Melissa Fazackerley

Just watched @labourlewis.bsky.social's powerful speech on his Water Bill, raising the fundamental question that’s been ignored for too long: who should own our water?

It’s time to bring water back into public hands.

Watch the debate here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIOTHnvxEI

Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...

This needs a boost in signatures please sign.
‘Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Yet the very wealthy contribute less in tax revenues than the poor: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

New Zealand have banned Greyhound racing to stop these dogs being injured or worse. Now I'm calling on the UK Government to do the same. 244 Greyhounds were put to sleep, let's stop that from happening again. Add your name:

Judge threatens to break the UK's wall of secrecy around Assange's persecution For years, the UK and Sweden stymied Freedom of Information requests to hide why prosecutors under Keir Starmer pursued the Wikileaks founder. Finally the game may be up

Judge threatens to break the UK's wall of secrecy around Assange's persecution
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Starmer's Labour: Stealing votes and shafting people Labour's decision to mug WASPI pensioners is made all the worse by their pre-election promises that they were going to correct the injustice.

Labour are mugging pensioners again, this time after a conducting a cynical campaign of lies about how they would correct the injustice and give fair compensation to the WASPI women who had their pensions stolen.

Social media and post-truth politics Facebook's decision to quit fact-checking popular content on their site is yet another step towards post-truth politics, where blatant lies have the same currency as reliably-sourced information.

Facebook have announced they can't be bothered fact-checking popular posts on their site anymore, which is another step towards post-truth politics.

How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.

Political donations are institutionalized bribery.

Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.

Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...

The slaughter continues 😡

The slaughter goes on 😡

Tell the UK: No new oil and gas The UK government has paused making decisions on new oil and gas in the North Sea while it examines how to regulate new drilling. And it’s asking the public for our views.

The world has already discovered more coal, oil and gas than it is safe to burn. This is our chance to tell our government to stop new drilling in the North Sea, end licensing for new exploration, and fund a just transition to clean energy. act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4262?ut...

Indeed. I’m definitely not an isolationist but selling off our infrastructure over the years to foreign powers/companies has always seemed like madness to me!

The Czech is in the Mail The government has approved the sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský, turning what was a not-for-profit public service just eleven years ago into a billionaire's plaything

The Czech is in the Mail
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As we hear the stories of the brutal and inhuman repression of the Syrian people by the Assad regime, we remember again why Syrians have been amongst the largest group of people risking everything to cross the English Channel in those small boats.

Syria's Assad has fallen - just as the Pentagon planned 23 years ago When westerners see 'enemy' governments fall, or civil wars erupt, they are led to think they are the geopolitical equivalent of a natural event. Nothing could be further from the truth

Syria's Assad has fallen - just as the Pentagon planned 23 years ago open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

A wide ranging analysis of US power play tactics

Private healthcare is lobbying Wes Streeting to sign a new PFI deal with them. Time is running out to ask Wes Streeting to say NO. Please add your name to this petition now. #NoNewPFI

weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...

🚨 Poll hints at worst Labour result since 1935 👇

🟦 CON 26% (+2), 221 seats (+100)
🟪 REF 24% (+9), 121 seats (+116)
🟥 LAB 23% (-12), 175 seats (-236)
🟧 LD 11% (-2), 67 seats (-5)
🟩 GRN 9% (+2), 6 seats (+2)
🟨 SNP 3% (+1), 25 seats (+16)

Via FindoutnowUK poll, 4 Dec (+/- vs GE2024)

Support Gaza’s doctors.

✍️ Write to your MP and demand they take action for Gaza: bit.ly/41f18Gl

The royal family must be made to pay more tax Every year the estates of the royal family make tens of millions of pounds, yet they pay no corporation tax.

taxjustice.uk/blog/the-roy...

Sign the Petition Regulate and License All Firework Displays for Public Safety and Animal Welfare

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Michael Sheen, a beacon of light….and a great actor!!

Photo of protesters

Jews opposite Downing Street this evening calling for the government to stop arming Israel. 👏👏

Photo from Jewish Voice For Labour. Na'amod organised the demo.

Top tip for campaigners annoyed about their large protests on important issues never getting much coverage: Why not simply become a wealthy farmer owning >£3 million in land, with a weekly column in The Sun

It is important to recognise and value the protest efforts of Israeli’s distressed at the actions of the right wing government.

It's hard to articulate what makes someone feel safe - because it IS a feeling NOT a place. But I can pretty much guarantee that the ability to communicate, work/ provide for yourself or be part of a community is a key part. It's not something we can put a price on nor should we decide for others.

Feeling this x

Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories

Scrapping winter fuel payment is wrong, but REAL SCANDAL is that UK state pension is one of WORST in Europe!! MINIMUM wage is £22k but pension is ONLY HALF THAT at £11.5k! 1m elderly living in poverty! Judge a country by how it treats it's vulnerable!
#GMB
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Screenshot of a tweet listing countries that have publicly declared committing to ICC arrest warrants. Here's the tweet --> https://x.com/AliMilaniUK/status/1859713109910266071

Good to see lots of European Countries leading the way on supporting international law...

...where the US won't and the UK drags its feet.

Following the ICC's arrest warrants, the Independent Alliance have written to the Prime Minister asking if he will comply with the ruling.

The UK government must decide: is it on the side of Israeli impunity or international law?

Arrest Warrants Issued for Israel's Leaders: UK Must Act The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes.

📢BREAKING: The Int. Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu & former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes & crimes against humanity.

The UK gov must, legally, back the warrants.

Make sure it does: secure.waronwant.org/page/161679/...

#ICC