Today Labour announced the launch of Great British Energy.

Here’s why it may be a VERY bad idea.

This is so beautiful. 🥹
“New York hates you,” has got to sting.

Nikki Hailey in Israel scribbling 'FINISH THEM'on the shells that the IDF is about to fire into Rafah in defiance of the International Court of Justice. Biden provided the shells, Republicans autograph them. The US political class is united in its complicity with this genocide.

Parody Britain, an Occasional Series
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Convicted felon on 34 counts, found guilty of sexual abuse in a civil suit & eejits still send the self proclaimed billionaire their hard earned money.

Reform Party's 500-word 'contract' on climate and environment has been fact-checked by Simon Evans in Guardian:

'30 false or misleading statements about the climate crisis and efforts to limit global heating'

A dodgy claim every 17 words?! Impressive

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Fossil Free Books are Not Anonymous

Rishi Sunak 'I can really run a botched election campaign you'll never believe'. Iain Dale 'Hold my beer'
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🔴 NEW: Conservative politician David Mundell has been urged to hand back a £10,000 donation from a Borders egg producer under investigation by the RSPCA for alleged animal welfare abuses.

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BREAKING: Palestine Action targeted three sites in Manchester overnight, hitting two Barclays branches and BNY Mellon.

Both banks invest in Israel’s largest weapons firm, Elbit Systems.

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TRUMP GUILTY
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If Spain with 41C is a little oven, Iraq with 49C is a big oven.
HISTORIC HEAT TODAY with the May hottest temperatures ever recorded in Central Iraq:
48.8 Nassirya
48.3 Najaf
48.3 Semawa
47.9 Diwanya
47.6 Rafei
47.5 Badrah
46.9 Khannaqin
46.7 Baghdad
46.0 Tikrit
Tomorrow worse

Rod Paterson's interpretation of Robert Burns' 'wantonness', translating it into a lament, is one of the great works of imaginative renewal in the Scottish folk tradition. He was a wonderful singer and interpreter and I consider myself fortunate to have heard him sing.

Redgauntlet is the Scottish politics show from Skotia and Scottish Left Review. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5znlAY…

Watch Alan Fisher ask why admin won’t condemn Nikki Haley for saying “finish them” referring to Gaza but will call critics of Israel antisemitic

Patel: They’re different things

Fisher: Calling for annihilation of people is against international law, why isn’t it being condemned

A huge win for Fossil Free Books! 👏👏👏

Campaigners were right to challenge Baillie Gifford's huge investments in climate-trashing fossil fuel firms and companies linked to human rights abuse in Palestine.

Well done to all the authors, book workers and campaigners. ✊

We are delighted to say that we have received an email from Hay Festival management.

We look forward to meeting with them soon.

We commend Hay for listening to the concerns of 800+ authors and other book workers about Baillie Gifford's investments.

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