The British media has explicit permission, encoded into law, to make errors of fact which would see people like you or me potentially imprisoned. The 'Online Safety Bill' is a completely insane piece of authoritarian legislation.

Excuse the headline but this piece says that a counter-protestor with no previous record who was having racial slurs screamed at him got 20 months in prison for throwing back cans which had been thrown at him first + shouting Allah Akbar. That's bleak af itv.com/news/westcount…

We're moving into a digital-first media regime and legislation like this reflects that. Instead of establishing accountable systems of information and communication suitable to a democracy, the state is trying to reconstitute a mainstream/fringe division, this time with prisons.

The fact that a senior civil servant who specialised in assessing arms exports to Israel has ended his 18-year career because he thinks the Foreign Office "may be complicit in war crimes", and not a single national outlet has reported it, is frightening. We have a captive media.

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EXCL: Ambulances were called out to Amazon warehouses more than 1,400 times in the past five years. Worker suicides were common at sites across the country, as were heart attacks, pregnancy complications and traumatic injuries. My The Observer scoop: theguardian.com/technology/art…

Observer reporting reveals that 'attempted suicides and other serious psychiatric incidents' were recorded at Amazon warehouses in Bolton, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Rugeley, London 'and many others.' theguardian.com/technology/art…

Labour is announcing a "major surge" in immigration enforcement. They will aim to achieve in next 6 months the "highest rate of removals of those with no right to be here, including failed asylum-seekers, for five years". Will increase detention capacity to achieve it.

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Starmer's close allies are already scurrying to the FT to reassure them that they intend to go to war with public sector workers at the next opportunity, and that manifesto pledges on employment rights are going to be watered down even further.

In recent years, platforms have been slashing riders’ pay & driving down living standards to increase profits. We must make no mistake that Deliveroo posted its first ever profit recently as a direct result of its workers facing new depths of deprivation theguardian.com/business/artic…

"Organising has always started from the ground up. In hospitality, we are facing a situation in which it once again needs to happen from below." Important analysis from the new issue of Notes from Below 🔖Read it here: notesfrombelow.org/article/grassr…

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From the latest Notes from Below, this is an inquiry by ex-bouncer that dives into the practical roots of hustle ideology and the appeal of the far right. Researched and written before the latest racist riots, it is full of essential strategic insights. notesfrombelow.org/article/close-…

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“According to the Jenin municipality, more than 70% of Jenin’s streets have been bulldozed; 20 kilometers of water and sewage networks, communication and electric cables have been destroyed; and water has been cut off from 80% of the city.” dropsitenews.com/p/israel-lays-…

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