Unite, Labour’s biggest trade union backer, has refused to endorse the party’s general election manifesto, saying it does not go far enough on protecting workers’ rights and jobs in the oil and gas industry.
I thought we were going Green these days? Not supporting fossil fuel industries.
Hypothetically, though, if you thought that recognising Palestine now might hinder, rather than help, any eventual peace process (I’m not saying that this is what I think, to be clear), would you still want to go ahead with that recognition?
I would decline to recognise. But: I would make it very clear why that is. For example I would say, “we refuse to recognise the Palestinian state because we don’t believe they are capable of functioning as a state with or without considerable help from the international community and without such a functioning state peace negotiations would fail”.
Something like that. But instead we get “now is not the time”. Well why is it not the time. We’re not fucking idiots, tell us. “It’s just not the time”. Oh ok it’s like that.
The disgraced former MP Keith Vaz has been belatedly kicked out of Labour after announcing he is standing in his old seat, Leicester East, for a new local party....
Rishi Sunak has apologised for leaving D-day anniversary events early to take part in a TV interview, admitting it was “a mistake not to stay in France longer”....
Right Jesus doing what people on the right do best, build up the systems that disproportionally impact people of colour. But he helped a black woman across the road once.
Prison shouldn’t just be for the scum minority of our country. We have some of the worst prisons in the world. 50% of our young deserve to go to prison.
Many will be the first in their family to go to prison. We propose a prison loan system where a modest fee is collected and only repayable after spending several years or more in a long serving person sentence.
Unite union refuses to endorse Labour's election manifesto (www.bbc.com)
Labour expected to pledge Palestinian state recognition in manifesto (news.sky.com)
Before you get too excited it’s disappointing that this type of obfuscating language is still used as a get out free card....
Disgraced Keith Vaz expelled from Labour as he stands for One Leicester party (www.theguardian.com)
The disgraced former MP Keith Vaz has been belatedly kicked out of Labour after announcing he is standing in his old seat, Leicester East, for a new local party....
Rishi Sunak says sorry for leaving D-day events early to record TV interview (www.theguardian.com)
Rishi Sunak has apologised for leaving D-day anniversary events early to take part in a TV interview, admitting it was “a mistake not to stay in France longer”....
Labour: Change planning laws to boost prison places - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Right Jesus doing what people on the right do best, build up the systems that disproportionally impact people of colour. But he helped a black woman across the road once.
Starmer accused of ‘gaslighting’ on Palestinian statehood recognition (morningstaronline.co.uk)
According to sources cited in the Guardian, Sir Keir is expected to make a pledge to “recognise Palestine before the end of any peace process.”...
Tourist finds water pipe at source of China's 'tallest waterfall' (www.itv.com)
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Rishi Sunak laughs at GP joke as heckler says NHS is 'disintegrating' (news.sky.com)
Rishi Sunak… The new Gordon Brown. How much worse can he conduct this election campaign? Only time will tell!
Leicester hit-and-run driver extradited from Romania to face justice - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
AHH he missed a trick there. If he were American he’d have got away with it.