Suzy Franklin
@suzyflipp.bsky.social
“Those who do not move do not notice their chains” #FreePalestine #Refugeeswelcome #BLM 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Be careful not to publicly insult anyone with power and influence in France! bit.ly/3Y7hbTK it could be a crime
Union boss could be jailed after calling business chiefs ‘rats’
Sophie Binet, head of France’s CGT union, faces a possible prison sentence and €22,000 fine after being charged with ‘public insult’
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Be careful not to publicly insult anyone with power and influence in France! bit.ly/3Y7hbTK it could be a crime
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Ending the right to a jury trial for thousands of cases will ‘destroy the criminal bar’ lawyers say bit.ly/4ps8krR also I hadn’t realised the automatic right to appeal a conviction is to be ended - it will need court approval in future
Lawyers are furious over plans to ditch juries
David Lammy’s proposal to scrap thousands of jury trials in a bid to reduce the backlog of crown court cases could herald the death of the junior criminal Bar
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ending the right to a jury trial for thousands of cases will ‘destroy the criminal bar’ lawyers say bit.ly/4ps8krR also I hadn’t realised the automatic right to appeal a conviction is to be ended - it will need court approval in future
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Or maybe diagnosis is at last catching up with the crises so many have been enduring, which have for so long been minimised, dismissed or ignored.
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Wes Streeting orders inquiry into mental health ‘overdiagnosis’
Health secretary wants clinical review of the rise in conditions such as ADHD and autism that cause people to drop out of the workforce
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December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Or maybe diagnosis is at last catching up with the crises so many have been enduring, which have for so long been minimised, dismissed or ignored.
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Devastating report by Kenyan Parliament.
British troops in Kenya accused of “contempt” for the country’s sovereignty and responsibility for a “disturbing trend of sexual misconduct”, “gross negligence” and “serious environmental violations”. 👇
www.declassifieduk.org/kenyan-polit...
British troops in Kenya accused of “contempt” for the country’s sovereignty and responsibility for a “disturbing trend of sexual misconduct”, “gross negligence” and “serious environmental violations”. 👇
www.declassifieduk.org/kenyan-polit...
Kenyan politicians accuse British army of ‘contempt’ for their country
A two-year-long inquiry into the conduct of UK soldiers in east Africa reveals a catalogue of abuse
www.declassifieduk.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Devastating report by Kenyan Parliament.
British troops in Kenya accused of “contempt” for the country’s sovereignty and responsibility for a “disturbing trend of sexual misconduct”, “gross negligence” and “serious environmental violations”. 👇
www.declassifieduk.org/kenyan-polit...
British troops in Kenya accused of “contempt” for the country’s sovereignty and responsibility for a “disturbing trend of sexual misconduct”, “gross negligence” and “serious environmental violations”. 👇
www.declassifieduk.org/kenyan-polit...
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ID cards, limiting trial by jury, and now "plans for a huge rollout for facial recognition cameras in cities, towns and villages across the country"
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
ID cards, limiting trial by jury, and now "plans for a huge rollout for facial recognition cameras in cities, towns and villages across the country"
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
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Some might say, hacking billboards is noble work. 😉
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Some might say, hacking billboards is noble work. 😉
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Labour’s ex-corruption Minister found guilty of corruption and sentenced to two years jail in her absence by Bangladesh court bit.ly/3MdTs1y Tulip Siddiq MP rejects the verdict saying she was not even told exactly what she was being charged with
OBR chief could not rely on chancellor’s support after blunder
Richard Hughes’s days were numbered after his Office for Budget Responsibility released the budget before Rachel Reeves made her speech in the Commons
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Labour’s ex-corruption Minister found guilty of corruption and sentenced to two years jail in her absence by Bangladesh court bit.ly/3MdTs1y Tulip Siddiq MP rejects the verdict saying she was not even told exactly what she was being charged with
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Starmer tells us how abhorrent child poverty is, how proud he is to scrap the two child cap & how politics is about choices
Last year you could have chosen to scrap the cap. Instead you chose to suspend 7 Lab MPs from the PLP for voting to scrap it. Youre treating us like idiots
Last year you could have chosen to scrap the cap. Instead you chose to suspend 7 Lab MPs from the PLP for voting to scrap it. Youre treating us like idiots
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Starmer tells us how abhorrent child poverty is, how proud he is to scrap the two child cap & how politics is about choices
Last year you could have chosen to scrap the cap. Instead you chose to suspend 7 Lab MPs from the PLP for voting to scrap it. Youre treating us like idiots
Last year you could have chosen to scrap the cap. Instead you chose to suspend 7 Lab MPs from the PLP for voting to scrap it. Youre treating us like idiots
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Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve".
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
Conservatives Promote JCB's 'Revolutionary' Pothole Machine While Taking Millions of Pounds in Donations from the Company
Senior Conservatives have repeatedly promoted a pothole repair machine made by a company which has donated huge sums to the party and its MPs
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve".
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
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What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
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If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, linking the Reform UK Party leader's closest aide to the Kremlin, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
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A reminder that one of Wes Streeting's junior ministers is talking enthusiastically about 'cashing in' on NHS data (www.ft.com/content/0531...).
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A reminder that one of Wes Streeting's junior ministers is talking enthusiastically about 'cashing in' on NHS data (www.ft.com/content/0531...).
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Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
Native American actress gave ICE agents her tribal ID. They called it 'fake,' she says
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
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This is a breaking news story.
Netanyahu writes to Israeli president requesting pardon in corruption cases
This is a breaking news story.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is a breaking news story.
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Rachel Reeves is right to highlight that 60% of kids in poverty are in households where at least one parent works, & she goes on to cite the high costs of rent as one reason why these families are struggling.
So why haven't you introduced rent caps? #bbclaurak
So why haven't you introduced rent caps? #bbclaurak
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Rachel Reeves is right to highlight that 60% of kids in poverty are in households where at least one parent works, & she goes on to cite the high costs of rent as one reason why these families are struggling.
So why haven't you introduced rent caps? #bbclaurak
So why haven't you introduced rent caps? #bbclaurak
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BREAKING: Your Party members have voted to have a 'collective leadership' model rather than a single leader
Your Party to have ‘collective leadership’ rather than single leader
The decision was a massive win for Zarah Sultana
leftfootforward.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
BREAKING: Your Party members have voted to have a 'collective leadership' model rather than a single leader
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🇵🇸 #London marched for #Palestine today on
#InternationalDayOfSolidarityWithPalestine.
#FromtheRivertotheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
#InternationalDayOfSolidarityWithPalestine.
#FromtheRivertotheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🇵🇸 #London marched for #Palestine today on
#InternationalDayOfSolidarityWithPalestine.
#FromtheRivertotheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
#InternationalDayOfSolidarityWithPalestine.
#FromtheRivertotheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
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🇵🇸 #London marched for #Palestine today on
#InternationalDayOfSolidarityWithPalestine.
#FromtheRivertotheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
#InternationalDayOfSolidarityWithPalestine.
#FromtheRivertotheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🇵🇸 #London marched for #Palestine today on
#InternationalDayOfSolidarityWithPalestine.
#FromtheRivertotheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
#InternationalDayOfSolidarityWithPalestine.
#FromtheRivertotheSeaPalestineWillBeFree
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📍 Genoa, Italy | Yesterday November 28th, thousands across Italy, standing against their government’s corruption & misuse of funds, and demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza.
November 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Claims that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took kickbacks from infrastructure projects cause outrage in the Philippines.
Thousands rally in Philippines, demanding Marcos resign over fraud scandal
Claims that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took kickbacks from infrastructure projects cause outrage in the Philippines.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Claims that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took kickbacks from infrastructure projects cause outrage in the Philippines.
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Live: Israeli soldiers kill unarmed Palestinians as they surrender in Jenin - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live/live-israeli-soldiers-kill-unarmed-palestinians-they-surrender-jenin
Live: Israeli soldiers kill unarmed Palestinians as they surrender in Jenin
This comes as the military also displaces 32,000 West Bank Palestinians
www.middleeasteye.net
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Live: Israeli soldiers kill unarmed Palestinians as they surrender in Jenin - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live/live-israeli-soldiers-kill-unarmed-palestinians-they-surrender-jenin
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Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least nine, including two children - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-strikes-syria-kill-least-nine-including-two-children
Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least nine, including two children
A deadly Israeli incursion in Beit Jinn has displaced families and injured several Israeli soldiers
www.middleeasteye.net
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least nine, including two children - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-strikes-syria-kill-least-nine-including-two-children
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Jewish settlers vandalise Palestinian shop east of Ramallah: Report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/jewish-settlers-vandalise-palestinian-shop-east-ramallah-report
Jewish settlers vandalise Palestinian shop east of Ramallah: Report
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<p data-end="711" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="358">Local sources told the agency that a group of settlers slipped into the area between Deir Jarir and Silwad and targeted a beverage shop, smashing stock and equipment.</p>
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November 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Jewish settlers vandalise Palestinian shop east of Ramallah: Report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/jewish-settlers-vandalise-palestinian-shop-east-ramallah-report
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“He’s fighting not for villages in Ukraine. He’s fighting not for territory in Ukraine, not even for rare earths in Ukraine. He is fighting for a much bigger outcome. He wants the United States, first of all, and Europe to admit that Russia has its exclusive sphere of influence where the ... 1/
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
“He’s fighting not for villages in Ukraine. He’s fighting not for territory in Ukraine, not even for rare earths in Ukraine. He is fighting for a much bigger outcome. He wants the United States, first of all, and Europe to admit that Russia has its exclusive sphere of influence where the ... 1/