"I really feel sorry for the suffering of the people of Gaza, but we should all remember: they elected Hamas 18 years ago."
Half of the population wasn't even alive 18 years ago.
The climate crisis is a class issue: disproportionately caused by the rich and paid for by the poor.
The government has a choice:
It can tax the super-rich to pay for a just transition.
Or it can water down net zero and let working class people suffer the consequences.
A year ago, I started following how the cost of living crisis was playing out at an Oldham school, checking in with the fantastic @NewmanRC_Head every few weeks. I ended up learning a lot about the British state, and its education system, to boot.
https://t.co/4SMEa6J6lH
This is the most powerful opening to a book I have ever read. Please read it and remember it whenever you hear politicians use ‘never again’.
‘Show Me The Bodies, How We Let Grenfell Happen’ by @PeteApps
"I warn you not to be young."
"I warn you not to fall ill."
"I warn you not to grow old."
In 1983 Neil Kinnock warned Britain of the dangers of Tory government.
40 years later, every single thing he warned of has come true.
"If one child who was related to one of us in this room went missing, the world would stop."
"Today, 76 are missing and nothing is happening."
Peter Kyle gives a powerful speech in the House on child refugees being kidnapped from hotels in his constituency.