Another shocking stabbing in Hackney. Man was on a mobility scooter. Horrifying. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Very glad Kamala Harris is inching ahead of Donald Trump in US opinion polls. Another Trump presidency would not just be a disaster for the US, but a disaster for the international community #Kamala4President2024

We remain very far away from justice for Grenfell. And hundreds of thousands of others are still living in unsafe tower blocks. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Children do not pick this up because racism it is in the air. It is a problem of the whole of society, with unscrupulous politicians playing the lead. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/r…

If all you have to offer the population is war, austerity and racism, don't be surprised about what crawls out from under the stones. Far right victory in German elections theguardian.com/world/article/…

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Shocking his mother could not be bothered to turn up for the sentencing of her 12 year old who the judge said “played a greater part in the recent civil disorder than any adult or child I've seen” #FarageRiots

Banning a fraction of arms licences to Israel is a small step forward. But the UK should also stop selling parts to Israel for F-35 fighter jets, known as “the most lethal” in the world. #GazaGenocide‌

The Refugee Council is right. Tory policies on asylum and immigration don't work, and the menacing rhetoric against them just encourages the far right. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

We know that the primary answer to these tragedies cannot be policing. Policing alone can never eliminate crime. The alternative to the current system is to establish safe and legal routes for asylum seekers to come here. Otherwise more innocents will die. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

Grenfell still stands as a monument to elected representatives ignoring the people who put them there, enormous and allowed greed, regulatory capture and laissez-faire economics. Justice for Grenfell must include ending all of these. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

We live in a society where ease in accessing basic social goods such as decent housing is denied to those from lower income and migrant communities. 85% of the residents who died came from ethnic minority and working class communities.

Other key findings from #GrenfellInquiry: - Council failed Black and Asian survivors - Muslim survivors weren't allowed to observe Ramadan requirement of eating at set meal times - Lack of support for people whose first language wasn’t English independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

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The 72 unnecessary deaths at #Grenfell are heartbreaking. But they are just one example of the way council house tenants are treated with scorn and contempt by local authorities and government.

Cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners is appalling. Old people will freeze this winter as a result theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Sadly it is no co-incidence most of the residents of #Grenfell were ethnic minority #Justice4Grenfell