On 21 September, the United Kingdom of Great Britain formally recognised the state of Palestine. The UK followed Canada and Australia, with the former being the first G7 nation to recognise Palestinian statehood. Following this, “over 150 countries” recognise Palestine, including the major...
At 78-years-old, Trump was the oldest man to ever be elected US president. On what we’re sure is an unrelated note, he posted what looks like a private message to his Truth Social platform on 20 September: It just keeps getting more insane. Trump apparently tried to send a DM to Pam Bondi ...
On Sunday 21 September, Husam Zomlot (Palestine’s ambassador to the UK) sat down with the BBC‘s Laura Kuenssberg. As the UK is at odds with the UN’s verdict Israel is committing genocide, Kuenssberg was able ‘both-sides’ the conflict in a fashion which will likely look unimaginable twelve ...
A new report from Common Wealth has beautifully visualised how privatisation turned our nation into “Rip-Off Britain”. Complete with a ‘Visual Story’ and ‘Data Dashboard’, the site takes you on a journey through every grubby scam that capitalists have inflicted on us. Somehow, they’ve also...
On 14 September, business secretary Peter Kyle did the best he could to defend his boss Keir Starmer. Given that Starmer had knowingly hired an associate of the notorious paedophile Jeffry Epstein, there was only so much he could do. Even with that in mind, Kyle did a particularly bad job ...
The Resolution Foundation has marked it’s 20-year anniversary with a new report covering how Britain has changed since its inception. One graph which stands out shows the UK is experiencing “an unprecedented pay depression”: The Great Pay Depression The 2005 to 2025 period has seen both La...
Keir Starmer’s Labour government is celebrating a £150bn investment deal with the US: Labour is backing British brilliance. Major US investment flowing into clean energy, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing means more good, high quality jobs for people across the country. — The Labou...
Andrea Jenkyns (Reform’s mayor of Great Lincolnshire) has proposed an office budget increase of £147,000. This current budget for mayoral offices is £115,000. When defending the requested increase, Jenkyns expressed a desire to tackle ‘non-mayoral concerns’. Capacity Jenkyns is a former Co...
On Wednesday 17 September, Labour deputy leader contender Lucy Powell met with the ambassador of Palestine to “commemorate the recognition of Palestine”. Since then, several people have accused her of hypocrisy: This is one of the most blatant displays of political opportunism I’ve ever se...
A video online has shown Croydon’s way of responding to the wave of far-right, racist flag mania that’s swept the UK. @t2thewhy Saw this after my tempo run. Can’t play those anti immigration games in Croydon mate ✊🏾 #t2thewhy #fyp #xyzabc ♬ original sound – T to The Why “This is sick”, Cro...