Nostr notes by Police State UK

"Most people arrested during violent protests after the ...

2026-07-26T18:31:41Z

"Most people arrested during violent protests after the sentencing of Henry Nowak’s murderer had previously been reported to the police for domestic abuse."

#UKPol

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/24/most-people-arrested-during-henry-nowak-protests-had-been-reported-for-domestic-abuse

"A month later, Sadiq Khan blocked the #MetPolice’s ...

2026-07-16T09:01:11Z

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"A month later, Sadiq Khan blocked the #MetPolice’s proposed £50 million deal with #Palantir to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, on the grounds that the contract breached procurement rules and did not ‘adequately demonstrate value for money’. Palantir is suing the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime."

#UKPol #London

"Between April 2020 and March 2022 the Ministry of Defence ...

2026-07-16T08:36:53Z

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"Between April 2020 and March 2022 the Ministry of Defence awarded #Palantir three data integration contracts worth £17.6 million. That November, Palantir hired Polly Scully, a former strategy director at the MoD, as its UK defence lead. The following month it was given a three-year contract worth £75.2 million to work on British military operations and intelligence."

#UKPol

"A second attempt to centralise and share patient records ...

2026-07-16T08:31:48Z

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"A second attempt to centralise and share patient records electronically, known as care.data, collapsed in 2014 after it was revealed that the Department of Health and Social Care had sold the records of 47 million patients to an insurer."

#UKPol #NHS

" #ReformUK’s opinion poll lead has collapsed as questions ...

2026-07-07T08:38:31Z

" #ReformUK’s opinion poll lead has collapsed as questions mount over Nigel #Farage’s personal finances. Research by pollsters Ipsos UK showed the party has a lead of just two points over Labour, down five points on a month before."

#UKPol

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform-poll-collapse-nigel-farage-collapse_uk_6a4b8865e4b05c9d0338ce8e

"I think we should be taxing the super rich, we should be ...

2026-06-29T17:57:06Z

"I think we should be taxing the super rich, we should be taxing corporations, we should be taxing people that are taking money… offshore, but we’re not."

Weirdly reasonable statement from the pro landlady who is the #ReformUK candidate for #Manchester mayor. Slightly at odds with the rest of the party's positions though. And her main source of income.

#UKPol

https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/06/29/reform-manchester/

"Since the mid-1990s, privatised transport, energy, and water ...

2026-06-24T17:50:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…9x33
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"Since the mid-1990s, privatised transport, energy, and water companies have extracted close to £200 billion in dividends while delivering lower investment than their public predecessors."

#UKPol #Privatisation

"High and volatile #energy prices squeeze households while ...

2026-06-24T00:13:05Z

"High and volatile #energy prices squeeze households while generating windfall profits at the top of the supply chain. #Water companies extract while services deteriorate. #Housing supply is managed for margin as a generation is locked out."

"It is the supply-side equivalent of the pre-2008 financial regime: a framework that monitors symptoms while the architecture that produces them goes unchallenged."

#UKPol #Manchesterism

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/economy/2026/05/the-case-for-manchesterism

"Starmer was a frontman for a Labour-right operation whose ...

2026-06-23T15:52:57Z

"Starmer was a frontman for a Labour-right operation whose purpose was clear: persuade a leftwing membership to hand the party back to those who despised everything it had just stood for. At the centre of that plot was Morgan McSweeney, career fixer for the Labour right, and his Labour Together thinktank."

#UKPol #Labour

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/23/keir-starmer-uk-prime-minister-peter-mandelson-gaza

"A #ReformUK spokesman said: “This move is a blatant and ...

2026-06-20T16:26:41Z

"A #ReformUK spokesman said: “This move is a blatant and cynical attempt by this #Labour government to gerrymander the political process."

"A political expert predicted that supplementary voting could make it harder for Reform to win in any potential by-election for the mayor’s job in Greater Manchester."

#UKPol #Democracy #Voting #Elections

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsmanchester/labour-accused-of-cynical-attempt-to-influence-mayoral-elections-by-changing-voting-system/ar-AA25Ohtd

"Two factors should overshadow all others: the West’s ...

2026-06-19T20:17:15Z

"Two factors should overshadow all others: the West’s recent failed wars, and the greatest single challenge facing everyone, accelerating climate breakdown. Confronting both is essential if the UK is to have a rational approach to international security, but neither is remotely given the space it deserves."

#UKPol #Defence #ClimateChange

https://www.opendemocracy.net/if-he-becomes-pm-andy-burnham-must-be-honest-about-uk-defence-budget/

"In a letter to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch has urged Keir ...

2026-06-14T18:50:20Z

"In a letter to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch has urged Keir Starmer to enter into a pact with her Conservative Party. Her plan is to inflict more austerity on the British public for the sake of giving handouts to greedy defence contractors. And as she notes, Tony Blair is urging Starmer to do the same thing,"

#UKPol #Tories #Labour

https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/06/14/badenoch-blair-urge/

"Rejoining the EU could take place much more quickly for the ...

2026-05-26T15:49:14Z

"Rejoining the EU could take place much more quickly for the UK than it typically would for other candidate countries, as a result of pre-existing alignment with the bloc."

"The European Union could fast-track Britain’s return to the bloc if it decided to rejoin, dispelling suggestions the UK would be pushed to the back of the queue if it tried to reverse Brexit."

#UKPol #EUPol #Rejoin

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-eu-rejoin-referendum-wes-streeting-b2981880.html

"The truth is that the City, and its banks, have not lent to ...

2026-05-25T18:56:52Z

"The truth is that the City, and its banks, have not lent to small businesses because they have been too lazy to do so. Lending to small businesses is hard work. It requires understanding. It requires relationships. It requires monitoring. It requires partnership. But, more than all of that, it requires a belief that creating value is more important than extracting value."

#UKPol #Economy

https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/05/25/the-city-does-not-believe-in-funding-small-business-the-government-should/

"An obvious but underdiscussed consequence of changing prime ...

2026-05-17T10:55:48Z

"An obvious but underdiscussed consequence of changing prime minister is that a huge proportion of other ministers will automatically change too. And at the helm of the resulting team of novices will be an inexperienced leader – counselled by a new kitchen cabinet of advisers, mostly new to the workings of the centre of British power."

#UKPol

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/17/the-ungovernable-country-why-britain-keeps-losing-prime-ministers

"When this march took place last year it featured a ...

2026-05-16T15:29:50Z

"When this march took place last year it featured a violence-inciting video message from Elon Musk and saw 26 police officers injured. Backed by convicted criminal Tommy Robinson, it’s taking place again this weekend. But the charity Choose Love have come up with an clever way to combat the toxicity and, against all the odds, get some positivity out of it."

#UKPol #SaveTheKingdom #Refugees

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/tommy-robinson-far-right-march-refugee-fundraiser-choose-love-406245/

Yeah, people who put their name up for council seats never ...

2026-05-13T20:46:34Z

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Yeah, people who put their name up for council seats never expecting to win. Or in at least one case, explicitly forbidden to run by their employer.

Incredible list of #ReformUK candidates and councillors who have ...

2026-05-13T16:02:59Z

Incredible list of #ReformUK candidates and councillors who have been suspended, disqualified, kicked out, or resigned... in the last year or so:

https://x.com/reformexposed/status/2054432824137072988

"Ministers have switched to promoting #DigitalID, which will ...

2026-05-13T15:20:39Z

"Ministers have switched to promoting #DigitalID, which will be held in a wallet on smartphones, as a way to make life easier for people using public services."

"Despite a distinctly lukewarm reception from the public so far, support from the top for digital ID has never fallen off the agenda. Let's not forget it started life in the form of a national #IDCards under former prime minister Tony Blair in the early 2000s."

#UKPol #Labour

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62d1ql5w0vo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1j2nr8kgk3o

Apparently not - see other comments.

2026-05-12T12:14:25Z

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Apparently not - see other comments.

#UKPol #ReformUK ...

2026-05-12T08:54:26Z

#UKPol #ReformUK

"The #GreenParty took 42 of the 57 seats on #Hackney Council, ...

2026-05-11T20:12:33Z

"The #GreenParty took 42 of the 57 seats on #Hackney Council, up from four., whilst #Labour fell from 43 seats to nine. The Conservatives held on to six. The #Greens also took the directly-elected mayoralty for the first time. The 57-seat Hackney Council is now made up of 42 Green party councillors, nine Labour and six Conservatives. This gives the Greens the highest proportion of seats the party has ever won in a principal local authority."

#UKPol

https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2026/05/11/greens-plan-hackney-labour-vows-hold-administration-account/

"The deputy leader of #PlaidCymru says the party is ...

2026-05-09T09:28:54Z

"The deputy leader of #PlaidCymru says the party is "absolutely not" considering a coalition with #ReformUK in the Welsh government.

"Plaid Cymru made big gains in Thursday's election and is now the biggest party in the Senedd with 43 seats, but it has fallen short of the 49 needed for a majority

"The party stands ready to form the next Welsh government and would consider co-operating with other "progressive parties" where there is common ground."

#UKPol #WelshPol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1428pev1n0t?post=asset%3A1df7cea5-a257-43b2-824c-296f9752f096#post

"#Labour MPs are furious. As a result, many of them have ...

2026-05-09T09:07:39Z

"#Labour MPs are furious. As a result, many of them have begun to question Keir Starmer’s position."

#UKPol

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/tracked-the-labour-mps-calling-for-keir-starmer-to-go

"Zoë Garbett, from the #GreenParty, beats Labour's ...

2026-05-08T10:55:32Z

"Zoë Garbett, from the #GreenParty, beats Labour's Caroline Woodley to be named #Hackney mayor."

#UKPol #London #Greens

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c62rmlprxlpt?post=asset%3Ac0034ebd-6653-4576-bcfb-6b15c49030a6#post

Wasn't this the case where they were going to tack the ...

2026-05-05T17:35:40Z

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Wasn't this the case where they were going to tack the terrorism sentencing on afterwards, if they were found guilty of the more serious offences?

"They are going to seek to strip away Polanski’s Jewish ...

2026-05-02T17:17:27Z

"They are going to seek to strip away Polanski’s Jewish identity and relentlessly smear him - and the #GreenParty - over antisemitism. Above all, that’s because he is a) pro-Palestinian and b) left-wing."

#UKPol

https://www.owenjones.news/p/greens-take-on-antisemitic-times

"The British billionaire behind a record donation to ...

2026-05-01T17:05:02Z

"The British billionaire behind a record donation to #ReformUK has insisted Sir Keir Starmer's planned crackdown on political finance will not stop him from giving money to the party."

#UKPol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5pe068dyyo

"Jonathan Portes, an economics professor, and the Refugee ...

2026-04-21T08:55:53Z

"Jonathan Portes, an economics professor, and the Refugee Council have dismissed #Reform's financial projections as 'not remotely credible' and 'not a serious or workable plan'. The Refugee Council warned that reassessing asylum decisions would overwhelm the system, tie up courts, and cost taxpayers tens of billions."

#UKPol #ReformUK

https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/reform-farage-immigration-refugee-council-b2961334.html

(I can never decide how to tag Green Party stuff. #GreenParty ...

2026-04-15T12:18:03Z

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(I can never decide how to tag Green Party stuff. #GreenParty seems clearest but only has 52 recent uses. And feels a bit internally-redundant when no other party's tag needs 'party' in it. #Green has 109 uses lately according to my server, but they might all not be about politics. #Greens is nice and short, but only has 16 recent uses. Anybody got thoughts?) 🙂

"#Labour have lost half of their voters since the 2024 ...

2026-04-15T12:08:03Z

"#Labour have lost half of their voters since the 2024 general election, and the #Tories and #LibDems have lost over a third each."

"Starmer clearly bears responsibility for this, because he’s the man at the top. At the same time, Starmer didn’t introduce dishwater #neoliberalism to the Labour Party; he simply ran with it."

"We now have five parties within 10 percentage points of one another:"

#UKPol #GreenParty #ReformUK

https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/04/15/starmer-breaks/

"GB News has repeatedly platformed Conservative and Reform ...

2026-04-15T10:52:45Z

"GB News has repeatedly platformed Conservative and Reform candidates, councillors, and activists under the guise of being members of the public – often without informing viewers of their political affiliations."

#UKPol

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/04/13/gb-news-hosts-reform-uk-and-conservative-politicians-and-activists-posing-as-ordinary-voters/

"We're in a world where there's massive conflict, ...

2026-04-13T12:45:38Z

"We're in a world where there's massive conflict, great uncertainty, and I strongly believe the UK's best interests are in a stronger, closer relationship with Europe."

#UKPol #EUPol #Labour

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rxj4yygdwo

"In the past 12 months, anti-Trump sentiment in both #Canada ...

2026-04-10T14:13:07Z

"In the past 12 months, anti-Trump sentiment in both #Canada and #Australia has been credited with preventing right-wing conservatives from winning general elections. And, according to the latest polls coming out of #Hungary, Team #MAGA might just go and make it a hat-trick."

#Politics

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/when-is-hungary-election-2026-orban-magyar-trump-vance-404956/

"Between March 2024 and March 2026, online activity ...

2026-04-10T10:33:16Z

"Between March 2024 and March 2026, online activity describing the capital as a dangerous city in decline increased by between 150% and 200%, while migration-related narratives referencing #London surged by more than 350%, the report said. These trends emerged despite the mayor's assertion that London's per capita homicide rate has fallen to its lowest level on record."

#UKPol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3l4kwer5ko

"We call on the Government to hold a parliamentary vote on ...

2026-04-07T19:45:44Z

"We call on the Government to hold a parliamentary vote on the decision to grant the United States permission to use British military bases for strikes on Iranian missile sites."

#UKPol #USPol #Iran

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762994

Everything in that post is inside quotes... none of it is my ...

2026-04-04T20:09:12Z

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Everything in that post is inside quotes... none of it is my theory.

"The surge in support for the #GreenParty is preventing ...

2026-04-04T19:53:37Z

"The surge in support for the #GreenParty is preventing #Labour from benefiting through holding on to seats in which #ReformUK is the chief challenger. The Green Party is currently predicted to win 74 seats; 68 of its gains would come from Labour. In addition, the Greens have reduced Labour's vote in hundreds of constituencies in which Reform is the governing party's chief challenger. Thus, 222 of the 266 seats that Reform expects to capture come from Labour."

#UKPol

https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/blogs/ec_rrose_20260403.html

"#Trump’s attack on American law firms bears similarities ...

2026-04-03T13:54:30Z

"#Trump’s attack on American law firms bears similarities to events in Nazi Germany, EU bar associations have warned."

#USPol #Fascism

https://euobserver.com/209601/european-lawyers-warn-us-trumps-attack-on-attorneys-is-road-to-fascism/

The sad thing is that the other 'grown-up' parties are ...

2026-04-03T09:03:07Z

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The sad thing is that the other 'grown-up' parties are letting them set the tone and even the direction of the debate, in multiple policy areas.

We have managers in charge when we need leaders (or both, ideally). I thought boring was going to be an improvement over evil, but it's just left an open goal instead.

I'm kind of surprised by how badly they're doing, they ...

2026-04-02T21:48:25Z

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I'm kind of surprised by how badly they're doing, they seemed quite savvy until recently. I guess it's the transition from yelling on the sidelines to playing in the game... suddenly there are a lot of minor details that turn out to be not so minor any more.

"It has taken a second Trump term and a world descending ...

2026-04-02T17:48:29Z

"It has taken a second Trump term and a world descending further into war for more people in #Labour to talk openly of the value of the European project."

#UKPol #EUPol #Brexit

https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/an-important-update-about-best-for

Different paper, almost the same headline, only now in the past ...

2026-04-02T12:55:28Z

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Different paper, almost the same headline, only now in the past tense 👏🏼

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/02/reform-housing-spokesperson-sacked-after-grenfell-everyone-dies-remarks

"#ReformUK is facing calls to sack its #housing spokesman ...

2026-04-02T11:22:41Z

"#ReformUK is facing calls to sack its #housing spokesman after he said the #Grenfell Tower fire was a “tragedy” but that “everyone dies in the end”."

#UKPol

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/reform-uk-grenfell-tower-reform-london-steve-reed-b2950450.html

"When #Trump first announced that he was destroying the East ...

2026-04-01T19:53:25Z

"When #Trump first announced that he was destroying the East Wing to build a ballroom, the White House received over 9,000 pages of public comments — and “there were barely any supportive missives.” The comments included observations like “complete DISASTER,” “NO GAUDY FAKE GOLD STUFF ALL OVER THE PLACE,” “no one wants to be in an adjunct building in a large crowd with lengthened security protocols,” an “eyesore,” an “abomination” and “appalling”."

#USPol

https://thedailysight.com/2026/03/30/nobody-saw-this-coming-trumps-prized-white-house-ballroom-is-turning-into-an-unprecedented-disaster-insiders-reveal-the-devastating-truth-behind-closed-doors/

"Tech giant #Palantir has pushed back against concerns that ...

2026-04-01T19:20:04Z

"Tech giant #Palantir has pushed back against concerns that military use of its AI platforms could lead to unforeseen risks, insisting that the way the technology is used is the responsibility of its military customers."

But...

"This prioritisation of speed and scale and the use of force then leaves very little time for meaningful verification of targets to make sure that they don't include civilian targets accidentally."

#Politics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrm52g4pl2o

"A growing body of evidence, drawn from leaked planning ...

2026-04-01T11:55:53Z

"A growing body of evidence, drawn from leaked planning documents, academic research, and the testimony of intelligence professionals, suggests that the most consequential military operation of the twenty-first century may have been shaped less by strategic necessity than by a phenomenon researchers now call AI sycophancy — the tendency of large language models to tell their users exactly what they want to hear."

#USPol #Iran #GenAI #LLM

https://houseofsaud.com/iran-war-ai-psychosis-sycophancy-rlhf/

"Jeremy Corbyn has warned of a “disgraceful assault on the ...

2026-04-01T11:49:56Z

"Jeremy Corbyn has warned of a “disgraceful assault on the right to protest” in the UK after two pro-Palestine campaigners were found guilty of breaching #protest conditions."

#UKPol

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25987595.dark-day-uk-palestine-activists-convicted-bbc-protest/

Embrace the power of AND.

2026-03-31T20:56:42Z

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Embrace the power of AND.

Not without it being very thoroughly jetwashed, inside and out.

2026-03-31T18:02:18Z

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Not without it being very thoroughly jetwashed, inside and out.

I'll be lucky if I outlive my parents currently, I need ...

2026-03-31T18:00:07Z

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I'll be lucky if I outlive my parents currently, I need current affairs to have a 'skip to the end' button! 😆

I wonder if we'll get to see all the details of this ...

2026-03-31T17:55:51Z

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I wonder if we'll get to see all the details of this declassified and published before I die. I really want him to have been an active knowing participant in his treason, because the more likely explanation, that he's totally oblivious, is going to be too embarrassing for words. For literally the entire western world, that we let the US drag us into this shitpit to roll around with them.

I don't think he's actually smart enough to be an asset. ...

2026-03-31T17:11:24Z

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I don't think he's actually smart enough to be an asset. He's just easily manipulated and/or blackmailed by them.

Also, we did steal a bunch of their stuff to fill the museums in ...

2026-03-31T06:19:47Z

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Also, we did steal a bunch of their stuff to fill the museums in the first place 😄

“‘Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your ...

2026-03-30T22:36:00Z

“‘Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.'”

"We are all paying a very high price for the theocratic fascism of Donald Trump's regime in the USA."

#USPol

https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/03/30/we-should-not-deal-with-fascists/

They make me feel slightly better about my atrocious posture.

2026-03-30T20:47:27Z

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They make me feel slightly better about my atrocious posture.

A brief timeline of the last time #Labour were in power and they ...

2026-03-30T20:44:23Z

A brief timeline of the last time #Labour were in power and they tried to impose #IDCards on the British public - from 2002-2010:

#UKPol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10164331

"Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman criticized Defense ...

2026-03-30T20:38:40Z

"Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Pentagon leadership for pursuing increased violence without strategic direction in the #Iran war, now in its 30th day."

#USPol

https://www.rawstory.com/lust-for-violence-nobel-winner-horrified/

I thought it was a bit odd they weren't on the list.

2026-03-30T20:30:29Z

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I thought it was a bit odd they weren't on the list.

#Israel #Gaza #Genocide ...

2026-03-30T20:29:32Z

#Israel #Gaza #Genocide

"Most nations, including almost all developed countries, have ...

2026-03-30T20:11:28Z

"Most nations, including almost all developed countries, have abolished capital punishment either in law or in practice; notable exceptions are the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, China, India, and most Islamic states."

#CapitalPunishment #DeathPenalty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment

"Israel’s leading rights groups decried the law as “an ...

2026-03-30T19:51:24Z

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"Israel’s leading rights groups decried the law as “an act of institutionalised discrimination and racist violence against Palestinians”. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel said it filed an appeal against the law with Israel’s supreme court."

"The measure will allow courts to impose the death penalty ...

2026-03-30T19:48:09Z

"The measure will allow courts to impose the death penalty without a request from prosecutors and without requiring unanimity, instead permitting a simple majority decision. Military courts in the occupied West Bank will also be empowered to hand down death sentences. For Palestinians under occupation, the bill closes off avenues for appeal or clemency, while prisoners tried inside Israel could see their sentences commuted to life imprisonment."

#Israel #Palestine

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/30/israel-passes-law-death-penalty-palestinian-convicted-terrorists

"It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could ...

2026-03-30T19:43:17Z

"It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state."

~ Bruce Schneier

"Sarah Owen MP, who represents #Luton North, says she is ...

2026-03-30T16:54:05Z

"Sarah Owen MP, who represents #Luton North, says she is suspending face-to-face meetings with constituents following three security incidents in the last three weeks. Owen said two men had been arrested, and the third incident caused a surgery to be halted."

#UKPol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gj9k0w1ndo

"When the state openly admits it wants its eyes on you at all ...

2026-03-30T13:57:42Z

"When the state openly admits it wants its eyes on you at all times, how do citizens fight back? In this episode of 'In Solidarity', Matthew Linares sits down with Jim Killock (npub1xqu…6z6j), Executive Director of the Open Rights Group (npub1p2p…hjzg). We cut through the Silicon Valley PR to expose the terrifying reality of the modern surveillance state."

#UKPol #BigTech #Surveillance #Panopticon #Enshittification

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/in-solidarity-podcast/ai-panopticon-surveillance-jim-killock-open-rights/

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2026-03-30T12:59:17Z

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https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/the-road-to-el-dorado-both-both-is-good-gif-8304204

"Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in ...

2026-03-30T11:40:57Z

"Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its ‌previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases. This decision is part of the decision already made by the Spanish government not to participate in or contribute ‌to ⁠a war which was initiated unilaterally and against international law."

#EUPol #USPol

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spain-closes-airspace-us-planes-involved-iran-war-el-pais-says-2026-03-30/

Labour have been very keen on enabling private companies to ...

2026-03-30T11:10:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…sh85
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Labour have been very keen on enabling private companies to siphon money out of the NHS too. Notably with the PFI debacle in their last term, which they seem to be revisiting now with their plans for how to finance the new neighbourhood health centres 😟

"An Israeli AI company that tested its dystopian technology ...

2026-03-30T09:46:59Z

"An Israeli AI company that tested its dystopian technology in the Gaza genocide is bringing its #surveillance tools to the UK."

#UKPol

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XSE0ulzRScU

I just got my disability benefits back (and refunded) for the ...

2026-03-30T07:14:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…mdnl
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I just got my disability benefits back (and refunded) for the last 9 months. I had to get an expert in to help me with the appeal in the end, fortunately I'm related to one. It really is (as I know you already know) a nasty system, focused entirely on saving money rather than improving lives or outcomes.

"Since winning in the May elections, they have lost well in ...

2026-03-29T08:25:38Z

"Since winning in the May elections, they have lost well in excess of 70 elected officials for all manner of reasons ranging from financial impropriety, racism, misogyny, domestic abuse, infighting, you name it this motley crew has done it."

#UKPol #ReformUK

https://dorseteye.com/its-all-starting-to-unravel-for-reform-uk-ltd/

"Even in the past decade or so, far-right extremist parties ...

2026-03-28T21:11:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…ca96
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"Even in the past decade or so, far-right extremist parties with roughly 10–30 per cent of the vote have repeatedly become pivotal in coalition formation in several democracies—serving as kingmakers or coalition partners in governments in Italy, Israel, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, as well as in the Netherlands itself."

"While PR’s propensity to produce fragmented parliaments is ...

2026-03-28T21:08:03Z

"While PR’s propensity to produce fragmented parliaments is well documented, its role in incentivising political extremism is less well understood. Under PR, the most effective way for a political entrepreneur to stand out in a crowded field is often to adopt sharper, more polarising positions than existing parties. A vote share of 10 to 20 per cent can, in a fragmented parliament, be sufficient to make such a party pivotal in coalition formation."

#Politics #Democracy

https://www.socialeurope.eu/proportional-representation-is-breaking-dutch-democracy

"A separate march organised by the Palestine Coalition was ...

2026-03-28T17:15:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…h34d
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"A separate march organised by the Palestine Coalition was due to join the route before both groups converged at Whitehall, where a video message from London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan and speeches, including by Green Party leader Zack Polanski, were expected to be heard. Several other politicians were also in attendance, including Your Party MP Jeremy Corbyn and Labour's Diane Abbott."

"Organisers of today's march claimed as many as 500,000 ...

2026-03-28T17:15:11Z

"Organisers of today's march claimed as many as 500,000 people had attended, although the Metropolitan Police estimated the figure to be closer to 50,000, adding precise figures were hard to determine due to the spread of the crowds."

#UKPol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2rn03ryz8o

That's how Finland does it. ...

2026-03-27T22:07:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…3nd3
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That's how Finland does it.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/06/finnish-businessman-hit-with-121000-speeding-fine

"Nigel Farage’s claims of family voting in Gorton and ...

2026-03-27T17:41:54Z

"Nigel Farage’s claims of family voting in Gorton and Denton have been shot down by the police, who found there was no evidence of “any intent to influence or refrain any person” from casting a ballot in the by-election."

#UKPol #ReformUK #Manchester

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-reform-gorton-denton-byelection-family-voting-b2947229.html

"A man who was filmed as part of a mob intimidating Al ...

2026-03-26T20:38:54Z

"A man who was filmed as part of a mob intimidating Al Jazeera journalists reporting on an arson attack in #London has been identified as a serving #MetPolice officer."

#UKPol

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25971239.man-filmed-calling-al-jazeera-journalist-a-dog-met-police-officer/

"One week before the King’s Speech, the next round of local ...

2026-03-26T11:47:04Z

"One week before the King’s Speech, the next round of local elections are taking place – and Labour are forecast to take a serious beating at the ballot box. Should Sir Keir find himself in jeopardy, however, it seems there is a party-wide appetite for closer alignment with the EU, almost a decade on from the infamous referendum. Both Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting have gone public with their declarations to move closer to the trading bloc."

#UKPol #EUPol #Brexit #Food

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/will-uk-rejoin-eu-brexit-new-laws-reintroduced-2026-404352/

Nothing to be ashamed of, just do it in private and wash your ...

2026-03-25T16:38:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…9jsa
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Nothing to be ashamed of, just do it in private and wash your hands afterwards 😄

"Campaigners have welcomed Sir Philip Rycroft’s review of ...

2026-03-25T16:33:45Z

"Campaigners have welcomed Sir Philip Rycroft’s review of foreign financial interference but stressed there is "significantly more to do" on understanding and responding to democratic challenges."

#UKPol #Donations #Funding

https://www.bestforbritain.org/highlighting_democratic_challenges_welcome_but_much_more_to_do

"The government said it would introduce the strict cap of ...

2026-03-25T16:27:59Z

"The government said it would introduce the strict cap of £100,000/year on political donations, as well as a temporary ban on donations in cryptocurrency, in its new representation of the people bill."

"The decision will be a big blow to #ReformUK, which has received about £12m in the past year from Harborne in Thailand, and other funding from a number of donors based in Monaco."

#UKPol #Donations #Funding #Crypto

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/25/political-donations-cryptocurrency-blocked-reform-uk

"The New Mexico case is one of multiple social media-related ...

2026-03-24T23:03:43Z

"The New Mexico case is one of multiple social media-related trials taking place this year that experts have compared to the Big Tobacco suits from the 1990s due in part to allegations that the companies misled the public about the safety and potential harms of their products."

#SocialMedia #Meta #Facebook #Instagram

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/jury-reaches-verdict-in-meta-child-safety-trial-in-new-mexico.html

"Greenland seems to have been a game-changer. When Trump ...

2026-03-24T18:34:47Z

"Greenland seems to have been a game-changer. When Trump threatened Danish sovereignty in Greenland, the allies began to cohere around a new-found defiance, and resolved not, this time, to bend. Canada's prime minister gave voice to this moment. In his pivotal speech in Davos Mark Carney said this was a moment of "rupture" with the old rules-based international order - in the new world of Great Power politics, "the middle powers" needed to act together."

#Politics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99kkerr93ko

She seems to be aiming to reduce the benefits (including ...

2026-03-24T14:37:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…0xja
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She seems to be aiming to reduce the benefits (including pensions) bill by starving more OAPs and disabled people to death faster than the Tories did. Ambitious, but I think they're on track.

NHS cuts should help boost the mortality rate too. Especially if assisted dying gets on the books at some point soon.

"Rachel Reeves has ruled out universal support to deal with ...

2026-03-24T14:18:51Z

"Rachel Reeves has ruled out universal support to deal with any future rise in energy bills. She said contingency planning was taking place for an expected rise in energy bills but the focus was on longer-term measures to bring down bills for all and targeted support for the poorest households."

#UKPol #Labour #CostOfLiving #CostOfNeoliberalism

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/24/rachel-reeves-rules-out-universal-support-energy-bills

"The U.S. government is insolvent. That’s not hyperbole — ...

2026-03-24T13:38:34Z

"The U.S. government is insolvent. That’s not hyperbole — it’s the conclusion drawn directly from the Treasury Department’s own consolidated financial statements.

"If the $88.4 trillion in 75-year off-balance-sheet obligations were added to the $47.8 trillion in official balance sheet liabilities, total federal obligations would now exceed $136.2 trillion — roughly five times U.S. annual GDP."

#USPol

https://fortune.com/2026/03/23/us-government-insolvent-fiscal-crisis-fix/

"Over a dozen #ReformUK candidates for the #Holyrood election ...

2026-03-24T13:12:58Z

"Over a dozen #ReformUK candidates for the #Holyrood election are part of a Facebook group where members spread racist conspiracy theories."

#UKPol #ScotPol #Racism

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25958518.dozen-scottish-reform-candidates-part-racist-facebook-group/

"The #Labour government has failed our community through ...

2026-03-23T22:30:53Z

"The #Labour government has failed our community through continued austerity, welfare cuts affecting disabled people, and its complicity on the genocide in Gaza.

"There is another way - the #Greens have a plan to address structural inequality, to build local homes with local jobs, to deliver a genuinely caring economy. And only the Greens will challenge the national government, and advocate for a fairer, greener country for everyone."

#UKPol #London #Lewisham

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/two-more-london-councillors-quit-33646679

As a junior school child, I genuinely expected to die in a ...

2026-03-23T22:27:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…9ng7
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As a junior school child, I genuinely expected to die in a nuclear war before I finished school,

Kinda weird, and incredibly disappointing to be back there at the other end of my life now!

I'm keen to see how their imminent elections go. Only a few ...

2026-03-23T19:57:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…huaz
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I'm keen to see how their imminent elections go. Only a few more weeks, isn't it? It would be nice to have them pulling with everyone else, rather than pushing against them.

(Says the guy from Brexit Britain!)

"Most senior #Labour figures have spent their entire careers ...

2026-03-23T19:26:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…uumk
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"Most senior #Labour figures have spent their entire careers believing their party has a rightful monopoly of British left-of-centre politics, however rightwing some of its actual policies."

"Nowadays, with the electorate much more fragmented, and the ...

2026-03-23T19:22:51Z

"Nowadays, with the electorate much more fragmented, and the divides much clearer and more acrimonious than in the relatively placid 1990s and 2000s, ambiguous political messages often come across as incoherent and inauthentic – common criticisms of the Starmer government."

#UKPol #Labour

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/22/labour-left-centre-win-election-fragmented-electorate

“The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.” ...

2026-03-23T15:09:07Z

“The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.”
~Albert Einstein

"The spread of ignorance can be stopped by people who can tell fact from fiction, think for themselves, show simple human tolerance, and, most importantly, vote!"

#Politics #Bigotry #Transphobia

https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-comforting-embrace-of-transgender-bigotry-and-ignorance-67898c175c87

"More than £170m was given to MPs, political parties, media ...

2026-03-23T13:16:44Z

"More than £170m was given to MPs, political parties, media organisations and thinktanks aligned with the UK’s populist right over the past five years, new research from the Labour MP Liam Byrne has found."

#UKPol #ReformUK #GBNews

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/23/funding-for-populist-right-media-political-complex-exceeded-170m-in-five-years-research-finds

"The defence from Farage’s team is that he can’t be held ...

2026-03-23T12:25:05Z

"The defence from Farage’s team is that he can’t be held responsible for what people do with the messages he sends them, which is perhaps why most politicians don’t send personal endorsements to random people over the internet for money."

#UKPol #ReformUK

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/22/racist-meme-nigel-farage-cameos-online-far-right

"#Palantir is to be granted access to a trove of highly ...

2026-03-22T17:32:37Z

"#Palantir is to be granted access to a trove of highly sensitive UK financial regulation data, in a deal that has prompted fresh concerns about the US AI company’s deepening reach into the British state."

#UKPol #Labour #DataProtection

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/22/palantir-extends-reach-into-british-state-as-it-gets-access-to-sensitive-fca-data

"We are not stopping people from standing for Reform just ...

2026-03-22T17:05:35Z

"We are not stopping people from standing for Reform just because they might have said something fruity in the past."

#UKPol #ScotPol #ReformUK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj375v264rko

"The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it ...

2026-03-22T10:20:35Z

"The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it sought to restrict press access to the Pentagon and limit what reporters could cover."

#USPol

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/20/federal-judge-reverses-pentagon-press-restrictions-00838904