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she was in international waters thus any seizure or attack is completely illegal under international maritime law, she sailed under a British flag meaning the UK government has legal responsibility for the ship and her crew's safety & protection.

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2 weeks ago, France, Canada, and the UK warned Israel to take "concrete actions" to stop its genocidal war & boost aid into Gaza. Israel responded by shooting at diplomats from 2 dozen nations — including the trio. Today, Israel intercepted a UK-flagged aid ship with 6 French people on board.

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Wonders of UK energy privatisation. Not enough capacity to carry/store electricity. On windy days, govt pays wind farms NOT to produce electricity. £500m this year, £8bn a yr by 2030. Elsewhere companies are paid vast sums for emergency production. Companies get ssubsidies, we get higher bills.

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Public ownership of England’s water companies could cost close to zero. Companies have violated their licences. Shares worthless. Debt low value. Railtrack, Northern Rock were taken over without compensation for investors. Can do the same for water companies? But govt obsessed with privatisation.

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Children in the most deprived areas of England less likely to achieve good developmental goals by the age of five, says Unicef. Poverty, austerity, real wage/benefit cuts, profiteering, regressive taxes take toll. Futures blighted by political choices in one of the wealthiest countries.

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As Trump deploys the National Guard against his own citizens, the importance of protecting our own human rights from abuse at the hands of govt has never been clearer. But still the Tories push to strip us of our protections, in a desperate bid for power for themselves. Important letter (Times)

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Interesting: Despite the relentlessly negative media coverage, most people in the UK want to stay in the European Convention on Human Rights👇 🔗 yougov.co.uk/topics/inter... via @yougov.co.uk #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.

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US aggression versus EU membership: The UK must choose stability over Trump’s chaos 👏👏👏

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"Other industries such as rail and energy have also struggled in the face of privatisation. But, nowhere illustrates the failure more acutely than the water sector. Left unaddressed, it could easily become a major obstacle to meeting the UK’s climate objectives."

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35 years of England water privatisation. Industry controlled by companies with 1,135 criminal convictions. 1trn litres water a year lost in leaks. Sewage dumped in rivers for 3.62m hrs a year. £85bn dividends, £70bn+ debt, people fleeced Last decade, £112m exec bonuses . Must end privatisation.

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🇪🇺 "66% of the public support a closer relationship with Europe" 📈 "Over half (53%) were in favour of undoing Brexit altogether. Remember when newspapers cared about the will of the people? How times change."

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From a week and a half ago: “As of Monday, the model shows, about 96,000 adults and 200,000 children have died because of the administration’s cutbacks to funding for aid groups and support organizations. The overall death count grows by 103 people an hour.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Fact-check or get out: how to expose lying politicians In a digital world where facts can be verified in seconds, we have no excuse to let politicians get away with lying. Are we part of the problem? @centralbylines.co.uk

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Before September 1998 University was free in England. Now it costs nearly £10,000 a year and it is going up to £13,000. Nigel Farage has the same plan for the NHS.

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We must never, ever, ever abandon the ECHR Treaty. "This treaty was made after WWII to ensure such atrocities would never happen again!" "The UK signed the ECHR in 1951 and the rights enshrined in the Convention have been made part of UK law through the Human Rights Act 1998."

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New research provides conclusive proof that 20mph in London is saving lives. 14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows: ❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made) ❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt And slower speeds deliver so much more:

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The world is watching. And we have friends everywhere. Upload everything, every moment. Don’t give them the chance to twist the truth. We have people on the way to help. You’re not alone. ✊🌙💚

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A newborn baby had to stay in hospital for 5.5 months in the USA in 2011 after being born premature. The hospital sent their parents this bill after 3 months. Imagine what they would have done if they weren't insured or couldn't pay their percentage of this bill?

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The magic of having the world's only fully privatised and most expensive energy.

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Water privitisation is such an utter failure that no one will take it on without getting exemption for environmental crimes. These private companies want to avoid all responsibility for - literal - shit in our drinking water. #RenationaliseWater www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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And Farage wants to privatise much of the NHS. Be afraid.

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Hunt was literally Chancellor of the Exchequer for 2 years 2022-24. Instead of fixing this problem he cut taxes and left a huge black hole in the public finances to give Labour a political headache. It’s always party before country with the Tories.

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Growing stretches of the countryside are falling behind a paywall. Lewis Winks, of @righttoroam.bsky.social “From entry fees for historically open parks, to pay-for-permission wild camping and river swimming, the paywalling of the countryside is quietly shutting the public out."

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Let's also point out the gratuitous inclusion of Maya Forstater's demonstrably false lie that 'many many women' had been assaulted in bathrooms as a result of trans-inclusive policies. There's no evidence of that whatsoever. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Bupkiss. Goose egg.

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We know how to save lives and make our city safer for everyone, especially children, older and disabled people, to walk, cycle and catch the bus. Rolling out 20mph speed limits everywhere people are using pavements and need to cross the road makes sense.

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Los Angeles: if you get tear gas or see other people who have been and someone calling themselves a medic tries to use milk to wash their eyes out SLAP THAT MILK JUG OUT THEIR FUCKING HAND. MILK DOES NOT WASH OUT TEAR GAS. Just use bottled water please.

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England's water industry running amok. Govt's reforms can't work. Govt says it will ban unfair dividends. But shareholders can extract returns with share buybacks, interest payments on intragroup loans, artificial management fees and other charges. Must remove profit motive. Nationalise.

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Solar farms boost for birds! What wonderful news. www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/05/b...

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Kudos to Ed Miliband for making this happen 👏 Yes, it's long overdue, but the real culprit here was George Osborne who slashed the 2016 zero carbon homes target, followed by years of dithering by the Tories amid a flurry of donations from housebuilders. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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❌ Rupert ❌ Zia Who next? Maybe it should be the Reform MP who assaulted his girlfriend outside a nightclub? But then again they only talk about protecting women and girls when it allows them to use divisive dog whistles and xenophobia.

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5m UK adults in financial, health, housing insecurity. 15 yrs of real wage cuts, austerity, unchecked profiteering, declining public services, poor housing take toll. 37% of universal credit claimants are in work. 1% have more wealth than 70% of population combined. Need people-centred politics.

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Despite damning evidence the govt clinging on to private ownership of water in England; people fleeced for 36 years. Prospect is sewage dumping, health hazards, lack of investment, higher domestic/business costs, tax dodges, asset-stripping. Public ownership is the only way out.

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The Labour government have announced they will bring in rules as part of their Future Homes Standard plan that will require most new builds to include substantial solar panels. Tory gov. rules say solar panel coverage must be equivalent to 40% of the buildings floor plan - or none at all. 1/2

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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

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Journalism is increasingly out of touch with public opinion. According to YouGov 66% of the public support a closer relationship with Europe and (53%) are in favour of undoing #Brexit altogether. Remember when newspapers cared about the will of the people? www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...

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Currently fossil fuels on just 13%, UK electricity gets cleaner and cleaner. Just need more batteries, pylons and transmission to over come intermittence!

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The Russia Report was released, but heavily redacted. It won’t be released in unredacted form. More importantly - it’s now obsolete & too narrow in scope for the current threat environment. What we need now is a comprehensive review of all foreign interference in UK democracy.

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This is an image of British Commandos on a approaching Sword Beach on D-Day, 6th June 1944. War is a horrific thing; these men left their loved ones to enter its hellish cauldron. Some never returned. We remember their immense bravery and sacrifices so that they should never be necessary again.

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The media want to tell you that 18 year old men are all voting Reform. Well….that just isn’t true. Young men (18-24) are just as likely - and young women are far more likely - to vote Green! Don’t believe the hype. Join the Greens and get behind a real alternative.

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The Reform UK candidate Reece Langley didn't show up to campaign in the #Winter Gardens by-election on #Canvey Island, seems he's now not showing up as a Councillor. Canvey Lake issues and dredging were raised, something Reece Langley campaign for in the by-election. Bad start.

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