No idea how yesterday happened. None at all.

Our elders were invited to this country after hundreds of years of colonial rule that contributed to the industrial revolution. They worked the most difficult jobs in factories for paltry pay. We contribute billions to the economy today. We built Britain and we aren't going away.

Here’s you standing in front of a lectern with the words that are now a fascist slogan…spare me your shock.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Yes, I have emphysema from my many years of smoking. I have to say that I enjoyed smoking very much, and I do love tobacco - the smell of it, lighting cigarettes on fire, smoking them - but there is a price to pay for this enjoyment, and the price for me is

I've said it before and I'll say it again: The enemy of the working class travels by private jet, not migrant dinghy.

Gentlemen, this is heartbreak manifest.

No pasaran. (Not that the fascists or thugs turned up). Well done Newcastle. And of course, well done to wonderful Durham last night, the police and counter protesters did our city, and communities, proud! #HopeNotHate

In 1984, British South Asians joined picket lines, fundraised, and organised alongside striking miners — using their shared experience of media and state hostility to build working-class solidarity. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/how-so…

In honour of A Level results day this week/starting PhD in just over a month: the most 2015 outfit of all time (honestly? It slaps) and most likely my academic peak

‘Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number, Shake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you Ye are many — they are few.’ 205 years ago today, protestors demanding the vote in Manchester were killed in what became known as the Peterloo Massacre.

FAT! UGLY! DEAD

An absolute must read. Some parts of Co Durham bear deep scars when it comes to the cruelty witnessed during the miners’ strike. But, as expected, resilient communities are looking for ways to return from the destitution caused by 40 yrs of deindustrialisation and neglect.

Early start for the Leeds to Nottingham train. This service connects the West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and East Midlands conurbations which have a combined population of £6.3m and 3 core cities along a 70 mile corridor. The journey time is around two hours. Ave speed: 36mph 🧵

This is the only thing I care about now