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North of Ireland authorities increasingly assisting the far-right

24 May 2026 @ 8:30 pm

North of IrelandIn recent weeks, there has been increasing evidence of authorities in the north of Ireland aligning themselves with dangerous far-right thugs. On May 1, the racists and Islamophobes of Our Northern Ireland Voice (ONIV) shared a video showing a group of men assaulting a person they described as a “Pakistani male”. Later identified as Mohammed […] By Robert Freeman

Labour pulled up for gimmicky August free bus policy

24 May 2026 @ 8:16 pm

LabourThe cost of living is an ongoing crisis in modern Britain. In response to this, the government has unveiled a ‘Summer Savings’ plan which will provide minimal savings for a single month — specifically August. In response to this, Sky News’s Trevor Phillips has laid into Labour minister Darren Jones: As several people have pointed […] By Willem Moore

Singer CMAT says ‘f*ck Reform’ and tells UK artists to get off the fence

24 May 2026 @ 8:09 pm

ReformSpeaking at the Ivor Novello awards, singer CMAT has spoken out against Reform UK and the far right. She’s also called on her fellow artists to get off the fence and to take a stand: "I have no time, sympathy or empathy for anybody that decides to make life more difficult for people who are […] By Willem Moore

Reform councillor claims Swastika tattoo is a ‘Buddhist peace symbol’

24 May 2026 @ 7:58 pm

Reform leader Nigel Farage, a Swastika, and Reform councillor Andy ArnoldAnother Reform member has been exposed for having an alleged link to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party. The latest is Barnsley councillor Andy Arnold who was photographed over multiple years with a Swastika tattoo. In response, Arnold’s wife has claimed it was actually a Buddhist symbol of peace: Swastika tattoo visible in public social media photos […] By Willem Moore

Reform’s new overtime tax policy torn to shreds

24 May 2026 @ 7:48 pm

Reform leader Nigel Farage in a room full of journalistsReform UK unveiled an attention-grabbing new policy proposal on Sunday 24 May: Reform will scrap income tax on overtime. It's time to make work pay. pic.twitter.com/Q0luvT9WPM — Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) May 24, 2026 The problem for Reform is that the policy has also grabbed the attention of people who think things through. Reform — […] By Willem Moore

Reform’s fascist deportation plan ‘to cost £50bn’

24 May 2026 @ 7:24 pm

Reform UK's Robert Jenrick and Trevor PhillipsReform UK’s Robert Jenrick became unstuck when questioned about his party’s mass deportation plans. As commentators Mukhtar and Saul Staniforth highlighted, however, the focus on cost is frankly disgusting given the human element: Trevor Philips is a weird guy. https://t.co/qMcp4Dw9Je — Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) May 24, 2026 Reform — the cost Host Trevor Phillips put the […] By Willem Moore

Serious scabies outbreak in Israeli occupation prisons is part of the policy of torture and slow killing used against Palestinian political prisoners

24 May 2026 @ 7:07 pm

Palestinian PrisonersA dangerous and rapidly escalating outbreak of the skin disease scabies is again sweeping through Israeli occupation prisons. This is causing huge suffering to the many thousands of Palestinian political prisoners who, for the past few years, have intentionally had the worst conditions ever inflicted on them. Abdullah al-Zighari, head of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, […] By Charlie Jaay

The foul racism of leading Israel mouthpieces in response to mosque shooting

24 May 2026 @ 6:23 pm

Laura LoomerLaura Loomer is one of the best-known, most fanatical US Israel mouthpieces. She is also one of the closest to the Trump regime and has advocated feeding immigrants to alligators. She is also one of the most odious. And in response to the San Diego mosque shooting, she spewed out naked racism that would see […] By Skwawkbox

Watch: “think of the 10,000 Palestinian prisoners” — flotilla abductees arrive in Ireland

24 May 2026 @ 4:36 pm

FlotillaIrish citizens criminally abducted by Israel from the humanitarian Gaza flotilla arrived back in Ireland last night. Israel beat, tortured and in many cases raped or sexually assaulted them and hundreds of volunteers from other countries. But their thoughts and words were for the 10,000+ Palestinians — including 400 children — Israel holds without charge. […] By Skwawkbox

Burnham slammed for saying he won’t renationalise Thames Water

24 May 2026 @ 12:49 pm

Andy Burnham in front of a sewage pipeIt’s been widely reported that Andy Burnham wants to ‘renationalise’ vital public industries and utilities. This sounds good, because people hate privatisation, and they want the UK to once more own its own assets. The problem, of course, is that Burnham isn’t planning to renationalise anything, as he keeps admitting: Andy Burnham says we could […] By Willem Moore