Anti-imperialist socialist, Your Party member, Stop the War, Stand Up To Racism, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, #BlackLivesMatter #NoNewColdWar
Coventry, England
Joined November 2011
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Stephen Bell retweeted
“The political choice is unmistakable. When hospitals, schools, housing and infrastructure require investment, the government invokes fiscal constraints. When military commitments must be met, other capital budgets can be reduced to find the money”
▪️𝐆𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
Healey’s Budget? Austerity continues, war takes priority
morningstaronline.co.uk/arti…
Stephen Bell retweeted
For me, most significant individual result of US congressional elections:
Uniquely, two Democratic Party candidates competed for the seat.
The Socialist Angela Gonzales-Torres soundly defeated party-backed incumbent, Gomez.
Bernie Sanders & Zohran Mamdani refused to endorse her, because of her “extreme” opposition to Israeli genocide, AIPAC and big tech oligarchy. AOC went even further. She endorsed Gomez, the AIPAC funded Democrat.
Stephen Bell retweeted
The Foreign Office knows that a verdict in the mass trial of Shia clerics in Bahrain is expected on Sunday, 8 November. Yet it has remained silent on the trial, while Middle East Minister @SDoughtyMP has been visiting Bahrain and meeting its leadership.
How does the Foreign Office justify leaving named-day parliamentary questions unanswered for six working days beyond their deadline?
@Ed_Miliband
@FCDOGovUK
@UKinBahrain
@johnmcdonnellMP
Stephen Bell retweeted
The Government should formally oppose proposals requiring the Attorney General for England and Wales to give consent for Troubles-related prosecutions, a group of Irish legislators have recommended
rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/110…
Stephen Bell retweeted
“…Whitehall once again elevates the feelings and fears of British army generals and MI5 mandarins.”
~Andrée Murphy
@ATownNews
☕️🥐
Stephen Bell retweeted
The laughable claim that the US political system is superior to China's completely disregards the outcomes of those systems, and their impact on their own populations and the rest of the world.
But this can be illustrated by individuals.
US citizens get Trump, Chinese citizens are led by Xi Jinping.
Stephen Bell retweeted
وفد صيني يلتقي وفد "الحوثيين" بمسقط
خاص – YNP..
بدأت الصين، الخميس، مباشرة وساطتها بين السعودية واليمن.
وعقد المبعوث الصيني إلى الشرق الأوسط لقاءً بوفد صنعاء في العاصمة العمانية مسقط.
وتداولت منصات إعلامية محسوبة على حركة أنصار الله صوراً من اللقاء الذي عقد بالعاصمة العمانية.
وكانت منصات أخرى تحدثت عن زيارة الوفد إلى صنعاء.
وكانت الصين أعلنت على لسان رئيسها استعدادها للعمل مع الدول العربية للعودة للاستقرار في المنطقة، وذلك عقب تلقيه رسالة من ولي العهد السعودي محمد بن سلمان.
وتحريك الصين يأتي ضمن محاولات سعودية للدفع إقليمياً ودولياً في اليمن، خصوصاً مع تضاؤل فرص العودة للحرب مع سقوط حلفائها في أمريكا وإسرائيل.
yemnews.net/index.php/news/w…
Stephen Bell retweeted
Labour rejoicing at the DEM's triumph is false.
Bernie Sanders would be thrown out of Labour for this.
Stephen Bell retweeted
It is caused by expectation of higher interest rates, because even with 1% growth, Britain has an inflation problem (lack of investment).
NEW
Pound sterling at its post Brexit high…
(trade weighted, Bank of England basket of currencies)… rising against $ and esp €… but also notably other European currencies SFR, krona etc…
Relative stability, comparatively solid growth, expectations of rate rises, no drama Budget, EU rapprochement all mentioned as factors.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ly…
£ fell sharply after referendum, and at various Brexit/ no deal/ red lines stress points, and Covid, and the mini budget
reached joint high yesterday of 86.4 (Jan 2005=100), went higher today, (ac to my BBC calculations to a new high since June 24th 2016, TBC by BoE tomorrow morning).
Stephen Bell retweeted
Webinar: EU militarization and its cost for our societies stoprearm.org/webinar-eu-mil…
Webinar: EU militarization and its cost for our societies stoprearm.org/webinar-eu-mil…
Stephen Bell retweeted
Voters want something completely different to bipartisan US imperialist politics.
Bipartisan US politics is determined that is not going to happen.
When you listen to James Talarico, you realize that last night's results were not just a rejection of Trump and Israel's Iran war, but also a rejection of a Democratic Party led by people like Biden, Blinken, and Sullivan:
"I've never taken money from AIPAC, and I'm not taking money from AIPAC in this campaign. Seeing what's happening in Gaza makes me sick to my stomach as a teacher, as a Christian, as a human being"
This is his message, and he won in Texas!
Stephen Bell retweeted
Hᴏᴡ Lᴜʟᴀ ᴡᴏɴ ﹠ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ɴᴇxᴛ
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a dramatic victory in October’s Brazilian Presidential election. He won with 51.79% of the vote, securing 4.4 million more votes than his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. He will be the first president of Brazil, since its return to civilian rule in 1985, to be elected after losing the first round of the election.
Lula’s victory is a great cause for joy and optimism for people in Brazil and beyond.
In this video Marco Fernandes is interviewed by Bert De Belder about Lula's spectacular victory and its significance for Brazil, Latin America and international politics.
Marco Fernandes is a Member of BRICS Civil Council. He is a Geopolitical Analyst, Brasil de Fato (online media). He is based in Moscow, previously based in China (2020-2025).
Bert De Belder is a medical doctor by education and longtime activist. He currently heads the Workers' Party of Belgium (PVDA-PTB) Department of International Relations.
Oxford’s Oriel College claims it “abhors” racism. So why is it hosting a self-proclaimed "race realist" who Cambridge already severed ties with? The College must protect Black students and staff. Sign the petition to stop the talk 👇
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio… via @38degrees
Stephen Bell retweeted
Iɴ Eᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ, ᴀ sᴛᴏʀᴍ ɪs ʀɪsɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇɢᴜɴ
In periods of stagnation, people learn slowly. In periods of struggle, many people can learn very quickly. People who thought they were standing alone can find one another. People can discover how much they have in common, and how much power they can build together.
We are seeing that today, from Rome to Madrid, from Brussels to Dublin, from Paris to London.
The storm has only just begun.
Read the full article by Peter Mertens here:
nocoldwar.org/news/in-europe…
Stephen Bell retweeted
The brutality of French settler colonialism exposed in this article:
“ The French settler colony of Algeria existed from 1830 until the successful Algerian war of independence in 1962. By 1875 an estimated 825,000 indigenous Algerians had been killed.…”
Stephen Bell retweeted
As much as the Iran war is the key reason Trump and the GOP were crushed tonight, it is important to recognize that the pressure for war is now likely to increase.
This does not mean that Trump will restart the war. But the balance of pressure for and against war will likely favor escalation.
Trump was under a degree of pressure to strike a deal before the midterms, hoping to soften the blow in the polls. But now that the midterms are over, that pressure will dissipate somewhat. Gas prices are still high, but the political cost has already been paid. There won’t be another point on the political calendar for some time when that cost can be exacted again.
But two other factors will intensify.
Read full analysis: responsiblestatecraft.org/tr…
Stephen Bell retweeted
The Budget was more austerity, especially freezing income tax thresholds again.
But the Budget found £10bn for the Ukraine war and £5bn for the MoD by cutting other departments.
Now, the Home Secretary has written anti-immigration and asylum rules that previous Tory PMs would have been too timid to adopt.
This is not change.
"He promised change, he promised something very different from Keir Starmer, & if he doesn't deliver eventually something very different from Keir Starmer then he's going to be in trouble"
@Neal_Compass on Andy Burnham & next weeks budget