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I find it extraordinary that the Labour Party is discussing reducing the money the pensioners should rightly have after working hard all their lives when the top 5% of the country own 65% of our nation's wealth. As best as I understood, the Labour Party was set up to look after the workers not protect the privileged few.

Rob Del Naja from Massive Attack has been arrested again for showing his support for #PalestineAction This time he was done outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool Xx

Two Not Guilty verdicts in two significant trials! Two separate trials in one week have resulted in unanimous not-guilty jury verdicts. The trial of Olax Outis, a Dutch activist who spray painted Parliament Square’s Winston Churchill statue, concluded last week with every member of the jury determining that he had committed no crime, despite the claims of a cleanup operation costing “£7,000” (that’s an expensive jet wash!). Olax had been held on remand for nearly two months and was blocked from returning home in yet another ridiculous set of oppressive bail conditions against a pro-Palestine activist. Sarah Cotte was arrested in a violent dawn raid by counter-terror police months after she had made a speech about the rights of Palestinians outside her university, SOAS of London. A legal complaint had been made against Sarah by pro-genocide groups, UK Lawyers for Israel, and pro-Israel campaigners. She had already faced a trial in which jurors chose not to convict her, but prosecutors decided to waste yet more taxpayer money on a retrial which led to a unanimous not-guilty verdict. Both of these cases show the importance of jury trials, and highlight both the need to Defend Our Juries and the reason our corrupted corporate state is keen to remove jury trials altogether. Nice xxx #PalestineAction

🥳 good news as more foxhunters have been arrested. Avon and Somerset Police have charged Quantock Staghounds hunt master Chris Gibbons and huntsman Martin Watts with illegally hunting a wild mammal with dogs in relation to an incident on March 16, 2026. Watts faces a further charge relating to a separate incident on April 23, 2026. Both men are to appear in Taunton Magistrates’ Court on October 22, 2026 to answer the charges. #foxhunting#huntsabbing#animalrights

#BoyGeorge is to perform in Tel Aviv next year The star has performed in Israel before, and last July he released "We Will Dance Again," a song inspired by the October 7 massacre and the Nova music festival. He has been spotted numerous times at #Reform conferences, and it is sad to see a singer who once wrote about love and equality become a champion of division and hate. #CultureClubbed

A group of pro-Israel lawyers is urging the UK government to label Doctors Without Borders a terrorist organisation over its work in #Gaza. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) allege that the charity – which provides life-saving medical aid to people in warzones – has links to militant groups, and have called on home secretary Shabana Mahmood to proscribe the charity. DWB are also one of the organisations fighting #Ebola in the DRC

#TommyRobinson - who is supported by the zionists - has come out on the side of #EdSheeran

#Bbclaurak asks #Burnham "what in practical terms will you do to fix the social care system?" He replies with a history of mistakes taken by previous governments but does not say anything concrete other than a "National Care service" Lk "is this a free universal system?" AB "I will set out more in Conference but we gotta get it right and can not rush" [It's free in Scotland] Can kicking road down the...

Jonathan Reynolds says to #HelenWhately on #BbcQuestionTime "You can tell how old you are by the number of times the Conservative Party has announced this policy (of benefits cards) The reason it isn't applied is because there is simply no evidence that the unemployed spend their money on fags and booze. It will never happen, and frankly, it is just a way of you saying you don't like poor people." He is applauded. Helen squirms.

We've got tickets to see #SimpleMinds supported by #GaryNuman OMFG! @DigitalDruid@cupoftea.social

Chris Philp says on #Bbclaurak his party can save £5 billion by cutting the size of the civil service The UK currently spends £17 billion on salary So he is talking about getting rid of every one in three members of the civil service Is this feasible? Idiot man

CNN, Politico and MS NOW have said they will sue the Trump administration after the three US media outlets were barred from the White House. #Trump announced the ban on Friday, accusing the organisations of writing "fiction or lies" about his team. The companies said their reporters were denied access to the building on Saturday. In a joint statement on Monday, they said they were pursuing legal action to "defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports" Oh dear

The UK is going to provide air to air refuelling for Saudi Arabia to bomb The Houthis in Yemen Dumb move by doing so every single British citizen and all UK shipping that passes through the Red Sea becomes a legitimate target.

Here is a list of countries that walked out of #Netanyahu's UN speech Can you spot which country did not? Afghanistan Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Congo Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Guyana Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Jordan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Maldives Mauritania Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nicaragua Niger North Korea North Macedonia Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Peru Qatar Saint Lucia San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Slovenia Somalia South Africa Spain Sudan Syria Tonga Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Uzbekistan Venezuela Yemen

"The current benefit system incentivises people to stop work," said #Reform's Danny Kruger Nonsense As an aside, yesterday, I cancelled my PIP claim Xx

A good thing: the then justice secretary, #Lamny, sought to deprive Britons of an ancient right that had its roots in the Magna Carta. People would no longer be entitled to a trial by their peers in cases involving a likely sentence of less than three years. Instead, a lone judge would suffice. The collective wisdom of 12 independent minds is likely to be superior to that of a single individual. But this seemed to count for little. Nor did more than 800 years of precedent. That egregious idea has now been removed as a motion in Parliament. Xx #defendourjuries

Andrew Neil on #bbcquestiontime says, "I would ban uniforms on demonstrations." It has actually been illegal since 1936 to do this. He goes on to say he hated it when Black Lives Matter wore balaclavas Some BLM protesters choose to wear balaclavas or face coverings for practical reasons. These include protecting their anonymity from digital surveillance, guarding against tear gas, and maintaining personal privacy during public demonstrations. Every second week, there were protests in central London. If you want to protest, I want to see your face as well. Bit of a non seq in his argument there. He then goes on to say. "The last people you should be listening to is the Tories. They had an immigration pattern named after them: The Boris Wave. The fact of the matter is that by-election the end of the year, net migration will be 170,000, not a million."

#KAF #Dover #antifacism Come to Dover October 3rd and be part of the wall

Caroline Lucas says on #BbcQuestionTime says, "Yes, the £72 million pound donation to #Reform is a threat to British democracy. Up for sale to the highest bidder. Reform wants us to believe these donations are made out of patriotism, but it is really quite an odd patriotism when one is a tax exile in Thailand and the other in Hong Kong. We need to have a cap on donations.

@PaulNickson@mastodon.social Ray has asked if he can still carry me up to bed. I see no good reason for this to stop 🤭❤️

Ash Sarkar On #BbcQuestionTime explains that there are "140 job applicants for every job advertised ... and all we are doing is creating a narrative that they have got something to be ashamed of."

“I am not complicit,” Sheeran said. “I have my personal views on this devastating conflict. Just because I choose to not speak publicly, it doesn’t mean I don’t have them, and it doesn’t mean I don’t care. Nor does it mean I don’t support causes in my own, personal way.” this ....

Caroline Lucas explains on #BbcQuestionTime that "3,000 ppl died prematurely because of the summer heatwaves. I was gobsmacked when #Burnham organised this Cobra meeting and only asked for a ban on disposable barbecues." She then goes on to say, "The fact they have not made an announcement about #Rosebank and #Jackdaw before the by-election of Holborn and St Pancras is incredibly telling"

Here is the Hansard record of the debate about bringing the water industry back into public ownership "Private companies have paid out, in 2024 prices, around £83 billion—an average of £2.4 billion a year—as dividends, while loading the companies in debt. Often, those loans were taken out simply to increase the amount of cash extracted as dividends when profits alone were not enough. As we know, crucial infrastructure has been left to fail. Not a single new reservoir has been built since 1992, and water companies have overseen the waste of around 3 billion litres of water a day through leaky pipes" The government response !! "I will not pretend that there is one simple answer to the problems facing the sector, but what is not in question is the need for significant reform. That means tougher regulation, which we have started to see through the increased inspections by the Environment Agency" https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026-09-14/debates/0E4845C2-E1B3-4BBB-8A08-6C7E05BD78DD/WaterSectorPublicOwnership

Have you ever heard of the 1948 Tantura Massacre, where an entire village of over 1,500 people was totally wiped out by the Alexandroni Brigade? This is Israel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantura_massacre?wprov=sfla1

@JimmyB@mas.to I went on a lovely long walk in Knowle Park as the last days of summer toasted my happiness xxx

Wandsworth Council - a Conservative run council - plans a 94% rise in #CouncilTax. Meaning ave bills could go up £958 !!

Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of #LGBTQ+ activists in raids that the authorities said were aimed at "boosting traditional family values." At least 60 people were arrested. Backward step.

No one could predict the evil incarnate that was Lucy Letby, but simple measures like cot cameras must now be installed.

@PaulNickson@mastodon.social see my TL. Yes it did x.

#naza find out more here: https://www.theguardian.com/film/naza

@Lazarou@mastodon.social 🙄

@JimmyB@mas.to I don't do the 'pause' thing Jimmy xxx

@JimmyB@mas.to I shall write to the society tomorrow and cancel my PIP claim. Xx

@JimmyB@mas.to d'awww ty I have received lots of lovely messages I am really touched xxx

@PaulNickson@mastodon.social it does. I spent much of the day walking over a hilly park and enjoying nature. I shall cancel my PIP claim Xx

@Oyu_Fka@mastodon.social ty. It is quite tiring walking x

@holdenweb@freeradical.zone I have heard there is more to it ....

@Oyu_Fka@mastodon.social yea I saw that! And a Reform councillor defected to Plaid how strange xx

@BashStKid@mastodon.online tyvm xxx

Squeeze playing slap and tickle with Jools Holland on keyboards Followed by Legs and Co in nightdresses dancing to Them Heavy People by Kate Bush - a song about spiritual awakening 😅 #Totp Mad

Clem Burke's drumming on Dreaming #totp So missed xx

@padraig@mastodon.ie @dgar@aus.social is good for a laugh xx

@wanwizard@mastodon.scot that's not quite right. They are asked to decide if a person is guilty or not based on evidence presented to them by LEGALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS. Have you ever set in on a trial as a juror?

@wanwizard@mastodon.scot the judiciary is independent of government

I am watching Tom Jones singing Sex Bomb on #Totp whilst unfortunate women with unnecessary bottoms gyrate around him There's some incredible dichotomy

@wanwizard@mastodon.scot 12 minds will reach a better answer than one. That is the issue here.

@tiggy@mastodonapp.uk quite xx

@apenkop@mstdn.social @Rania@freesewing.social @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com @Gardenia@eldritch.cafe @simon_brooke@mastodon.scot @AnnaLion@piaille.fr @Shibanarchiste@piaille.fr the religious justification in the video is grotesque

@DigitalDruid@cupoftea.social I have seen Gary Numan before on the Telekon tour and he was very impressive, so this looks to be good xx