Globalisation is under threat from Iran war – and Britain is uniquely vulnerable
Economic ripples from US-Israel attacks will soon become waves, engulfing everything from energy prices to food
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Grim analysis of the British economic vulnerability and exposure to global shocks. Contrary to right wing pundits it argues cogently that we can only flourish again if there is a polar shift in distribution, switching resources to the poor away from the wealthy
05.03.2026 15:28
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Churchill, wisely chastened by his own military experience, was totally unlike the bone spur afflicted draft dodger invoking his name. Rhetorically and strategically he was complex, nuanced and always literate.
05.03.2026 14:24
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The Moral Basis of Civilization
Trump is actively destroying it
The Moral Basis of Civilization
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Bullying by force or finance unravels civilisation, morally and practically. So too does lying.
05.03.2026 14:17
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What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran?
Donald Trump has said Keir Starmer is ‘no Churchill’, but his dismissal is based on a simplified version of history.
theconversation.com/what-would-w...
Historical corrective to Trump’s jibe about Starmer’s weakness compared to Churchill. Unlike Trump, Winston was an experienced warrior. He had complex and nuanced views on war and peace, famously always preferring jaw to jaw to war’s unpredictable hellscape.
05.03.2026 14:04
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Left populism is here to stay
A new front has opened in British politics. What does Labour need to do?
Left populism is here to stay
open.substack.com/pub/saturday...
What Marr calls left populism is vaguely defined with reference to a middle ground assumed to be correct. So-called left populists like Corbyn or Polanski rearticulate the post WWII consensus that served us well till neoliberal blitz.
05.03.2026 13:52
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The Lead Untangles: Is the Greens' drugs policy reckless or responsible?
As Zack Polanski pledges to legalise and regulate drugs, Sarah Sinclair dives into the detail of this controversial policy – what does the evidence say?
The Lead Untangles: Is the Greens' drugs policy reckless or responsible?
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Well informed article lays out research evidence that the ‘war on drugs’ has failed and other non criminalised forms of regulation succeed better in health and social justice outcomes.
05.03.2026 13:35
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Marx's Method is the Message
From Abstract Philosophy to the Material Reality of Class Struggle
Marx's Method is the Message
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
Great exposition of the essence and importance of Marx’s perspective in a lucid brief post. We can make our own history albeit under conditions rigged against us
04.03.2026 12:49
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Trump's British bullies with a byline
The so-called patriotic newspapers are gleefully doing the US president's bidding.
Trump's British bullies with a byline
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
Evisceration of fake patriots of right wing press twisting the history of WWII to portray Starmer as appeaser. Based on speculation about what Starmer might have done in 30s. No need to speculate about Mail support of fascism!
04.03.2026 12:37
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Please sign and share.
31.10.2025 11:50
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Four years after we created the Covid Memorial Wall in a guerrilla action born out of grief and determination, the Government has now announced it will be made permanent.
This is a powerful step towards ensuring our loved ones are never forgotten.
13.11.2025 17:01
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My Dad escaped the Nazis in 1939 on the Kindertransport.
He went to night school then University, trained as a physicist. Married my mum, brought up 3 kids, all work in public sector.
Under these proposed rules, he would have been deported.
100% 'performatively cruel' @stellacreasy.bsky.social
17.11.2025 17:50
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Our statement following the publication of the Covid Inquiry Module 2 report into Core UK decision-making and political governance:
20.11.2025 16:44
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My father died in April 2020.
I hold Boris Johnson personally responsible for his death, along with thousands of others.
All his ex-PM privileges should be removed, including £115k he can claim every year.
If you agree, please sign and share this petition 👇
@cbffjuk.bsky.social
21.11.2025 17:06
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Disrespectful to the bereaved, and indeed all those Johnson let down, to respond to the Covid Inquiry's M2 report in a footnote to his column. This man should never be allowed to hold public office again, and certainly should not be benefitting from the public purse.
@cbffjuk.bsky.social
22.11.2025 11:32
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Unfortunately there currently isn't a mechanism by which he can be prosecuted for misconduct in public office. But you can sign this petition demanding that he doesn't benefit from the public purse: www.change.org/p/end-public...
22.11.2025 20:47
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