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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Green Party conference has concluded its debate on this motion, titled 'Zionism is Racism'. The result will be announced shortly. Well informed observers anticipate it is likely to pass.

Green Party Motion A105
Proposer: Lubna Speitan
Title: Zionism is Racism
Type: E Motion (Policy)
ZIONISM IS RACISM
SYNOPSIS:
This motion defines Zionism, recognises its continued harm to Palestinians, and seeks to clarify
that the Green Party is opposed to Zionism. It further affirms the right to self-determination and
liberation of the Palestinian people and supports the establishment of a single democratic
Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine.
MOTION TEXT:
Zionism is a political ideology which called for the creation – and, now it exists, the continuity –
of an ethnonationalist Jewish State in historic Palestine to the exclusion and/or domination of
the non-Jewish population. The real, material manifestation of Zionism has been the historic and
ongoing dehumanisation, displacement, dispossession, disenfranchisement and destruction of
Palestinians. This is based upon European settler-colonial systems of domination and
oppression, which has also created racial hierarchies between Jews of different ethnicities in
Palestine.
The practice of Zionist ideology, promoting ethnonationalism, privileges one ethnic group on the
basis of the subjugation of others. Zionism is Israel's foundational ideology.
Zionism has created and seeks to maintain – and where possible – expand, an apartheid
regime between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, designed to cement the
supremacy of one group, Jews, over another, Palestinians. As such, Zionism is racist.
This motion is aimed at the political ideology and practice of Zionism, as defined, and not at the
religious or ethnic background of those who may identify as Zionists. Not all Jews are Zionists
and not all Zionists are Jews.
Rejecting Zionism and supporting the liberation of the Palestinian people is not discriminatory
against Jewish people. Nor is it discriminatory to support the establishment of a single
democratic Palestinian State between the Jordan river and the Me…

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

sitting back with big bag of popcorn time 👇🏽

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Labour Women's Network @labourwomensnet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Inspired by what you saw from LWN at #Lab26? Join us! From our Women in Politics motion, to packed networking sessions, incredible speakers, our #DownWithMANELS campaign, a feminist disco and a stand that was always buzzing. 💖www.lwn.org.uk/join_now

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Graham Lovelace @glovelace.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🚨Charting Gen AI is delighted to announce that Baroness Debbonaire — the former shadow culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire — will be speaking in a keynote panel at the Creators Emergency Summit on Tuesday, October 13. More details and tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/creators-e...

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Roy Lonergan @roylonergan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Let me sneak in a mention for the ENO's scheme that makes free tickets available to under 21s. www.eno.org/your-visit/u...

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Under 21s Come Free - ENO

See ENO Operas for free at the London Coliseum if you are under 21, sign up today

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Putting political capital behind culture - Mayor of NY Mamdani is leading “Opera for All” with free tickets. There really is opera for all - from the grand to the intimate, the classics to new stories, full orchestra to instrumental combinations of new kinds. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...

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Start spreading the news… New York’s opera giveaway shows UK politicians how to be brave

New York’s mayor Mamdani is putting his political capital behind one of our greatest art forms with his pledge of Opera for All – and 70,000 free tickets to prove it

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As @johnmct.bsky.social says 👇🏽 “It would be foolish to go for an early election…Burnham needs to make the changes…Re-industrialisation — manufacturing, services and creative industries alike — has to get motoring, fuelled by rapid expansion of renewable energy.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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The challenge for Burnham: words are no longer enough

His speech to Labour conference must paradoxically offer more than just a promise of action

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What puzzles me is what are the British values they are apparently supporting, if they don’t include respect for the rule of law? What sort of patriotism is this? Also, they seem keen on black shirts.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have long argued for value of linking rights & responsibilities we exoect of naturalised citizens to how we educate UK-born citizens (as they ehter adulthood) about those rights & responsibilities. @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social made this point well this morning www.easterneye.biz/sunder-katwa...

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Sunder Katwala: Is it time to reform the UK’s attitude to becoming British?

by SUNDER KATWALADirector, British FutureNOT many people know that Britain invented the pencil – though it is a source of local pride in the Lake District, as visiting the Keswick pencil museum would ...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Former PM Rishi Sunak in the Sunday Times challenges the rise of ethno-nationalism in British politics, as an argument within the right about Britishness being about ancestry, DNA and ethnicity www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Sunak's says his inclination was to ignore the argunent that he couldnt be English because he was brown & Hindu [as attention-seeking] but he recognises it should be addressed, about British civic citizenship ane identity & also about the case for an inclusive English identity too.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today programme just featured me and @sundersays.bsky.social discussing tarticle - c 8.40. yes we need rules but ethnicity or skin colour aren’t what determine Britishness. Also telling a nurse to integrate after 12 hr A&E shift treating whoever turns up (and taking racist abuse) is meaningless.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was just on the BBC R4 Today programme - c 08.40 - discussing this and arguing that racism is un-British and racists should be required to integrate with British values as well as new arrivals, who often arrive to fill vacancies as well as to escape dire situations www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...

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Rishi Sunak: Britishness must not be turned into a DNA test

I worry that the immigration debate is going far beyond arrival numbers

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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This new lawsuit from Universal & Sony against Suno is big, because it makes an argument many have made previously outside of court: that training on ‘synthetic data’ should not get you off the hook for copying people’s work for AI training. 🧵 1/5

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LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Join @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social, @emmaburnell.bsky.social, @survation.bsky.social's Damien Lyons Lowe, @dalevince.com and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Lucy Powell MP at Revolution Bar, Tuesday 29th September. See the rest of our programme here! labourlist.org/2026/09/labo...

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Labour Party Conference 2026: Full LabourList events programme, revealed – LabourList

A week is a long time in politics. And it’s been a long year since we were last at Conference. With a new Leader, a…

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 14/09/2026

Free newsletter: The idea that we're nearing the creation of AI systems that we can't control and that pose an existential threat to humanity is a lie and a distraction from the tangible harms and problems caused by LLMs and AI labs' near-unlimited resources. www.wheresyoured.at/ai-is-alread...

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thoughtful, considered statement today from Ed Miliband on Israel and Gaza. Leading with his personal connection and commitment, reminder of October 7th atrocities, clear analysis of horrors in Gaza and illegal settlements and well explained rationale for sanctions.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A very useful guide from @stephenkb.bsky.social to the difference between legitimate concerns and racism, and how that muddled approach leads to muddled policy. Also. Racist thuggery isn’t protest. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Labour’s muddled migration policy won’t stop thuggery

A government that can’t distinguish between ‘legitimate concerns’ and open racism is only making things worse

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Really enjoying watching FTLive online from the comfort of my sofa, in my slippers. Big ideas, important discussions. And great to be able to watch without leaving home. Current discussion on whether or not there should be a general election imminently. QTWTAIN.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We recorded this 👇🏽on Tuesday but did discuss the Green Party vs Labour in relation to forthcoming by election etc - even more relevant today! Also Tory reshuffle, state of the world, living in global chaos, climate crisis and more. Interested in feedback! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

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Can Burnham’s Labour see off the Greens?

Podcast Episode · Not Another One · 2 September · 1hr 14min

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Labour Women's Network @labourwomensnet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📩 Our LWN newsletter is out today! We send it on the 1st of every month, keeping you updated on our news and LWN training & events coming up. If you didn't receive your copy, or if your email address has changed, please email contact@lwn.org.uk to make sure you stay connected.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 31/08/2026

Conservative policy: - Demand criminals get long sentences - Don't build prisons to house them - Oppose early release of prisoners - Cut prisons budgets so that fewer people are rehabilitated 👍

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Labour Women's Network @labourwomensnet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sisters, we never let setbacks set us back. For those regrouping after the May elections, join LWN, LGA Labour and Baroness Shama Tatler at #Lab26 for a practical, supportive, and insightful session designed to help you refocus and harness your political power.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

In Amsterdam between now & 13/9/26? do yourself a favour, go see Ed Van Der Elsken exhib @rijksmuseum.bsky.social feat. extracts of his beautiful films including “Welkom in het leven lieve kleine” (the full length versions are so worth seeing). www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/zien-en-d...

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Ed van der Elsken. Up Close - Rijksmuseum

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

So this president is the 45th and 47th (across 47 presidencies). There are 34 on his chart. He’s left out 11 including both Bushes, Nixon, Ford, JFK, Reagan. Next POTUS candidate please some basic arithmetic tests? Perhaps also geography so he can have a vague idea of trade choke points?

President Trump’s chart of 34 presidents, ranked from him as “Greatest”. He has left 11 out, including Kennedy, both Bushes, and Reagan. And Nixon. And Ford.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just watched Steel Magnolias again and knew all Dolly’s lines because they are brilliant and she delivers them pitch perfect and I’ve seen it so many times. Some utterly hilarious but I like “laughter through tears is my favourite emotion” best.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A job ad which reminds us that Opera, Dance and Theatre generally are full of different professions combining to make the magic of live performance. 👇🏽

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workculture @workculture.uk · 25/08/2026

Deadline 30 August - The Head of Music will provide artistic and musical leadership within The Royal Opera, manage the Music Staff team, and work as a répétiteur and coach to the highest professional standard #operajobs #musicjobs

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Head of Music, The Royal Opera | Royal Ballet and Opera

Application deadline: Sunday 30th August 2026

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A truly beautiful British thing - great band (Coldstream Guards) playing 9-5 as a Dolly tribute at the changing of the guard yesterday. So many things to love about this. #DollyParton youtube.com/shorts/pNyv0...

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Coldsteam Guards tribute to Dolly Parton

YouTube video by BFBS Forces News

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Northern Ireland Opera @niopera.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

More tickets released for our 'Come and Sing Carmen' event at the Grand Opera House on Friday 11th September. Come and learn to sing the Toreador song and other much loved opera choruses with NI Opera artists in a free and friendly event. All singing abilities welcome. niopera.com/performances...

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Come and Sing 'Carmen' - N.I. Opera

A fun, free and inclusive event with NI Opera - come and learn to sing some choruses from Carmen in the Grand Opera House auditorium.

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Northern Ireland Opera @niopera.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Meet the musicians who will be performing on-stage during our new production of 'Carmen', with our 34-strong orchestra in the pit. Clockwise from top: Kristin Weichen Wong (clarinet), Cheylene Murphy (fiddle), Maeve Sheil (Double Bass), Jackie Rainey (Guitar), Elaine O'Sullivan (Accordion)

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Me on Spectator podcast yesterday re Andy’s first 100 days, including street homelessness, immigration, how we take a tiny proportion of the world’s refugees and young people being dealt a bad hand. And mention of my socialist grandma Florence. Comments welcome! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

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Reviewing Andy's report card – with Baroness Debbonaire

Podcast Episode · Coffee House Shots · 21 August · 25min

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I’m at Edinburgh International Book Festival this morning at 10.00, hosting an in-conversation with Daisy Fancourt and Wayne McGregor about their books “Art Cure” and “We are Movement”. Looking forward to it!

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Later today, c 15.45, I’ll be on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social talking about three books - been asked to choose one professionally relevant, one personal favourite and one wildcard. Not sure how to interpret the latter and “favourite” is impossible. Tune in to find out where this lands!

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Our Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband brings his urgency to the climate crisis identifying it as a threat to national security. He is bringing govts together from across the world at UN to tackle it. Bringing down emissions, slow temp. rises, helping people adapt www.instagram.com/reel/Db_Eh_2...

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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Lee Anderson: “he was told there was some planned disruption”. “There has been a witch-hunt by the BBC, by the media”. Nah mate. He doesn’t want to be investigated. And now the investigation re-starts. It’s just to check if he’s stuck to the rules.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

But but but hang ON! Didn’t he get given money for “security for life”? Is this not sufficient to deal with appearing at the count to accept the win gracefully, thank the police and returning officer and the people who counted the votes and the VOTERS at a by election HE CAUSED?!

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 14/08/2026

If only there had been some clue that Farage was like this.

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Labour Women's Network @labourwomensnet.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

LWN member? Don’t forget to use your vote in our Executive Committee Elections! Please read the candidate statements circulated with your ballot paper #LWNelects2026 Thank you to everyone standing and good luck, sisters!🌹

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I know last night was all about the eclipse and it was and I did love it but it was also Ted Lasso night and that was also a great joy. After believing we would never see Ted again, to be back with BELIEVE once more, my soul is as happy as it will eventually be again when Slow Horses also returns.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Lacking proper glasses, my party went all Blue Peter, did the thing with cardboard boxes& sticky tape, to varying degrees of success. But we enjoyed a family evening of much joy out with neighbourhood in the park. Great-nephew won’t remember but we have proof he was there.

Selfie with pre-eclipse sun in background.

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

What Sadiq said! Thanks @london.gov.uk for your leadership. (Oh, and it’s the hottest on record *so far*….)

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A reminder that the teams making performing arts include a massive range of artistic and technical skills! Scenic metalworker for Royal Ballet and Opera 👇🏽 @royaloperahouse.bsky.social

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Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

An utter treat from @bournemouthso.bsky.social at the Bristol Proms this last weekend!

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Classical Crescendo @classicalcrescendo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#Opera Critics are hailing Missy Mazzoli’s 'The Galloping Cure' as a defining masterpiece of our time. This dark comedy powerfully tackles the opioid crisis with stunning visuals and eclectic music. Have you listened to any of Mazzoli's works? Let us know! #ClassicalMusic #Arts

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Northern Ireland Opera @niopera.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Booking now - come and explore the issues and themes in 'Carmen' with our brilliant panel and experience performances straight from the rehearsal room. August 20th, 7 to 8.30pm, Second Nature (Queen St, Belfast). Tickets are £15 and include a glass of wine and nibbles. niopera.com/performances...

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