Liverpool have contacted the BBC today to register their fury over their use of disgraced former newspaper editor Kelvin McKenzie as part of their coverage. Peter Scarfe from Hillsborough Survivors Support Alliance: "It's insulting and it's offensive." nytimes.com/athletic/6794472…

This is why the hard right in Britain wants to destroy the BBC. It’s not because they want impartiality, they’ve benefitted from Tories at the top platforming them, they want free rein to plug the gaps of mistrust with conspiracy and disinfo so they can attain unchecked power.

Congrats to @OborneTweets - his book "Complicit" on Britain's role in the Israeli assault on Gaza is now in the Sunday Times best seller list - despite receiving not a single review in mainstream media. thetimes.com/culture/books/a…

A young man from Gaza burns his fiancee's wedding suit after her martyrdom among the rubble Truly heartbreaking 💔

Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right. We can't let this be normalised. leftfootforward.org/2025/11/…

From amid the rubble and tents, children sing — a fragile hope for life after Israel killed their siblings and parents.

You can catch me on Radio 4 - The Week in Westminster talking about the rapid rise of the Green Party. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002lz…

The future of Palestine belongs to the Palestinians. Intl law says it. The ICJ reaffirmed it. Now: States must cut ties with Apartheid Israel. Companies > divest. Universities > disengage. Citizens > stop buying its products/services. Alternatives exist. Justice means freedom.

Post Office Horizon IT contract extended for another year. PO to pay £41m to Fujitsu. Fujitsu was instrumental in persecution of innocent postmasters. £1.2bn compensation paid from the public purse. More to follow. Fujitsu haven't paid a penny. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6n…

This is drawing out some very odd people. I am being bombarded with replies telling me that Tenconi never said it was the Cenotaph on Whitehall. I don't know how I can help these folk. Perhaps pictures might do it?

Let's stop subsidising destruction. This Govenrment need to stop standing on the side of polluters and instead tackle the cost of living crisis. Some of my thoughts on COP 30 👇🏼 bestforbritain.substack.com/…

If you want to understand the mess the @UKLabour and govt is in, read the article below. Understand who’s responsible, why it happened and what we need to do to change direction. 👇 👇

"It's a result of political choices. And we can make different political choices." @ZackPolanski on how the Green Party would fix our unfair tax system that taxes work more than wealth.

Sky News just had Kelvin Mackenzie on, former editor of The Sun, one of the people at the centre of probably the most disgraceful front page in newspaper history, complaining about BBC journalists not being objective and 'fake news'. Astonishing. ~AA

The Indian state of Kerala has become the first in the country to eradicate extreme poverty – one year ahead of schedule – thanks to a “meticulously planned” programme led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the accomplishment on 1 November. “This historic initiative was launched by involving people from all sections of society and incorporating ideas that emerged from their participation and feedback,” he said. Kerala, home to more than 36 million people, was once among the poorest states in India but now has the country’s lowest poverty rate. The Extreme Poverty Eradication Project (EPEP) began in 2021 with a massive door-knocking campaign to survey residents about their needs. It identified 64,006 households living in “extreme deprivation”. Local assemblies then came up with targeted “micro plans” detailing the exact interventions required in their areas, looking at factors such as housing, healthcare, employment, land titles and pensions. The Hindu newspaper said in an editorial that Kerala is “known for its exemplary record in social and human development, and for healthcare systems comparable to those of developed nations”. It described the EPEP’s success as “another milestone”. “This resulted from a four-year, meticulously planned programme involving a gamut of agencies, spearheaded by the local self-government department, alongside extensive community participation,” it added. In the late 1960s, Kerala expropriated private land and redistributed it to landless workers. This, an analysis by Progressive International stated, laid “the foundations for Kerala’s remarkable social indicators: near-universal literacy, one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the global south, and the highest life expectancy in India”.

Catch me on BBC Newsnight at 10:30pm TONIGHT! 💚

Nigel Farage, a man who has appeared on @bbcquestiontime more than anyone in living memory, says the BBC has been institutionally biased for decades. They have been, but not in the way he’s trying to shape it.

As a minimum, a properly working justice system should be able to retain staff and detain prisoners. Currently it is doing neither. Deporting jail staff for earning too little will fuel the crisis, minister warns thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…

For years now, child poverty experts have said the single biggest policy to reduce child poverty would be to remove the two child benefit cap. No more taskforces. Or new strategies. The Labour Government could choose to stop punishing children with hunger. Scrap the Cap.