“Israel IS targeting children.... Nobody who has been in Gaza doubts this. The evidence is overwhelming.” A message from a doctor volunteering in Gaza describing the killing of a child who was shot through the chest.

The lawyer who represented Chamberlain says that he ‘was a courageous man with unparalleled integrity. We deeply miss him. … independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

I am now using 'WhatDoTheyKnow' to submit all of my Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Requests. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and too many public bodies are breaching the law and the spirit of the law, when responding to FOIA requests, but are also seeking to conceal their

Poet Hala Alyan talks sense & is far from alone, here’s more of her work, from May. open.substack.com/pub/halaalyan/…

‘The same establishment that has failed us is basically dictating the terms of reference for us’ The UK #spycops enquiry has turned to the police surveillance of Black family justice campaigns. Will it get some long overdue answers? Bethany Rielly reports. newint.org/crime-and-just…

Excellent bit of undercover film here going in on the environmental and social disaster that is open-net salmon farming . . . RSPCA Assured

Revealed today - the #spycops officer from the Spanish National Police who spent a staggering 35 years infiltrating anti-repression movements in Madrid, 1986-2021.

.Grenfell United to Keir Starmer: “To prevent another tragedy like Grenfell, your govt needs to create something that doesn’t exist: you must become a govt with the power & ability to separate yourself from the construction industry & corporate lobbying”

"The Lords secondary legislation committee.. is severely critical of the changes, the lack of information, the by passing of proper scrutiny by a govt appointed advisory committee & lack of evidence of any research by the #DWP of the effect of the changes" Familiar to #50sWomen?

An important investigation, with findings that are just incredibly awful. The family was returning from burying another - very young - civilian relative. They died hugging each other with a white flag beside them, plus empty stretcher & spades from which they had buried him.

“Labour as I feared were not thinking boldly about how to transform working lives but were simply going to repeat austerity and not even light”. — Ex-BoE economist David Blanchflower speaking last month. Has the government reckoned with these views at all?

Poorest families in UK lack beds, sleep on floors, struggle to eat and heat. Work doesn't pay enough, benefits too low. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined, UBI. Must redistribute income/wealth, increase tax personal allowance. theguardian.com/society/2024/s…

“Food is a very obvious and central way to wield power” - Molly Jahn, U.S. DoD. Fascinating project. Trailer’s here - dochouse.org/event/the-grab/ #london #film

Gaslit nation. #JDVanceIsWeirdAF #HaitianAmericans #disinformation

It’s amazing how few people know about the Spy Cop scandals, I only found about it myself through Fire Brigades Union education. Great work by Dave Smith ✊

“Ten years after these housing estates were knocked down, there's no kids left.” Many London schools merged or closed, & 52k fewer primary pupils predicted by 2028. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Any hope then for the 122 estates ‘at risk’ 2 yrs ago? #Housing timeout.com/london/news/th…

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UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for restraint and de-escalation following Israel's air attack in Beirut today, warning that the Middle East is on the “brink of a catastrophe”. 🟠 LIVE updates: aje.io/4le7qz

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