#labour party

[eyecantread]

Years ago when I was in undergrad a visiting professor from England joked: English politics is like our humor, unintentionally tragic, intentionally absurd, and somehow always ending in an awkward apology.

[destiel-news-network]

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[probablyasocialecologist]

[bootdork]

Petition: Make students studying less than 35 hours a week eligible for carers allowance

The DWP states that anybody in “full time” education, even if they only attend classes 2-3 days a week, is not eligible to receive carer's a

The DWP states that anybody in 21 hours or more of education is not eligible for Carer's Allowance. Studies show that young adults who receive Carer's Allowance are 3x more likely to not be in education, employment, or training (NEET). This system is forcing vulnerable, working-class young adults to pick stagnation over living life because we are not allowed to choose anything else if we want financial support.

If you are a UK citizen, please sign and share. This one is particularly important to me, and will become extremely important as our population continue to age and individuals who want to be studying are forced to either abandon their own futures or abandon their loved ones. Thank you! Beijos!

[kropotkindersurprise]

June 12, 2025 - The UK is hosting and training soldiers from the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) despite the fact that the Israeli military is engaged in genocide in Palestine, the Labour Government has admitted.

The news came in response to a written question at Westminster, put in by Labour MP for York Central Rachael Maskell.

Maskell asked “when the last time was that a member of the Israel Defense Forces was trained by the UK armed forces”.

In a response published on Wednesday, Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard admitted that the UK was “currently” training IDF soldiers in the UK. [article]

[ayeforscotland]

What a fucking pantomime this is turning into.

[fantasypeasantgirl]

so, the EHRC guidance came in today.

just as a reminder: it's the transphobic shift under the tories, the hostile environment heightened by reform and restore, but most of all the cruelty and cowardice of the labour government that got us here. that includes Burnham too, by the way. he had the chance to stop this, or even say anything in opposition to it, yet he chose to do nothing and tone down his opposition to transphobia.

another name to mention: Liz Truss, the woman who sabotaged the EHRC to follow her right-wing, hateful tendencies. the woman whose changes, despite being implemented by the worst ever PM we've had, stayed in the EHRC for long enough to allow the institution to lose its purpose entirely.

also in part to blame: the UK media. channels like GB News, TalkTV and even BBC News, as well as newspapers like the Telegraph, Daily Mail, Times, The Sun, The Express, next to all of them (hell, even the Daily Mirror celebrated the ruling the day after it happened) have been pushing this skewed, hateful view of the trans community for years, growing transphobic movements until they had the power to do that.

but then there's the instigators: the "gender-critical" groups and individuals. Sex Matters. For Women Scotland. J.K Rowling. many others that i either forgot to name or don't care to remember that pushed for this draconian, cruel, flawed and and, let's face it, misogynistic guidance.

just remember: next time you tick a ballot paper for labour, the tories, reform or restore, the next time you see a piece of Harry Potter merch or tune in to watch a new piece of HP media, this is what you're condoning. societal exclusion. alienation. dehumanisation. v-coding. bigotry. misogyny. allowing bigots who "can always tell" to decide what a "real woman" looks like.

one wizard story is not worth the safety of an entire community.

no party that condones or performs this can be the "best option".

there are no excuses for condoning this anymore.

[ceevee5]

Green Party membership is skyrocketing. 130 000, as of Sunday, with 6000 joining in a single day.