Short documentary about the life of Yael Kahn, a Jewish Israeli pro-Palestine activist; born in Israel to German parents who escaped Nazism in the 1940's. Faces charges for her activism; will be fighting in the UK courts... Yael Kahn youtu.be/aVXj9O0aqhw?si… via YouTube

I saw plenty of people saying it was inappropriate and outwith the traditions of miners’ galas for the Big Meeting in Durham to have invited a Palestinian speaker. Here’s the 1987 Scottish Miners’ Gala poster, themed around opposing Apartheid in South Africa with an ANC speaker.

NEW: Ely Riots: Mother Of Three Fears Being Made Homeless After Council Eviction Threat Tenant also reveals that council officials delivered eviction warnings with police vans stationed nearby as her son awaits sentencing. By Mark S Redfern voice.cymru/ely-riots-moth…

What if indie band The Sea Urchins hailed not from Birmingham but mid Wales?

Call for the UK to symbolically “recognise” a phantom Palestinian state while arming, aiding & shielding Israel’s genocide is a sick joke. It’s a distraction, designed to delay real action like sanctions, arms embargoes, & holding war criminals accountable. We see through it.

Open Letter To Labour MPs – What Have You Done To Stop Starvation In Gaza? An open letter addressed to MPs in Rhondda Cynon Taff by RCT Palestine Solidarity Campaign voice.cymru/open-letter-to…

Exclusive: former tenants of landlord homelessness minister say they were told their home was being sold just 8 months after moving in. It was then relisted for £700 more per month. Agents acting for minister also tried to charge £2,000 for repainting inews.co.uk/news/homelessn…

I call a pivot from political commentary to music criticism "a reverse John Harris"

in which Richard Madeley's ghost writer keeps a straight face but bows to the inevitable in the final paragraph. telegraph.co.uk/gift/a24f839b6…

Don't worry if you didn't get the GCSE results you wanted, I got 11 'O' Levels and failed the rest of my life.

Local news: bunch of creepy fash set up camp in mid Wales. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…