This Sunday at The Trades Club. We're playing a very lovely gig and raising money for Music for the Many thetradesclub.com/events/many

US finds Israeli units committed human rights abuses before Gaza war. State department says five units mostly from IDF but including at least one police unit responsible for gross violations in West Bank

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This is a very good observation from ʍǝɹpuɐ

The international community should not stay silent as Iranians who are fighting for the liberation of their homeland from the Mullahs get murdered by the regime on daily basis

If the Labour Party is getting rid of the socialists and adopting Conservatives then what is it?

Thinking of organising a Maypole dance? Download free sample dances and lesson plans, taken from the excellent Maypole Manual book and CD by Mike Ruff efdss.org/learning/resou…

This is one of my very favourite places.
We grew up in South Manchester surrounded by lots of lovely Jewish families and I've always thought of Manchester's identity as being Jewish. The warmth, friendliness, beauty and history of this place make me feel very nostalgic.

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The documentary about Lucy and me is going to be on Channel 4 on 5th May at 10.05pm.
However, those of you who live in the Calderdale area are only allowed to watch it if you've first been to my gig at the Trades Club in aid of Music for the Many! thetradesclub.com/events/many

✅ Cheer for toxic mines
✅ Shout at a nurse
✅ Argue with the police
✅ Sulk

All in a day's work for Mark Jenkinson MP 🇬🇧

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I was just reminded by some children at school of Michael Rosen's poem 'These are the Hands'. I'd forgotten that during the pandemic I wrote a piece based on the rhythm of this poem and got some friends to record the separate parts in isolation (remember!) youtube.com/watch?v=YyVmT1…

I'm doing a gig on 5th May at The Trades Club with some really brilliant musical friends. Do come along. It's all in aid of Music for the Many, where we work REALLY hard to make music education equally available to all our children. Do come along to it. thetradesclub.com/events/many

If only

If St. George were alive today he'd have been very privileged, comfortably off and able to travel freely as a high-ranking member of a very powerful imperial army. Then he'd become a Christian, repent and resign, but probably would still be quite wealthy.

Every village hall and church in the country has a set of these, in green or blue, occasionally yellow. They always go together with a massive urn or huge steel teapot.

To me they symbolise the best of the UK’s communities and civil society.

Gut Yontiv!

If you’re sick of bad news, tune in to Pick of the Week tonight on R4.
I only featured radio that reflects the best of us.
“When I was a boy & I’d see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You’ll always find people who are helping.”
Mr Rogers

Happy Good Shepherd Sunday!

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