LFC ST holder. Academic Librarian: Loves concerts, art & the theatre, Pro EU 🇪🇺78.5% anti right wing. Views are my own.
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Helen Buchanan retweeted
What has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for us?
Thank you and RIP Patrick Stewart
theguardian.com/culture/vide…
Helen Buchanan retweeted
Leaked Israeli documents reveal how Benjamin Netanyahu's government waged a secret campaign to stop boycotts of Israel in Britain.
That included a "sensitive" meeting with Michael Gove -- when he was justice secretary in 2015 -- about countering the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement.
Israel’s lobbying campaign was led by its justice minister Ayelet Shaked, who met Gove in London in November 2015.
Shaked, from the far-right Jewish Home party, was alarmed by a European Commission plan to label goods produced on illegally occupied Palestinian land as originating from an “Israeli settlement”.
The issue was consequently high on Shaked’s agenda, with the Israeli government fearing that the labels would help pro-Palestine boycott campaigns.
Gove “enjoyed” meeting Shaked and specifically requested “more information” from the Israeli embassy on the labelling issue, the leaked emails show.
Israel’s foreign ministry then arranged for an analysis to be prepared for Gove “as soon as possible” on the imminent EU measures.
“I am aware of the workload, but there is an unusual window of opportunity here”, noted one Israeli official, apparently referring to Gove’s openness to guidance.
declassifieduk.org/israels-s…
Helen Buchanan retweeted
Tommy Robinson sent a letter to himself, he meant to log out and send it from a different account.
But he didn't.
Don't RT 🤣
Helen Buchanan retweeted
Share the Brutality Of Israeli Police🚨
Zionist Israeli police beat a Jewish child.
The state of Israel is the enemy of the Jews.
Religious Jews are under pressure from Zionists.
Jews are oppressed because of their religious beliefs.
Israel is not a Jewish state.
Helen Buchanan retweeted
This Tommy Robinson?? Or Stephen Yaxley Lennon, which is his REAL name. You really want to grant this career criminal "asylum"??
Helen Buchanan retweeted
The only unaffordable thing in the UK is greed.
£150bn Tax Evasion
£80bn Tax Breaks
£219bn Corruption
£449bn - 40% of the entire budget STOLEN by the richest.
That is DOUBLE the entire NHS budget.
Take it back.
Helen Buchanan retweeted
The most immoral army continues to slaughter children. Nearly daily.
UN bodies and human rights groups have documented the pattern in detail. Anyone who denies it should read these reports.
We keep receipts and there will be accountability.
#PalestineTrials
Helen Buchanan retweeted
% of overall donations that came from foreign donors in the last 12 months....
Labour = 0.15%
Tories = 3.57%
Reform = 80%
Source: @indeoendent
Helen Buchanan retweeted
Well, well, well...
80% of "donations" to Nigel Farage’s party are from donors or companies based overseas.
This is not normal.
And the public deserves to know what these super-rich donors want back in return.
Helen Buchanan retweeted
BREAKING: The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry has concluded that Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, including extermination, persecution, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence, across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, while continuing the genocide in Gaza.
In today's report, the commission found that Israeli military operations and settler violence in the occupied West Bank have formed part of a widespread and systematic campaign against Palestinian civilians since October 7, 2023.
The report also accused Israeli forces of deliberately targeting Palestinian children, using sexual violence to intimidate and displace communities, and expanding territorial control through forced displacement. More than 34,000 Palestinians remained displaced in the West Bank as of August 2026.
In Gaza, investigators concluded that Israeli forces continued committing genocidal acts despite the ceasefire agreement, including killing and injuring civilians near the so-called Yellow Line.
The commission also criticized the Palestinian Authority for suppressing dissent and failing to investigate abuses by its security forces.
It called on Israel to end its occupation, dismantle settlements and return confiscated Palestinian land, while urging the Palestinian Authority to investigate violations and provide remedies to victims.
Helen Buchanan retweeted
🔴@Helen_Whately, Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions, has claimed £2 MILLION expenses in 10 years.
£300,000 relates to her own travel and accommodation - yet she only lives 50 miles from London.
Her boss, @KemiBadenoch has 3 children, claims £2.7K per month to rent a 6 bed farmhouse & tried to claim expenses for a family holiday.
The country can't afford these @Conservatives.
- @Heccles94
🔴@Helen_Whately, Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions, has claimed £2 MILLION expenses in 10 years.
£300,000 relates to her own travel and accommodation - yet she only lives 50 miles from London.
Her boss, @KemiBadenoch has 3 children, claims £2.7K per month to rent a 6 bed farmhouse & tried to claim expenses for a family holiday.
The country cant afford these @Conservatives.
- @Heccles94
