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Ex Postie & Ex Disability Officer for Unite Community Leeds, UK. Revolutionary Socialist, SWP. A Worker. Read your Grapes of Wrath. socialistworker.co.uk/join-swp

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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 11h
‘I was arrested 22 times, we demand Ed Miliband lifts Palestine Action ban’ Polly was arrested outside the Labour Party conference for holding a sign that read, ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.’ socialistworker.co.uk/news/i-was-a...
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‘I was arrested 22 times, we demand Ed Miliband lifts Palestine Action ban’
Polly was arrested outside the Labour Party conference for holding a sign that read, ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.’
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 16h
Spanish state erupts in revolt over eviction of pensioner The government’s measures to address the housing crisis don’t go to the roots of speculation, says Jesús in Seville socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...
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Spanish state erupts in revolt over eviction of pensioner
A wave of protests over ­housing has erupted in the Spanish state after cops evicted a ­disabled pensioner. Some 30,000 took to the streets of Madrid.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Garvaghy Road residents stand firm against Orange Order march The standoff in Portadown has deepened the crisis of the ‘power sharing’ agreement between Unionist and Nationalist parties socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...
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Garvaghy Road residents stand firm against Orange Order march
Residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, the north of Ireland, faced off the police and Orange Order for the third night in a row on Monday.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anti-racists chase far right Restore Britain off London streets Anti-racists chased campaigners from Camden streets and exposed the fascists trying to build behind the party’s respectable election facade. socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Anti-racists chase far right Restore Britain off London streets
Restore Britain was forced off the streets of Camden as anti-racists exposed the fascists organising inside it.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham’s Labour crashes against the limits of a system in deep crisis The new government wants to offer social care reforms and growth without upsetting the rich. But war, inflation and economic stagnation is making that balancing act increasingly difficult. socialistworker.co.uk/labour/burnh...
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Burnham’s Labour crashes against the limits of a system in deep crisis
The new government wants to promise reforms without confronting the rich. But economic crisis is leaving it less and less room to manoeuvre.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reform UK swings the axe at nurseries as parents face soaring childcare costs Reform UK councillors have voted to shut all ten public nurseries in South Tyneside. But parents and campaigners are refusing to let the council have the final word. socialistworker.co.uk/news/reform-...
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Reform UK swings the axe at nurseries as parents face soaring childcare costs
Reform UK’s flagship council has voted to shut all 10 public nurseries in South Tyneside, north east England, where a third of children grow up in poverty.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Restore Britain: a party on the road to fascism Don’t wait for Restore Britain to become a fully-fledged fascist party to smash it off the streets socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Restore Britain: a party on the road to fascism
Restore Britain is not just a more racist version of Reform UK. Nor is it a fascist organisation as the British National Party (BNP) was—yet.
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Sasha Simic @sashasimic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I wish my Jewish sisters and brothers a joyous Sukkot. Chag Sukkot Sameach.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reform’s tax cuts for the rich could come for your pension A Reform-linked think tank has proposed scrapping the state pension to help fund £75 billion in tax cuts. Pensioners say they cannot afford to lose the income they rely on to survive. socialistworker.co.uk/news/reforms...
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Reform’s tax cuts for the rich could come for your pension
A Reform-linked think tank has proposed scrapping the state pension to help fund £75 billion in tax cuts. Pensioners say they cannot afford to lose the income they rely on to survive.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Britain’s colonial shame lives on in the Chagos Islands Britain drove Chagossians from their homes to protect its military interests and those of the US. Today, Burnham’s response to Trump shows those imperial priorities remain. socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...
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Britain’s colonial shame lives on in the Chagos Islands
US military bases take priority over the lives of Chagossians deported from their homes. That’s what Andy Burnham’s meeting with Donald Trump confirmed.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Could our universities collapse into bankruptcy? With 24 universities at risk of closure this year, higher education is facing a monumental crisis. Camilla Royle looks at the decades of underfunding and mismanagement that have pushed the sector to the brink socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/cou...
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Could our universities collapse into bankruptcy?
With 24 universities at risk of closure this year, higher education is facing a monumental crisis. Camilla Royle looks at the decades of underfunding and mismanagement that have pushed the sector to t...
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Urgent need to meet new fascist threat as thugs mobilise to stop refugees on south coast Danny “Tommo” Thomas mobilised fascists and racists in Gosport, near Portsmouth, on Tuesday night socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Urgent need to meet new fascist threat as thugs mobilise to stop refugees on south coast
Fascist Danny “Tommo” Thomas brought hundreds of black clad thugs to the south coast town of Gosport, near Portsmouth, on Tuesday evening. The mobilisation, that aimed to turn back migrants in a small...
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s right to confront the fascists, we’ll do it again The fascist threat cannot be dealt with through discussion and persuasion alone socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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It’s right to confront the fascists, we’ll do it again
Here are three reasons why Stand Up to Racism was right to chase Restore Britain off the streets.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
'Friends' with a State that chopped up a journalist then denied it. British Imperialism.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
‘Miliband admits we’re right on Palestine, now we must force him to act’ The Burnham government should start by banning arm sales to Israel and deproscribing Palestine Action socialistworker.co.uk/news/miliban...
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‘Miliband admits we’re right on Palestine, now we must force him to act’
Labour will only shift if we keep mobilising for Palestine
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fascist AfD surges in German state election as crisis deepens The election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a disaster for chancellor Friedrich Merz's Tory-like CDU party socialistworker.co.uk/news/fascist...
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Fascist AfD surges in German state election as crisis deepens
The AfD surge in the election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a disaster for chancellor Friedrich Merz's Tory-like CDU party
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Restore Britain’s fascist campaigners chased out of Holborn and St Pancras It came after an investigation by Stand Up To Racism exposed known fascists at the heart of Restore Britain’s campaign in the by-election socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Restore Britain’s fascist campaigners chased out of Holborn and St Pancras
It came the day after a Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) investigation exposed known fascists at the heart of Restore Britain’s campaign.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
never mind oil and gas mate
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Victory! Institute of Cancer Research strikers win pay rises of up to 52 percent Unite union members have won substantial pay increases of 52 percent for lowest-paid, and 17.2 percent on average, after 68 days on strike socialistworker.co.uk/news/victory...
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Victory! Institute of Cancer Research strikers win pay rises of up to 52 percent
Striking workers at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) have won a victory that will be life-changing, especially for the lowest-paid. The Unite union members do vital scientific research that help...
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The fascists at the heart of Restore Britain’s campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election 'This isn't guilt by association. Fascists are nominating a candidate, organising volunteers, distributing material and addressing campaigners' socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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The fascists at the heart of Restore Britain's campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election - Socialist Worker
Figures with links to the fascist British National party and Homeland party are instrumental in Restore Britain's first parliamentary campaign in London
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ICR strikers won’t leave anyone behind in pay fight The Unite union members are continuing to negotiate to win a pay uplift that doesn’t leave the ­lowest‑paid workers behind socialistworker.co.uk/trade-unions...
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ICR strikers won’t leave anyone behind in pay fight - Socialist Worker
The Unite union members are continuing to negotiate to win a pay uplift that doesn’t leave the ­lowest‑paid workers behind
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bosses demand Burnham slashes public spending as inflation rises Delegates at the TUC union federation conference spoke to Socialist Worker about Labour under Andy Burnham ahead of the next month's budget socialistworker.co.uk/labour/tuc-c...
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Bosses demand Burnham slashes public spending as inflation rises
Delegates at the TUC union federation conference spoke to Socialist Worker about Labour under Andy Burnham
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Why Trump doesn’t want AI ‘slowdown’ The likes of Musk haven’t discovered that they care about humanity. So what are their motivations? socialistworker.co.uk/sw-view/why-...
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Why Trump doesn't want AI ‘slowdown’
The likes of Musk haven’t discovered that they care about humanity. So what are their motivations?
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump’s Iran war hits new crises as key pipeline is attacked As US power wanes, regional imperial powers jockey for position socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-20...
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Trump’s Iran war hits new crises as key pipeline is attacked
An Iranian-backed paramilitary group, based in Iraq, had attacked an oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia with drones
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
TUC congress: unions debate how to beat the far right The TUC union federation's conference is taking place in Brighton this week socialistworker.co.uk/news/workers...
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TUC congress: unions debate how to beat the far right
The first day saw debates on anti-fascism and anti-racism—and revealed different approaches among the trade union leaders.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Many asylum seekers removed from UK to France arrive injured, charity health service finds
Samusocial de Paris documents signs of violence after detention and transfer under ‘one in one out’ scheme
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What’s really behind Labour’s shift on Palestine? Western states are facing a deep crisis of legitimacy over backing the genocide—and the Palestine solidarity movement has deepened their crisis socialistworker.co.uk/labour/whats...
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What’s really behind Labour’s shift on Palestine?
Western states are facing a deep crisis of legitimacy over backing the genocide—and the Palestine solidarity movement has deepened their crisis
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Portsmouth anti-fascists stand firm against far right—but threat is growing Plus: far right Pink Ladies protest outnumbered in Glasgow socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Portsmouth anti-fascists stand firm against far right—but threat is growing
Around 350 anti-racists faced off around 500 fascist and far right thugs in Portsmouth on Saturday.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
London bus drivers show the power of strikes Bus drivers across Britain should be prepared to take similar action socialistworker.co.uk/trade-unions...
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London bus drivers show the power of strikes - Socialist Worker
The Unite the union members have won commits to protect drivers from the perils of heatwaves
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump resorts to bribery ahead of midterms Trump’s Republican Party is desperately trying to placate growing anger in its base over the cost of living socialistworker.co.uk/news/trump-r...
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Trump resorts to bribery ahead of midterms
Donald Trump says he is celebrating “the most successful two years, financially and every other way, in the history of the presidency.”
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Alex Callinicos: The far right remains a dynamic force If Andy Burnham dashes the hopes he raised to get into 10 Downing Street, Nigel Farage, Rupert Lowe and Tommy Robinson will rush to capitalise socialistworker.co.uk/alex-callini...
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Alex Callinicos: The far right remains a dynamic force
If Andy Burnham dashes the hopes he raised to get into 10 Downing Street, Nigel Farage, Rupert Lowe and Tommy Robinson will rush to capitalise
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Activists say ‘hands off’ as Palantir spy tech takes over our public services Palantir helped enable the genocide in Gaza and is muscling its way into the NHS and local councils. But campaigners are fighting back, writes Pat Meusel socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/act...
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Activists say ‘hands off’ as Palantir spy tech takes over our public services
Palantir helped enable the genocide in Gaza and is muscling its way into the NHS and local councils. But campaigners are fighting back, writes Pat Meusel
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Reform UK in bind over Dover and Portsmouth riots as far right radicalises Rupert Lowe’s breakaway party, Restore Britain, is outflanking Reform UK to the right socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Reform UK in bind over Dover and Portsmouth riots as far right radicalises
Rupert Lowe’s breakaway party, Restore Britain, is outflanking Reform UK to the right
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ed Miliband is complicit in a genocide he refuses to call genocide British diplomats have told the US that Ed Miliband's new sanctions against Israeli settlers ‘are largely symbolic and will have no material impact on the UK’s wider relationship with Israel’ socialistworker.co.uk/news/ed-mili...
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Ed Miliband is complicit in a genocide he refuses to call genocide
British diplomats have told the US that Ed Miliband's new sanctions against Israeli settlers ‘are largely symbolic and will have no material impact on the UK’s wider relationship with Israel’
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Restaurant worker slams Labour’s immigration raids Max says immigration officers completely ignored the white bartenders and went straight to the Asian chefs socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Restaurant worker slams Labour’s immigration raids
As diners were tucking into their food at a restaurant, immigration officers swooped in and began racially profiling workers.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Green councillors must refuse to implement austerity and help mobilise resistance Millions of working class people desperately need a break with austerity—and that requires the unions and campaigns to organise resistance. socialistworker.co.uk/news/local-c...
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Green councillors must refuse to implement austerity and help mobilise resistance
Activists are gearing up for a Summit Against Austerity hosted by the Green-run council in Hackney, east London, on Wednesday.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Reform UK and Restore fuel far right rampage in Portsmouth Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe has come out in support of the masked thugs who blockaded Dover—and fired a shot across the bows of Farage socialistworker.co.uk/news/splits-...
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Reform UK and Restore fuel far right rampage in Portsmouth
Nigel Farage is caught in a bind after far right thugs—masked up in balaclavas and dressed in black—rampaged through Dover on Saturday.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Deep crisis in Germany as fascists top polls in Saxony-Anhalt People said that they would be voting for the AfD because there wasn’t an alternative on offer, said German socialist Luiz socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Deep crisis in Germany as fascists top polls in Saxony-Anhalt
The Alternative For Germany (AfD) has made a historic breakthrough in a key state election in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Dover port blockade shows real and growing far right threat Mainstream politicians and the media have used the ‘Stop the boats’ rhetoric for so long it has given confidence and legitimacy to far right thugs to act. socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Dover port blockade shows real and growing far right threat
Less than 24 hours after Nigel Farage pledged to “stop the boats forever”, hundreds of fascist thugs ran riot in Dover.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Scandal hits Reform UK conference—but the far right won’t simply implode Farage joined French RN leader Jordan Bardella on stage to announce a new agreement between the British and French far right socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Scandal hits Reform UK conference—but the far right won’t simply implode
The Reform UK party conference got off to a rocky start in Birmingham on Thursday amid another corruption scandal.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just Stop Oil returns, data centre campaign hots up Labour prime minister Andy Burnham is considering giving the go ahead to drilling two North Sea fields socialistworker.co.uk/environment/...
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Just Stop Oil returns, data centre campaign hots up
Just Stop Oil (JSO) blocked traffic outside parliament on Wednesday during Andy Burnham’s first prime minister’s question time.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Will Green leader Zack Polanski stay red in Holborn and St Pancras by election? Polanski announced his intention to stand in Holborn and St Pancras after Keir Starmer resigned as an MP socialistworker.co.uk/news/will-gr...
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Will Green leader Zack Polanski stay red in Holborn and St Pancras by election?
Zack Polanski’s bid to become an MP in the Holborn and St Pancras by election could make—or break—his leadership of the Green Party.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Resisting Canada’s far right Dominion Society Michelle in Canada spoke to Socialist Worker about how people are organising against the far right group, which has international links with Restore Britain socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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Resisting Canada’s far right Dominion Society
Anti-racists in Canada struck a blow against the rising threat of the far right on Saturday.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Resist attacks on the right to choose Social media accounts connected to Reform UK and Restore Britain show a sharp rise in posts attacking abortion rights socialistworker.co.uk/comment/resi...
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Resist attacks on the right to choose
Social media accounts connected to Reform UK and Restore Britain show a sharp rise in posts attacking abortion rights
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trump fears losing face over Iran war Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin face a common problem—they are bogged down in prolonged conflicts and unable to concede defeat socialistworker.co.uk/alex-callini...
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Alex Callinicos: Trump fears losing face over Iran war
There is much speculation about what John Ratcliffe, the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), was up to when he visited Moscow last week to meet his Russian counterparts. Without doub...
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Palestinians fear for their lives as settler attacks increase Settlements are creating a crisis of legitimacy for Israel. But Netanyahu relies on the support of far-right politicians to form a coalition government socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-20...
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Palestinians fear for their lives as settler attacks increase
Settlements are creating a crisis of legitimacy for Israel. But Netanyahu relies on the support of far-right politicians to form a coalition government
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
West London anti-fascists rain on Ukip’s parade Saturday’s counter-demonstration was supported by local trade unionists including educators and strikers from the ICR socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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West London anti-fascists rain on Ukip’s parade
Anti-racists outnumbered Nick Tenconi and his supporters on Saturday, despite the cops’ best efforts.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
‘Don’t train us and then throw us on the scrapheap’ say health workers Newly qualified clinical psychologist James slams underfunding crisis that leaves him facing the prospect of unemployment this September socialistworker.co.uk/news/dont-tr...
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‘Don’t train us and then throw us on the scrapheap’ say health workers
A fresh crisis is brewing in the NHS as a result of years of chronic underfunding and privatisation.
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Marv Scott @marvscott69.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
With warnings to stockpile, government abandons responsibility Burnham's government wants to shift responsibility for emergency preparations on to us—while making disaster more likely socialistworker.co.uk/news/with-wa...
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With warnings to stockpile, government abandons responsibility - Socialist Worker
Burnham's government wants to shift responsibility for emergency preparations on to us—while making disaster more likely
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