Husband, father, grandad, teacher, socialist, trade unionist, antifascist, anti-war & anti-cuts activist. Chair, People's Assembly North East
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Joined March 2009
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Brilliant work by @CraigMurrayOrg.
Worth reading to see the UK security apparatus in full effect.
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Care workers taken for a ride
The impact of years of austerity has meant cutting public services to the bone. Swaansh Mahat outlines some of the hidden costs that impact on some of the poorest paid workers today
counterfire.org/article/care…
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It is shameful that the govt plans to extend Palantir’s NHS England contract, handing it millions more pounds of public money. Palantir is deeply complicit in Israel’s ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people [1/4]
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Hi @bbclaurak,
Zionism has resulted in the bombing of children & the killing of tens of thousands of innocent people in Gaza.
Again - the actual controversy is the Labour Government are arming that & the BBC 'debate' if it's racist.
How's that for answering the question?
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Working people in Britain are paying the price for the imperialist aggression unleashed by Trump and Netanyahu.
Andy Burnham must be unequivocal in telling Trump to abandon the war, and should withdraw all British assistance for it.
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Book your ticket here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-marxi…
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Trump wounded but still dangerous
The defeat for the president’s Republican party in the US elections is a major blow and a sign of opposition to the Iran war. But, as John Clarke argues, many battles lie ahead
counterfire.org/article/trum…
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🚨 @RMTunion urges LNER not to ignore ‘systemic racism’ on rail services
The union has sent @LNER its new report exposing how LNER’s outsourcing contracts create occupational segregation for ethnic minority workers: ier.org.uk/news/rmt-urges-ln…
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@_LFI @andyburnham @edmilliband01 @JohnHealey_MP @wesstreeting @YvetteCooperMP @ShabanaMahmood @lisanandy @EmilyThornberry @margarethodge #c4news #BBCNEWS #BBCBreakfast @GMB @GBNEWS #skynews #itvnews #r4today @LBCNews @ChrisMasonBBC @DailyMail @Daily_Express @iNews – at Darlington, England
BREAKING: We've just confirmed that Israel's stall at the World Travel Market in London is advertising tourism in the illegally occupied Palestinian territory.
@Ed_Miliband promised he would ban advertising like this. Will he now stick to his word?
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Be part of the 100,000 that helped expose the truth about Britain’s complicity in genocide. Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Pls sign
Petition: Launch a public inquiry into the UK's role in Israeli operations in Gaza
We want the UK Government to launch an inquiry into any British involvement in Israeli operations in Gaza, including the sale, supply or use of weapons, surveillance aircraft and Royal Air Force bases. We believe the UK has played a vital role in Israeli military operations in Gaza.
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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My latest for @MiddleEastEye on why France is the key to the international wave of revolt in Europe share.google/GDLHiuHa9XKgcRv…
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👉🏿 I was born under a dictatorship and have spent a great deal of my adult life denouncing authoritarian regimes. I am deeply shocked to read the threatening statement issued by the @metpoliceuk . Threatening to arrest people for providing "logistical support" to peaceful demonstrators is the kind of threatening statement we are used to getting from the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship in Nicaragua. This is not what I expect from PM Andy Burnham’s Government. The UK is supposed to be a democracy, where freedom of speech is a pillar of society. Churchill’s words remind us that a true civilisation relies entirely on these liberties to maintain democratic accountability. Criminalising and proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is a shameful authoritarian overreach.
Anyone planning to attend a demonstration in support of Palestine Action in the vicinity of the US Embassy on Saturday, 31 October will face arrest as part of a robust policing operation.
Expressing support for the group is an offence under the Terrorism Act following its proscription in June 2025, a decision upheld by the Court of Appeal in June 2026.
Read more: news.met.police.uk/news/met-…
The head of the @metpoliceuk Sir Mark Rowley will call for the system to change, arguing it is unable to cope with the sophistication of modern criminals. #r4today
Here are those sophisticated modern criminals 👇
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Met chief warns policing 'heading for failure' without reform bbc.in/4sG5t0M
Could the earliest weakening of the polar vortex on record bring UK snow? bbc.in/3WqQBYi
Ooooh look, they're using the same tricks as when Blair et al lied to take us to war with Iraq... 🤪
#r4today
Major construction ongoing near Iran missile bases, satellite images suggest bbc.in/3WMGxc7
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Abdul El-Sayed was so much fucking better than Mike Rogers it's ridiculous. I am honestly blown away by the quality of Dem candidates for these midterms.
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Mark Rowley: "Frankly if you look, we're solving fewer crimes than we were a decade ago"
Don't be modest Mark, you're arresting record numbers of terrorists.
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Classic Labour. Instead of the obvious solution - nationalisation- we get another toothless quango to 'oversee' how we're getting ripped off.
