Peter Leary

Wrote a book about the Irish border before it was famous. Work at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). Any tweets are personal.

[Peter Leary @PeterLeary]

Irish Sea border – 1920s version 🧵

Given the ongoing row about the NI Protocol, I have been fascinated to discover that throughout the 1920s (and into the 1930s) anyone shipping goods between Britain and N. Ireland was subject to Customs checks. 1/14

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

Today we commemorate the 78th year of the ongoing Nakba by marching in London. We are a diverse movement that recognises the struggle for Palestinian rights is founded on rejecting all racism and bigotry - @PeterLeary PSC Deputy Director

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

On Thursday, for millions of progressive voters, Palestine was on the ballot.

Across Britain, they punished Keir Starmer for his refusal to take meaningful action to uphold the rights of the Palestinian people. 🧵

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

Let's march! Saturday 16 May.
Nakba 78
For Palestine
Against the far right

1200, Exhibition Rd, London SW7 2DB

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

Everyone to London. Let's march. 🇵🇸

Nakba 78
For Palestine
Against the far right

Saturday 16 May, midday, Exhibition Rd, SW7 2DB

[Peter Leary @PeterLeary]

RT @PSCupdates: Met police Commander Mark Rowley has made dishonest & reckless comments in suggesting any of the Palestine marches have sou…

[Peter Leary @PeterLeary]

The right to protest is a fundamental democratic freedom. My comments on Sky News yesterday

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

Keir Starmer is being extremely irresponsible in conflating all Jewish people with support for Israel's actions, and all peaceful political protestors with unconnected acts of violence, as PSC Deputy Director @PeterLeary explains.

[Peter Leary @PeterLeary]

RT @PSCupdates: On Palestinian Prisoners Day we protest outside Downing St in solidarity more than 9000 political prisoners, hundreds of th…

[Andy McDonald MP for Middlesbrough & Thornaby East @AndyMcDonaldMP]

I have tabled a motion to the Crime and Policing Bill to reject the govts new 'cumulative disruption' protest-curbing powers.

The Conservatives tried and failed to establish these powers in 2023. Labour shouldn't be seeking to do the same.

[Peter Leary @PeterLeary]

Disgraceful decision

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

The judge has ruled that Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham are guilty on all charges. This is a disgraceful decision. We will follow up soon with a full statement. Our right to protest is precious, and is undermined by this decision, but the fight is not over.

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

The judge has ruled that Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham are guilty on all charges. This is a disgraceful decision. We will follow up soon with a full statement. Our right to protest is precious, and is undermined by this decision, but the fight is not over.

[Peter Leary @PeterLeary]

@RMcGreevy1301 @ZackPolanski Your original post indicates that you haven't bothered to ask basic journalistic questions and are more interested in smearing march organisers as liars than in understanding the layout central London. If you delete your original nonsense, I'd be more than happy to discuss

[Peter Leary @PeterLeary]

@RMcGreevy1301 @ZackPolanski This is literally an image of a packed Whitehall (ie not Trafalgar Square, much bigger). If they filled Trafalgar Square as well and your figures are correct, then the police figures are clearly massively dishonest. Thanks

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

Across Europe and in Britain the far right is gaining ground. We have to stop them. 🇵🇸

Join us on Saturday, 28 March in London to march for Palestine and against the far right.

📍 Exhibition Road (Hyde Park end), London, 12PM

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

Some of the medical aid I’ve brought directly with me to Cuba, as Trump tries to strangle the Cuban people.

Today we’ll be receiving tonnes more as the Nuestra America Aid Convoy arrives.

Aid is arriving all the time from Britain thanks to solidarity. Donate to Viva Cuba below.

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

Today MPs, Trade Unionists and civil society organisations are joining us to defend the right to protest and demand our government drop their proposal to give police new powers to effectively ban repeat protests based on their "cumulative disruption".

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

🚨 We're marching today to show our opposition to the Israel & USA attacks on Iran & Lebanon which are causing devestation. As PSC Deputy Director Peter Leary explains, they stem from the Gaza genocide and Western complicity, including from the British government. Join us!

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

PSC condemns the illegal war of aggression launched by the US and Israel on Iran. By supporting Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people, the British government has helped to give the green light to this criminal destruction of human lives
https://t.co/5PElH1qThl

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

Blame for Labour’s defeat lies squarely with Keir Starmer and his clique.

They put factional interests over having the candidate best placed to win, Andy Burnham.

If Labour is to be the “Stop Reform” party, then the leadership must stop treating progressive voters with contempt - and start appealing to them.

That means a return to real Labour values - through policies like a Wealth Tax, public ownership of energy and water, and an ethical foreign policy that are all popular with the public.

And it means ditching the approach of trying to ape Reform and kicking the left, that has alienated so many people who have voted Labour previously.

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

Our Councillor Pledge for Palestine is making headlines!

https://t.co/gvcec6qL96

[Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSCupdates]

🚨 Workplace day of action for Palestine
⏰ 12 Feb
📍 Your workplace

We call on workers across all sectors to join the Workplace Day of Action to challenge complicity in Israel’s genocide and demand justice for the Palestinian people.

Pledge to join: https://t.co/AfjOxBhxA6