@nickjh58.bsky.social
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This is an enormous victory for the Palestinian solidarity movement, for civil liberties and for our common humanity.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
UK ban on Palestine Action ruled unlawful ft.trib.al/TKbvf6A
UK ban on Palestine Action ruled unlawful
Ministers argued the direct action group engaged in a campaign of criminal damage and violence
ft.trib.al
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
This is an enormous victory for the Palestinian solidarity movement, for civil liberties and for our common humanity.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
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Peer ‘disappointed’ that DWP review of subpostmaster prosecutions is still months away.
Little people don't count, do they. What if they were wealthy donors?
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Please read the linked article and write to the Minister.
Little people don't count, do they. What if they were wealthy donors?
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Please read the linked article and write to the Minister.
Peer ‘disappointed’ that DWP review of subpostmaster prosecutions is still months away | Computer Weekly
Government indicates that there are so far 108 DWP prosecutions of subpostmasters that will be reviewed
www.computerweekly.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Peer ‘disappointed’ that DWP review of subpostmaster prosecutions is still months away.
Little people don't count, do they. What if they were wealthy donors?
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Please read the linked article and write to the Minister.
Little people don't count, do they. What if they were wealthy donors?
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Please read the linked article and write to the Minister.
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"These are not the actions of a state seeking peace; they are the latest extension of a long-upheld system that denies Palestinians the right to determine their own future." - @elliechowns.bsky.social
Israel's expanding control over the West Bank cannot go on. The UK Government must act.
Israel's expanding control over the West Bank cannot go on. The UK Government must act.
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
"These are not the actions of a state seeking peace; they are the latest extension of a long-upheld system that denies Palestinians the right to determine their own future." - @elliechowns.bsky.social
Israel's expanding control over the West Bank cannot go on. The UK Government must act.
Israel's expanding control over the West Bank cannot go on. The UK Government must act.
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The Prime Minister says he changed the Labour Party.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The Prime Minister says he changed the Labour Party.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
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Morgan McSweeney and his downfall reveal what the Starmer project always was.
A project defined by kneeling before wealth, seeking power for its own sake, ridding Labour of any principle or morality.
It is an irredeemably corrupt project which was always doomed.
A project defined by kneeling before wealth, seeking power for its own sake, ridding Labour of any principle or morality.
It is an irredeemably corrupt project which was always doomed.
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Morgan McSweeney and his downfall reveal what the Starmer project always was.
A project defined by kneeling before wealth, seeking power for its own sake, ridding Labour of any principle or morality.
It is an irredeemably corrupt project which was always doomed.
A project defined by kneeling before wealth, seeking power for its own sake, ridding Labour of any principle or morality.
It is an irredeemably corrupt project which was always doomed.
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Public ownership of water in England would mean no dividends to pay, £85bn paid since privatization.
Cost of borrowing would be around half, guaranteed by govt.
Reduction in consultant fees, don't need so many.
Simpler regulation, no shareholders to appease.
Result: more investment, lower bills.
Cost of borrowing would be around half, guaranteed by govt.
Reduction in consultant fees, don't need so many.
Simpler regulation, no shareholders to appease.
Result: more investment, lower bills.
Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
leftfootforward.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Public ownership of water in England would mean no dividends to pay, £85bn paid since privatization.
Cost of borrowing would be around half, guaranteed by govt.
Reduction in consultant fees, don't need so many.
Simpler regulation, no shareholders to appease.
Result: more investment, lower bills.
Cost of borrowing would be around half, guaranteed by govt.
Reduction in consultant fees, don't need so many.
Simpler regulation, no shareholders to appease.
Result: more investment, lower bills.
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Millions of people around the world are living in poverty.
Meanwhile, the rich and powerful commit heinous crimes with impunity.
Our rotten political system rewards dishonesty, abuse & greed. It’s time to replace it with a real democracy that works for the many, not the few.
Meanwhile, the rich and powerful commit heinous crimes with impunity.
Our rotten political system rewards dishonesty, abuse & greed. It’s time to replace it with a real democracy that works for the many, not the few.
February 4, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Millions of people around the world are living in poverty.
Meanwhile, the rich and powerful commit heinous crimes with impunity.
Our rotten political system rewards dishonesty, abuse & greed. It’s time to replace it with a real democracy that works for the many, not the few.
Meanwhile, the rich and powerful commit heinous crimes with impunity.
Our rotten political system rewards dishonesty, abuse & greed. It’s time to replace it with a real democracy that works for the many, not the few.
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England's water companies have 1,200 criminal convictions.
They lose a trillion litres of water to leaky pipes. Dump sewage in rivers for 4m hours. Customers fleeced.
None has its licence revoked. No exec prosecuted. Corporate fines are not collected
Whatever happened to democracy, rule of law?
They lose a trillion litres of water to leaky pipes. Dump sewage in rivers for 4m hours. Customers fleeced.
None has its licence revoked. No exec prosecuted. Corporate fines are not collected
Whatever happened to democracy, rule of law?
Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
leftfootforward.org
February 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
England's water companies have 1,200 criminal convictions.
They lose a trillion litres of water to leaky pipes. Dump sewage in rivers for 4m hours. Customers fleeced.
None has its licence revoked. No exec prosecuted. Corporate fines are not collected
Whatever happened to democracy, rule of law?
They lose a trillion litres of water to leaky pipes. Dump sewage in rivers for 4m hours. Customers fleeced.
None has its licence revoked. No exec prosecuted. Corporate fines are not collected
Whatever happened to democracy, rule of law?
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Thanks to amazing team who came canvassing in Denton with me today - we had a lot of fun & fab reception on the doorsteps 🙂. And if anyone is still (weirdly) thinking of voting Labour - one more Labour backbencher will make no difference - the first Green MP from Manchester would be transformative 💪
January 30, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Thanks to amazing team who came canvassing in Denton with me today - we had a lot of fun & fab reception on the doorsteps 🙂. And if anyone is still (weirdly) thinking of voting Labour - one more Labour backbencher will make no difference - the first Green MP from Manchester would be transformative 💪
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Tory Legacy
14.2m Britons live in poverty, highest in 30 yrs.
6.8m in "very deep poverty".
34% of universal credit claimants are in work. No curbs on profiteering.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
14.2m Britons live in poverty, highest in 30 yrs.
6.8m in "very deep poverty".
34% of universal credit claimants are in work. No curbs on profiteering.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Number of people in 'very deep poverty' at highest level in more than 30 years, charity warns
Very deep poverty is defined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as earning below 40% of the median household income. According to its latest report, 6.8 million people - almost half of all of those in ...
news.sky.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Tory Legacy
14.2m Britons live in poverty, highest in 30 yrs.
6.8m in "very deep poverty".
34% of universal credit claimants are in work. No curbs on profiteering.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
14.2m Britons live in poverty, highest in 30 yrs.
6.8m in "very deep poverty".
34% of universal credit claimants are in work. No curbs on profiteering.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
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Customer complaints over water bills up by 50% in England & Wales.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
Customer complaints over water bills surge by 50% in England and Wales
Number of households complaining rises to 16,000 in 2025, with Southern Water the biggest target
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Customer complaints over water bills up by 50% in England & Wales.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
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Just brilliant! Slow down - and watch :) 👇
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Just brilliant! Slow down - and watch :) 👇
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The people of Gaza deserve better than Trump’s gang of rogues.
The Palestinian people — and only the Palestinian people — should determine their own future.
The Palestinian people — and only the Palestinian people — should determine their own future.
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The people of Gaza deserve better than Trump’s gang of rogues.
The Palestinian people — and only the Palestinian people — should determine their own future.
The Palestinian people — and only the Palestinian people — should determine their own future.
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Yesterday, Danish troops, who stood shoulder to shoulder with U.S. troops in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021, arrived in Greenland to defend the island from the United States of America. Think about that. The world is in a mess so great it's hard to comprehend.
January 20, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Yesterday, Danish troops, who stood shoulder to shoulder with U.S. troops in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021, arrived in Greenland to defend the island from the United States of America. Think about that. The world is in a mess so great it's hard to comprehend.
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“Ministers have failed to grasp the underlying issue which is corporate greed. The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers.” Spot on from Feargal Sharkey 👇
Water firms could be let off pollution fines as part of government overhaul
Exclusive: Campaigners claim changes will let companies ‘off the hook’, as government prepares to unveil new white paper for water industry
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:05 AM
“Ministers have failed to grasp the underlying issue which is corporate greed. The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers.” Spot on from Feargal Sharkey 👇
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Government ‘must stop U-turning’, says Wes Streeting.
Streeting funded by private healthcare companies wants to be the next UK PM, handing the NHS to private equity. No curbs on profiteering.
U-Turns inevitable as policies poorly thought through.
Streeting funded by private healthcare companies wants to be the next UK PM, handing the NHS to private equity. No curbs on profiteering.
U-Turns inevitable as policies poorly thought through.
We can’t keep getting it wrong first time, Streeting admits after series of U-turns
Health secretary says the government’s ‘new year’s resolution’ should be to ‘get it right first time’
www.independent.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Government ‘must stop U-turning’, says Wes Streeting.
Streeting funded by private healthcare companies wants to be the next UK PM, handing the NHS to private equity. No curbs on profiteering.
U-Turns inevitable as policies poorly thought through.
Streeting funded by private healthcare companies wants to be the next UK PM, handing the NHS to private equity. No curbs on profiteering.
U-Turns inevitable as policies poorly thought through.
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30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
Major incident declared as 30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex
South East Water blames cold weather and Storm Goretti for problems, with schools and libraries closed for day
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
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Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs
Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says
Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs
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24m Britons live below minimum socially acceptable living standards.
Major parties make sound bites, no plan to address cost of living crisis.
Won't end profiteering, increase real wages, redistribute wealth, curb power of corporations/rich.
Need more working class people in parliament.
Major parties make sound bites, no plan to address cost of living crisis.
Won't end profiteering, increase real wages, redistribute wealth, curb power of corporations/rich.
Need more working class people in parliament.
January 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM
24m Britons live below minimum socially acceptable living standards.
Major parties make sound bites, no plan to address cost of living crisis.
Won't end profiteering, increase real wages, redistribute wealth, curb power of corporations/rich.
Need more working class people in parliament.
Major parties make sound bites, no plan to address cost of living crisis.
Won't end profiteering, increase real wages, redistribute wealth, curb power of corporations/rich.
Need more working class people in parliament.
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Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago.
They lied to courts, parliamentary committees.
Postmasters knowingly wrongfully prosecuted, Lives destroyed. Compensation being paid from public purse, none by those who profited from the scandal.
No one charged for conspiracy.
They lied to courts, parliamentary committees.
Postmasters knowingly wrongfully prosecuted, Lives destroyed. Compensation being paid from public purse, none by those who profited from the scandal.
No one charged for conspiracy.
Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago
The emergence of a document contradicts claims made by the Post Office over bugs in its IT system during criminal prosecutions.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago.
They lied to courts, parliamentary committees.
Postmasters knowingly wrongfully prosecuted, Lives destroyed. Compensation being paid from public purse, none by those who profited from the scandal.
No one charged for conspiracy.
They lied to courts, parliamentary committees.
Postmasters knowingly wrongfully prosecuted, Lives destroyed. Compensation being paid from public purse, none by those who profited from the scandal.
No one charged for conspiracy.
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Their demands are reasonable, their treatment is disgraceful. The government's intransigence is killing the #PalestineAction hunger strikers. Just as its complicity has assisted the genocide in Gaza. It needs to wake up right now to the moral consequences.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Two Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers taken to hospital
MPs and next of kin of prisoners Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, call for immediate government intervention
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Their demands are reasonable, their treatment is disgraceful. The government's intransigence is killing the #PalestineAction hunger strikers. Just as its complicity has assisted the genocide in Gaza. It needs to wake up right now to the moral consequences.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Suffolk water boss says new reservoirs needed to address demand
Water company says it needs two new reservoirs and a recycling plant to cope with demand in Suffolk.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.