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German ‘antisemitism commissioner’ arson is Israel lobby’s anti-Palestine smear case study
1 May 2026 @ 10:50 pm
An arson attack against the ‘antisemitism commissioner’ of the German state of Brandenburg has turned out to be a case study in the Israel lobby’s antisemitism smear tactics. And, of course, the way in which those tactics are aided by the state-corporate media. It’s a lesson that the UK badly needs to learn. Andreas Büttner […]
By SkwawkboxPolanski unveils radical workers’ charter to protect people before profit
1 May 2026 @ 10:18 pm
The Green party launched its Workers’ Charter 2026 tonight at the People’s History Museum in Manchester. Zack Polanski opened the event with a wonderfully passionate call to build a system that works for the workers and not the wealthy few. Polanski’s powerful call to finally level the playing field, reinstate workers’ rights and to unite […]
By AntifabotVery original: desperate Labour ghouls plan to get Andy Burnham back — again
1 May 2026 @ 8:51 pm
MPs in the withering Labour Party have a master plan to try and stop a general election wipe-out. In a daring, novel and original move, the party will try to get Manchester mayor Andy Burnham back into parliament – again. Yes, you heard right. The Guardian newspaper — which also can’t get over the slow […]
By Joe GlentonOxford-educated billionaire-owned newspaper editor warns Greens will ‘destroy London’
1 May 2026 @ 8:39 pm
Alys Denby, editor of billionaire-owned City AM, told billionaire-owned Times Radio she was upset at being forced to vote Labour to keep the “extremist” Greens out. The Greens will be beside themselves with grief, no doubt. Here is the full commentary from 1 May: Proud Conservative @alysdenby has proclaimed she’s voting Labour and calls for […]
By Joe Glenton‘Brutalised at sea’: Palestine flotilla activists ‘punched, kicked, dragged’ by Israeli thugs
1 May 2026 @ 6:55 pm
Activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla have reported being brutalised by the Israeli military after their humanitarian ships were stormed. They also said they were denied food and water. The illegal seizure was a brutal re-run of previous attacks on flotillas. The activists were detained by an Israeli Occupation Force (IOF) naval vessel for 40 […]
By Joe GlentonKeir Starmer’s niece to run in safe council seat after black candidates barred
1 May 2026 @ 6:42 pm
Keir Starmer’s niece will contest a safe Labour council seat after two black candidates were barred from running. Ellie Sandover will run in Bensham Manor, the second safest Labour seat in the borough. Good old Croydon seems to be a centre for Labour controversies in recent weeks… Inside Croydon reported on 30 April: Sandover was […]
By Joe GlentonDWP advertising a £2m contract for vehicle-based covert ‘live’ surveillance cameras to spy on benefit claimants
1 May 2026 @ 6:22 pm
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has quietly started looking for suppliers to provide covert surveillance cameras for its vehicles to spy on benefit claimants. An early engagement notice on the government’s Find a Tender service reveals the DWP’s plans to deploy this technology to monitor welfare claimants in real-time. And naturally, it plans […]
By Hannah SharlandInquest finds children gunned down by British soldiers ‘posed no risk at all’
1 May 2026 @ 6:04 pm
An inquest at Belfast Coroner’s Court has ruled that two British soldiers “overreacted” and “lost control” when killing five innocent people who posed no threat. The troops gunned down their victims on 9 July 1972, in what became known as the Springhill Massacre, after the area in West Belfast where the brutal violence occurred. Three […]
By Robert FreemanWe must save Sebastia from Israeli occupation, before it is too late
1 May 2026 @ 5:36 pm
The historic Palestinian town of Sebastia, not far from Nablus in the Northern West Bank, is believed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the occupied territory. The town is an important destination for Christian and Muslim pilgrims, as St John the Baptist – known as the Prophet Yahya in Islam – […]
By Charlie JaayWatch: Israel advocate Pollard — ‘it’s not antisemitic to conflate Jews with Israel’
1 May 2026 @ 5:23 pm
Stephen Pollard, former editor of anti-left libel factory the Jewish Chronicle, is a fan of Israel. A die-hard fan, unafraid to say so even after two and a half years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. And he’s unafraid to say that conflating Jews with Israel isn’t, in his opinion, antisemitic. Which is interesting, since even the […]
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