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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Probably not the most pressing issue out there but as it gets closer I want to know whether socialism and watching the World Cup are compatible. My latest Substack article. open.substack.com/pub/daveradi...

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I'm A Socialist, Can I Watch The World Cup?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is almost upon us. On social media there is a debate as to whether radicals should boycott it. There are also petitions calling on governments to withdraw their support.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Whilst a bigoted Tory was outraged at a public prayer meeting in London, I had a different experience when I encountered an open-air prayer meeting in Cardiff. It prompted this short article. open.substack.com/pub/daveradi...

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Bigoted MP attacks peaceful prayer meeting

Tory MP Nick Timothy called a peaceful prayer meeting an 'act of domination' and was immediately supported by Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

@labourlist.bsky.social reports that Anna Turley Labour chair warned MPs that the party had to tackle immigration but "in a way that stays true to our values". And what are those values exactly? Let me sum it up. Say anything that will get enough votes to keep them on the £110k a year gravy train.

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💢Marx Was Right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Also Starmer: “Our jets are in the air. It’s time for some Brits to die for Israel too.”

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

War after war and no let up. Not a single day since 1945 without war. We need to spend less on war and more on peace but how? open.substack.com/pub/daveradi...

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We spend 300x as much on war as peace

Global spending on the military keeps rising. Wars become inevitable. Peace is a distant dream. We have to change. But how?

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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 27/02/2026

BREAKING: The two-way race in Gorton and Denton between Labour and Reform has been won by... the Greens

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Voter fraud in Gorton & Denton: This seems like a way for the media to avoid acknowledging that Reform are not the next government in waiting. That the British people may not be as racist or intolerant as the media would like to believe.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Seeing lots of press on voter fraud in Gorton and Denton. Where is the evidence? If somebody witnessed thiswhat were they doing inside a voting booth? And if they had witnessed it why did they not report it immediately?

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Be realistic we are told, or be reduced to shouting from the sidelines. But what is this realism we are supposed to accept. daveradicalthought.substack.com/p/a-narrow-f...

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A narrow fringe party shouting from the sidelines

What does it mean for socialists to be realistic and not to be reduced to shouting from the sidelines

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

The Palestine Action proscription was based on Blairite legislation that should have been reviewed years ago. daveradicalthought.substack.com/p/palestine-...

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Palestine Action and Bad Law

The proscription of Palestine Action was based on a Blairitie law that the Supreme Court regarded as 'too wide'.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The Epstein files are about more than just rich men abusing young vulnerable women. They are an insight into how business is done in 21st Century Capitalism. My latest Substack post: open.substack.com/pub/daveradi...

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The Epstein files and a corrupt social system

The Epstein files reveal more than just sleaze they show a social system mired in corruption

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Choosing between Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting is like choosing between the Kray twins. Both choices are criminally dangerous to the country — but I’m not sure if Wes gets his suits paid for by Lord Waheed Alli.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Congratulations to @plaidcymru.bsky.social Brilliant and uplifting victory in Caerphilly. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social is finished. Reform are in retreat. Forward to the Senedd elections.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Still seeing the left tearing into each other whilst Reform are quietly building momentum. It won’t matter who is most pure when fascists are in charge of your country. Wake up people. We need to start working together or there will be no democracy left to save.

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Great discussion at TWT on how the left must unite — Your Party and the Greens — to keep Farage out of Downing Street. But unity isn’t uniformity. Your Party will be truly anti-imperialist: no diplomatic ties with a genocidal, apartheid Israeli state and no greenwashing NATO. Join us: yourparty.uk

Photo of Zarah, Zack Polanski, Amna Abdullatif from We Deserve Better and Abubakr Nanabawa from The Muslim Vote

Zarah speaking to a packed room at The World Transformed

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Jo from Rotherfield @equalityearthling.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

So MAGA UK voters, surprise, surprise there is no fraud, no waste, no asylum seekers gaming the system. Watch your council tax used for banning books in libraries & to stop all anti discrimination practices so the tax evading party can give tax cuts to their rich friends. Reform are liars.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Good to see Americans on the streets opposing Trump. Are there any eye witness accounts on here?

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

The entire system seems wired to prevent social justice. Politics is a game played by the rich with the rest of us as pawns. How do we create a world where every life matters? I’m curious to hear your thoughts.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Is it really so beyond the realms of possibility that we could create a world where there were no wars, no hunger, no poverty and no homelessness ?

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

The ceasefire is a start but we need to keep the pressure on to get a just settlement for the Palestinian people.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

If you follow this link you can hear an audio of me reading this article. That may, or may not, be a treat.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

This is what a Labour Government is allowing to happen to universities in Wales. And Starmer always said that Labour in Westminster would learn from Wales. An important article from @criticalmasszine.bsky.social

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

It’s pretty difficult to say much that hasn’t been said already about Trump. But I tried to focus on what he’s done and how it might impact Europe.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

In what is a real sign of the times moment a lot of people simply shrug that a Trump ally, serial liar and genuinely nasty piece of work is poised to become the next PM. @criticalmasszine.bsky.social warned before the last election that this might happen. Polls now prove us right.

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 30/01/2025

Strengthening the employment rights bill ✊ A rally 3 years on from the P&O sackings 22 March | 11am @neunion.bsky.social HQ, WC1H 9BD Register here: bit.ly/ERBrally22March

Promotional poster for a rally titled 'Strengthening the Employment Rights Bill' featuring speeches from Mick Lynch, Lord Hendy, Maryam Eslamdoust, and other figures against a backdrop of protesters. The event is organised by range of organisations on 22 March 2025, in Hamilton House, London.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I’ve an interest in this article because I’m the author. But beyond that it is vital that people realise just how bad anti-protest legislation is

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Lots of people claim to be for PR. I think that could be a massive mistake and wrote in @criticalmasszine.bsky.social to explain why. The only thing that has changed is that parties of the right have become more common. Read this article and tell me I am wrong criticalmassmag.org/can-pr-save-...

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Can PR save democracy - Critical Mass Magazine

Reading Time: 9 minutesWith the news that Unite the Union have voted to endorse proportional representation (PR) for parliamentary elections the British left have, once again, started to get excited ...

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Thanks for posting this. A really interesting article. What it shows is that when a field is entirely dominated by a particular world view that it is incredibly difficult for alternate views to be heard. In this case the word genocide has been appropriated by Jewish scholars loathe to expand it.

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PaulaWalla @paulawalla67.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Re reposting. So very sorry ❤️ It is one of my favorites

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Britain is the 6th wealthiest country in the world and yet successive governments have attacked the elderly, poor, disabled, and anybody else who cannot fight back. Well perhaps the rest of us should fight back on their behalf. #fightpoverty

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Yes we must suffer so the rich can amass more wealth than they can possibly spend. It’s called capitalism. And until we replace it the process will go round and round.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Just signed this. Let's do this. Thames Water wants to pay its executives more money by upping peoples bills. Because otherwise they will not get talented people. Who will put sewage into rivers and drive the company into debt it now needs public money to keep it afloat. Please sign.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Why would you be relaunching after only 8 months in power? How bad must your first 8 months be for you to want to eradicate it?

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Fine. But absolutely nothing in Starmer’s past gives cause for optimism. He lied to become leader, he lied to become PM. He is trapped inside his own narcissism. We need to stop believing in leaders and start building grassroots organisation. “All hope lies with the proles” - Orwell.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Hey I’m all for optimism. But I try not to allow my optimism to be blind to reality. Starmer has steadfastly stood by a country engaged in an illegal genocide and you seriously think I should put my hope in him? He has been demonstrably shown to be in the pocket of a rich benefactor. But hope?

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Stephen King @stephenk900.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I think HMRC should be focusing on the big money not the low hanging fruit!

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Zoe @armaita100.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

And let's not forgot the £22.7billion of UNCLAIMED income related benefits and social tariff benefits, which far out weigh the overpaid/fraudulent claims policyinpractice.co.uk/missing-out-... Taking someone's driving licence makes no sense, but when did the lack of sense ever stop a government

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Report: Missing out 2024 - Policy in Practice

Policy in Practice estimates that total unclaimed income related benefits and social tariffs in the UK is now £23 billion, more than 2023

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

HMRC estimate uncollected tax as £39.8 billion in 2024. DWP estimate £9.8billion in overpaid benefits in 2024. Guess which one the Labour Government is bringing in more draconian laws to tackle? Benefit cheats could be stripped of driving licences www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Benefit cheats could lose driving licences in anti-fraud drive

A proposed new law will also give ministers greater powers to request bank account information.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Is Alison McGovern innumerate? She claims that when somebody defrauds social security that is less money for your pension. That assumes that there is a pot of money and whoever gets to it first gets to dip in. Government finance doesn’t work like that. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Benefit cheats could lose driving licences in anti-fraud drive

A proposed new law will also give ministers greater powers to request bank account information.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

That would be true only if they had opposed every Tory cut. Which, of course, not only didn't they but they show every intention of taking further.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Oh my, are you about to be disappointed.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Bit rich from a writer who helped legitimise the far right because they were preferable to the left which she clearly despises. Wouldn't support Corbyn but could allow Johnson in to stop the left. If she wants electoral reform it is because she thinks that is the best way to beat the left not right.

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Dave Middleton @davmidd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The Israelis have started undermining the peace process before it has hardly begun. Can somebody tell me who are the terrorists here? Why is the world allowing this indiscriminate and illegal slaughter to carry on?

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