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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…

The 20 Best Cosy Family Christmas Pyjama Sets This Year

Post author:Nathan Spears
Post published:24 July 2026
Post last modified:24 July 2026

Buying matching sleepwear is a standard habit for many families when the winter holidays start. People just want comfortable and durable clothes for chilly mornings and dark evenings. When you decide to buy Christmas pyjamas, you usually look at the fabric quality, the size options, and how easy they are to wash. The market has plenty of choices right now. You can find breathable organic cotton, thick synthetic fleece, and stretchy jersey blends. This list looks at how well these sets keep you warm, how they are made, and what materials they use. We will just look at the facts for…

Starmer dismissed Holocaust survivors’ anti-genocide letter. Will Burnham ignore this one?

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:16 July 2026
Post last modified:17 July 2026

In May 2026, Holocaust survivors and descendants wrote an open letter to Keir Starmer for his war on anti-genocide speech and protest. As with their earlier letters, Starmer ignored it. But how will Burnham act… Now, the group has written to incoming PM Andy Burnham to demand the reversal of Starmer’s police-state policies targeting protest and speech against genocide and in support of Palestinians. And the Jewish activists are asking, “Will Burnham ignore us like Starmer did?” The full letter, which points out the prominence of Jews in anti-genocide protest and the fact the only abuse they receive is from Israel…

“Overturn this” — Belgian football team mocks Trump and US

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:7 July 2026
Post last modified:7 July 2026

The Belgian football team has ‘cooked’ Donald Trump and the US on social media. Trump and craven FIFA president Gianni Infantino had scandalised the sporting world by arbitrarily overturning US striker Folarin Balogun’s suspension for his red card against Bosnia. But with most of the world cheering it on, a clearly fired-up Belgium hammered the US 4-1. “Overturn this” Belgium’s fourth goal was scored by veteran forward Romelu Lukaku. Then the official Belgian team account on X used Lukaku’s celebration in the ‘cooking’ recipe to mock the orange one and his FIFA lackey: The Belgium National Team’s official Twitter account just…

This week’s sweltering heat is financed by our banks

Post author:Abi Perrin
Post published:23 June 2026
Post last modified:23 June 2026

As the UK braces itself for the impacts of yet more extreme heat, major banks continue to plough money – nearly $1 trillion in the past year alone – into fossil fuels. This makes a mockery of their pledges to act on the climate crisis, and makes big oil even more profitable whilst communities roast, crops die, infrastructure fails, wars rage and the cost-of-living crisis bites harder. Still banking on climate chaos The UK’s second ever extreme heat warning has been issued this week, with temperatures as high as 40℃ anticipated. Around the time of the first extreme heat warning in…

What to Get Dad This Father’s Day: Tools He’ll Use for the Next 20 Years

Post author:Nathan Spears
Post published:1 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Father’s Day gifts are often chosen based on emotion, but without long-term practicality. As a result, the thing looks nice at the moment they are given, but quickly loses its purpose in everyday life. That is why more and more people are turning to practical solutions – tools that are not just given but actually used for years. Why Most Father’s Day Gifts End Up in a Drawer Most gifts fail not because of quality, but because they lack a practical function. They either duplicate items they already own or do not fit into daily routines. Even items from the wood…

Why this stubborn cosmetics tycoon will make you root for a millionaire

Post author:Antifabot
Post published:31 May 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

I don’t usually root for millionaires. In fact, I would say I have a visceral hatred for them. Most corporate biographies offer nothing but exploitative tales of untouchable oligarchs hoarding wealth at our expense. Yet the wild, radical journey of LUSH co-founder Mark Constantine breaks this mould entirely. Hearing about Mark’s humble beginnings, how he experienced homelessness and sleeping under hedges, resonated with me from the start. I’ve been on the streets, and I know how hard it is. The laughter at the launch On Thursday, 28 May, I attended the book launch of Dear John inside the stunning LUSH studio on Beak…

The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax

Post author:oscar
Post published:24 May 2026
Post last modified:13 July 2026

This is an AI-written (but human-edited) summary of Gary’s recent video: The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax In his previous video on Rory Stewart, Gary promised that the response to accusations of fringe economics would not just be rhetoric, it would be evidence. He said he was reaching out to the most reputable economists in the world who share his analysis, and that the first to appear on the channel would be Gabriel Zucman. Who Is Gabriel Zucman? Gary opens by contextualising his guest. Zucman is a professor at the Paris School of Economics and…

Have I been wrong on the economy this whole time?

Post author:oscar
Post published:19 April 2026
Post last modified:13 July 2026

This is an AI-written (but human-edited) summary of Gary’s recent video: Have I been wrong on the economy this whole time? Gary returned from six months of filming a Channel 4 documentary to find that the biggest piece of gossip in his absence had been generated by Rory Stewart, former Conservative MP and co-host of The Rest is Politics — the UK’s most-listened-to politics podcast. In a November interview with Green Party leader Zack Polanski, Stewart had questioned Gary’s credibility as an economist, implying he lacked serious qualifications for the role. Gary came back and watched it. He found it interesting…