Tony Blair’s catastrophic decision to invade Iraq cost thousands upon thousands of lives.
He shouldn’t be anywhere near the Middle East, let alone Gaza.
It is not up to Blair, Trump or Netanyahu to decide the future of Gaza. That is up to the people of Palestine.
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer announces Orwellian mandatory digital ID scheme
If we don't urgently build the biggest campaign possible, every one of us will be required to carry a digital ID to go about our daily lives.
Join the fight back⤵️
https://t.co/S6SiOa9vRE
I firmly oppose the government’s plans for compulsory digital ID cards.
This is an affront to our civil liberties, and will make the lives of minorities even more difficult and dangerous.
It is excessive state interference — and must be resisted.
My old friend John was right, as almost always.
An article from before the Guardian was completely captured by the security services.
https://t.co/3KEtLC3SAb
I get asked this all the time, so I am reposting my famous thread of all the top strategic thinkers - from Kissinger to Chomsky - who warned for years that war was coming if we pursued NATO expansion, yet had their advice ignored (which begs the question: why?).
Today, I expressed concern over the prospect of British troops being deployed in Ukraine.
There is no glory to war – there is only death and destruction. Three years on from Russia’s invasion, I renew my call for peace to stop the endless loss of life.
When Zelensky challenged JD Vance for advocating diplomacy with Russia, the Ukrainian president invoked his December 9 2019 agreement with Putin and claimed:
"We signed the exchange of prisoners, but he [Putin] didn’t do it."
Here are pictures of Zelensky attending a December 29th, 2019 ceremony welcoming the return of Ukrainian prisoners freed under his agreement with Putin. Here's also an April 2020 announcement from Zelensky's office welcoming the completion of a third prisoner exchange:
There is a LOT in common between the lockdown policies and the assisted dying bill.
Let's start with them both centring on the fear of death and both leveraging emotional appeals to justify extreme measures.
But there's much more...🧵
🚨DR UK's Statement on Passing of Assisted Dying Bill
We stand firmly against a law that risks pressuring Disabled people into decisions driven by lack of options rather than genuine choice. This bill could reinforce the narrative that Disabled people’s lives are less valuable.