LondonCentrical
@londoncentrical.bsky.social
Left winger (football & politics)
🎶Paul Weller Soul Mod Junglist 🎶
⚽️ PAFC 💚🤍VEGAN since ‘84
Recovering Paul Weller addict
Peace & Love & Justice
Some say hoarder, some say collector.
The Strange Museum @ https://londoncentrical.wordpress.com
🎶Paul Weller Soul Mod Junglist 🎶
⚽️ PAFC 💚🤍VEGAN since ‘84
Recovering Paul Weller addict
Peace & Love & Justice
Some say hoarder, some say collector.
The Strange Museum @ https://londoncentrical.wordpress.com
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Eurovision head: members "have had a full opportunity to debate it.. as we can see from the emphatic result.. Eurovision shouldn't be used as a political theatre"
erm, organisers prevented a vote on excluding Israel. Including a genocidal apartheid regime is a political choice
erm, organisers prevented a vote on excluding Israel. Including a genocidal apartheid regime is a political choice
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Eurovision head: members "have had a full opportunity to debate it.. as we can see from the emphatic result.. Eurovision shouldn't be used as a political theatre"
erm, organisers prevented a vote on excluding Israel. Including a genocidal apartheid regime is a political choice
erm, organisers prevented a vote on excluding Israel. Including a genocidal apartheid regime is a political choice
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Yesterday the organisers of Eurovision prevented a vote on whether Israel should be excluded. Four countries then announced that as Israel would be included they'd boycott the event - Ireland, Slovenia, The Netherlands and Spain.
Boycott Israel. Back BDS #GMB
Boycott Israel. Back BDS #GMB
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Yesterday the organisers of Eurovision prevented a vote on whether Israel should be excluded. Four countries then announced that as Israel would be included they'd boycott the event - Ireland, Slovenia, The Netherlands and Spain.
Boycott Israel. Back BDS #GMB
Boycott Israel. Back BDS #GMB
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The EBU dropped plans for a vote on excluding Israel because of the ceasefire
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop the genocide but to allow countries & organisations to more easily resist calls to put pressure on Israel & to reverse actions already taken
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop the genocide but to allow countries & organisations to more easily resist calls to put pressure on Israel & to reverse actions already taken
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The EBU dropped plans for a vote on excluding Israel because of the ceasefire
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop the genocide but to allow countries & organisations to more easily resist calls to put pressure on Israel & to reverse actions already taken
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop the genocide but to allow countries & organisations to more easily resist calls to put pressure on Israel & to reverse actions already taken
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Make no mistake.
ReformUK are the offshore oil & media billionaires apparatchiks.
Labour must ban donations over £5k now!!
Our democracy has been sold to foreign billionaires.
ReformUK are the offshore oil & media billionaires apparatchiks.
Labour must ban donations over £5k now!!
Our democracy has been sold to foreign billionaires.
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Make no mistake.
ReformUK are the offshore oil & media billionaires apparatchiks.
Labour must ban donations over £5k now!!
Our democracy has been sold to foreign billionaires.
ReformUK are the offshore oil & media billionaires apparatchiks.
Labour must ban donations over £5k now!!
Our democracy has been sold to foreign billionaires.
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"Israels broadcaster said they feel the attempt to remove them [from Eurovision] amounts to a cultural boycott"
Yep that's exactly what it is. And alongside a cultural boycott of Israel there should be a sporting boycott, an academic boycott, and more! Back BDS
Yep that's exactly what it is. And alongside a cultural boycott of Israel there should be a sporting boycott, an academic boycott, and more! Back BDS
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"Israels broadcaster said they feel the attempt to remove them [from Eurovision] amounts to a cultural boycott"
Yep that's exactly what it is. And alongside a cultural boycott of Israel there should be a sporting boycott, an academic boycott, and more! Back BDS
Yep that's exactly what it is. And alongside a cultural boycott of Israel there should be a sporting boycott, an academic boycott, and more! Back BDS
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Adam Parsons frames the latest Israeli air strike on Gaza as retaliation for a Hamas attack on IDF soldiers
Israel has violated the ceasefire hundreds of times, killing hundreds of Palestinians. Why didn't Adam frame the Hamas attack as retaliation for what Israel has done?
Israel has violated the ceasefire hundreds of times, killing hundreds of Palestinians. Why didn't Adam frame the Hamas attack as retaliation for what Israel has done?
December 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Adam Parsons frames the latest Israeli air strike on Gaza as retaliation for a Hamas attack on IDF soldiers
Israel has violated the ceasefire hundreds of times, killing hundreds of Palestinians. Why didn't Adam frame the Hamas attack as retaliation for what Israel has done?
Israel has violated the ceasefire hundreds of times, killing hundreds of Palestinians. Why didn't Adam frame the Hamas attack as retaliation for what Israel has done?
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As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal.
Britain’s biggest hunger strike in decades – and the media won’t touch it
THE Palestine Action hunger strike is on track to become the largest since the 1981 Irish republican protest led by Bobby Sands, yet campaigners say it has faced a “mainstream media blackout.”So far, ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal.
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By eroding trial by jury, the government is cementing its legacy as a bulldozer of our human rights.
This is the behaviour of authoritarian regimes!
The right to a jury trial is a fundamental tenet of democracy. We cannot let it be destroyed.
This is the behaviour of authoritarian regimes!
The right to a jury trial is a fundamental tenet of democracy. We cannot let it be destroyed.
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
By eroding trial by jury, the government is cementing its legacy as a bulldozer of our human rights.
This is the behaviour of authoritarian regimes!
The right to a jury trial is a fundamental tenet of democracy. We cannot let it be destroyed.
This is the behaviour of authoritarian regimes!
The right to a jury trial is a fundamental tenet of democracy. We cannot let it be destroyed.
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“Sounds like his Peavey Backstage 30… harmonised, chorused & compressed…” Friday guitar geek out for you. Loving the comments!
youtu.be/aX73dDs95jo?...
youtu.be/aX73dDs95jo?...
Down in the tubestation Isolated Guitar The Jam Paul Weller
YouTube video by ian connolly
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November 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
“Sounds like his Peavey Backstage 30… harmonised, chorused & compressed…” Friday guitar geek out for you. Loving the comments!
youtu.be/aX73dDs95jo?...
youtu.be/aX73dDs95jo?...
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Judge in Palestine Action ban case used to be a "principal advisor" of Israeli spy Robert Maxwell –– my latest
Judge in Palestine Action case has ties to Israel lobby
Victoria Sharp worked for Robert Maxwell and her twin brother sits on charity board with Trevor Chinn.
electronicintifada.net
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Judge in Palestine Action ban case used to be a "principal advisor" of Israeli spy Robert Maxwell –– my latest
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A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
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Nigel Farage to address far-right rally in Germany www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Nigel Farage to address far-right rally in Germany
Former Ukip leader accepts invitation by the granddaughter of Hitler's finance minister, Beatrix von Storch, to speak at Spandau Citadel in Berlin
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Nigel Farage to address far-right rally in Germany www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Calling all good people of BlueSky, @goodlawproject.org is raising money for their very serious legal challenge to Elon's Twitter/X.
If anyone has a spare couple of quid they could contribute?
Details of the court case and a donation link:
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
If anyone has a spare couple of quid they could contribute?
Details of the court case and a donation link:
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
X is not above the law
goodlawproject.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Calling all good people of BlueSky, @goodlawproject.org is raising money for their very serious legal challenge to Elon's Twitter/X.
If anyone has a spare couple of quid they could contribute?
Details of the court case and a donation link:
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
If anyone has a spare couple of quid they could contribute?
Details of the court case and a donation link:
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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Michael Mansfield KC, the renowned human rights lawyer who chaired our very own People's Covid Inquiry, explains why he still believes there is a serious case for Johnson's government to answer.
Via @goldbergradio.bsky.social & @bylinetimes.bsky.social
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/met-police...
Via @goldbergradio.bsky.social & @bylinetimes.bsky.social
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/met-police...
Met Police Urged to Launch Investigation Into Boris Johnson For Covid Misconduct
Eminent lawyer Michael Mansfield KC tells the Byline Podcast that police should "look again" at the former Prime Minister's handling of the pandemic
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Michael Mansfield KC, the renowned human rights lawyer who chaired our very own People's Covid Inquiry, explains why he still believes there is a serious case for Johnson's government to answer.
Via @goldbergradio.bsky.social & @bylinetimes.bsky.social
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/met-police...
Via @goldbergradio.bsky.social & @bylinetimes.bsky.social
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/met-police...
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Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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Nigel only goes in for kind, supportive racial abuse.
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Nigel only goes in for kind, supportive racial abuse.
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"The controversial US and Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has ended its operations in the strip saying it has succeeded in its mission"
Thousands murdered while waiting for food. People starving to death. Famine declared. For the US and Israel this was success.
Thousands murdered while waiting for food. People starving to death. Famine declared. For the US and Israel this was success.
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
"The controversial US and Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has ended its operations in the strip saying it has succeeded in its mission"
Thousands murdered while waiting for food. People starving to death. Famine declared. For the US and Israel this was success.
Thousands murdered while waiting for food. People starving to death. Famine declared. For the US and Israel this was success.
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🔴Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage's party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🔴Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
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The governments latest proposals have been slammed by senior lawyers, who said they would not reduce court backlogs and could “destroy justice as we know it”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases
Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The governments latest proposals have been slammed by senior lawyers, who said they would not reduce court backlogs and could “destroy justice as we know it”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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Here is my eco-populist column in @bylinetimes.bsky.social on how to cut electricity bills for low-income households...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
'The 'Eco-Populist' Cost-Cutting Budget Rachel Reeves Should Really Deliver'
Only a radical approach to our broken privatised energy system can make British bill-payers genuinely better off, argues Donnachadh McCarthy
bylinetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Here is my eco-populist column in @bylinetimes.bsky.social on how to cut electricity bills for low-income households...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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"Germanys partial embargo on exporting arms to Israel is lifted [today]"
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop Israel killing Palestinians but to allow countries to more easily ignore calls to put more pressure on Israel & to reverse those actions already taken
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop Israel killing Palestinians but to allow countries to more easily ignore calls to put more pressure on Israel & to reverse those actions already taken
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Germanys partial embargo on exporting arms to Israel is lifted [today]"
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop Israel killing Palestinians but to allow countries to more easily ignore calls to put more pressure on Israel & to reverse those actions already taken
This is the point of the pretend ceasefire. Not to stop Israel killing Palestinians but to allow countries to more easily ignore calls to put more pressure on Israel & to reverse those actions already taken