m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 10hmorningstaronline.co.uk/article/us-f...morningstaronline.co.ukUS flight from RAF Fairford: let’s finish the job and make it permanentTHE latest development from RAF Fairford — the news of 000
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026youtu.be/Y-moa4d9CKw?...youtu.beMedical Aid for Palestinians | The ClassYouTube video by Medical Aid for Palestinians 000
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Manchester City case shows us how the global mega-rich now expect to operate with impunity | Jonathan LiewWhen transnational alliances have scarcely been weaker, the way the club was allegedly run offers a bleak vision of a world driven by brute power and wealth, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew 001
Reposted by m carrAndrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You'd hope a member who rose to being an MP and Government minister might have picked up on what the founding purpose of the Labour Party is, but alas no ... 64516
Reposted by m carrDavid Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Britain's economy is being held back by low wages, underinvestment, rip-off pricing, the housing crisis, lack of affordable childcare and an NHS on the point of collapse. Not because there isn't a third runway at Heathrow. 317848
Reposted by m carrPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Financial Times moans about modest trade union reforms, workers rights. Most of the EU has worker-elected directors on boards of large companies. FT silence on low wages, fire and rehire, worker insecurity, undeserved exec pay. Only unions can negotiate with powerful companies. archive.ph/lbOykft.comBritain’s union reforms are a risk to business dynamismLabour’s expansion of workers’ rights adds to pressures on the private sector 13381146
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comTom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive LewisWhen a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis 000
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026morningstaronline.co.uk/article/anti...morningstaronline.co.ukAnti-war movement must press for a just peace in YemenTHE military victories of Ansarallah (the correct term for the “Houthis”) in liberating the west coast of Yemen has drawn the world’s attention.Around 6,000 square kilometres were taken from forces ar... 000
Reposted by m carrOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"NOT JUST WATER! We should also bring energy, Royal Mail, buses, our NHS and every public service we rely on to live into public ownership Andy Burnham, inaction now will only cost us more down the road" via @weownit.org.uk 514261
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tuc-...morningstaronline.co.ukTUC stands with CubaDELEGATES to the TUC Congress gave a standing ovation to Cuban trade union federation leader Osnay Miguel Colina today and demanded an end to US aggression against the island.Mr Miguel Colina told Con... 000
Reposted by m carrCat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Public ownership is the ONLY way forward for our water companies "Public control" is not good enough These assets and their revenue streams must be OWNED BY THE PUBLIC so all profits can be reinvested in fixing infrastructure, stopping leaks and sewage www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...telegraph.co.uk 36533
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026morningstaronline.co.uk/article/edit...morningstaronline.co.ukUnions should back political donations capTRADE unions are in danger of tying themselves in unnecessary knots over the issue of party funding.It is now beyond clear that action must be taken over political donations following the two huge gif... 011
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026morningstaronline.co.uk/article/alex...morningstaronline.co.ukAlexei Sayle: ‘The Palestine marches are entirely miraculous. The best of humanity’ALEXEI SAYLE is the only child of two members of the Communist Party, a fact that is the wellspring of his identity and his humour. I was a “burned child,” he says.So, given the need to rebel against ... 001
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I’ve signed a letter calling for Andy Burnham to clarify his views on control or ownership of public services. Can you sign and share it as well? weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...weownit.org.ukAdd your name to our open letter to Andy BurnhamPublic control is not public ownership. Andy Burnham must clarify that he backs public ownership of life's essentials. 133
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comSecret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new filmTestimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian 000
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026For years, Stephen Lennon has asked supporters to trust him and fund him. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, made with HOPE not hate, has raised serious questions about his finances. secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...secure.hopenothate.org.ukCALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNONA year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation. 000
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Words matter. Regarding JLR's projected redundancies, BBC news reported that the business secretary will meet the 'head of JLR' [i.e. the boss]; and the 'bosses of the unions' [i.e. elected officials]. 000
Reposted by m carrDavid Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 06/09/2026It's a good job the balaclava-clad fascists who closed down Britain's biggest port aren't peacenik grannies holding placards, because they'd be facing terrorism charges then 721481
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comIsraeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine MalikSchemes to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza are not being promoted by fringe voices. But the international community continues to avert its eyes, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik 000
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAndy Burnham presents his new government as more leftwing. In reality, it’s barely moved at all | Owen JonesThe prime minister talks the talk about reversing decades of privatisation and austerity, but we’re yet to see any policies to this end, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones 000
Reposted by m carrThe London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Farage has forged a political career out of complaining 1051180313
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brit...morningstaronline.co.ukBritain cannot dictate Ireland’s future: self‑determination is not a gift from the empireANDY BURNHAM’S attempt to punt Irish unity “off the table” exposes a lingering imperial reflex towards a democratic reckoning that Britain can no longer postpone.When a British prime minister arrives ... 020
Reposted by m carrmartinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The (mainly Tory) media’s failure to held Ben Houchen to account over Middlesbrough after 10 years as Mayor is an absolute scandal. He even gets his own OpEd to blame everyone else. 33507201
Reposted by m carrCommunity Party of Ireland @socialistvoice.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Since the Andy Burnham's comment on Irish Unification have rekindled the discussion on the topic, here is a repost of the analysis of the Communist Party of the Good Friday Agreement(April 2023). Read on socialistvoice.ie/2023/04/the-... #goodfridayagreement #andyburnham #unitedireland 032
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAs a doctor, I say this: before we even consider assisted dying, fix how we care for the most vulnerable | Zubir AhmedA person’s wish to die can be shaped by whether they have access to proper palliative care – and too many do not, says Labour MP and transplant surgeon Zubir Ahmed 000
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comFrom Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi SridharListening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense, says chair of global public health at the Universit... 000
Reposted by m carrWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 20/08/20268 in 10 of the public want our water in public ownership. Not public control. @labourlewis.bsky.social.bsky.social is absolutely spot on. Andy Burnham should start with Thames Water. Send our briefing on how he can do that to your MP now: vist.ly/5fgwv 18648
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comFrom bone-dry to soaked to the bone, welcome to the age of climate whiplash | Aditya ChakraborttyThis punishingly hot and dry summer will probably be followed by another wet winter. But it’s nothing compared with what Britain will endure in years to come, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabort... 000
Reposted by m carrAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Unsurprisingly, inhaling weird chemicals into lungs designed for air damages them. And while we wait for the evidence to accumulate, vapes are still being marketed at children - sweet scents, bright packaging. This consultation is positive - but let’s see some action! www.gov.uk/government/n... 2132086
Reposted by m carrWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 19/08/2026#OtD 19 Aug 1953 PM Mohammad Mosaddegh of Iran was overthrown in a coup organised by the CIA on behalf of the British and American governments. Mossadegh had instituted social reforms and planned to nationalise the British-owned oil fields stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9072... 49055
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026morningstaronline.co.uk/article/two-...morningstaronline.co.ukTwo hundred and forty-nine articles, a black professor, one media industryON JULY 24 2026 the Telegraph opened its front page and rebranded a black Cambridge professor. Not by his name. Not by his title. Not by his work. The paper called him “Cambridge’s diversity poster bo... 000
Reposted by m carrMiddle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 18/08/2026As the world fixates on Hamas, who will disarm the Israeli settlers storming West Bank villages? - www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/world…middleeasteye.netAs the world fixates on Hamas, who will disarm the Israeli settlers storming West Bank villages?Palestinians are constantly asked to prove their acceptance of Israel's right to exist - yet every day, their own existence is being erased 15325
Reposted by m carrOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Jason Arday has been found dead. The obsessive media focus on this one man - as if it was one of the biggest scandals in history - was disproportionate beyond belief. Push notifications, top headlines, constant investigations. And now he is dead. 50894183
Reposted by m carrWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14/08/2026The water companies are trying to convince you that public ownership of water is not affordable. The opposite is true. Privatisation is unaffordable. Here is how Andy Burnham can afford to take water into public hands 49051
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026 morningstaronline.co.uk/article/sulk...morningstaronline.co.ukSulking Farage knows Clacton was no victory — but the left must understand that tooPETULANT, self-pitying and dishonest: Nigel Farage’s reaction to his victory in the Clacton by-election suggests his gamble has backfired on him.He talks airily of his “resounding victory,” but avoide... 000
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 12/08/2026morningstaronline.co.uk/article/hawk...morningstaronline.co.ukHawks dressed as doves: the Guardian’s case for a harder line on ChinaSIMON TISDALL’S latest column in the Guardian is a remarkable document. Its complaint, running through every paragraph, is not that the West has been too aggressive towards China, but that it has not ... 001
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"There is no shortage of resources in Britain. There is a shortage of political will to put those resources under democratic control." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/drou...morningstaronline.co.ukDrought exposes a system that puts profit before peopleWORKING people are given instructions to ration while the water companies that have failed to fix their leaking infrastructure and pollute our rivers and beaches continue to make massive profits.Half ... 000
Reposted by m carrWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 09/08/2026The biggest wrong turn Britain took in the 1980s was selling off our water companies 8 in 10 of us now believe that decision was one of the worst decisions Britain ever made Andy Burnham, you promised to bring forward big changes. Start with Thames Water: vist.ly/5e4uj 612252
Reposted by m carrPhil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Lack of jobs is the biggest cause of unemployment, not school leavers failing to be "work-ready". 27618
Reposted by m carrOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Companies like Palantir avoid paying tax so you and me have to pay a whole lot more or the UK's essential services will collapse 02112
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026morningstaronline.co.uk/article/its-...morningstaronline.co.ukIt’s time for a new politics of hopeIT IS all very well Andy Burnham pledging to be relentless in tackling small boat crossings but unless he convinces the electorate as a whole that he has a coherent approach to the migratory flows of ... 100
Reposted by m carrRMT Union @rmtunion.bsky.social · 31/07/2026End Low Pay! RMT cleaner members working for outsourcing company Bidvest Noonan on the TransPennie Express contract are taking strike action today for pay justice. 📸 Middlesbrough station 071
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026null www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/we-c...morningstaronline.co.ukWe can’t fix social care without expelling the profiteersANDY BURNHAM’S social care speech gets a lot right.Fixing social care is a worthy mission: the largely privatised sector is a mess, imposing huge costs on vulnerable people and their families, wildly ... 000
Reposted by m carrSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Falconer: "Success in Ukraine looks like.. a victory for intl law. It is an absolutely vital principle that.. Russia cannot simply gobble up pieces of territory it thinks its got some connection to" So why are we arming Israel? Why aren't we arming Palestine to help them resist? 57428
Reposted by m carrPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 25/07/2026It’s all Thatcher’s fault. Really. 3019475
Reposted by m carrWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 25/07/2026The climate crisis may have caused the excessive heat, but it is NOT the reason for the hosepipe ban Privatisation is the one true cause of the hosepipe ban Scotland - where water is in public ownership - has not had a hosepipe ban since the great drought of 1995 Public ownership of water NOW 815092
Reposted by m carrUnite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social · 25/07/2026📣 Tax the rich and renationalise utilities. These are what our supporters told us should be Andy Burnham's new government's priorities. Here's what some of Unite's Executive members say should take priority ⤵️ 1116
m carr @mcarr.bsky.social · 25/07/2026www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brit...morningstaronline.co.ukBritain’s free-market elite have embraced the culture warENGLISH politics has taken a sharp turn towards racism. Political positions once held by the National Front are now regularly broadcast on national television.But many of the leading businessmen and p... 000