CEO of
@IndexCensorship
. Labour Spokesperson in the House of Lords. Hon Captain RNR. Proud anti-fascist and the former MP for Stoke-on-Trent North & Kidsgrove
ICYMI: Trying to limit debate & sanitise our online lives through regulation just masks societal divisions & prejudices rather than tackling the underlying causes says
@RuthSmeeth
.
We need a balance between protecting ourselves & defending
#FreedomOfExpression
.
📣 Motion 10 has PASSED!
Thank you to all those who voted
#YesToMotion10
to continue the historic link between
@CoopParty
and
@CoopUK
. We look forward to continuing to work with our movement to fight for our shares values and principles.
#FreeToomaj
: This week Index learnt the horrific news that
@OfficialToomaj
was given the death sentence.
Ruth Anderson focuses this week’s blog on Toomaj, his work and why we must campaign to
#FreeToomajSalehi
As families gather around the Seder table this evening, I know that for many this year it will feel different.
Sending my warmest wishes to the Jewish community for Passover. I hope you draw strength from this very special festival.
Chag sameach.
There's an increasing need for police protection for individual politicians. Some are even withdrawing from political life due to threats on their lives.
@RuthAnderson
pens this week's blog on why politicians must be protected.
“We’re being honest about the fact we can’t afford to do all the things we would like to do”
Labour’s Wes Streeting blames the Conservatives’ "disastrous" mini-budget as part of the reason his party scrapped their green investment pledge
#bbcqt
These figures shame the Ministry of Defence.
Regrettably, this is more evidence of utterly unacceptable behaviour towards women in defence.
The Defence Secretary must take the lead and root this out.
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You’re going to hear a lot about Scarlett Jenkinson & Eddie Ratcliffe being named as murderers, that’s all I’m being asked to do interviews about
The only name we should remember is Brianna Ghey
#Ukraine
: We cannot forget Putin's illegal annexation of
#Crimea
.
Nariman Dzhelyal stood up for the rights of
#Tatars
& because of that he's in prison for his dissent.
@RuthAnderson
spoke in the
@UKHouseofLords
about his bravery.
Read his essay here:
100 years ago today, the first Labour Government was formed.
In the century since then only three more Labour leaders have won power at a general election.
This is the year we must break the pattern of defeat and write a new chapter of renewal. 🌹
This decision on mothballing our two UK landing ships is the loudest alarm yet about the depth of the Conservative recruitment crisis in our Armed Forces.
Laying up both would further hollow out our forces and raise serious concern over future operations for the Royal Marines.
Four billion people will take part in elections in 2024.
In her blog,
@RuthAnderson
notes how Index will harness its unique network of reporters & commentators around the world to give dissidents fighting for
#FreedomOfExpression
a voice.