Shadow Foreign Secretary demonstrating that he knows little about Mandela, the ANC & the anti-apartheid struggle (he might also want to go have a word with the peoples of Mozambique, Angola & Namibia about their struggle against the apartheid regime- which was backed by the US)

“I have decided to withdraw from the @Politico Energy and Climate Summit next week, due to the involvement of Equinor.” - Alex Sobel MP
desmog.com/2024/05/08/lab…

#dropequinor #endoilsponsorship

Some arts commentators:

There’s not enough money to fund the arts so we should make visitors pay entry charges.

Those of us who get the systemic picture:

Maybe stop this kinda thing and there might be more money to go round… 🤷‍♂️

#artsfunding #museums #tax

“I would argue that doing the right thing when it’s hard is much more important than doing it when it’s easy.”
metro.co.uk/2024/05/07/im-…

#FreePalenstine #HandsOffRafah

Right now, there is a live feed on news outlets of Israel’s bombing of Rafah.

And, at the same time, there is a live feed from the #MetGala .

Renewed debate about entry fees is a distraction - we *should* be uniting around call for better state funding!

What baffles me is advocates of charges say “but we don’t have free entry to other culture”.

But that’s sign we should be reducing barriers to access there too… 1/x

in which he describes genocide in gaza as an “incredibly complicated political situation”.

sorry olly alexander there’s nothing complicated about lending your voice to culture washing of genocide or rank hypocrisy of a competition that has acted before but refuses to now.

This is like claiming to be trying to solve lung cancer while demanding your “right” to produce cigarettes.

It’s not complicated. The director of the World Food Program, Cindy McCain, says that parts of Gaza are experiencing a “full-blown famine” that is rapidly spreading. That is why students are protesting. That is why I voted against giving Netanyahu’s war machine any more U.S. aid.

“Murs apologised for cancelling his performance at short notice on Friday after experiencing flight issues all day.”

I head there’s a train from
London to Glasgow that takes, like, a few hours… 🤷‍♂️🙄
theguardian.com/music/article/…

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