On the cover, our Editorial: Why Roe v. Wade must be defended hubs.li/Q01b9FLr0

1/ Shocked to hear that award-winning writer and British citizen Jennifer Makumbi has been barred from boarding a Ryanair flight to Manchester from Brussels without any explanation.

For those of you who missed out, Lene Auestad/ Amelie Klambeck – Opening words, Berlin conference, Fascist Imaginaries psa-pol.org/reflections-in…

Memorial for Austrian Jewish children, women and men murdered in the Holocaust, Vienna

It will be a terrific conference and wishing all to have a stimulating time especially with Laurence Kahn presenting ideas

As Psychoanalysis and Politics PsA and Politics has entered its 11th year as an international and interdisciplinary conference series concerned with the intersection of psychoanalytic thinking and current and crucial social and political phenomena... psa-pol.org/reflections-in…

Our summer programme of Psychoanalysis and Politics digital seminars w' Jay Frankel, Endre Koritar, Renee Danziger. Register via the webpage to participate: psa-pol.org/crises/

I admire Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads/Insta)🌻 enormously for the courage he showed in making this entirely apt but no doubt provocative comparison:

OUTSTANDING SPEECH Mhairi Black delivered the most honest critique about this Tory government, in the last 12 years She covers everything. It will leave you speechless This will definitely go down in history.

A poster for our forthcoming Psychoanalysis and Politics seminars in our series Crises and Transmission. Register to take part in our dialogues via this page: psa-pol.org/crises/

Liz Truss sent Tory MPs a message on social media on learning she was through to the final two. “Thank you for putting your trust in me,” she tweeted. “I’m ready to hit the ground from day one.” Her post was quickly deleted and the word “running” was added No need really.

Delighted that the Dark Times discussion with Sebastian has been awarded ‘classic’ status .And the times have gotten much darker since it’s publication

An early Xmas present to be published in Italian .

Wishing everyone celebrating a very #MerryChristmas. May the gift of freedom and Justice be granted to the people in war, post war conflict region’s. I hope of more compassion and support for victims of human right violations. Do not forget them, just because it isn’t in the news

John Redwood What did you do to advance the cause of peace in Northern Ireland, Mr Redwood? You campaigned for Brexit and encouraged the DUP to do the same. Brexit disrupted relationships; then you abandoned the DUP. That is why we have the suspension of the Assembly. Stop blaming others!

The junior doctors will be given a small 6% increase of the independent pay review body .Sunak won’t fund it so the NHS will further shrink -again lied about as efficiency .savings.This is imaginary.Tories attacking the NHS and Schools as usual.

In the US Kevin D. Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, commits to Project 2025 to “dismantling this rogue administrative state.” Trump informs us that he intends to steal the whole of America.There will be no oversight.There is fascism

NHS today “Under a new “faster diagnosis standard three-quarters of patients should have a diagnosis or be told they do not have cancer within 28 days. “(Guardian). The open deceit is now doubling the time for urgent referrals for cancer.More lying corruption by the Tory Govt.