Yes it was made by a Jewish company during the British mandate. Do you know what else is younger than this manhole? More than 60% of the world’s nation states. Roughly two thirds of the UN’s member states were created AFTER Israel was created. A large majority of these new countries experienced significant violence, deaths & forced migrations during their formation. 60–70 of those new states saw wars of independence, civil wars, ethnic conflict, partition violence, or mass displacement. But according to antisemites, it is only the single solitary Jewish state that lacks legitimacy. There’s a reason they think that and it is precisely the same reason that Jewish state must endure.

My father was photographed standing outside this very building in 1962, he was attending the TUC conference in Blackpool. In a few minutes time I will walk on to the main stage and address water industry workers and delegates at the GMB Union annual Congress. @GMB_union He would have been very proud.

ANDREW NEIL: History will not be kind to Labour's failure to rearm mol.im/a/15877919

Greatly honoured to be elected Chair of the Planning Committee at today’s Annual Meeting of @BhamCityCouncil, a post I held from 2022-2024. Proud to be part of a broad coalition under @rogerbhx ready to address the many challenges facing our great city.

Always with the "hard working" It's not an identity people aspire to. People want to do a regular amount of properly renumerated work & do it well. They don't want to "work hard" because they are underpaid & have to do more hours, or 2, 3 jobs in order to make ends meet.

Lots of good people and good work at yesterdays West Midlands Night Time Economy Report with @RichParkerLab giving us a mention! Taxi in with @lylebignon , lift back with the one and only @ChungYingRest James Wong. Government must do more to support hospo, starting with VAT.