Humanist Socialist. Labour MP 1992-2010. Past Chair Socialist Campaign Group, @Caabu & @CrossnessET. Patron https://nitter.gq/t.co/1K0QSOHASf @PSCupdates
City of Brighton & Hove
Joined February 2011
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John Austin retweeted
Israel needs to be suspended from UN membership.
"It's outrageous that a member state of the United Nations is working to dismantle a UN agency which also happens to be the largest responder in the humanitarian operation in #Gaza."
@JulietteTouma to @IrishTimes on the Israeli Parliament's ban on UNRWA
irishtimes.com/world/2024/10…
John Austin retweeted
Braverman should be driven out of public life for saying something as bigoted, conspiratorial, ridiculous, and dumb as this but she won’t be, of course, because anti-Muslim bigotry and Islamophobic fearmongering has been normalized in British public life. joe.co.uk/news/suella-braver…
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You can follow me on Bluesky @johneaustin.bsky.social
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Shameful that a U.K. base and the U.K. government are assisting Israel in genocide in Gaza.
Just hours before Keir Starmer arrived at Britain's base on Cyprus this morning, a UK spy plane returned from a 6-hour mission over Gaza where it was collecting intelligence for Israel.
Starmer told UK soldiers at RAF Akrotiri: "We can't tell the world what you are doing here."
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Shameful that this U.K. base has been used to assist Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.
Perhaps Sky News may care to ask why British troops have had such a 'busy, busy year'? Have they been serving our interests or mainly those of Netanyahu & Gallant, who now have international arrest warrants issued for them for alleged war crimes? @SkyNews
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John Austin retweeted
A busy airbase that for a year has been helping Israel commit a genocide in Gaza. A disgrace.
'The whole world and everyone back at home is relying on you.'
Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells British troops at an RAF base in Cyprus that he is 'grateful' for their work after a 'busy, busy year'.
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Like a fine wine Mark improves with age! Stunning performance in Hove last night. Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes ayoungishperspective.co.uk/2…
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Good to catch up with @Cllrjfahy @AnnLynchlucas and the Ambassador.
Great craic!
@IrishCommServ good to see old friends and remember past ones at @EmbassyIreland last night to celebrate 40 years of service to the Irish community in @Royal_Greenwich @LBofBexley & @LewishamCouncil
John Austin retweeted
Lord Rothermere who owns the Daily Mail claims to be French and pay his taxes in France, despite living in England.
This should be enough to stop everyone buying that trash he calls a patriotic newspaper.
John Austin retweeted
Nigel Farage - pressing all the buttons of the angry abiut immigration - when really he's a hypocrite taking a lot of money from a company promoting immigration, but only immigration for the super rich
Wake up
Brexit - another mess based on lies
Thank you Led @ByDonkeys 👍🏼
John Austin retweeted
The issue is why does the BBC invite an extremist and merchant of hate on to its programme.
John Austin retweeted
Difficult to describe what a dangerous moment we are in.
The owner of this site/richest man in the world/closest adviser to the next president is promoting a Tommy Robinson (!) documentary to his 200 million followers.
This is the mainstreaming of violent, Islamophobic fascism.
John Austin retweeted
The UK is now arming suspected war criminals who have been indicted by the world’s pre-eminent criminal court, the ICC.
The government must end ALL arms sales NOW.
middleeasteye.net/news/uk-is…
John Austin retweeted
A privilege to host Alaa Abd el-Fattah's mother, Laila Soueif on day 59 of her hunger strike & sisters @Monasosh @sana2 at @caabu for a press conference after meeting @davidlammy.
Our full love, support & solidarity, as Alaa remains unjustly imprisoned in Egypt @FreedomForAlaa
The only long term solution is the withdrawal of Israel from all the Occupied Territories and recognition of the State of Palestine in accordance with UN resolutions and international law.
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Unbelievable! On a train from Brighton to Victoria. Train stops at Haywards Heath and driver apologises that he doesn’t have the route knowledge to continue the journey!!!
Explanation please @GatwickExpress
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John Austin retweeted
The UK is spending £369m refurbishing Buckingham Palace for King Charles, who has £22bn and gets £500m more a year.
He can pay for his own renovations, £369m is more than England spends on building Social Housing in an entire year for the whole country.
John Austin retweeted
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for the Prime Minister of Israel for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
So yesterday I asked: How can our government still be supplying his military with weapons?
John Austin retweeted
A beautiful, heartbreaking poem. After a lifetime of campaigning against anti-semitism, I worry about what would happen if racists turned up making such claims on the homes of Jewish families in Britain. Blind bigotry consumes all in its path.
John Austin retweeted
Why hasn’t Britain recognised Palestine yet? This was a Labour Manifesto commitment. When is it happening?
