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Starmer’s secret Burnham attack plan leaks
20 June 2026 @ 12:11 pm
Seemingly oblivious to reality, Keir Starmer has said he will fight against Andy Burnham in a leadership challenge. We say ‘oblivious’, because Starmer is one of the most unpopular PMs in history, and Burnham just smashed Reform in a by-election despite Farage’s party leading the polls for over a year. Should Starmer defend himself, we […]
By Willem MooreWorld Cup: First red card in football history for mouth covering
20 June 2026 @ 12:08 pm
The 2026 World Cup witnessed the first sending-off in football history under the new law regarding covering the mouth during altercations between players, after the referee showed a direct red card to Paraguay national team player Miguel Almirón during the match against the Turkey national team. The decision came after a review by the VAR, […]
By Alaa ShamaliWorld Cup team captains unveil unified message against hate
20 June 2026 @ 11:55 am
The captains of the teams participating in the 2026 World Cup exchanged special pennants denouncing hate and discrimination before the start of some matches, as part of an initiative launched by the FIFA to coincide with the International Day for Countering Hate Speech. In the matches between the Czech Republic and South Africa, Mexico and […]
By Alaa ShamaliFresh disgrace for GAA: sponsor Allianz are Israel’s biggest foreign backer
20 June 2026 @ 11:51 am
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is set to come under renewed pressure for its disgraceful failure to cease its sponsorship agreement with backer of the ‘Israeli’ genocide Allianz. A new report by Middle East Eye reveals that the German insurance giant is: …the single largest foreign financier of the Israeli state – holding more in […]
By Robert FreemanPolanski calls out Burnham’s ‘more of the same’ migration plan
20 June 2026 @ 10:29 am
According to the Times, Andy Burnham is going to keep Shabana Mahmood as the home secretary if he becomes PM. Given that this would be the most ‘more of the same’ possible, it’s understandable Zack Polanski has said the following: The architect of Labour’s cruel plans on settled status and persecution of free speech and […]
By Willem MooreIsrael collapses Iran-US deal, Swiss meeting cancelled
20 June 2026 @ 10:25 am
Israel has succeeded — at least for now — in its openly-admitted aim of collapsing peace talks between the US and Iran. Iranian negotiators said they would not attend talks in Geneva after Israel murdered dozens of people in airstrikes in Lebanon — so US vice-president JD Vance has also cancelled. According to Israeli claims, […]
By SkwawkboxHegseth’s tantrum at UK defence secretary Dan Jarvis can’t stop US decline
19 June 2026 @ 11:24 pm
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth threw a tantrum at his new UK counterpart Dan Jarvis over a supposed lack of cooperation in the war the US just lost with Iran. As well as this fake claim (the UK cooperated plenty), Hegseth blasted European partners for not doing his bidding during the illegal, unprovoked war. Hegseth […]
By Joe GlentonAraghchi calls out Israel’s determination to collapse US-Iran deal
19 June 2026 @ 11:16 pm
Iranian foreign minister Sayed Abbas Araghchi has taken direct aim at genocidal Israel’s determination to collapse the newly-signed ‘memorandum of understanding‘ for an eventual end to the US-Israel war of aggression on Iran. Araghchi quoted a comment posted today, 19 June 2026, by fascist Israeli ‘security’ minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. In it, Ben-Gvir threatened to kill […]
By SkwawkboxIsrael’s petulant fascists are determined to wreck any chance of peace
19 June 2026 @ 10:44 pm
Pariah state Israel appears determined to wreck any chance of peace between the US and Iran. The settler-colonial state has kept hitting Lebanon after failing to achieve its major aim — regime change — in the war it coaxed a rudderless Donald Trump into starting. Legacy outlet Newsweek reported on 19 June: Israel said it […]
By Joe GlentonGreens messaging on Manchester’s mayoral vote needs some work
19 June 2026 @ 10:36 pm
The Green Party is likely to be the most credible left-wing option in Manchester’s mayoral election on 30 July. But to win, the Greens need to make sure their messaging is as strong as possible. Are Greens ‘the only party that can beat Reform’? It would be great, for example, if the Greens could avoid […]
By Ed Sykes