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Sánchez must act against Spanish police after brutal attack on pensioner protester
4 June 2026 @ 10:53 pm
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez has a solid record of resistance to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. But he must now show emphatic action against Spanish police after another brutal attack on peaceful protesters. In late May, police in Bilbao launched a vicious and unprovoked attack on volunteers of a humanitarian flotilla as they returned from abduction […]
By SkwawkboxCount Binface Makerfield manifesto would stitch up Burnham
4 June 2026 @ 10:44 pm
Count Binface is among the candidates for the Makerfield by-election. So voters will have at least one coherent manifesto to ponder. UK politics has a long and rich tradition of electoral candidates who apparently exist in a different universe from everyone else. It’s how we ended up with Boris Johnson and Liz Truss as successive […]
By John RansonStarmer finds his backbone as he stands up to Elon Musk “interfering in our politics”
4 June 2026 @ 10:02 pm
UK PM Keir Starmer appears to have found his backbone as he strengthens his rhetoric towards divisive X owner Elon Musk, saying the billionaire: has been interfering in our politics in the last few days, trying to whip up division. That is not who we are in Britain. Adding: When it comes to disgusting images […]
By Maddison WheeldonShadow equalities minister wants any explanation other than racism for Black maternal deaths
4 June 2026 @ 9:52 pm
Shadow Equalities Minister Claire Coutinho has suggested that we need to be “clear-eyed” when considering the issue of Black maternal deaths. Apparently, ‘the left’ (and also, you know, the NHS) are too quick to blame racism for the fact that Black people are three times more likely to die during childbirth. We’re having this whole […]
By Alex/Rose CockerReform promotes councillor linked to genocidal WhatsApp group
4 June 2026 @ 9:21 pm
Tom Pickup is one of Reform UK’s Lancashire County councillors. In November 2025, he was exposed for being a member of a WhatsApp group which was calling for genocide against Muslims. In February, the party quietly reinstated him, and has now promoted him to a new position: He’s also reactivated his account. Blocked us of […]
By Willem MooreMPs warn Palantir influence over British state is ‘unacceptable point of weakness’
4 June 2026 @ 9:18 pm
MPs from the influential science committee have warned AI war firm Palantir’s increasing power over the UK state is an “unacceptable weakness”. The committee also noted the firm, which is very close to the current Keir Starmer government, espouses openly far-right politics. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee urged the government to: exercise the 2027 […]
By Joe GlentonGenocidal Ben-Gvir calls Lebanon ceasefire a ‘serious mistake’
4 June 2026 @ 8:47 pm
Israel’s minister of national security and genocide fanatic, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has called the potential ceasefire with Lebanon a ‘serious mistake’. Importantly, the ceasefire would effectively surrender Southern Lebanon to Israel, with zero promise from Israel to stop attacking. Obviously, Hezbollah has declined the offer. So the “ceasefire” would effectively cede southern Lebanon to Israel without […]
By HGBreaking: Swiss court shames UK by refusing to criminalise anti-genocide protest
4 June 2026 @ 8:17 pm
A court in Geneva has confirmed that peaceful opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza is a legitimate right. As Palestinian exile Muzna Shihabi notes, the landmark decision: Acknowledges that a genocide is underway. Rules that nothing justifies sanctioning peaceful activists. Confirms that freedom of expression protects non-violent civil disobedience and that repressing these mobilizations is […]
By SkwawkboxIsrael is still burning families in Gaza
4 June 2026 @ 7:59 pm
While the world’s attention has moved onto other horrors, Israel continues to bomb Gaza and burn families. The so-called ‘ceasefire’ is just a curtain to hide its atrocities. As the people of Gaza tried to survive another night last night, Israel continued to bomb the open-air concentration camp it has created: View this post […]
By SkwawkboxStormont Justice Bill permits the state to keep your data for a lifetime
4 June 2026 @ 7:44 pm
The Justice Bill currently passing through the Northern Ireland Assembly will allow the police to retain a person’s biometric data for a massive 75 years. This is despite the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) previously ruling that indefinite holding of such information is a violation of privacy. 75 years may not be indefinite, but […]
By Robert Freeman