/3
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I'm a Jew too. I stood on stage again today at a peaceful protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people. That's partly because all my years growing up in Jewish schools that taught me about social injustice and standing up for what's right.
I am a Jew. Today, because of the PSC hate march, I couldn't go into central London. Just as in 2023, 2024, and now in 2025, parts of London have effectively been made Judenfrei.
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At least 150 MPs, Peers, civil society organisations and activists, trade union leaders, cultural figures, healthworkers and many more have signed a statement condemning police barring 18 January march from the BBC. Full list here 🔽 stopwar.org.uk/article/state… #WeWillMarch
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I learnt of grooming gangs from @thetimes in Jan 2011 I became chief prosecutor May 2011 I authorised charging Rochdale gang June 2011 After convictions (May 2012) Keir put me in charge of national response Far Right thugs attacked my home 1000s of rapists were brought to justice
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I can finally share this with you now that it's public. Dr Hussam, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, was being directly threatened by the Israeli occupation army during the past weeks for talking to the media and constantly sharing updates with us and with you. Despite all of that, he was insistent on keeping everyone on the 'outside' informed. According to the released medical staff in the Indonesian Hopsital, no one knows of his fate or that of the other medical staff who remained in Kamal Adwan Hospital. Yet, we are seeing reports from Al-Jazeera that some were burnt alive inside the hospital. Please keep talking about Dr. Hussam and the rest of the medical staff of Kamal Adwan Hospital. #northgaza #Kamal_Adwan_Hospital
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MAGA aren’t going to know who they want to hang at this rate. Come on, guys — January 6 is only a few days away. Get your act together! newrepublic.com/post/189681/…
Well, would you look at that now.
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Leaving X at the end of the year, now three days away. @JohnLowe56.bsky.social
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⚡️White House: We believe we are close to reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.—AlJazeera.
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The owner of famous Palestinian restaurant Shakeshuka in London warmly welcomes his Jewish friends, united by their love and support for Palestine.
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Israel's immediate reaction to the fall of the Assad regime is mass bombardment of Syrian army bases and expansion into Syrian territory. This tells you two things:
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This today from @ONS: “In London, the average home was not affordable for any household income decile; in three other regions, the average home was only affordable to the top decile.” This in a nutshell is the UK housing crisis for younger people
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BREAKING — HTS says a group of senior Assad regime officials and officers in the capital Damascus are coordinating with rebels to secure their defection. “which has led to a state of loss of trust among the leaders of the regime's army, and the exchange of accusations of treason and cooperation with the revolutionaries”
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PLEASE RETWEET, URGENT APPEAL FOR BEAR. Bear is now approximately one year old. This gorgeous Teddie is a Chow Chow cross. He was sadly brought back to kennels yesterday after a failed adoption. He is now in kennels near # #Rotherham #YORKSHIRE #UK 🐶💔 Bear needs a home with lots of company and potentially another dog. He is just a baby and will chew if left. He is a typical puppy in every way and we are gutted he is now back in our care. This gorgeous young man came to us from the stray kennels originally. Bear loves other dogs and people however was the most timid of the Chow Chows we took into our care a few months ago. Bear has a profile page on our website however we welcome calls to discuss Bear and his needs. Our priority is always our dogs, their welfare and finding them a very committed and special home. Details or apply for Bear or please share to help 👇 goodlifedogrescue.co.uk/dog-… #Chow #ChowChow #dogs #dog #Sheffield #Leeds #Bradford #Wakefield #adoptdontshop #Rescuedogs @DannyVet @RosieDuffield1 @andreajenkyns @APDAWG1 @NickDixonITV @GMB @marcthevet @thismorning @AlisonHammond @susannareid100 @EamonnHolmes @BBCNews @DefraGovUK
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There is a real savagery to online exclusion. An elderly family friend is admitting himself to a care home because he isn't able to cope with online banking, phone services etc. He is an intelligent and capable man, but he lives alone, without family or friends near him
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In plain sight. Day, after day, after day.
The Israeli army riddles with bullets the only remaining ambulance able to transport the injured to Kamal Adwan Hospital, north Gaza. The medical facility has been under siege for 2 months, doctors and patients killed/ kidnapped as part of mass expulsion.
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