#ukpol

Rage Rumbles 🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈 🫂🔞Black_Flag@beige.party
2026-02-05

"Things can only get better"?

#ukpol #uk

Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson in 1997
Adam Dalliancepre@boing.world
2026-02-05
2026-02-05

"In 2018, Palantir hired Mandelson’s lobbying firm, Global Counsel, to facilitate the company’s penetration of UK Government contracts – at the same time Epstein remained an active Valar partner receiving confidential investment opportunities from Thiel’s fund."

bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/jef

#palantir #peterthiel #thiel #ukpol #mandelson #petermandelson #epstein #jeffreyepstein #epsteinfiles #labour #starmer #news #russia #technews

Dr Christopher Berrycplberry@mastodon.online
2026-02-05

An excellent open-letter enumerating the dangers to early career researchers and then wider society of proposed changes to UK science funding. The risk of losing the next generation of scientists is high

ecr-openletter-stfc.github.io

Early-career researchers may like to add their signatures

#Academia #UKpol #Science #Astrodon

2026-02-05

"An analysis in October suggested that on just 27% of the vote (roughly in the middle of its polling over the past year), Reform UK would win 48% of the seats, allowing it to take power with a small coalition partner. If Reform UK forms the next government, it will be for one reason and one reason alone: our electoral system." -- George Monbiot, citing

electoral-reform.org.uk/first-

George's essay:

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

#UKPol

2026-02-05

"While the rest of us headed into years of immiseration, the filthy rich carried on regardless – and they did so with the willing aid of the centre-left elite, whether Peter #Mandelson or the French Socialists or the US Democrats." -- Aditya Chakrabortty

#Kleptocracy
#Labour
#UKPol

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

2026-02-05

"Lewisham’s two #Green councillors defected from #Labour, claiming they were “bullied out” for opposing the brutal destruction of #Gaza. And every single non-white voter names Palestine as the reason they can no longer back Labour.

While SW1 theorises that the Green surge is down to Polanski, SE4 reality says it’s 99% #Starmer." -- Aditya Chakrabortty

I can't help feeling that Morgan #McSweeney is getting too little credit here.

#Labour
#UKPol

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

2026-02-05

When things don’t get their way, there must be another explanation - in this case Jury tampering.

Since when has a sign reminding Juries it is their decision been jury tampering?

FUCK OFF Walney - and go back to your paymasters in Israel and assorted arms and fossil fuel companies, I am sure they understand you have done your best little man.

archive.today/2026.02.04-23512

#PalestineAction #Walney #Allegations #Justice #UKPol

From the linked article, a picture of a ‘repurposed prison van’ apparently used to break into Elbit systems with the text


Palestine Action activists acquitted amid ‘jury tampering’ claims
Six people were accused of smashing into the Elbit Systems factory near Bristol and using sledgehammers as weapons. One police officer suffered a broken spineText from article


The acquittal and revelations that posters had been put up near the court encouraging the jury to return a verdict according to their consciences have prompted calls for a retrial and an investigation into jury tampering.
Lord Walney, the former government anti-extremism tsar, told The Times: “It is deeply disappointing that the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the sledgehammer attack that caused grievous bodily harm to a police sergeant who approached the Palestine Action saboteurs.

“I expect the CPS will now seek a retrial on this and other issues on which the jury were unable to reach a verdict. There should also be an investigation into whether signs placed outside the courtroom constituted jury tampering.”
Tristan Colgate-McFarlanetmcfarlane@toot.community
2026-02-05

Epstein is going to bring down the UK govt. We're going to end up with fucking Farage and fucking Reform within the year.
(this brought to you from that bit of me that knows that any time I want to think positively, the very worst scenario will inevitably come to pass).

#ukpol

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