Reposted by Sue LukesJorge Castaño 🔻 💚 🍉 @jorgecas89.bsky.social · 20hTraduzco: O Ayuso se puede comprar un atico de lujo con dinero público mientras se permite la especulación, se desahucia a la gente y terminaras pagando un alquiler de 2000 € al mes; o se regula la vivienda y se termina la especulación Esta es la batalla que se libra en España 3165100
Reposted by Sue LukesPablo Bustinduy @pbustinduy.bsky.social · 23hHoy se vota si la derecha está con las familias o con los fondos. Me entrevistan en @20minutos.es20minutos.esPablo Bustinduy: "Si la derecha bloquea las soluciones al problema de la vivienda, lo pagará en las urnas" El ministro de Derechos Sociales atiende a 20minutos a menos de 20 horas del pleno extraordinario decisivo para la convalidación de los dos textos aprobados por el Consejo de Ministros. 'Estamos... 23223100
Reposted by Sue Lukes@HaringeyWelcome @haringeywelcome.bsky.social · 14hThis is an important read. "The UK government talks about “safe and legal routes” for refugees, while Palestinians continue to face some of the most restrictive barriers when trying to reunite with their families. The hypocrisy is hard to ignore..." tribunemag.co.uk/2026/09/the-...tribunemag.co.ukThe UK Is Failing Palestinians At Home and AbroadPalestinians arriving from Gaza face homelessness, mental health crises and a Home Office actively restricting family reunion. 023
Reposted by Sue LukesRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 17hThe ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding. 491396579
Reposted by Sue LukesIslington Tribune @islingtontrib.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Bishop praises refugee supper club as a ‘blueprint’ for churches to follow - www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/bish...islingtontribune.co.ukBishop praises refugee supper club as a ‘blueprint’ for churches to followMonthly community event brings together Islington residents and asylum seekers to share food, music and art 0143
Reposted by Sue LukesKartik Raj @kartikraj.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026Useful thread on yet to be enacted "socio-economic inequality duty" in UK law. 002
Reposted by Sue LukesAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 01/10/2026They may be incompetent and hateful, but they still do a lot of damage. 0251
Reposted by Sue LukesAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This story is so very Republican. A barbaric government run by people too stupid to listen to experts, so they can’t even carry out their own murderous policies according to plan. Violence and idiocy. 613326
Reposted by Sue LukesJoseph Finlay @josephfinlay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Sanction all countries that practice capital punishment, including the US. 051
Reposted by Sue Lukesopendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · 01/10/2026Flávio Bolsonaro’s Washington-aligned programme amounts to a subordinate economy confined to the US sphere of influence www.opendemocracy.net/brazil-electi…opendemocracy.netLula, Bolsonaro, and Trump: The election for Brazil’s futureFlávio Bolsonaro’s Washington-aligned programme amounts to a subordinate economy confined to the US sphere of influence 065
Reposted by Sue LukesPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026No civilised country has the death penalty. 3144996
Reposted by Sue Lukess. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 01/10/2026In no circumstances ever should the state be murdering people. Judicial or extrajudicial. Period. 1493119
Reposted by Sue LukesDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s going to be a Navalny / Skripal situation isn’t it? In such places it’s not legal to not die when the state says you have to die. They’re going to punish this person for not dying 5448
Reposted by Sue LukesAMH @askmehow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Putting a crime family in charge of Brazil on behalf of America and Israel doesn’t seem outlandish at all. It should, but we can look at Honduras and Argentina to see how normalized corruption has become in US. 066
Reposted by Sue LukesNadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Like if they’re spewing conspiratorial crap or simply genuinely seem disappointed the plane didn’t crash 🚩 0202
Reposted by Sue LukesNadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The way people react on days like this show you who the antisemites really are btw 2313
Reposted by Sue LukesRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 153163945529
Reposted by Sue LukesEddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Michael Crick is in no mood for Jacob Rees-Mogg’s failed ideas wrapped in a posh accent. Superb. 🔥 1112635
Reposted by Sue LukesSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As well as the ranting Islamophobia here, the basic facts are wrong - the Foreign Secretary explicitly disagreed with BDS. 13716
Reposted by Sue LukesNationCymru @nation.cymru · 30/09/2026A Labour Member of the Senedd has written to Meta raising concerns after she was impersonated on Instagram by a scammer offering advice on cryptocurrency to her constituents✍️ Emily Pricewp.meCrypto scammer impersonates Labour MS on InstagramEmily Price A Labour Member of the Senedd has written to Meta raising concerns after she was impersonated on Instagram by a scammer offering advice on cryptocurrency to her constituents. Caerdydd Ffy... 01311
Reposted by Sue LukesSamantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026Six days ago I wrote the thread linked below. Times Higher Education's lack of interest in James Orr had bothered me for weeks. Today Byline Times published the investigation that explains this very British scandal at length. Corruption, racism, sycophancy & graft bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/t... 13420
Reposted by Sue LukesJack Saundrs @jacksaundrs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Past time that pretty much any politician who considers themself a defender of democracy realised all these people need their stuff confiscated asap 021
Reposted by Sue LukesPriyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The outrage at Mamdani on the left is just embarrassing, shameful in itself, but also just leaning into a stereotype that will be wielded gleefully. 2428
Reposted by Sue LukesOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 30/09/2026She's a 94 year old Jewish human rights lawyer. She's been arrested under terrorism legislation for opposing genocide. The least we can do is to listen. 531521791
Reposted by Sue LukesAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America. 15980353609
Reposted by Sue LukesRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If those who benefited from the status quo had been willing to listen instead of sabotaging the #MeToo movement, we’d be in a very different place right now. Same story w/ BLM and so much more. But it’s not too late to rise in collective solidarity now to create a more possible world for everyone. 316740
Reposted by Sue LukesJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The "all anti-Zionism is always and forever antisemitism" people and the "all antisemitism becomes fine if we just say it's anti-Zionism, even if we're ranting about the Talmud" people reinforce one another, even if both sides utterly fail to see it. 11706168
Reposted by Sue LukesGary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Very well said Sarah. Labour returning to its socialist roots plus a determination to defeat fascism. The country has been desperate to hear this since the days of Thatcher. Social housing, renationalisation, a national care service, a new system of education - investment in the nation's wellbeing. 3331
Reposted by Sue LukesSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Some v negative responses to posts about Burnham. I understand the cynicism. What I don’t understand is the refusal to wait and see and to look for the positives. Politics cannot be about perfection. It’s compromise. It’s effective communication… and persuasion. Why not be prepared to be persuaded? 11438237
Reposted by Sue LukesSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This mindset is the least we deserve from a leader. Of course it has to be turned into action. But this kind of ambition and love for the country, this kind of personal but positive vision is what takes people with you. How feeble-minded Farage and Badenoch seem. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... 471071246
Reposted by Sue LukesByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026📌 ICYMI — Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations — Samantha Asumadu The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK…bylinetimes.comTimes Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr AllegationsThe publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding 23423
Reposted by Sue LukesHeidi Alexander MP @heidialexander.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As I said in my speech at conference, a train without level boarding is a job you can't take. All new Great British Railways trains will be level boarding, as standard. We’re building a railway that everyone can rely on. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...mirror.co.ukRail passengers to benefit from pledge to close train platform gapEXCLUSIVE: Disabled people, pregnant women and other commuters will have easier and safer rail journeys under plans to close the gap between trains and platforms 65110
Sue Lukes @suelukes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026youtu.be/TJDaNc3LZHg?...youtu.beMy family and other bad migrants | Sue Lukes | TEDxEastEndYouTube video by TEDx Talks 0144
Reposted by Sue LukesEllie Reeves @elliereeves.bsky.social · 30/09/2026For too long, our water systems have been run for the vested interests of private companies. It isn’t working for customers or the environment. Yesterday’s announcement will end the ban on government ownership of water companies, putting them back into the service of the public. 0103
Reposted by Sue LukesAlf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish. 281521219
Reposted by Sue LukesTheresa Heyd @theresaheyd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Keynote by @ankahajkova.bsky.social: Lesbian Chimeras. Jewish Women Kissing in the Holocaust 2404
Reposted by Sue LukesMomentum @peoplesmomentum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Want to hear more from the Labour left? 🎙️ Check out the Labour Left podcast, hosted by our Vice Chair @brynhgriffiths.bsky.social. The latest episode is with @labourlewis.bsky.social on why we need to reset our Party to win. Search “Labour Left Podcast” wherever you listen. 002
Reposted by Sue LukesJavier Ayala @javierayala.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hoy he presentado mi candidatura para revalidar la alcaldía de Fuenlabrada a la militancia del PSOE de Fuenlabrada. Gracias por el inmenso apoyo, es un honor asumir la responsabilidad de seguir liderando la gran transformación de nuestra ciudad. #Yo💖Fuenla 084
Reposted by Sue LukesWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 30/09/2026#OtD 30 Sep 1953 British communist boxer, Len Johnson, went for a drink at the Old Abbey Taphouse in Manchester, but was refused service because he was Black. Soon after, 200 people picketed the pub until the landlord agreed to stop discriminating. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1112... 010435
Reposted by Sue LukesJoseph Finlay @josephfinlay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026People realise that just because the police are no longer categorising the Golders Green stabbing as terrorism it’s still a real thing that happened right? It’s now being classified as a hate crime, presumably because they think the attacker acted alone. Don’t give me any of this false flag shit 161
Sue Lukes @suelukes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Feeling hopeful again”: Responses to Andy Burnham’s Conference speech labourhub.org.uk/2026/09/30/f... Hope is what we need, let's turn it into the change we need too!labourhub.org.uk“Feeling hopeful again”: Responses to Andy Burnham’s Conference speechAs predicted, Andy Burnham’s speech to the Labour Party Conference yesterday was full of content, with the proposed National Care Service getting most of the headlines. But the Prime Minister also … 040
Reposted by Sue LukesTabasum Westra @tabasum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Rooted in a faith-driven tradition it is highlighting solidarity with displaced children, unaccompanied minors, and families separated or affected by conflict, poverty, and crises, and a fierce protection for unaccompanied children. ❤️ 042
Reposted by Sue LukesTabasum Westra @tabasum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Its World Day for Migrants and Refugees today! #WDMR This year, the day centers around the theme: “Even just one of these children,” taken from Matthew 18, which places a specific focus on the protection, vulnerability, and rights of migrant and refugee minors. 132
Reposted by Sue LukesJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 27/09/2026I'd have just assumed that they had legitimate concerns about immigration. 2351
Reposted by Sue LukesSooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Can I have some legitimate concerns please? Hello, UK government, I have a legitimate concern that temperatures will rise to a level that destroys many already-struggling nations, leading us in to an era of food scarcity wars. And now we wait for Andy Burnham to act on my legitimate concerns😎 148484
Reposted by Sue LukesAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/09/202627 September 1936 | A Czech Jewish girl, Blanka Schwarzkopf, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 9 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. 20596150
Reposted by Sue LukesAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map. 9452743255
Reposted by Sue LukesHelen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026As an aside mining communities were incredibly creative and literate. People always want to paint working class people as idiots. Please look up Ashington Group, Miners’ Weekend School, Welsh National Memorial Association. Or the longevity of Lit&Phil or Baltic gallery from working class members. 6413
Reposted by Sue LukesMalcolm X-Bluebird-X 🇪🇺 #FBPE 🇪🇺 #RejoinEU @brothermanshaft.bsky.social · 26/09/2026He wanted to prove a point with the lives of your families. bsky.app/profile/brot... 082