New information from parliament on UK support for Israel, none of which likely to appear in UK ‘mainstream’ media due to the de facto media blackout on critical reporting of this special relationship. See next 5 tweets
On 10 October I tweeted that Jeremy Corbyn had equivocated and deflected over condemning the Hamas attack of 7 October. It has since come to my attention that earlier that day Jeremy Corbyn tweeted that "The horrific attacks on civilians in Israel were deplorable".
I just feel like there is a real grossness to the state driven Jubilee celebration fanfare. People are skint, getting so much more skint & full of worry & we are supposed to go out & celebrate 70 years of unadulterated, unaccountable wealth, privilege, power & exploitation? Nah.
The revelations from the full Sue Gray report detail numerous parties, a disregard for Covid laws, and the disgusting treatment of security and cleaning staff at 10 Downing Street.
Boris Johnson must resign.
Imagine being a Downing Street cleaner, having your social life cancelled by lockdown and then having to clean-up vomit and wine spilt on the walls at a party, only to be mistreated by the government staff responsible?
That's the elitist culture Boris Johnson is responsible for.
The Tory #QueensSpeech simply fails to address the millions of people forced into poverty by over a decade of austerity and the cost of living scandal.
We need urgent action on the housing crisis, energy companies to be taken into public hands and a wealth tax now.
Honduras’ President, Xiomara Castro, announces free electricity for the poorest families in her country.
In Britain, an infinitely wealthier country, politicians agree there is no alternative to private companies raising their prices.