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Ian Greenwood

@iangreenwood6.bsky.social
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Retired university lecturer. Lifelong trade unionist and socialist. Fight racism and all discrimination wherever I see it. Passionate about music and the arts

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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 17h
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Burnham has battle plan with social care the flagship. Risks lie ahead, but Labour now travels in hope’……Why a journalist who joined chorus of hysterical neoliberals undermining Corbyn and his social democratic programme should care, who knows, or cares
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Burnham has a battle plan, with social care the flagship. Risks lie ahead, but Labour now travels in hope | Polly Toynbee
Here in Liverpool, the PM’s ambition for the party – and the country – is evident. There should be no complacency, but also no fear, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Our history. We keep marching on 💚 #CableStreet90 #TheyShallNotPass
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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🚨 UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese calls for ICC to open an investigation into the British ministers—including @Keir_Starmer, @DavidLammy, @JohnHealey_MP, @GrantShapps—who authorised UK participation in the Gaza genocide “The UK has not complied with international law”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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LIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not sure he will be too concerned but it’s almost impressive - in a sick way - that a govt engaged in apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide can throw a stone in that particular greenhouse. Could be Netanyahu and his cabal haven’t heard the penny drop?
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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This is an appalling & shameful article BELOW by @freedland in @guardian I am a Jewish Green I have read the motion he talks about carefully. It would absolutely NOT lead to expulsions for Jews attending synagogues. This is pure fabrication & fear-mongering The problem with Zionism is that it wa…
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... It’s useful that Freedland crawls out of his moral abyss every now again. There are those who are still not clear of the reactionary views he has and does peddle. His campaign against Corbyn’s anti racism wasn’t just in the political gutter it defined it
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The Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think | Jonathan Freedland
The resolution shows little understanding of what Zionism is, who Jews are or how antisemitism works, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As then now and the future the British Left and trade union movement will fight the extreme Right, fascists and state representatives who dare to support racism, genocide and fascism. They will not pass they will never win. Burnham off your knees
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
MRosen at Cable Street rally today
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: Cherokee poet, author & Indigenous rights activist. + 1st guidance officer, Bureau of Indian Affairs + Exec. secretary, Nat'l Congress of American Indians + Structurally established early educational resources & legal defenses for #indigenous communities Born #OTD in 1897.
Black-and-white portrait of Ruth Muskrat Bronson (1897–1982), an influential Cherokee Nation poet, educator, and Indigenous rights activist. Taken around December 1923, when she famously presented an educational reform appeal to President Calvin Coolidge, this image carries immense historical significance for Native American self-determination. She is centered against a dark, plain studio background that draws absolute focus onto her striking presence. Bronson faces forward, looking directly into the camera lens with a calm, dignified, and unwavering gaze. Her serene yet resolute expression projects a sense of inner strength and authority. Her dark hair is woven into two long, thick braids that drape symmetrically down the front of both shoulders. She wears a traditional patterned buckskin garment featuring intricate geometric designs along the chest, sleeves, and neckline, complete with layered fringe running down her arms. Tied horizontally across her forehead is a woven, light-colored headband accented with dark, bold diamond motifs. The overall mood of the portrait is formal, respectful, and intensely focused, immortalizing Bronson as a powerful institutional champion.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From Scotland to Northumberland, Blackpool to Leicestershire, Reform contested six by-elections yesterday. They lost all six. Six contests. Six defeats. Reform are not inevitable. Their bubble has burst😉 Have a great weekend comrades! #NoFascists #RightWingLosers #FailingFarage
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“government was “going after pensioners and our young people in a pincer movement”……..Of course. Labour can’t go after super rich, international corporate tax avoiders or sort the small business scam as it is its turn to be the neoliberal Party in power
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Andy Burnham government urged to make major change as £10,000 rule set for 2027
Tuition fees are currently capped at £9,790 in England, while Scottish students can go to university for free north of the border
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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@mjdaly57 24/6/26 Declassified UK: Inside Labour Together’s secret war against Corbyn. FoI-disclosed documents expose Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s ex-chief of staff, stoking anti-semitism hoax, funded ...
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Focus on jobs, not benefits, to cut welfare bill, says thinktank - The Guardian
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news... ‘If public opinion is "pointing towards" backing re-entry into the EU, he could commit to holding a vote on the issue.’ …UK doesn’t test public opinion before Gen Elections. In a democracy we regularly test decision. When is next vote on EU?
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Burnham suggests Labour’s next election manifesto may include EU referendum
Two EU leaders have spoken out in support of a reversal of Brexit following the PM's comments
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) on X
My solidarity with everyone joining the protests today to kick Palantir out of our NHS. As I said in Parliament recently: from serious concerns over its handling of patient data to its human rights r...
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
labourhub.org.uk/2026/10/01/e... A state of emergency in energy costs should be invoked with excess profits being super-taxed and strategic corporate decisions to price gauge and profiteer being subject to new legislation to fine and prosecute individual directors
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Emergency Heat Tariff needed as gas prices soar, Chancellor told
Ministers must prepare an Emergency Heat Tariff to cap the cost of heating this winter, the End Fuel Poverty Coalition says, with gas prices already rising 27% year on year from 1st October and fre…
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Declassified UK (@declassifiedUK) on X
Former chair of Labour Friends of Israel Lord Walney, also known as John Woodcock, avoided our questions about who funds the group. He called Declassified 'weird' for covering Israel-Palestine, despite it being one of the biggest foreign policy stories in the UK, and a central focus of this new La…
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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“We would.. come out of the ECHR and repeal the Human Rights Act and not replace it” Tory Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp tells @SkyNews NOT REPLACE IT! The European Convention on Human Rights PR...
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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There is no such thing as a “free market”
All markets are defined by laws and rules. The question is who are the laws and rules for?
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NeoPatliberal
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you're having trouble visualizing 57 men ignored an attack on another human, this might help. 57 people is 11 basketball teams + 2 5 football teams + 2 A school bus full of children Four 12-person felony juries, plus nine people. That's how many men failed to help this poor woman. #Cornell7
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of... Article doesn’t mention capturing tax from foreign multinationals the small business scam costing the revenue billions (Richard Murphy) and higher tax rates and progressive NI for the very wealthy. Labour isn’t confusing which class it supports is it?
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Six major money changes in October 2026 including new £2.20 rule and DWP powers
Many major money changes are set to be rolled out in the UK across the month
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Jonathan Cook (@Jonathan_K_Cook) on X
A double lie here from Ed Miliband: 1. He doesn't need to wait for the Supreme Court to rule on Palestine Action's proscription. The Burnham government could overturn the decision tomorrow if it so chose. 2. Miliband says no one's intent was to criminalise "grannies and vicars" for holding up si…
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Prime Minister of Qatar said that Hamas wanted to hand over all the civilian hostages on the first day of the war, but the Israelis rejected the proposal and refused to even “entertain the idea.”
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Trump Falls Asleep on Live TV, Tells the Truth for First Time & Our Favorite Foxtrotter Guillermo!
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Besides economic and geopolitical logic of this there’s a profoundly important aspect of democracy at play. Through whatever mechanism - another Referendum or Gen Election manifesto - electorate must have opportunity to reflect and vote. No vote no control
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Things look a little different this week
Back in April, many of you kindly took the time to tell us what you love about this newsletter – and how we could make it even easier to discover, enjoy and share great art.
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why not end pension tax breaks given to higher earners or increase tax/NI for very rich or better still understand where money comes from? Surrounded by neoliberal advisors, it’s pensioners who are hit. A one party state that needs to be shaken to its core
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Peter Davies (@MastermanDavies) on X
@Jonathan_K_Cook BBC "journalists" lack intellect+awareness +are self-reinforcing indoctrinated victims of group-think lies +prejudices Breach BBC Royal Charter for accuracy, impartiality +fairness. Incessant updating +selectivity capture narratives +bury truth Propaganda! https://t.co/zWDcXlr8LU
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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UK police can hold terrorism suspects for 14 days without charge. Had police any grounds to believe the men arrested outside RAF Fairford had even the slightest terrorism connection, they would not have been released. They'd still be behind bars. But watch the BBC's Daniel Sandford, like every oth…
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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New Report says hunger in the UK is the embodiment of state failure
Andy Burnham must Introduce Immediate relief and end Food Insecurity, say campaigners.  The Right to Food Commission is, this week, at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, publishing its …
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham edges Labour closer to finally, maybe, being sane about Brexit. Over 10 years, £Billions of cost, thousands of business failures, mountains of red tape, wasted resources and lost opportunities later…. our govt may, at last, cautiously, start to be honest about the Brexit moronathon. Yay.
The Independent front page headline: 

Burnham edges Labour closer to rejoining EU
After Ed Miliband tells party conference Britain's future is at the heart of Europe, ministers say it is 'not if but how' prime minister will include Brexit reversal in next election manifestoThere is growing optimism that a way back into the EU could be put to voters at the next election after the prime minister and senior ministers made it clear they believe Brexit has been a failure at this year's party conference.
When The Independent asked Mr Burnham about whether Rejoin would be in Labour's next election manifesto on his recent trip to the UN in New York, he refused to rule it out - having said a year ago when he was
Manchester mayor that he believes the
UK should rejoin the EU.

Andy Burnham has already warned about the 'drift and division' in the decade since Brexit (Getty)
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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UK sanctions on Israel result in no extra arms export suspensions
Exclusive: Ed Miliband's ‘double lock’ on arms exports to Israel has made no immediate impact on the flow of weaponry to Tel Aviv.
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband at Labour conference today: “To the millions outraged by the plight of the Palestinian people, we hear you. You were right.” Yet the recent sanctions he announced on Israel have not changed the flow of weapons to Israel. https://t.co/TGLZaQWiLW
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution truthout.org/articles/ita...
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Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution
Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?
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Ian Greenwood @iangreenwood6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/healey-... ‘Chancellor used speech to Labour Party conference to seek to reassure financial markets with commitment to being responsible with nation's finances.’…..The finance system that crashed world’s economy again in 2008?! Govt has commitment to electorate only
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Healey sets out plan for ‘new age of industrialisation’ to boost economy
Chancellor John Healey used his Labour Party conference speech to try to revive confidence in the UK economy.
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