The new Health Secretary, Wes Streeting says “the NHS is broken”, but instead of bringing in builders, he has a brought in a demolition man - Alan Milburn. This is #Labour’s first major mistake in office. Bringing in Milburn is an insult to #NHS staff. They have lost me already

STATEMENT OF GERALDINE FINUCANE I welcome the announcement of the Secretary of State in the House of Commons today, that an independent statutory public inquiry will be established into the murder of my husband, Patrick Finucane. After 35 years of campaigning for such an

What's happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable. A school turned shelter for around 12,000 people was hit by Israeli airstrikes again today. Six of our UNRWA colleagues are among those killed. These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now.

wonder how many people voted labour hoping that they would fund the NHS even less than the tories

It’s an absolute disgrace that Marieha, who is nine months pregnant, is standing trial today. This case should’ve been dismissed.

An extremely reasonably resolution. I really hope it's passed by #UNGA. In fact, based on the text's closeness to established international law, there's no reason the UK shouldn't support it. Whether it will of course...

Greatest poster of all time, reduced to this...

For decades, the US has prevented Palestinians from getting the elements of statehood. And now it says that because they don't have those elements, they're not ready for statehood. While at the same time, of course, claiming that US policy is to support a two-state solution...

New from us at Refugees International on famine in Gaza. Key takeaways: - Parts of Gaza saw famine-like conditions in Feb/March - Israeli concessions on aid access after ICJ order & WCK strike moved Gaza tenuously back below famine threshold - Hunger worsening again since Rafah offensive

Truly extraordinarily powerful interview of Dominique de Villepin, former Prime Minister of France, on Gaza. I can't stress enough how rare it is to hear a former French PM speak like this. He says France "no longer has a voice on the international scene", because (among other

The #EU is fully aware how bad human rights situation in #Tunisia is but doesn't seem ready to do much about it. Instead @vonderLeyen's deal prompted EU to grant tax payers money to repressive leader. Urgent to assess the consequences, reverse policy. theguardian.com/world/2024/sep…

By caving in to anti-migration sentiment, supposedly “centrist” political parties are doing the far right’s bidding and legitimising its vision of a Europe with hardening borders. My piece for Guardian Opinion theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

This prosecution is absurd, and it's extremely concerning that the charging decision seems to come off the back of lunatic website Harry's Place.

We often hear that “all economists agree rent controls don’t work”. But is this actually true? My new long-read for @futureeconscot looks at the evidence – and finds the reality is far more nuanced than is often claimed. Some key points 🧵 futureeconomy.scot/posts/57-can-r…

Have a feeling people who followed me during the two years of “the Tories have smashed another low in polling records” aren’t going to enjoy the next bit as much

Israel is accused of torturing Palestinian detainees for information about the location of hostages. An RAF spy plane flies above Gaza most days, searching for hostages. If the UK is relying on information received through torture we risk complicity. declassifieduk.org/raf-spy-flight…

After decades of underfunding and managed decline it's now senior figures in The Labour Party that are now the outriders for the ultimate destruction of the NHS and its entire principle of Universalism. Healthcare Free at the Point of Use. Nye Bevan would be spinning in his grave