Pat Tonge

Ultimately, we went to show solidarity. But we left with an even greater determination to speak out. We will not be silenced, and we will not look away. None of us should. You can read a full statement from @progintl.bsky.social here: www.clivelewis.org/uncategorise...

Today Israeli authorities barred me and other European elected representatives from entering the West Bank to meet Palestinian students and civil society leaders, as part of a @progintl.bsky.social delegation.

The cuts being made at the BBC are unforgivable. They are putting it into a death spiral. The weaker it gets, the less people will want to support it. And yes, this is an issue for the Government, which likes to pretend it's not their problem. It is.

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

🧵 Wow - this article is bordering on unhinged! Apparently the BBC is akin to a “North Korean re-education camp” for teaching children about net-zero and covering both the pros AND cons of immigration Join me for a masterclass in cherry-picking and context stripping to brainwash your own readers👍🏻

NEW: Trump is a Russian asset. And the UK government is finally waking from its decade-long slumber Read this. And order a wind-up radio. broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-dark-t...

"There’s not enough room in my chest for all this joy". What incredible news to wake up to. First Serbia, now this www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

Brazil and Serbia, defying rise the tide of autocracy. This is how we do it, everywhere. 🌈

Beware of finance industry lobbying. It hired PwC (the firm that delivers dud audits) to produce a report, claiming that UK banks face highest rates of tax. The report included taxes not borne by banks. Omitted countries that levy higher rates of taxes. Integrity never gets in the way of profits.

I'm being sued for $795m. By a fugitive fraudster. In Wyoming. Using an anti-Mafia law. 🧵

Seems only right. This should be extended to cover tax avoidance by exile, people like Jim Ratcliffe, why should people who leave our country to avoid paying tax, keep their honours, its a dishonourable thing to do. www.ruck.co.uk/rugby-news/k...

On Tuesday MPs held an evidence session on alternative forms of ownership for water. This wouldn’t have happened without the groundswell of support for public ownership. The pressure this has created has pushed the debate on from whether we replace the current privatised mess, to how we replace it.

Excellent argument for use against dangerous Reform UK Islamophobic illogic via Simon Mathews

UK law requires companies to pay dividends from realized profits, must maintain capital. Law is poorly enforced. Water companies flout it. Carillon abused it. Now Govt proposes that dividends can be paid without capital maintenance. Madness to appease corporations.

Jack Ross, CEO of Turning Point UK and a former Conservative election candidate, has been suspended from the party in the wake of undercover sting by Al Jazeera reportedly showing him discussing the cost of hiring contract killers. Story from @benquinn75.bsky.social and me

Let’s eradicate our life support systems – that’ll teach the liberals! It's not just about giving destructive industries what they want, important as this is. The likes of Trump and Bolsonaro will kill the planet out of a vengeful desire to hurt. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Runaway AI poses a threat to us all. How humanity stays in control should be a priority for everyone Projection location: Slough, UK Narrated by @gavinesler.bsky.social

Jeremy Hunt on who spent 6 years as Health Secretary underfunding the NHS and social care Says that a lack of resources in the NHS and social care is why we had so many covid deaths in social care

Approving the Jackdaw gas field solves none of our problems, while contributing to the existential crisis of climate breakdown. The government has privileged special interests above the general interest. It's a shameful, cowardly decision.

UK ‘wealth exodus’ was manufactured by the press. The press complaints body IPSO must investigate or step aside. The story started with one study which now admits it has no evidence. Media owned by corporations and the super rich lapped it up, served their economic interest, ideological purpose.

Government support for drilling at #Jackdaw takes a wrecking ball to any pretence of UK climate leadership & pours fuel on an overheating world - and for what? It’s equivalent to just 2 months of UK gas demand, creates just 27 direct jobs & has *no* impact on energy bills🧵1/4

Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water. Here are some suggestions. Enforce laws. Prosecute execs for harming health, environment. Cancel licence to operate. Put TW into special administration. Nationalise at knockdown price. Apply to all water companies.

It would be hilarious, if it were not so sinister.

The trade unions resisting a political donations cap in the UK are ragged-trousered philanthropists. Thanks to their delusion that a system allowing limitless donations enhances their power, they're in danger of handing the country to the far-right parties that billionaires support. Burnham must act

More NHS staff sacked over attacks victims' records. The issues will become worse. The Health Bill 2026 establishes a Single Patient Record, which could be helpful but ... What you tell your GP in confidence will become known to others. Hardly any effective safeguards in the Bill.

Another school shooting in US. Trump said the situation could have been "much worse" with no intervention. "It's a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it," he said. BUT how much better the killer had not been able to get hold of a gun. Then no lives lost.

If you're still on X ... now my friends is the time to pull that plug. This very dangerous man needs to be stopped, not enabled www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

UK ‘an outlier in Europe’ for letting Farage and other politicians present TV shows. GB News, owned by hedge fund manager, is the propaganda arm of Reform/Farage. Politicians must be scrutinized, and not allowed to present news or current affairs programmes.

A Reform councillor has been recorded calling for King Charles to be decapitated because he “is a Muslim”, while another one said of Asian people: “drag out of their homes, stick them on planes and **** them off to Pakistan.” It’s part of an undercover investigation by ITV Exposure

OK, there is something very, very weird going on in the press right now. It certainly appears, from the outside, as if certain people are being very much protected in a way that was not afforded to certain other people! Let's start with the facts around Lola Salem... 🧵1/

So, a Trump supporter told me that, “nobody gives a sh*t” about Indigenous Peoples Day. Please, tell me, do you care about Indigenous Peoples Day?

At last! Big congrats to all including @carolecadwalla.bsky.social As MP I was proud to join a court case to try to force ministers to hold an inquiry into the impact of Russian disinformation on the Brexit vote & other recent elections - their lack of curiosity, from Boris onwards, was stunning …

Delo and his fellow crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne have now given Reform £100m+ Reform has pledged to deregulate crypto. Delo and Harborne say there is no quid-pro-quo. But should crypto money buy British democracy? 🔴Read the full story: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-meg...

Kemi Badenoch wants to exempt the family home from inheritance tax. But that creates a perverse incentive for elderly people to *upsize* to save IHT. That could double the cost of the policy, and push £100bn+ from savings into housing. A 🧵 on bad tax cuts.

Isn’t it strange how, when you start being paid by private companies instead of elected by the public, the people become the “mob”? Palantir’s record deserves scrutiny – from politicians and the public. https://bit.ly/47avtHW

Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error. Same error amplified by right-wing think-tanks, press It suited their ideological leanings. Future historians might say - planet earth and human life was shattered by a spreadsheet error.

From the same Excel-wranglers who brought you austerity. youtube.com/shorts/kr5nh...

UK water companies made £340m by pouring billions of litres of industrial/commercial wastewater into sewage treatment works. Treatment works are not designed to remove most chemicals, leaving pollutants to pass into rivers, seas and farmland. Investment neglected. Practices are mostly unregulated.

Most of us in the West are appalled and disgusted by the public "executions" carried out not only by terrorists but also sometimes by a state in the Middle East. These are the most grotesque words I have heard from Hesketh (and that says something!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

No pressure but if this gets to a million views, I'll be able to pay the mortgage this month. Thank you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHUv...

The Tories want an Iron Dome?

Former Labour Deputy Leader Lord Thomas Watson, now Senior VP at Palantir UK, wrote to me defending their public contracts. Instead of trading letters, I’ve challenged him to an open, public debate. He can defend Palantir’s ethos; I’ll argue for public accountability. Will you accept, Tom?

🚨The government is looking for UK alternatives to Palantir to run the NHS data platform, the FT reports. This follows a week of protests in 40+ places across England and a rally of hundreds at Palantir's London HQ. Help keep the pressue up: nopalantirinthenhs.com

When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.

On the £36m donation to Reform UK from Ben Delo... Lib Dems: "Farage wants to bring Trump's America to our shores by buying his way into power. He's trying to get into No 10 as if it's a stop on a monopoly board" The PM "needs to introduce a cap on political donations. Our democracy depends on it"