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While antisemites cheer Johnson, this Holocaust survivor’s family is fleeing Britain

December 30, 2019

The threat to Jews from antisemitism comes almost exclusively from the Right, not the Left. Research shows this to be …

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Over a third of Tory Brexiter voters planning to abandon Tory party for Farage

November 1, 2019

In the light of today’s declaration by Nigel Farage rejecting Johnson’s EU deal and pledging the Brexit Party will stand …

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Sexual assault and abuse in Tory Party: “We don’t feel safe at conference”

October 3, 2019

A second young Tory activist has taken her life, alleging bullying and sexual assault in the Conservative Party. Jade Smith …

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Mother of terminally-ill daughter pleads with Brexiters to reject no-deal Brexit

August 27, 2019

Posted on Twitter by Jo Walton: I apologise in advance in case my language in the following post offends anyone’s …

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Lib Dems now against a second referendum.

August 18, 2019

Something strange has happened to the Lib Dems. In the space of a week or so, they’ve gone from being …

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Tory Britain: woman dying of cancer found fit for work, benefits stripped, left with £6 a week for food

July 20, 2019

Denise Bates is dying of terminal cancer. She is on morphine to help manage the pain, she has a palliative …

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Far-right anti-semites infiltrating pro-Israel Jewish groups

July 5, 2019

We have truly gone through the looking glass and come out in a world turned upside down. Rabidly antisemitic far-right …

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While Tories distract us with Brexit, the NHS has just slipped out a price list for treatments

June 19, 2019

UPDATE: The trust has suspended its attempt to make NHS patients pay. Thanks to you – everyone who shared. But …

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In Sweden, MPs are public servants – not a class above everyone else. Imagine if we had the same here.

June 17, 2019

  Swedish MPs – including government ministers – are not given chauffeur-driven cars, but have to travel by bus and …

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US owner of Panorama abuse hospital previously filmed and accused of similar patient abuse in 2017

May 22, 2019

Undercover videos from 2017 show staff from same US owner assaulting young patients A hospital owned by the private US …

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Please don’t ask me if I am Jewish if you want a polite reply.

March 10, 2019

Since I started to write about what I see as the trivialisation of antisemitism in recent months, I have been …

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“Bomb Synagogues”, “Jewish Rats” – Tory politicians in Facebook hate group

March 3, 2019

Comments by supporters of Boris Johnson – unreported in the mainstream press – found on a Facebook group run by …

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DWP tells grieving mother to find job 3 days after death of young child: “grief is not an illness”

January 13, 2019

Posted on Twitter by an NHS GP: Dear @DWP, When a distraught mother has lost her young daughter, please can …

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Severely disabled 64-year old man found starving to death – while billionaires get tax cuts

January 13, 2019

These photographs and this status was posted on Facebook by a law adviser on Christmas Eve: Please spare a thought …

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Cancer sufferer father-of-two dies with just £8 IN POCKET after being told he can make tea

September 3, 2018

Joseph MacMillan had his nose amputated because of cancer. Despite fighting an ultimately losing battle with the disease, Joseph had …

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Tory MP who blocked private bill to outlaw upskirting has sponsored 47 private bills himself

June 16, 2018

The right-wing press, including the BBC, have been desperately trying to spin and excuse the inexcusable actions of Tory MP …

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15th anniversary of the Iraq War: transcript of Jeremy Corbyn’s 2003 stop the war speech

March 20, 2018

Even the haters have got to admit it.  He was right, wasn’t he? Jeremy Corbyn, 2003: “Thank you to every single …

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The right-wing press have shot their bolt over Corbyn and are now at a loss what to do

January 29, 2018

There’s a stereotypical elderly Brexiter who frequents my local pub. You know the type. In his 70s, lifelong Tory, Farage …

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A&E consultant to British journalists: “Please start reporting the truth about the NHS”

December 22, 2017

Posted on Facebook: Dear Journalists, As an A&E consultant I am writing to ask for your help. Up and down …

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Watch: LEAVE.EU threatens journalist uncovering Russian influence on Brexit with violence

November 14, 2017

The official Leave campaign is openly threatening journalist Carole Cadwalledr with violence for successfully uncovering Russian meddling in the Brexit …

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Tories take away war veteran’s benefits – for selling poppies!

October 30, 2017

OK. So Theresa May and her Tory pals think even war veterans don’t deserve social security if they fall on …

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Deputy Chairman of Conservative Association “forced himself” on journalist

October 21, 2017

Only a few British newspapers have mentioned the fact that brave journalist Kate Leaver has revealed right-wing hack and QC Rupert Myers …

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Shock as government CUTS welfare for Dementia sufferers: told they have to “care for themselves”

August 23, 2017

Until now, Theresa May’s government seems to have put an invisible ring-fence around dementia when it comes to social security, …

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Bypass the mainstream press and defeat the Tories – how you can help

July 9, 2017

How you can help reach out to voters in Tory marginals before the next election https://www.paypalobjects.com/api/checkout.js The Tories are known to be …

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Disquiet as Theresa May joins Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in demanding media be patriotic

June 24, 2017

A senior member of Theresa May’s cabinet has demanded broadcasters such as the BBC and Channel 4 be “more patriotic”. …

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The Grenfell tragedy is a direct result of the Tories’ openly declared war on health and safety

June 16, 2017

The Grenfell Tower tragedy was NOT an accident. Health & safety was DELIBERATELY IGNORED to save money. And ignoring health and …

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Tragic Grenfell Tower fitted with external cladding despite known fire risk.

June 14, 2017

The external cladding recently fitted to the tragic Grenfell Tower was a well-known fire risk before the cladding was fitted. …

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Theresa May’s new partners linked with recent HORRIFIC hammer attack on father-of-three

June 12, 2017

Theresa May’s new partners the Democratic Unionist Party has links to loyalist paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland. But the links …

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Terror attacks show Theresa May must STOP cutting our emergency services to the bone

June 4, 2017

For the last seven years we have seen drastic cuts by the government to our emergency services: The police: Police …

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Theresa May’s secretive plans to replace NHS in England with private US healthcare system Kaiser Permanente

April 23, 2017

UPDATE: We now have no less than Professor Stephen Hawking expressing public concern about the threat to the NHS by …

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