Free Speech For Peace

“Universities should be at the heart of the UK’s ambitions for an innovation nation. This Budget was a missed opportunity to tackle the growing cracks in the higher education funding system, and regional growth will likely suffer as a result of that.”⬇️

Today’s budget looks like being worse for our future and the young than even anything Starmer came up with. A budget based on approval of mass new oil drilling is a betrayal of our future.

NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......

I write for @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social on #biodiversity: This seems impressive, but our grandparents, or their grandparents would think it a poor show. There are 75m fewer birds in Britain now than 50 years ago; 500m fewer in Europe. flickread.com/edition/html...

Tommeh Rubenshite found guilty of harassing two journalists. In the spirit of Blue Peter, here's a post I made earlier 🎉

John Healey promised it would be a "continuity Labour government with a change of leader". His Budget has delivered exactly that.

It's very clear that bank profits won't be subjected to Healey's 'difficult choices' today. www.cityam.com/barclays-and...

Was that it? It all felt very familiar. A Labour Government totally unwilling to take on power and wealth and give our country the investment we so desperately need. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Halalflation update: 1,800 mobile food vending license applications in the mail this week, our biggest batch ever. 
Less red tape, more white sauce.

Living with a medical condition in this country has never been harder. Pass Medicare for All. So families can breathe again.

@greenparty.org.uk challenges the government over its failing climate commitments, exposing how 69% of all UK gas imports from Norway are actually 4x less polluting than our own domestic production. #Jackdaw #Climatechange #Rosebank #fossilfuels #GreenParty #UKPolitics #MethaneEmissions

A Budget to tax extreme wealth and profits and make the UK affordable. That is what a Green Chancellor would do.

We’re told things are changing, but we’re still being ripped off. Hope isn’t just a slogan for us: its a genuine commitment to making life affordable. This is how we’ll do it.

80% of the Reform UK political donations came from individuals or companies based abroad. Some might not be legal. People not permanently resident in the UK or paying taxes subverting UK politics. What have they been promised in return? Political donations are bribes, must be banned.

Making history is not enough. We must make CHANGE.

#palestine #israel #zionism #gaza

🗣 @mothinali.bsky.social: "Anyone doing a day’s work, needs to be paid the same rate for the same job. A young person’s rent and food bill is no less because they are young, so they need to receive the same wage." The Green Party would raise the minimum wage to £15 an hour. For all.

This is at least the sixth poll since Mr Burnham was made PM. We have a #independent minded and elected majority . Time for change . #indy #indyref #snp #yes #endtheunion #areyouyesyet #endlondonrule

The Greens aren’t in crisis. They’ve become a credible threat and the establishment is in crisis. harryeccles94.substack.com/p/the-greens...

Zack Polanski “tax the rich”.

Rolling Stone: Macklemore Launches ‘Free Palestine’ Tour With Hozier and Kneecap in Dublin The show featured Sheeran's own backing band.

This isn't AI. A REAL quote from a Labour MP.

This is how drones are used to clear ice from power lines in China.

Bonfire piles can look like the perfect cosy hiding spot for amphibians, reptiles and other wildlife. Help keep them safe by building your bonfire as late as possible and checking carefully before lighting. Find out more about keeping wildlife safe: https://ow.ly/5eFx51001wU

Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance illegally financing Bolsonaro's campaign in Brasil www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...

Not a single news outlet has reviewed its coverage of Jason Arday, for accuracy or proportionality. Zero attempt to conduct any inquiry into the media’s role in his death. Instead, the industry has moved into self-congratulatory mode. This isn’t just tone deaf, it betrays a systemic failure

Please sign and share - a university de-recognising unions is unprecedented and a danger to us all

“Can we really call our system fair when people who came here under one set of rules now face a retrospective change?” Abtisam Mohamed MP raises concerns in Parliament about the impact of proposed settlement rule changes on academics and other international workers.

This Halloween, sail the high seas with @nycferry.bsky.social to your trick-or-treating destination. Free candy on every @nycferry.bsky.social route on Halloween. Which adventure will you choose?

Now joining @elliechowns.bsky.social in this important #COP31 briefing focused on transitioning away from #FossilFuels, higher ambition & tying climate & nature issues together

Robert's Right ✅️.......

HSBC quarterly pre-tax profits surge 32% to $9.6bn (£7.14bn). Banks receive bailouts, subsidies, pay measly return to savers, hike charges, rely on the state as lender of the last resort but threaten retaliation if taxed. Must levy windfall tax.

Everything you need to set up a Labour Budget. Terms and conditions apply. Real action on the cost-of-living crisis sold separately.

Let them eat cake? That's so French Revolution. Let them eat gherkins.

This is how the UK Chancellor can increase the income tax personal allowance by £3,000. Must end/curtail subsidies to banks. Align tax rates on capital gains & dividends with those on wages. Inconvenience to a few, but millions will be lifted out of hardship.

‘Too big to not fail’: Google outage exposes UK reliance on a handful of cloud providers. Reliance on few foreign companies reduces economic resilience, makes govts powerless. China/India building alternatives. UK/EU need to do the same. Fiscal rules prevent public investment

Three-quarters of the responses to the 2023 UK govt consultation on the tobacco and vapes bill were machine-generated. 90,835 of the 118,756 responses were by bots. Corporations have a new tool for subverting polices and public opinion; to increase profits, spread addiction, health hazards.

Voice of Rabbis If you're Jewish or non-Jewish, please, let the world know: Video from Monroe New York, The message was unmistakable: “We oppose and have no part in Zionism and State of israel” Not fringe. Not small.

@freespeechforpeace.bsky.social @peaceandjustice.bsky.social @cjpme.org

A year ago the RSF entered El Fasher in Sudan after an 18 month siege, in an attack the UN found had the "hallmarks of genocide". The RSF is backed by the UAE, a big importer of UK weapons. When will Labour act against those brazenly breaking the arms embargo?

Even Starmer didn't break this pledge. Labour think young people should be paid less to do the same job as everyone else. On rent, pay, and on the climate crisis, Labour are betraying the young. Thankfully there's an alternative to this Labour government.

Ahead of tomorrow's budget statement. Here’s how the UK chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions by addressing tax and fiscal anomalies. There is no shortage of money. All that is needed is the political will.