I too remember the earlier, woke wars. tons of spent microaggression munitions strewn about everywhere, friends crying out for God as they were slowly cancelled...look, if you weren't there, you'll never understand
Remarkable to see claims of Lebanese violations of a ceasefire which has been a one-sided affair since mid 2024. Israel has bombed Lebanon thousands of times since then and in fact did so the very day prior to this last.
No more illegal wars. Introduce a prevention of military intervention act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice.
The majority of people in this country do not want us to be involved in this war.
Keir Starmer of a few years ago wouldn't have supported this war.
The only reason he does now is he will do anything Donald Trump wants - and it makes us all less safe.
Not a new insight, but it's truly something to see how many Westerners have internalised that the people we are supposedly freeing through our imperial warfare don't have to be alive to be free.
People often talk about BDS supporters being hypocritical on other issues but if you're concerned first and foremost with hypocrisy you should probably look at how center left governments in North America talk about comprehensive sanctions on Iran vs even the narrowest sanctions on Israeli settlers.
London once again turning out for a #FreePalestine
OPEN LETTER TO THE GUARDIAN Dear Editors, We write in reference to a recent article published in the UK online edition of The Guardian on Friday, 23 January 2026, which carried the following misleading headline: "British crown was world's largest buyer of enslaved people by 1807, book reveals." The article in question, by Chris Osuh, showcases a new book by Dr. Brooke Newman, The Crown's Silence: The Hidden History of Slavery and the British Monarchy (Harper Collins, 2026). But Newman's book is not the original source of that claim. That claim derives from earlier scholarship, the painstaking archival work of a Black historian of Caribbean heritage: the late Roger Norman Buckley. It is unfortunate that the silencing of his original scholarship appears in the profiling of a book advertised as uncovering silences. While it is great to see public attention brought to the history of the Crown's involvement in slavery through the new book and its profiling in The Guardian, the headline compromises The Guardian's efforts to address the legacies of slavery generally and its own institutional links when it extracts and reframes earlier work by a Black scholar as a revelation new to this book. The relevant passage in The Crown's Silence draws on original scholarship by Roger Norman Buckley in Slaves in Red Coats: The British West India Regiments, 1795-1815 (1979). Dr. Brooke Newman repeats Buckley's figures, which she cites (referencing page 55 of Buckley's book, see attached) while changing his "British government" to "Crown." She then converts his careful "perhaps the largest individual buyer" to a more conclusive claim, changing his "British government" to "king" but without citing Buckley for that claim which is on page 56 of his book (see attached) and which, uncited in Newman's book, is the Guardian headline. There is room for popular histories that rely largely on the secondary scholarship of other historians. But other historians have not been silent.
Page from Buckley’s 1979 book
2nd page from Buckley’s 1979 book
An open letter to @theguardian.com about their article last week about the Crown’s Silence, requesting that the Black scholar of Caribbean heritage who did the years of archival research behind this claim, and published it in 1979, Roger Norman Buckley, be acknowledged as the source of this reveal:
Sharing word of this critical reflection and intervention, offered by our own @shalininair.bsky.social together with colleagues Molly Ackhurst and @tanyaserisier.bsky.social, and out now in @flsjournal.bsky.social
Did someone say “Mahmoodian”? But beyond the numbers is a flashy new announcement bound to make those of a socially liberal persuasion uncomfortable (plus ça change). The department is launching a TikTok account this morning aimed at showing the public it’s acting on migration — and at warning those who might be considering a trip across the Channel in a small boat themselves. Tok the boats: The new “Secure Borders U.K.” account will be live shortly after this email goes out — and Playbook has seen some of its planned content. Mostly accompanied by unsettling music, samples include vids of migrants with blurred faces being frog-marched onto planes or into detention centers. In another example, a topless alleged people smuggler is handcuffed and bundled into a police car. One official described the content as “pretty hardcore.”
I mean, who but the racists is this even for?
Guardian alert: Beat the January blues with unlimited access
Fakest news alert ever.
Sexual abuse of Palestinians witnessed at Sde Teiman prison isn’t an anomaly, it's how Israel maintains a system of fear and domination, writes Omar Shabana.
Full piece🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/isra...
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
The invasion of Venezuela is one thing, but Trump’s proposed plan to invade Cuba could seriously damage the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
All it takes for evil to thrive is for mediocre world leaders to say “I’d rather not say”
What Polanski has said is that taxing the assets of the richest *1%* would enable the government to *fund universal free childcare, special needs education and rural bus routes.* That's a million miles from 'Sensible' Jack Dromey's grotesque misrepresentation.
A "Labour" government awarded honours to a person who pushed through devastating redundancies of @ucu.org.uk members at his university, including redundancies that were found to be illegal at tribunal.
This is a slap in the face for the labour movement.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academi...
"Scholarly exchange and academic freedom are aspirations, not business as usual, when we consider the knowledge and expertise economies of colonialism.” Colleagues and I reflect on criminology, conferencing and complicity at this year's Eurocrim
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Nearly half of the journalists killed this year were murdered in Gaza by Israel.
Since the beginning of its genocide, Israel has killed more than 270 Palestinian journalists and media workers.
Read the Reporters Without Borders report: rsf.org/en/2025-dead...
Starmer and Lammy
We are at the stage of British politics where David Lammy and Keir Starmer are seemingly willing to let hunger strikers in prison die. The situation is extremely concerning. They have been in prison, without trial, for over a year.
www.instagram.com/p/DSVg7zFiOi...
Headline: Bondi bystander who ran towards gunman facing deportation The refugee worked his way towards the footbridge using cars and trees for cover, before kicking the weapon away from the shot gunman.
Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.
Runoff in the Chilean presidential election. Far-right candidate predicted to win.
Hard to overstate how VERY VERY BAD this is.
This is so disgusting.
I've written a piece for Abolitionist Futures' fantastic series on gender-based violence. This piece came out as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence #acttoendviolence
abolitionistfutures.com/latest-news/...
MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THE LIVING TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE THIS IS WHY WE'RE SO FUCKING ANGRY
Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
Congratulations!!@
Author wearing a rainbow dyed t-shirt takes a photo of them showing off their book, The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law.
My book is published! It’s a critical take on how emotions shape conflicts about LGBT rights and repair in equality law, gender recognition, bans on conversion practices, and sex education in schools. You can download it free via @edinburghup.bsky.social: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
I had a great conversation on this podcast. Hopefully it's also a good listen!
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-vxzcw...
Ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is a terrible decision – and a depressing one Barney Ronay The idea that barring the Israeli club’s supporters from Villa Park will de-escalate a volatile situation just doesn’t stand up
This is what it sounds like when liberals politely launder genocide.
📣 NEW EVENT! Members, sign up for the first LEX Seminar event of the academic year with Dr. Molly Ackhurst and Professor @tanyaserisier.bsky.social on the 30th of October at 2 pm GMT! Limited places available! Sign up here ➡️ www.lexnetwork.org/lex-seminar-...
