Lifelong Socialists, Homeless/Housing Activists up for a much better world.
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life's rich tapestry: “ New Post: Britain’s most significant protest‑related sentencing in decades : l1nq.com/ej8zt9g
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Housing associations were meant to protect people — not become unaccountable corporations. I’ve seen the human cost up close. It’s time to bring them back into public ownership. Peace, love and happiness. shorturl.at/mXZQE
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shorturl.at/RMfGA Housing injustice isn’t theory to me — I lived it. I worked it. I saw what the system does to people. If you’ve ever felt unheard, this one’s for you. Peace, love and happiness.
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rb.gy/6df44y The Filton Four are in court tomorrow. On Monday, the RCJ rules on the government’s appeal over Palestine Action’s deproscription.
Back‑to‑back decisions like this raise serious questions about how protest is being handled in the UK.
#ProtestRights
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Millions can’t save for retirement — not because they don’t care, but because capitalism drains every penny just to survive.
When half of working‑age adults can’t save at all, the crisis isn’t pensions. It’s the system.
#PensionsCrisis
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Filton Four sentencing Friday. Proscription appeal Monday.
Intent aside, that timing raises serious questions about how protest is being handled in the UK.
#ProtestRights #UKPolitics
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When thousands of legal professionals warn a judge’s conduct threatens the rule of law, that’s not “politics” — that’s a crisis.
The Filton Four case shows how protest is being pushed toward “terrorism” territory.
#ProtestRights #UKPolitics
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Britain’s housing crisis wasn’t an accident — it was built through austerity, sell‑offs and decades of policy failure.
If we want homes people can actually live in, we need municipal housing back.
Full piece: norbertlawrie.blogspot.com/2…
#HousingCrisis #UKPolitics
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rb.gy/6df44y A major ruling lands Monday: the Royal Courts of Justice will decide if the government can re‑proscribe Palestine Action — a move that could redefine protest rights and widen the state’s “extremism” label. #CivilLiberties #PalestineAction #RightToProtest
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life's rich tapestry: The Filton Four Sentenced for Dissent norbertlawrie.blogspot.com/2…
The Filton Four: Why Friday’s Sentencing Is About Criminalising Protest in Britain
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theguardian.com/money/2026/m…
The Pensions Commission says millions can’t afford to retire.
Of course they can’t — you can’t save a pension when you’re paying a landlord for life.
Fix housing, and you fix the pension crisis.
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Only Municipal Housing Can Fix This Crisis.
Margaret Thatcher’s “Right to Buy” was sold as empowerment. In truth, it was a deception — a sell‑off of public homes that should never be forgiven.norbertlawrie.blogspot.com/2…
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The Filton Four Sentenced for Dissent norbertlawrie.blogspot.com/2…
On Friday, four young activists will be sentenced in Bristol for taking action against Elbit Systems — the UK’s biggest supplier of weapons to Israel.
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This is Britain in 2026 — a nation where parents apologise to their children for empty plates.
life's rich tapestry: norbertlawrie.blogspot.com/2… Hunger in the UK Isn’t a Crisis - It’s a Policy - “Mum, can I have more?” — “No, love. There isn’t any more.”
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life's rich tapestry: norbertlawrie.blogspot.com/2… Hunger in the UK Isn’t a Crisis - It’s a Policy - “Mum, can I have more?” — “No, love. There isn’t any more.”
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life's rich tapestry: Our Civil Liberties Under Attack norbertlawrie.blogspot.com/2… new piece on what's really happening to our freedoms
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life's rich tapestry: Our Civil Liberties Under Attack norbertlawrie.blogspot.com/2…
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Statement on Iran Sign the petition in.yourparty.uk/en/petitions… #YourParty
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Homeless Britain retweeted
We are proud to have the support of Ian Hodson, an ardent socialist and committed trade unionist that fights for @BFAWUOfficial workers! ✊
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