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Steve Tombs

@stevetombs.bsky.social
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Emeritus Prof (criminology) @open-university.bsky.social, trustee @inquest-org.bsky.social, love @gmhazardscentre.bsky.social Justice after Grenfell? Marx, Spurs, Reggae, Gramsci, The Clash, Social Harm, Luxemburg (Rosa)- not necessarily in that order

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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Excellent piece by Joe Sim on the 'recent' prison crisis as continuity, rather than discontinuity @britishcriminology.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @waylon18.bsky.social @timnewburn.bsky.social @thehowardleague.bsky.social @inquest-org.bsky.social www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/meet-new-pri...
crimeandjustice.org.uk
Meet the New Prisons Minister, Same as the Old Prisons Minister | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Latest newletter from @inquest-org.bsky.social - updates on prisons, care homes, Hillsborough Law, the National Oversight Mechanism, Grenfell & much more @britishcriminology.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @ccse-ljmu.bsky.social @statewatch.bsky.social mailchi.mp/inquest/inqu...
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INQUEST News ⚖️ on challenging state violence & justice campaigns
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
While the bereaved & survivors have no justice over 9 years after the atrocity, the guilty prosper @grenfellunited.bsky.social @gmhazardscentre.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @britishcriminology.bsky.social @ccse-ljmu.bsky.social @peteapps.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
Director who oversaw Grenfell cost-cutting given senior council housing role
Fire survivors and bereaved urge Barnet Group to ‘reconsider’ appointment of Laura Johnson, who pushed for cheaper contractor
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Times of Israel reports - Reports of settler assaults and arson across West Bank on Rosh Hashanah Man reported beaten in village, as extremists set farmland alight; foreign TV crew assaulted outside illegal outpost The violent settlers were not arrested, Activists and journalists were
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Reports of settler assaults and arson across West Bank on Rosh Hashanah
Man reported beaten in village, as extremists set farmland alight; foreign TV crew assaulted outside illegal outpost
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Privileged to have played small part in this project - a great job by @cmmonwealth.bsky.social @peteapps.bsky.social @grenfellunited.bsky.social @Inquest-org.bsky.social @remyacb.bsky.social @gmhazardscentre.bsky.social @david-whyte.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Grenfell cladding firm Arconic paid shareholders £23m more in compensation than to fire victims
Report’s author said findings highlighted ‘near-total failure’ to hold corporations accountable over the disaster that killed 72 people
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
It’s a great moment and feeling as a parent!
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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Unions demand laws on maximum work temperatures buff.ly/1qLXbsb Most people in Britain want to see laws on maximum workplace temperature limits, as parts of the UK battle more extreme heat @marisharay.bsky.social @hazardscamp.bsky.social @pippaheylings.bsky.social @hsegovuk.bsky.social
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Unions demand laws on maximum work temperatures
Most people in Britain want workplace temperature limits to combat heatwaves – poll.
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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So far the fat fuck has destroyed our history, murdered our citizens, broken our economy, lost a war against a second rate power, driven prices up and wages down, alienated ALL of our allies, squandered our military arms, created a Magastapo, and stolen billions. What the fuck does it take America?
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Please consider signing/forwarding letter demanding decisive action on Palestine. It's being circulated to crime/legal scholars & practitioners. Open until 17/8 @slsauk.bsky.social @britishcriminology.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @dmachover.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Letter to Andy Burnham
An open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham Addressed to: The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, andy.burnham.mp@parliament.uk Dated: 14 August 2026 [*tbc*] Dear Prime Minister Andy Burnham, We are ...
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I’m shocked too. As should be anyone who opposes the authoritarian hijack of law to ‘encourage the others’. Their desired “chilling effect” will not work @europeangroup.bsky.social @inquest-org.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social @bdsmovement.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jul...
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We are shocked that Palestine Action barrister faces contempt proceedings | Letters
Letters: Former clients of Rajiv Menon KC, including Tariq Ali and Hillsborough family members Margaret Aspinall and Sue Roberts, say the charges against him must be dropped. Plus a letter from Andrew...
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@inquest-org.bsky.social responds to data revealing increases in deaths at the hands of police. "The data lays bare the harm of police responding to people with mental ill health" said @debcoles13.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @britishcriminology.bsky.social mailchi.mp/inquest/inqu...
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INQUEST response to new data on deaths in police custody
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Greater Manchester Hazards Centre @gmhazardscentre.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
That's the HSE story Hazards tells the Whole Story each year. The 2026 version will be out soon. gmhazards.org.uk/index.php/fa...
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Fact sheets – Greater Manchester Hazards Centre
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
HSE today press released its latest annual data, claiming 126 fatalities & 2,146 mesothelioma deaths “supports GB’s position as one of the safest places in the world to work”. This 'forgets' 104 work-related deaths to the public ... @gmhazardscentre.bsky.social press.hse.gov.uk/2026/07/01/l...
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Latest annual work-related fatalities published – HSE Media Centre
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Sara Hummingbird @sarahumm.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
They are toxic predators, they stand for violence against women & girls. "Tate was a very important voice for an emasculated … you are all kind of being told you can’t be blokes, you can’t do laddish, fun, bloke things"
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Farage said Andrew Tate was ‘important voice’ for men in podcast interview
Reform UK leader has also argued against diversity quotas and said people on benefits were ‘too stupid’ to work in appearances over past year
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Time this sh1t was brought to an abrupt halt: "They can dump sewage, neglect infrastructure and cut themselves a weighty bonus at the end, all with no meaningful or lasting consequences." www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Thames Water issues massive bonuses to bosses... despite the ban on water bosses' bonuses
Thames Water increased executive bonuses to £4.1m. Do they think these bosses have put in a praiseworthy performance this year?
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"I agree with John" via Anne Mcfarlane
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Drawing on over 40 years of state violence in the UK, this @inquest-org.bsky.social documentary is an invaluable campaigning and educational tool. Please repost! @britishcriminology.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @timnewburn.bsky.social @waylon18.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr-v...
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The UK Is Not Innocent
YouTube video by INQUEST Charitable Trust
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
While the world looks away & focuses on oil passage in the Strait of Hormuz, Israeli occupation in South Lebanon as in the West Bank and Gaza progresses illegal destruction of sustainable life …
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
ICE Keeps Using the Same Justification for Killing Drivers Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot dead by immigration agents while on his way to work. DHS claims he was using his vehicle as a weapon www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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ICE keeps using the same justification for killing drivers
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot dead by immigration agents while on his way to work. DHS claims he was using his vehicle as a weapon.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
ICE lied about how Renee Good was shot. They lied about how Alex Pretti was shot. And now they’re lying about how Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot. Don’t believe their story for a second.
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Yep, indeed, need to forget her 'Strictly' dance-washing later in her life & recall that this is the person defined by an extreme moral conservatism, & for whom the Tories were not callous enough so made her way via the Brexit party to Reform as, ahem, 'Immigration and Justice spokesperson'
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
BMJ letter urges Health & Safety Executive to include the estimated 600 work related suicides p.a. in official work-related death data www.bmj.com/content/394/... @gmhazardscentre.bsky.social @sarahwatersleeds.bsky.social @inquest-org.bsky.social @britishcriminology.bsky.social @ieruk.bsky.social
bmj.com
Open letter to the Health and Safety Executive on work related suicides
We are researchers, trade unionists, members of parliament, bereaved family members, charity leaders, business representatives, and investors who share knowledge and experience of the devastating cons...
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
30 salaried doctoral researcher positions - in wonderful Helsinki! Please repost - great opportunity professorpositions.com/researcher-i... @europeangroup.bsky.social @britishcriminology.bsky.social @bjsociology.bsky.social @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @timnewburn.bsky.social @waylon18.bsky.social
professorpositions.com
Researcher in Sociology (University of Helsinki)
Position Overview The University of Helsinki Doctoral School (UHDS) invites applications for 30 salaried doctoral researcher positions in various disciplines.
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
@inquest-org.bsky.social echoes Grenfell United’s statement - 'no family should have to wait over 10 years for justice for their loved ones'. Support the campaign for a National Oversight Mechanism @europeangroup.bsky.social inquest.org.uk/campaigning-... inquest.org.uk/news-and-com...
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Grenfell: nine years of demanding justice and still waiting
Sunday 14 June 2026 marked the ninth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in a predicted and preventable disaster.
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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Can the charge of corporate manslaughter stick in the context of Grenfell? This blog from @stevetombs.bsky.social looks at the failure corporate manslaughter legislation in the UK @europeangroup.bsky.social #Grenfell
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Grenfell was not an accident. It was the result of human life being treated as less important than profit. And thousands of people across the UK are still living in buildings wrapped in the same deadly failures that made Grenfell possible.
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Grenfell United @grenfellunited.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We remember our loved ones today and every day. Next month is the last anniversary with any part of Grenfell Tower remaining. Join us in solidarity to remember those we lost, and demand Justice for the 72 💚
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"Seeing the huge anti-racism crowds in Glasgow and Belfast was genuinely heart-warming. Thousands of people came together to stand up for their neighbours, their communities, and basic human decency. No cars burned. No homes attacked. No businesses smashed up ..." via HandsomeCrocodile8127
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Kevin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺💚 #VoteGreen #BackZack @kevbro1969.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
💔 Nobody rioted over their murders, because they were murdered by white men & that doesn't fit the narrative of #Farage, #Reform or any of the other #FarRight groups.
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Nine years to the day since the Grenfell atrocity. Some previous thoughts at: oucriminology.wordpress.com/tag/grenfell... @grenfellunited.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @inquest-org.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social @remyacb.bsky.social
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Grenfell Tower – Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)
Posts about Grenfell Tower written by Graham Pike
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Nine years to the day since the Grenfell atrocity. Will the guilty ever be held to account? @grenfellunited.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @inquest-org.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social @remyacb.bsky.social www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/06/12/g...
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Grenfell as corporate manslaughter: Will the law deliver accountability? - Transforming Society
Ahead of the ninth anniversary of Grenfell, Steve Tombs examines how the Grenfell disaster will test whether UK corporate manslaughter law can finally hold large organisations accountable for avoidabl...
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Baby octopus @mancalled.horse · 13/06/2026
There really were only a couple of dozen of them! The guy in red on the barrier under the lighting column is noted holocaust denier Alistair Mcconnachie, trying to give a speech but being drowned out. The baldy in white next to him was doing Hitler salutes. Seriously hobbyless behaviour
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
A wee group of angry balaclava and mask-wearing anti-immigration guys tried to stop the good people of Glasgow showing solidarity with migrants and standing up to racism and fascism. Well, the far right are far outnumbered... #RefugeesWelcome #MigrantsWelcome #NeighboursNotStrangers #Glasgow
Photo of a small group of mostly men wearing black, with masks and balaclavas, surrounded by a Police Scotland cordon in the bottom of the photo, in the foreground. In the background, a very large colourful crowd of people with saltires, trade union banners, and hand-made signs in support of migrants and against racism have turned up to gather to show solidarity, and the far right guys were hoping to thwart that. They didn't.
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
University of Sheffield is advertising a new doctoral studentship in the Centre for People’s Justice. Here: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social
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School of Law Doctoral Studentship at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Programme - School of Law Doctoral Studentship at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
@statewatch.bsky.social has a new website, loads of great resources on state harm and surveillance @europeangroup.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @critcrim.bsky.social @anzsoc.bsky.social statewatch.org
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Home - Statewatch
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
NO RELEASE (2025) York Museum, York, 18 June, 6–7:45pm. Follows two migrant men living under electronic tagging imposed by the UK immigration system @monish.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @irrnews.bsky.social Free at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/york-refug...
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No Release
Thu 18th Jun 2026, 4pm – 6pm BST (UTC +01:00)
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
NO RELEASE (2025) Bertha DocHouse, London, 18 June, 4:00–6:00pm. Follows two migrant men living under electronic tagging imposed by the UK immigration system @monish.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @irrnews.bsky.social Free at dandelion.events/e/noreleaseb...
dandelion.events
No Release
Thu 18th Jun 2026, 4pm – 6pm BST (UTC +01:00)
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Very worthwhile read in my view, Stefan Collini on the current crisis in the UK HE system @oubucu.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social @hannahwilkinson.bsky.social @drjogrady.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @vickyblake.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Stefan Collini · Squadrons of Pigs: Bonfire of the Universities
The problems with Britain’s universities are systemic and deep-rooted, not just local or contingent. Yet political and...
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Excellent (in my view) 'Commentary on “The War in Gaza and Genocide of Palestinian People: Why Should Criminologists Be Engaged?” by @cunneen.bsky.social ojs.aut.ac.nz/dcj/article/... @cunneen.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @anzsoc.bsky.social
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View of Commentary on Cunneen (2025) The War in Gaza and Genocide of Palestinian People: Why Should Criminologists Be Engaged?
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
and any reader(s?) can access accompanying Appendix - overview of all prosecutions and acquittals (up to Sept 2025) - at bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @gmhazardscentre.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @waylon18.bsky.social @timnewburn.bsky.social
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Think I'm coming to the end of my journal article writing so delighted that my last effort - 'Still getting away with murder: the failures of Corporate Manslaughter law in the UK' - is open access in the wonderful Justice, Power & Resistance @europeangroup.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social
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The Bluecoat @thebluecoat.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This May, join us for new exhibitions, performances, panel talks, print workshops and more. Also coming this month, we are thrilled to present Grenfell by Steve McQueen, a co-production with Tate Liverpool, opening on Sat 16 May. Visit our website to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
No Release, 7 May 2.30-4, Loughborough Uni. The story of two migrant men released from prison but face further punishment: continuous GPS surveillance enforced by the UK immigration system @monish.bsky.social @amycortvriend.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/no-release...
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No Release film screening
Please join us for the No Release film screening and Q&A with the director and researcher
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The government has spent the past two years turning a blind eye to war crimes in Gaza. Now, the Foreign Office unit that tracks Israeli breaches of international law has closed altogether. This is the last stage of British complicity: pretend it never happened at all.
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Wonderful @statewatch.bsky.social documents Labour's assault on civil liberties - more surveillance, greater potential for police abuse & the criminalisation of nearly all forms of protest www.statewatch.org/analyses/202... @europeangroup.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @vcanning.bsky.social
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Statewatch | Civil Liberties under a Labour government: Repression by a Thousand Cuts
The UK Labour Party came to power in July 2024 promising change and an end to 14 years of the right-wing rule seen under the Conservative Party. Despite the fanfare, evidence suggests the Labour gover...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Something shocking and out of the ordinary is happening in the UK. While in most comparable countries, healthy life expectancy is rising, here it is plunging steeply. Q. So what marks us out? A. 47 years of extreme neoliberalism, culminating in austerity. www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Why are some harms defined as crimes while others are not? Listen as @justicefocus.org digs into Lynne Copson's new co-edited collection (with Eleni Dimou & @stevetombs.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0Axz...
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Crime, Harm & the State with Dr Lynne Copson
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Why are some harms defined as crimes while others are not? Listen as @justicefocus.org digs into Lynne Copson's new co-edited collection (with Eleni Dimou & @stevetombs.bsky.social) @brisunipress.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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Crime, Harm & the State with Dr Lynne Copson
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