Reposted by ElysandeGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/07/2025He's right. But also: this was exactly how some of us warned the Terrorism Act 2000 would be used when it was passed, by the government in which Peter Hain was a minister. He and all the others either ignored or dismissed our warnings. It's very frustrating. 592303694 0
Reposted by ElysandeMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 09/06/2025BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.zeteo.comBREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew MembersZeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship. 9724561054 0
Reposted by ElysandePrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 09/06/2025"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel." 2352290613934 0
Reposted by ElysandeGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/04/2025The government's benefits cuts, two-child cap and freeze in Local Housing Allowance are all *false economies*. They don't save money. They merely push spending into different parts of the budget, while causing untold suffering. Cruel, perfomative and pointless. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap... 24803261 0
Reposted by ElysandeGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Shut down the youth clubs. Sell off the playing fields. Put up "no ball games" signs. Make public places hostile to teenagers. Then: "Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones." 823909839 0
Reposted by ElysandeSooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025It's not just that I think Labour cutting disability benefits is horribly cruel....I think it's bad politically. It won't lead to anyone feeling better off, it has no short term payoff and DEFINITELY zero longterm payoff. It's just all-round bad, like shitting on the dance floor at a wedding. 3356370 0
Reposted by ElysandeCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Choosing to take money from disabled benefit claimants rather than levy a wealth tax is simply immoral 👇theguardian.comLabour mollifies the rich, targets disabled people and claims moral justification. There isn’t any | Frances RyanMinisters run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan 761816683 0
Reposted by ElysandeZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Despite endless stories that suggest the opposite, unemployment has stayed steady - & historically low at 4.4% The panic about too many people & too many of them being on benefits is misplaced. The problem is the wealth we all create goes only to the rich #r4today 40832269 0
Reposted by ElysandeAnn Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Dear Government. Forcing more & more disabled people into poverty does not save the taxpayer money. What did you think disabled people do with money? Stash it under the mattress? It goes back into the economy. Cold, malnourished people become very ill & cost the NHS a fortune. Please get a grip. 27121 0
Reposted by ElysandeGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/01/2025A violent criminal? A threat to society? A danger to democracy? No, no and no. This is someone being punished again and again for giving a damn about humanity and the living world. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...theguardian.comJust Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag foundExclusive: Gaie Delap told she will have to serve 20 more days that correspond to period of time at home after recall 21356342010 0
Reposted by ElysandeGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/01/2025When a government tells us, within the course of one week, that we can't have new hospitals but must have new runways, you know that it is not working on our behalf, but on behalf of economic power. 612096584 0
Reposted by ElysandeGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/12/2023Last night, for the first time in over 20 years, I was on #bbcqt. Someone dropped out the day before and they urgently needed to fill the seat. Though I was losing my voice, I wasn't going to wait another 20 years. You can watch the programme here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC One - Question Time, 2023, 07/12/2023Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Petersfield in Hampshire. 2518037 0
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