Joe Belcher retweeted
I've been revisiting @UKLabour's 2024 manifesto, and some of the commitments are extraordinary given where we are today...
- Defend the international rule of law.
- Uphold international law in Gaza.
- Recognise Palestinian statehood as an inalienable right.
- Reject new oil and gas exploration because it worsens the climate crisis.
These weren't demands from protesters.
THEY WERE LABOUR'S OWN PROMISES!
The government shouldn't need reminding what the principles are. It already wrote them down and commited to them!
The question is why those principles become negotiable the moment defending them carries a political cost.
@andyburnham @ZackPolanski
Joe Belcher retweeted
We’ve seen this script before.
This Labour government won’t take action for the people who so desperately need change right now.
Joe Belcher retweeted
The government didn’t just approve Jackdaw, they also reiterated their support for so-called tiebacks - a dodge to allow yet more new drilling without new licenses.
This deserves almost as much scrutiny as Jackdaw and has got barely any of it, so I raised it in the Chamber.
Joe Belcher retweeted
The devastating consequences of climate breakdown are already here and the UN this week has warned that global warming will breach 1.5°C.
Labour's response: pushing ahead with more fossil fuels by approving Jackdaw.
Joe Belcher retweeted
One of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard from a UK government. Stock up because of a totally unspecified menagerie of dangers, ‘a dangerous and uncertain world’. What the fuck are they talking about? A desperate ploy to sow fear, low expectations and deference to government.
“Be ready by having some everyday essentials… three litres of water per person per day, tinned goods... to last a few days”
Speaking to @vicderbyshire, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting details advice to households to be prepared for a “dangerous and turbulent world”.
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Joe Belcher retweeted
Basic education piece:
Not all Jewish people are Zionists.
Lots of Zionists aren't Jews.
The Board of Deputies largely self identity as Zionists.
The Media often report the Board of Deputies as the opinion of Jewish people.
Yet many Jewish people say #NotInOurName
Joe Belcher retweeted
It is time to cut tax breaks for big tech and use it to fund warmer homes.
Here's our policy to lower energy bills, explained in 30 seconds.
Joe Belcher retweeted
The British government made a 27 point plan based on 29 kids.
Jesus fucking Christ.
All for Israel.
Joe Belcher retweeted
Deputy Mayor of Hackney Dylan Law sharing thoughts in the rain on the approval of Jackdaw gas field
Joe Belcher retweeted
BREAKING 🚨 | Barclays have announced bumper Q3 pre-tax profits of £2.3 BILLION.
That's an increase of 12% on the year.
Time to raise taxes on banks to bring down energy bills.
Joe Belcher retweeted
If showing support for Palestine is anti semitic, then showing support for Israel is Islamophobic . You cant have it both ways.
🚨 NEW: The Government has accepted all 27 recommendations from the report to end antisemitism in schools and colleges
1. Recognise antisemitism as a distinct form of hatred, not just general racism
2. Strengthen political impartiality guidance, including limits on teachers wearing pro-Palestine badges
3. Establish a national hotline for school leaders dealing with antisemitism
4. Improve teaching about contemporary antisemitism and modern Jewish life
5. Teach pupils to recognise and challenge antisemitic conspiracy theories
6. Include antisemitism explicitly in school safeguarding policies
7. Train teachers to recognise and tackle antisemitism
8. Work with the Home Office and the Prevent programme to help schools identify when antisemitism may be linked to radicalisation
9. Encourage schools to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism
10. Improve procedures for reporting antisemitic incidents, including signposting
11. Ensure antisemitic bullying and complaints are investigated and acted on consistently
12. Make clear in staff conduct policies that antisemitism is unacceptable
13. Strengthen Holocaust education, including antisemitism's role in the Holocaust, and encourage schools to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
14. Create more opportunities for pupils to engage with Jewish communities, including visits to synagogues
15. Make sure Judaism and modern Jewish life are properly represented in religious education
16. Improve media literacy so pupils can also identify online antisemitism
17. Provide better resources for teaching the Israel-Palestine conflict fairly and sensitively
18. Ensure schools have clear policies for dealing with antisemitism involving external speakers
19. Ensure education unions have clear antisemitism policies
20. Establish a dedicated support service to help schools, colleges and councils deal with antisemitism
21. Use some of the Government's security funding to help Jewish schools and colleges undertake educational visits safely
22. Run a campaign to tackle antisemitic behaviour at transport hubs near Jewish schools and colleges
23. Provide Jewish school and college leaders with mentoring and more security advice
24. Strengthen accountability for schools that fail to deal properly with antisemitism
25. Enable Ofsted and the Independent Schools Inspectorate to assess how schools tackle antisemitism
26. Make local councils identify local patterns of antisemitism and help schools respond
27. Share effective practice and guidance between schools and colleges
Joe Belcher retweeted
Genuinely, did Andy Burnham just say left wing things before Zack Polanski's by-election.
Then only right wing things since.
That's a level of cynical I didn't even realise Labour had reached yet.
Joe Belcher retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham leadership campaign was funded by Israeli citizen who served with the IDF.
To date, no British newspaper has printed this story.
But today, I am revealing his identity:🧵
Joe Belcher retweeted
If Jewish pupils are feeling upset when they see a Palestinian badge, the correct response is not to erase Palestine from schools--it's to educate those kids that a genocide is taking place and the correct moral position is to oppose it. Anything less is a dereliction of duty.
Joe Belcher retweeted
“You hate billionaires, but you want to be rich.”
No. I want enough money to live a modest, stable life and be generous with people around me. Not wealth built on exploitation, hoarding, or treating the planet like it is disposable.
Joe Belcher retweeted
Andy Burnham wants to get drilling again.
But did you know that a blacklisted Israeli conglomerate has taken almost £1 billion from North Sea oil and gas profits?
Now, the settlement-linked firm looks set for ANOTHER £200 million windfall. Here’s what I’ve discovered:🧵























