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Colonial settlers raid villages in the occupied West Bank

19 April 2026 @ 6:22 pm

SettlersOn 18 April, in Khirbet Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, up to 100 settlers gathered at an outpost just outside the village. This was a new outpost, only established a few days previously. Illegal colonists and Israeli occupation forces coordinate to storm the villages of Khirbet Abu Falah and al […] By Charlie Jaay

Kash Patel denies claim he’s paranoid & drunk on the job

19 April 2026 @ 3:38 pm

Images of Kash PatelKash Patel — Clearly, people who are suffering from alcoholism and poor mental health should receive support. Part of this help should be ensuring they’re not actively in charge of law enforcement agencies. And yet: “On multiple occasions” Kash Patel has reportedly gotten so drunk that the FBI couldn’t wake him, and at least once […] By Willem Moore

Campaigners condemn GMP’s “despicable” “extreme violence” vs anti-fascist protesters

19 April 2026 @ 3:16 pm

Greater Manchester PoliceAnti-fascist campaigners have condemned Greater Manchester Police’s “despicable” and “extreme” violence against peaceful activists protesting against yesterday’s white supremacist march in Manchester. In a statement, the Northern Police Monitoring Project (NPMP) group and Resist Britain First slammed physical and chemical attacks on non-violent protesters by police concealing their identities and numbers — who then prevented […] By Skwawkbox

Reform investigating candidate who ‘hates’ the NHS

19 April 2026 @ 2:38 pm

ReformOn 14 April, we reported that Reform UK were running a candidate who wanted to “salt the earth” upon which the NHS stood. Surprisingly, they are apparently now investigating said candidate: Reform investigating candidate @TheBembridge over alleged posts he 'hates NHS' and thinks nurses eat too muchhttps://t.co/R34o7HipV6 — Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 (@reformexposed) April […] By Willem Moore

Waffling Jenrick tries to defend Tice’s £100k tax scandal

19 April 2026 @ 2:35 pm

RICHARD TICE, ROBERT JENRICK, AND LAURA KUENSSBERGOn Sunday 12 April, the Times reported on a tax scandal involving Richard Tice and a disputed £92k. Now, a week later, the Times are reporting on an entirely different tax scandal involving Tice: To clarify this £100k is wholly different to £92k in unpaid tax we revealed last week and £600k we examined last month. […] By Willem Moore

Kendall blanks when shown Starmer seemingly lied about Mandelson vetting

19 April 2026 @ 11:12 am

StarmerStarmer — On 17 April, it emerged that Peter Mandelson had failed vetting for the ambassador to the US position. In one sense, this was unsurprising, because he was Peter Mandelson, and he literally should have failed the vetting process as soon as he entered his name. On the other, it was really quite shocking, […] By Willem Moore

Tommy Robinson backs violent rapist Conor McGregor

19 April 2026 @ 10:56 am

Tommy Robinson, Vladimir Putin, and Conor McGregorContent Note: this article contains an account of sexual assault Like others on the far right, Tommy Robinson has tried to depict himself as a great defender of British women. As we’ve reported, Robinson’s credentials on this front don’t hold up to scrutiny. This is especially true now that Robinson is throwing his weight behind […] By Willem Moore

Zack Polanski demands ‘council homes not luxury flats for foreign investors’

19 April 2026 @ 10:02 am

Zack Polanski superimposed over a London renters protestOn 18 April, the renters of London took to the streets to fight for their rights. Among their demands were calls for rent controls and council homes. One politicians who agrees with this message is the Green Party’s Zack Polanski: Yes! This is exactly it! Council homes – not the luxury flats sold off to […] By Willem Moore

Farage’s approval nosedives to lowest ever

19 April 2026 @ 9:56 am

FarageNigel Farage has been on something of a journey over the past few decades. To begin with, he was widely perceived as a joke — one which the BBC couldn’t stop telling. Even after Farage was successful in pushing the public towards Brexit, he wasn’t able to convert that momentum into electoral success. Since 2024, however, […] By Willem Moore

Palestinian Prisoners Day has a sour taste this year

18 April 2026 @ 3:17 pm

Palestinian PrisonersPalestinian Prisoners’ Day is marked every year on 17 April. It began in 1974, after the Palestinian National Council chose the date to honour the first Palestinian prisoner exchange, linked to Mahmoud Bakr Hijazi’s release in 1971. Hijazi was the first Palestinian to be captured by Israeli occupation forces (IOF). The Israeli occupation has now legalised […] By Charlie Jaay