Apart from testing the British legal system to breaking point for Israel, there has been a big effort to increase the "we'll fuck up your whole life" second order consequences for people even tangientally associated with pro-Palestinian activism.
Ha'aretz reports that Hamas, through Qatar, conveyed immediately on Oct. 7 that they were willing to return all the civilian hostages for nothing -- their only ask was for a mediator to arrange the exchange and establish a connection to then negotiate the further release of the soldiers. Israel refused to talk or hear about it.
So Qatar reached out to Antony Blinken to let him know that Hamas was willing to release all the civilian hostages.
Blinken told Qatar he didn't want to hear it because "Israel is still under attack, and there's no one to talk to."
Blinken had the opportunity to free every single civilian hostage and de-escalate the situation. Instead he wanted war.
British diplomats have privately told US counterparts that the new sanctions on Israeli settlements "are largely symbolic and will have no material impact on the UK's wider relationship with Israel", according to Bloomberg.
Again - Burnham is there to be a better salesman for the same old shit. Do think it undermines the project if you're briefing journalists that you're lying your arse off, though.
please do actually fill in this form if youre a member of the greens. trans comrades being treated as disposable is an absolute red line and people should push back on it as much as they can
suspending @LeftieStats is pathetic from the greens tbh. giving any ground to the fascist hate campaigns is absolutely unacceptable from a self-professedly progressive party. let alone a supposedly socialist one.
James Orr has been forced to step down from Reform UK for his unethical behaviour. Fortunately he still has his other job, which is teaching ethics at Cambridge University.
Another example of Diane Abbott stating an obvious truth and liberals having a complete meltdown over it as if she just said we should nuke London or something.
The media's portrayal of Starmer - his dedication to public service and his essential decency - is profoundly moving, so long as you remain unaware of literally everything he says and does.
Once again NATO countries were all ordered to spend more on defence by Donald Trump, and they all said "Yes sir President Pedophile sir!" and then they started telling us they had to do it because of Russia.
He’s letting the US use British bases to bomb Iran. The US just bombed a wedding. This “AB sounds left-wing & we’ll hold him to it [how??]” just completely ignores that for the sake of pretending an influence & relevance.
As was said before — “The face might change, but the policy never does.” Andy is just Keir with better PR.
The British State will always be the last to move on constitutional change — but they will be forced to. The Irish people will see to that. This arrogance will not age well.
Andy Burnham declaring a referendum on Irish 🇮🇪 unity ‘off the table’ is typical 🇬🇧 imperial nonsense
The Good Friday Agreement is 30 years old
It is International Law
The right to a democratic vote on 🇮🇪 unity is central to that agreement
Burnham needs to wake up.
Andy Burnham should know better.
A border poll is mandated in the Good Friday Agreement. This is both a multi-party agreement, endorsed by referenda *and* an international treaty lodged at the UN.
United Ireland referendum is off the table, Burnham says
https://t.co/Zzvxp1vQBP