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Yvette Cooper must have fully understood that her unlawful proscription of Palestine Action was an attack on the fundamental freedoms of a democratic society. She did it anyway.
After today’s High Court ruling, she should no longer remain as a minister.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-re...
After today’s High Court ruling, she should no longer remain as a minister.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-re...
On the Responsibility of Citizens
Ordinary resistance and ordinary responsibility falls on all of us, whatever our jobs, positions, or roles in society.
www.bostonreview.net
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Yvette Cooper must have fully understood that her unlawful proscription of Palestine Action was an attack on the fundamental freedoms of a democratic society. She did it anyway.
After today’s High Court ruling, she should no longer remain as a minister.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-re...
After today’s High Court ruling, she should no longer remain as a minister.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-re...
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"I can't be bought"
Says man who sells video birthday greetings for £70 a time.
Says man who sells video birthday greetings for £70 a time.
February 12, 2026 at 11:47 PM
"I can't be bought"
Says man who sells video birthday greetings for £70 a time.
Says man who sells video birthday greetings for £70 a time.
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The EU has just voted, by a VERY wide margin, for the full recognition of trans women as women…!
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The EU has just voted, by a VERY wide margin, for the full recognition of trans women as women…!
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Trans folk and allies, flood this. It won’t stop them doing irreparable damage to trans kids in schools but in twenty years when this gets studied we’ll be able to say they knew the consequences and how poorly received it was.
consult.education.gov.uk/independent-...
consult.education.gov.uk/independent-...
Keeping children safe in education: 2026 proposed revisions
- Department for Education
- Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education
consult.education.gov.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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As a fmr Australian Migration Officer, I have seen an overall well-managed, yrly adjusted, controlled, fair, empathetic, balanced, reliable immigration system at work. It was rules- & fact-based, designed w/ reason & respect. You cannot build or maintain such a system with racism or racist language.
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
As a fmr Australian Migration Officer, I have seen an overall well-managed, yrly adjusted, controlled, fair, empathetic, balanced, reliable immigration system at work. It was rules- & fact-based, designed w/ reason & respect. You cannot build or maintain such a system with racism or racist language.
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People complained (that they couldn't get treatment expediently/were worried that it would be taken away by the supreme court), and these complaints were used to justify removing the system
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
February 12, 2026 at 8:13 AM
People complained (that they couldn't get treatment expediently/were worried that it would be taken away by the supreme court), and these complaints were used to justify removing the system
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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UBI. Universal Basic Income. In every trial everywhere, it works. People are healthier, more engaged even more productive. It creates more & costs society less than picking up the pieces. Yet despite these results it's always another trial because the threat of destitution helps the rich feel safe.
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
UBI. Universal Basic Income. In every trial everywhere, it works. People are healthier, more engaged even more productive. It creates more & costs society less than picking up the pieces. Yet despite these results it's always another trial because the threat of destitution helps the rich feel safe.
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@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social on strike today and tomorrow and until management @northumbriauni.bsky.social change their terrible plans to steal pay and pensions. Why? Have a listen. Thanks @billybragg.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @tuc.org.uk www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwP-...
Billy Bragg - There Is Power in a Union (Pride Original Soundtrack Version)
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:32 AM
@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social on strike today and tomorrow and until management @northumbriauni.bsky.social change their terrible plans to steal pay and pensions. Why? Have a listen. Thanks @billybragg.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @tuc.org.uk www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwP-...
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STRIKIN’ IN THE RAIN
We’re strikin’ in the rain, just strikin’ in the rain
It’s the soggiest feeling, we’re strikin’ again.
Protectin’ our pay, and pensions today,
We’re laughin’ at clowns, tryna keep our pay down...
We’re strikin’ in the rain, just strikin’ in the rain
It’s the soggiest feeling, we’re strikin’ again.
Protectin’ our pay, and pensions today,
We’re laughin’ at clowns, tryna keep our pay down...
February 12, 2026 at 6:36 AM
STRIKIN’ IN THE RAIN
We’re strikin’ in the rain, just strikin’ in the rain
It’s the soggiest feeling, we’re strikin’ again.
Protectin’ our pay, and pensions today,
We’re laughin’ at clowns, tryna keep our pay down...
We’re strikin’ in the rain, just strikin’ in the rain
It’s the soggiest feeling, we’re strikin’ again.
Protectin’ our pay, and pensions today,
We’re laughin’ at clowns, tryna keep our pay down...
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@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head,
But that’s not enough to make me want to stay in bed.
We’re saving pay and pen-sions,
So, raindrops keep fallin’ on my head, they keep fallin’. ...
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head,
But that’s not enough to make me want to stay in bed.
We’re saving pay and pen-sions,
So, raindrops keep fallin’ on my head, they keep fallin’. ...
February 12, 2026 at 6:38 AM
@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head,
But that’s not enough to make me want to stay in bed.
We’re saving pay and pen-sions,
So, raindrops keep fallin’ on my head, they keep fallin’. ...
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head,
But that’s not enough to make me want to stay in bed.
We’re saving pay and pen-sions,
So, raindrops keep fallin’ on my head, they keep fallin’. ...
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And worth reading this alongside angst about social media.
February 12, 2026 at 6:49 AM
And worth reading this alongside angst about social media.
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good morning, #linguistics 🐦🐦 pals
the University of Essex wants to cut 50% of our Language & Linguistics department, close our foundation programme & our Southend campus, + cut 400 jobs academic departments and professional services jobs across all depts
join us in the fight against these cuts!
the University of Essex wants to cut 50% of our Language & Linguistics department, close our foundation programme & our Southend campus, + cut 400 jobs academic departments and professional services jobs across all depts
join us in the fight against these cuts!
February 12, 2026 at 6:50 AM
good morning, #linguistics 🐦🐦 pals
the University of Essex wants to cut 50% of our Language & Linguistics department, close our foundation programme & our Southend campus, + cut 400 jobs academic departments and professional services jobs across all depts
join us in the fight against these cuts!
the University of Essex wants to cut 50% of our Language & Linguistics department, close our foundation programme & our Southend campus, + cut 400 jobs academic departments and professional services jobs across all depts
join us in the fight against these cuts!
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the settlement process is already extremely complex, lengthy, and expensive; these proposals to make it even more difficult to settle in the UK are cruel
please take the time to respond to the consultation, which closes tomorrow
please take the time to respond to the consultation, which closes tomorrow
The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
Guidance for responding to 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement' consultation
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
the settlement process is already extremely complex, lengthy, and expensive; these proposals to make it even more difficult to settle in the UK are cruel
please take the time to respond to the consultation, which closes tomorrow
please take the time to respond to the consultation, which closes tomorrow
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Clive Lewis MP: This deal with Palantir stinks. It stank before Peter Mandelson was involved, and it stank when those now on the Opposition Benches initiated the NHS and defence contracts. Peter Thiel is an oligarch who despises democracy... Even the Swiss army has rejected Palantir...
#R4Today
#R4Today
Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts' on Tuesday 10 February 2026.
hansard.parliament.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Clive Lewis MP: This deal with Palantir stinks. It stank before Peter Mandelson was involved, and it stank when those now on the Opposition Benches initiated the NHS and defence contracts. Peter Thiel is an oligarch who despises democracy... Even the Swiss army has rejected Palantir...
#R4Today
#R4Today
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All that and #Spain is (still) the EU's economic powerhouse. Together with Denmark, Spain proves that welfare state and economic success can go hand-in-hand.
[A tweet by prime minister Pedro Sánchez on 🐦, translated with its online tool. My screenshot.]
[A tweet by prime minister Pedro Sánchez on 🐦, translated with its online tool. My screenshot.]
![@sanchezcastejon tweeted on X:
[Translated from Spanish]
Spain leads OECD countries in paid leave for fathers and mothers for the birth of children and is the only one with an equal birth leave between men and women.
More shared responsibility, more real equality, and more time to care.
We continue advancing in public policies that place equality and families at the center.
Feb 10, 2026.
Attached an OECD graphic entitked: Semanas de permiso retribuido por nacimiento
(equivalentes al 100% del salario)
Fuente: OECD Family Database, 2025.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ysg7hp6kgncoryoll2fz2pgk/bafkreifzgqwcysa5vma6knci7mqwta2mnpsg4buxipiduh2yhg4nfdgppu@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 AM
All that and #Spain is (still) the EU's economic powerhouse. Together with Denmark, Spain proves that welfare state and economic success can go hand-in-hand.
[A tweet by prime minister Pedro Sánchez on 🐦, translated with its online tool. My screenshot.]
[A tweet by prime minister Pedro Sánchez on 🐦, translated with its online tool. My screenshot.]
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When people say “but what about the good policies” they fail to understand the anger these things produce. As someone living on benefits due to disability & *still trying* to get PIP, the attack on disability alone was so personal, so cruel, literally nothing they do now would make me trust them
1. Many here seem bemused by the anger and disappointment this government attracts. Please bear with me while I try to explain it.
Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i...
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Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i...
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Is our Government Complicit in Genocide?
The Genocide Convention imposes obligations on states and individuals not just to punish the crime of genocide but to actively prevent it. Two years into the war in Gaza and over 20 months since th…
rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:41 AM
When people say “but what about the good policies” they fail to understand the anger these things produce. As someone living on benefits due to disability & *still trying* to get PIP, the attack on disability alone was so personal, so cruel, literally nothing they do now would make me trust them
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If Starmer wants a reset - and not yet another U-turn when the parliamentary party balks at a policy - here is his chance.
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 AM
If Starmer wants a reset - and not yet another U-turn when the parliamentary party balks at a policy - here is his chance.
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McFadden says Mandelson should give any money from being sacked to charity
A reminder McFadden once claimed £40,000 on expenses for renting a home in his constituency despite owning the home next door (which he rented out & pocketed the cash). What did you do with that £, Pat?
A reminder McFadden once claimed £40,000 on expenses for renting a home in his constituency despite owning the home next door (which he rented out & pocketed the cash). What did you do with that £, Pat?
February 8, 2026 at 8:49 AM
McFadden says Mandelson should give any money from being sacked to charity
A reminder McFadden once claimed £40,000 on expenses for renting a home in his constituency despite owning the home next door (which he rented out & pocketed the cash). What did you do with that £, Pat?
A reminder McFadden once claimed £40,000 on expenses for renting a home in his constituency despite owning the home next door (which he rented out & pocketed the cash). What did you do with that £, Pat?
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Five trans children died by suicide in 2019-20, 4 in 2020-21 then 22 in 2021-22. This is the truth, from official Government data, that Wes Streeting desperately tried to cover up.
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Five trans children died by suicide in 2019-20, 4 in 2020-21 then 22 in 2021-22. This is the truth, from official Government data, that Wes Streeting desperately tried to cover up.
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It's an offence, but not a big one. They'll get an easy fine later in the year.
But if there's a pattern, the fine will be... still small enough to make no difference, because government after government hasn't bothered to make the syatem work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#R4Today
But if there's a pattern, the fine will be... still small enough to make no difference, because government after government hasn't bothered to make the syatem work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#R4Today
Reform faces police investigation over ‘concerned neighbour’ byelection letters
Material distributed in Gorton and Denton did not have legally required imprint stating it was funded by party
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:04 AM
It's an offence, but not a big one. They'll get an easy fine later in the year.
But if there's a pattern, the fine will be... still small enough to make no difference, because government after government hasn't bothered to make the syatem work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#R4Today
But if there's a pattern, the fine will be... still small enough to make no difference, because government after government hasn't bothered to make the syatem work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#R4Today
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Ben's work is super good - would really recommend reading this!
in case anyone missed it, my first article is out now in Progress in Human Geography:
The poetics of knowledge in the Anthropocene: Rancière and the politics of posthuman knowledge
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
FFO: posthumanism, postfoundational politics, Anthropocene
Please share!
The poetics of knowledge in the Anthropocene: Rancière and the politics of posthuman knowledge
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
FFO: posthumanism, postfoundational politics, Anthropocene
Please share!
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Ben's work is super good - would really recommend reading this!
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These lies are constantly repeated. "It's the pull factors", "Our generous benefits", "Our 5 star hotels".
All bullshit.
As with taxes, welfare for the general population & much else besides, our media refuses to show the full picture compared to similar nations.
We're worse on most measures.
All bullshit.
As with taxes, welfare for the general population & much else besides, our media refuses to show the full picture compared to similar nations.
We're worse on most measures.
"The honest truth is that people come to this country because they believe we are more generous than other European countries"
- little evidence for this claim
+ good evidence against it
We will "ensure we are no longer the destination of choice"
- v hard to give a definition that this is accurate
- little evidence for this claim
+ good evidence against it
We will "ensure we are no longer the destination of choice"
- v hard to give a definition that this is accurate
October 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
These lies are constantly repeated. "It's the pull factors", "Our generous benefits", "Our 5 star hotels".
All bullshit.
As with taxes, welfare for the general population & much else besides, our media refuses to show the full picture compared to similar nations.
We're worse on most measures.
All bullshit.
As with taxes, welfare for the general population & much else besides, our media refuses to show the full picture compared to similar nations.
We're worse on most measures.
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I know the govt is in meltdown again…
but meanwhile I wrote about how their immigration policies create a subclass of migrant workers exposed to abuse in an increasingly “Dubai-style” rightless immigration model
& I explain what to do about it
but meanwhile I wrote about how their immigration policies create a subclass of migrant workers exposed to abuse in an increasingly “Dubai-style” rightless immigration model
& I explain what to do about it
February 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I know the govt is in meltdown again…
but meanwhile I wrote about how their immigration policies create a subclass of migrant workers exposed to abuse in an increasingly “Dubai-style” rightless immigration model
& I explain what to do about it
but meanwhile I wrote about how their immigration policies create a subclass of migrant workers exposed to abuse in an increasingly “Dubai-style” rightless immigration model
& I explain what to do about it
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Bold words from someone who is sending tens of thousands of didabled people onto poverty, is sitting on his hands as a rogue court tries to end trans rights, and referenced Enoch Powell in a speech about immigration
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer will hold a speech tomorrow to say Britain is stronger as a "tolerant, decent and respectful country"
February 5, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Bold words from someone who is sending tens of thousands of didabled people onto poverty, is sitting on his hands as a rogue court tries to end trans rights, and referenced Enoch Powell in a speech about immigration
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See the full story here (where management fail to mention the pay cuts): www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Northumbria University staff vote for strike action over pay and pensions row
This comes after 80% of participating University and College Union members backed the proposed industrial action
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
See the full story here (where management fail to mention the pay cuts): www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...