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This under the radar benefits cut reminds us why disability justice must centre migrants’ rights

Post author:Hannah Sharland
Post published:28 July 2026
Post last modified:28 July 2026

The Labour government is floating another vicious programme of sweeping cuts to disabled people’s welfare. However, the public could be forgiven for not knowing about these because nowhere in the media or wider sociopolitical disability discourse is anyone talking about them like this is what they are. Notably, while the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has meted out devastating cuts to Universal Credit’s health element, and gears up to once again target personal independence payments (PIP), it has also been colluding with the Home Office to strip hundreds of thousands of migrants of access to welfare. This includes those very same…

Zia Yusuf has tried and failed to make the cut to stand for Reform leaving many wondering why

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:27 June 2026
Post last modified:27 June 2026

Zia Yusuf appeared on Question Time on Friday 26th doing his usual arrogant punditry attacking Andy Burnham and other political opponents and doing his best to suggest far-right Reform UK are the best hope for the UK. However, other panelists pointed out that Yusuf has yet to stand in an election for the party — and Yusuf’s response exposed the embarrassing fact that he has indeed tried to stand, he just can’t seem to be selected. Given Farage’s party has seen perverts and white supremacists elected, it leaves you wondering what skeletons are in Reform’s ‘home affairs’ spokesperson. Going further, it…

Why Jeff Bezos wants to cut your taxes

Post author:oscar
Post published:31 May 2026
Post last modified:13 July 2026

This is an AI-written (but human-edited) summary of Gary’s recent video: Why Jeff Bezos wants to cut your taxes Jeff Bezos, the world’s fourth richest man with a personal wealth of approximately $280 billion, gave an interview on CNBC this week arguing, seemingly on behalf of ordinary working people, that a nurse in Queens earning $75,000 a year should not be paying over $1,000 a month in taxes. Gary’s response is to take the argument apart carefully. The Setup: A False Choice The context matters. A ballot on adopting a wealth tax is coming in California in November, and newly elected…

Cost of Iran war forces US military to cut training budgets at home

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:28 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

The cost of the unprovoked US war on Iran is limiting routine training and maintenance at home. The military’s usual practice flights, training exercises, and the upkeep of equipment have all been affected as the American empire strains under the demands of the failing war. CNN reported: The Navy’s top officer, Adm. Daryl Caudle, told House Armed Services Committee lawmakers earlier this month that his 2026 budget “didn’t bake in [Operation] Epic Fury” and that the Navy faces impacts on “routine operations” as a result. That includes having to limit training exercises, flight training hours and training for new recruits, he…