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Both the government and the Court of Appeal now treat protesters as terrorists and terrorists as protesters. It's hard to accept that a "Labour" government is imposing rightwing authoritarianism on the UK, but please read this column to see what's happening.+π§΅
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Who and what is really behind what's been happening in Belfast? Marisa asked me to explain what's been going on
the people again. The families, TUs, ordinary anti fash public. 'Debate' is a smokescreen for inaction at best. When it's basic human rights there's no debate. We're in a race against time now. If Reform get in we're finished. Any action or discussion is time we absolutely WILL get back in time.
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How can we fight fascism when the media and most UK political parties appear to be complicit, in thrall to millionaire backers and owners?
My latest piece for @ungagged.bsky.social
used as excuse to cause trouble, exemplified the 'not in my name' approach that we, the people are driving forward on our own. UK party politicians and media not only hinder progress but they're complicit in the race to the bottom.. or rather the far right. At the end of the day, it's all down to 4/
between white and black youths, and all underlined in bold by the word 'protest' and in Scotland at least, deflected as an Irish problem. Meanwhile 'debate' is still the favoured political/media word for the rise of racism ergo fascism. The dignity of the families of victims of heinous violence 3/
Nevertheless it's taken 5 days for them to allude to the actual nature of the violence, that the mosque had to be locked down, that the mob were literally hunting down and attacking people of colour. On Wednesday we were subjected to the both-siding of Martin Geissler, the hint of a 'stand off' 2/
This scam MP @graemedowniemp.bsky.social class1 exhibition of why they'll fail again and again in Scotland. Still basking in Tory failures (how he got his seat in 2024), filthy with hatred for Scotland, Scots, the SNP and unchallenged by Garry Robertson while he deflected. Entitled and obnoxious π€’
Radio Scotland wheel out relic ex Provost of Glasgow Michael Kelly to discuss the highly charged issues of white supremacist violent mob on Tuesday v the huge peaceful anti-fash rally on Saturday (he wants to ban both types of march because all we did yesterday was 'encourage more violence') 1/
