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Beer lover, marathon runner, ageing rude-boy, raving lefty, anti-racist, cricket fan and unstoppable optimist. Proud LGBT+ ally. He/ him
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A beautiful run along The Ridgeway this morning followed by a day of meetings in ‘that London’

Beautifully and eruditely put: “Now, most of the UK population finds itself politically homeless, abandoned by a mainstream that offers nothing but more of the same lumpy arse gravy the tories ladled out” www.tetleystldr.com/tetleystldr-...

The Prime Minister imitating Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech is sickening. That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk. Shame on you, Keir Starmer.

I am pleased to be able to share today that the University of Strathclyde, in partnership with the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER), is to host the first Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland (AROS). www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathcly...

A much more measured response to recent comments than my own rage-fueled outburst! A great plea for constructive debate from @hopenothate.org.uk rather than knee jerk condemnation (of either side)

My letter to the Prime Minister. #immigration

Perfectly put @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social It's utterly staggering! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I know it's a weird question, but indulge this old fool. Might it be possible that our economic problems aren't wholly the fault of immigrants or the disabled?

This.

Reform UK Ltd. represents the greatest threat to the freedoms secured by those who gave so much during WW2. I can't understand how anyone who claims to be patriotic gives Farage the time of day!

Well, finally the media catches up! Well done @hopenothate.org.uk www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Excellent piece in Prospect Magazine talking, somewhat optimistically, about the fightback beginning in the United States apple.news/A0WTiW_aQSXK...

So basically just sort of banning people who enjoy a sport for fun really?

They think they've got this in the bag. But they're not ready for people like you showing up. Use your vote today to prove them wrong. 🗳️ Find your polling station: wheredoivote.co.uk

Just your regular reminder that the vast majority of us want public ownership of our key utilities. Share if you agree 👍🏾

thank you Private Eye for taking apart this flakey headline-grabbing research

Nigel Farage is using AI to do his own job - will he automate yours too? Farage revealed yesterday that Reform UK used AI to vet their candidates. 😱 No wonder we found so many of them to harbour extreme and racist views.

Genius!

Something that I’ve had the *privilege* of doing for over 40 years that still gives me hope (however misplaced!)

9.3m Britons, including 3m children, face hunger/hardship. Govt response - cut benefits, support services. Result - lower education, health & employment attainment; pressure on the NHS, public services. Loss of £38.2bn in annual output. Can't grow economy without eradicating poverty.

Lovely #Parkrun in #Winchester on Saturday… and always fabulous to catch up with friends in the process

On Italy's Liberation day, the 80th anniversary of the defeat of fascism, Searchlight sends its warmest greetings to all our Italian anti-fascist comrades, and especially to our friends in ANPI.

As a Labour Party member of many, many years, I will be voting Green at the local elections. And will be seriously reconsidering my membership if Labour doesn’t make an equally positive stand

So, that new give Putin all he wants "peace" plan Rubio floated this week? It appears to be illegal under a 2022 American law Rubio himself helped pass. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

From Lincolnshire to Leicestershire, Doncaster to Durham, we’ve uncovered Reform UK candidates posting hate, spreading racist lies, and praising extremists. Reform claim to have cleaned up, but the evidence says otherwise. ❌ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Seems Fujitsu has decided that enough time has passed since the horizon scandal, and are now bidding on public sector contracts again! www.theregister.com/2025/04/23/f...

🚅Want to end the Great British Train Robbery? ✍️It only takes 1 minute to sign our petition. 🤑The rolling stock companies have made £3.6 billion in dividends over the past decade. Now's the perfect time to demand they take our trains into public ownership.

Not everyone can get out and about to campaign which is why at @hopenothate.org.uk we’ve created a suite of shareable videos, graphics and articles to help you kickstart conversations with your friends and family about how they vote on May 1st hopenothate.org.uk/lets-talk-re...

Reeves flies to US to push Trump to sign trade agreement. Within the EU the UK had access to the biggest market. After Brexit it scavenges for deals, any deal. Parliament must debate and have a free vote on any deal with Trump. Must rejoin the EU.

This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic www.crabmuseum.org/visit 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

Absolutely love the Arsenal fans protest against the club's Visit Rwanda deal. The genius 'Visit Tottenham' campaign is a great way to encourage a political discussion #GunnersForPeace apple.news/A-8XFpCz5Sw6...

Good grief. The only positive to take from this story (aside from Searchlight’s always excellent reporting) is the thought of fascist grifters scamming other fascists!

With evidence like this, I really struggle to understand how Farage gets a platform on the BBC while a podcast about heat pumps gets cancelled for potentially being too political 🤷‍♂️

To achieve legal and/or medical transition in the UK, people are REQUIRED to live IN PUBLIC in their preferred gender, FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS. Or they will be refused support. CAN YOU UNDERSTAND that doing that is being made ILLEGAL? CAN YOU UNDERSTAND that it's making BEING TRANS illegal?

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Really interesting (but sadly not all surprising) 🧵 on Trump’s royal pretensions👇

I was supposed to be taking it easy at #parkrun this morning – still recovering from two half marathons in quick succession – but got all carried away! Always enjoy #Knowsley because it’s friendly, it’s in a lovely park, it’s flat(ish) and the route map draws the picture of a face!

Get it signed

and yet they come to Europe and lecture everyone on free speech