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Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
Thames Water asks creditors for another £2.4bn.
Up to 30% of TW revenue covers financial costs.
Debt spiral deepens problems, it borrowed to pay dividends.
Hedge funds funding TW, hoping to asset-strip, hike bills, bailout.
Let it go bust. Nationalise.
theguardian.com/business/202…
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
The campaign against Polanski has now reached Corbyn levels of hysteria. So normalised has this become for the political/media class that they are totally oblivious to the fact the bulk of the public are saying - hang on, but he's Jewish.
According to Opinium 81% of Green voters who expressed a view said they supported the Zionism is racism motion and 60% of ALL voters under 34.
It is absolutely vital the current Green Party leadership stands firm. Millions switched to the Greens precisely because they appeared to be prepared to stand firm on the great moral issue of our day. To buckle would be disastrous for British democracy.
Antisemitism is a cancer in our politics.
We fought hard to root it out of our party.
We will not stand by and watch it infect public life again.
theguardian.com/politics/202…
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
Why is the entire political and media establishment going after Zack Polanski? Simple. They fear the influence of the left on British politics.
@owenjonesjourno on how Polanski has transformed British politics and why the establishment is so determined to snuff him out.
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
Thanks for sharing that the Greens are the least antisemitic but the most concerned about Israels actions towards Palestinians.
And thanks for proving the difference between antisemitism and antizionism.
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
As a British Jew, I'm deeply concerned about the cynical blurring of Zionism & Judaism.
Whatever our political differences, Jewish people must never face prejudice or discrimination.
So after the Labour Government apologised over Gaza: why are they still arming Israel?
As a British Jew, I am deeply concerned by the Green Party's vote to declare Zionism racism.
Whatever our political differences, Jewish people must never face prejudice or discrimination.
Yesterday, I raised these concerns in Parliament and asked how Jewish communities can be reassured.
I welcome the Home Secretary's clear response: every council, regardless of political control, must uphold equality law and protect its residents from discrimination.
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
I keep reading that 'nobody should be forced to pay for the BBC'. Meanwhile, I'm forced to pay for the royal family, nuclear weapons, religiously-affiliated schools and the House of Lords.
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
100% of British schools haven't had a student murdered or wounded with a firearm this century
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
Navi Pillay last year: "The commission finds it is genocide"
Pillay has just won the Nobel peace prize.
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
Reduce prison overcrowding by not jailing people for carry placards or being subpostmasters
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
To be clear, the legal obligation on British government to act to prevent genocide does not require it to accept that it is a genocide, it only requires knowledge of a "serious risk" of genocide. To say we'll wait for ICJ decision is a failure to comply with the law.
‘Once you accept it’s a genocide, states have to act immediately.’
Andy Burnham won’t call what’s happening in Gaza a genocide, @NickFerrariLBC asks @HZomlot why not.
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
A fairer voting system can't wait until after the next general election.
We need electoral reform now.
ALT WE NEED FAIR VOTING BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION ELLIE CHOWNS MP FOR NORTH HEREFORDSHIRE "The PM cannot acknowledge the unfairness of a system capable of handing power to a government with a minority of the vote share, and then say the answer is to let that happen exactly once more before he fixes it. Burnham must act with urgency to immediately jumpstart the National Commission, guarantee timely progress, and ensure its recommendations are delivered in time for a fairer voting system to be in place at the next general election." Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales, c/o PO Box Green Party, London, SE1P 6YL
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
Our charity exists to save lives at sea. Our mission is to save every one. Our lifesavers are compelled to help those in need without judgement of how they came to be in the water. They have done so since the RNLI was founded in 1824 and this will always be our ethos.
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience, irrespective of a judge’s direction.
Defend Rajiv Menon KC, a barrister wrongfully facing contempt of court prosecution after successfully defending his client in a Palestine Action case.
Barristers, solicitors, judges and supporters gather outside the Old Bailey on the anniversary of Bushel’s case in 1670. The event was in order to show support and solidarity for Rajiv Menon KC, whom the senior judiciary is attempting to imprison for words spoken by him during a closing speech on 8/1/26 at Woolwich Crown Court.
Menon is believed to be the first barrister in British history to be prosecuted for contempt of court for words spoken during a closing speech.
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
The public wants this soap opera that the media are obsessed with to end. #AbolishTheMonarchy
Public want Prince William and Prince Harry to reconcile thetimes.com/uk/royal-family…
Ben Beck 💙 retweeted
You can sign this petition to help fix the fact that far too much of our billionaire backed media is owned by people who don't live in this country and have the opposite of our best interests at heart.
When it gets to 100,000 Parliament will debate it 👇🏽
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
