Charlie Alford

Fascist Israeli minister Ben-Gvir demands Zionists massacre 30-40 Palestinians a day

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:17 August 2026
Post last modified:18 August 2026

Israel’s fascist ‘security’ minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has demanded even more slaughter of Palestinians to advance Israel’s theft of Gaza. In keeping with his racist, genocidal worldview, he has dismissed Gaza’s indigenous and refugee population as “not worthy of life” and “not even people”. Ben-Gvir, giving an interview wearing a noose pin symbolising the execution of Palestinian prisoners, also insisted that Israel would settle the whole of Gaza. He also mocked Palestinian Muslims by using the Arabic term ‘Insha’Allah’, which means ‘God willing’: “Insha’Allah… we will settle all of Gaza,” said Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in an interview, who…

Renters Left Sweating as Landlords Refuse to Fit Ceiling Fans Amid Rising Heatwaves

Post author:Nathan Spears
Post published:17 August 2026
Post last modified:17 August 2026

Britain’s summers keep getting hotter, but for millions of renters, staying cool is not that simple. Many tenants cannot drill into a ceiling, rewire a light fitting, or fit permanent equipment without written permission. That leaves them stuck between two bad choices: sweat it out or spend hundreds of pounds on a bulky air conditioning unit that guzzles electricity. Many shared houses and flats also do not have anywhere sensible to fit a window unit in the first place, which rules out that option before it even gets considered. There is a quieter option that more renters are trying this year,…

Can Andy Burnham make MI5 respect the Hillsborough Law?

Post author:RICHARD NORTON-TAYLOR
Post published:17 August 2026
Post last modified:17 August 2026

One of the first tasks of Whitehall’s mandarins – the permanent government – is to indoctrinate a new prime minister in the need for official secrecy, especially around the intelligence agencies. Andy Burnham should be more sceptical judging by his comments over many years and could prove to be a more difficult person to convince than his predecessors. His accession to the premiership comes at a time of unprecedented public criticism of the agencies, of MI5 in particular. Burnham was at the forefront of the campaign to get justice for the families of the 97 unlawfully killed at the 1989 Hillsborough…