The struggle of the Tolpuddle Martyrs sowed the seed for the modern trade union movement and The Labour Party. We honour them by remembering why it took place and by pledging to secure what those workers fought for: the right to fair pay and decent working conditions.

What a hypocrite! Given the choice between hiring American workers at a living wage or hiring much less expensive workers from China that he can exploit, Donald Trump opts for the low-wage overseas labor day in and day out. huffingtonpost.com/entry/photos-s…

Love you Rosa!!

If factory farms had transparent walls, maybe we’d all be vegetarian like Jeremy.

Israeli PM @Netanyahu's claims about my actions and words are false. What deserves unequivocal condemnation is the killing of over 160 Palestinian protesters in Gaza by Israeli forces since March, including dozens of children. x.com/netanyahu/stat…

The nation state law sponsored by Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו's government discriminates against Israel's Palestinian minority. I stand with the tens of thousands of Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel demonstrating for equal rights at the weekend in Tel Aviv.

Turns out it's possible to write an entire story about wildfires and how a "state of emergency" in which day turns to night is "the new normal" - and not mention #climatechange once! A true feat of creative denialism from Postmedia News + Calgary Herald calgaryherald.com/news/canada/cp…

Same.

With Jeremy Corbyn giving his #Lab18 speech today my review of books on politics of and around Corbynism recommended read is Steve Howell's 'Gamechanger' inside story of Labour's 2017 General Election campaign that turned British politics upside down philosophyfootball.com/minding-the-de…

Abigail Disney (yes, that Disney!) does a great job of explaining “trickle down” BS!

Am I barking up the wrong tree @claireperrymp ? Isn’t it your job to do something about climate change? Who is better placed to do the right thing? Stop playing games, front up and do what needs to be done. The world will be destroyed by good people who do nothing. Is that you?

Just signed up for this event - suggest you do too! الخصية Lambridge Matters . Dr Sharon Gillings Bath Momentum Momentum Bristol

My contempt for people like this is genuinely limitless. How can it possibly produce pleasure to extinguish life of any kind for no reason whatsoever, let alone animals so majestic? Beyond the killing itself, the gleeful, boastful pride requires a really dark and sick soul:

How should Bristol manage traffic demand to ease congestion? Share your priorities for transport & what you think about our approaches in the Bristol Transport Strategy by this Friday 2 Nov 2018: bristol.gov.uk/transportstrat… #bristoltransport2036

The time is now...theguardian.com/environment/20…

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#ExtinctionRebellion, #ClimateChangeIsReal, #JusticeForAll, #BeTheChange, #OnlyWeCanSaveUs, #WhatWillYouDo, #GreenFuture, #Ethics

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“I fear for the future of my grandchildren’s generation, because Britain’s social welfare state is being dismantled brick by brick.” - John Smith (son of Harry Leslie Smith) newstatesman.com/politics/2014/…