The Grenfell inquiry is exposing a culture of contempt that has run deep in Britain for decades | Rowan Moore theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“No woman here has a life. It’s just survival.. I have no hope left.” If you read just one thing today make it this - the account of a woman in her 20s from #Afghanistan, banned by #Taliban from speaking out loud & travelling unaccompanied. Heartbreaking. thetimes.com/article/85c5b3…

Listen if you can to this week’s Unholy podcast in which the mothers of Hersh Goldberg Polin and Naama Levy speak about their children held hostage by Hamas. Hersh was murdered this weekend. Naama’s family holds on. Devastating. As it all is. #BringThemHome

Huge demonstrations in Israel: Many friends abroad have been asking why Israelis are taking to the streets today in the largest demonstrations since October 7. Given that Hamas executed the hostages, why are they demonstrating against the government? The reason is clear:

Remember the 80 Yazidi grandmas who were buried alive by Islamists for being considered too old to be sex slaves. No one protested for them!

💥What about the valor of a serving Netanyahu cabinet member who mercilessly but anonymously dissected Netanyahu? A profile in courage, describing the boss:"He knew the hostages are living on borrowed time, that the sand in their hourglass was running out…haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Kemi Badenoch: "We talked right but governed left, sounding like Conservatives but acting like Labour." I'm sorry, what?

Rachel Goldberg-Polin: “I want to thank God in front of all of you for giving me the magnificent present of Hersh for 23 years. I just wish it had been longer.”

BREAKING: Hamas spokesperson Abu Obaida is officially taking responsibility for the execution of the 6 Israeli hostages. He said, “After the Nuseirat incident,” referring to the operation to rescue Israeli hostage Noa Argamani, “we issued new orders to the guards if the

💥@AmirTibon, who survived Hamas' onslaught, was in touch with Jon, Hersh Goldberg-Polin's big-hearted, tough-minded dad; 3 days ago Amir told Jon @GershonBaskin's latest was the only way to save the hostages. Exactly! Jon replied at 8 pm, still optimistic haaretz.com/opinion/2024-0…

Albert Einstein, woah

This tweet leaves me speechless

Bring Back Our Girls

In almost four years of Unholy, perhaps the most moving interview we’ve done is with Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son Hersh was buried yesterday. That interview is quoted extensively in this very affecting The New Yorker piece newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

You can hear that interview here open.spotify.com/episode/7u5lAv…

This analysis from ⁦andrew harding⁩ BBC News (UK)⁩ shows why law enforcement alone won’t stop boat crossings. A returns deal & safe routes are urgently needed. France sees Channel migrant deaths as a problem of Britain's making bbc.com/news/articles/…

I’ll devote my whole LBC show today to #Grenfell - which companies and government bodies fell short and how, families reaction and the work for justice via criminal prosecutions. We’ll hear how Britain works and how it fails. Inquiry report live shortly with James O'Brien

Our response to today's publication of the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Report

From Cleverly's launch this week. It's telling that even this week, the Tory leadership candidates have been celebrating deregulation without the slightest introspection.

Cameron claims victory in bonfire of the Building Regulations architectsjournal.co.uk/archive/camero…