"For years, a handful of Big Tech companies have used their power to gain control of the UK’s digital infrastructure, locking the government into wasteful contracts and shaping tech policy in their favour."

🗣️ ORG's @jim on our new report calling for UK Digital Sovereignty.

Find out more ⬇️

itpro.com/infrastructure/uk-to…

#DigitalSovereignty #opensource #bigtech #tech #ukpolitics #ukpol

Digital rights organizers warn UK is too reliant on big tech, urge digital sovereignty

The Open Rights Group calls for open source tech to drive digital sovereignty in the UK public sector and protect national security

^{Nicole Kobie (IT Pro)}

A retrial of Palestine Action activists (acquitted of burglery charges in Feb) is on bogus "terrorism” charges.

"This is what a stitch-up looks like," says UK MP Zarah Sultana.

She "invoked parliamentary privilege to reveal [what] the British public was officially forbidden from knowing."

The jury will not be told that "if convicted, they & 18 others will be sentenced as terrorists."

See Hansard 14 Apr. Her info was from:
youtube.com/watch?v=rkzxhQU6QI…

#UKPol #USPol #EUPol #palestineAction #news .

NHS workers are being gagged from criticising the Palantir contract 🤐

We can't duck the hard truths that embedding US Big Tech in UK public services carries risks of outside political interference and waste from vendor lock-in.

The alternative is here: Digital Sovereignty with open source tech.

novaramedia.com/2026/04/14/nhs…

#DigitalSovereignty #opensource #palantir #nhs #ukpolitics #ukpol

NHS Staff Told ‘Stop Criticising Palantir or Lose Your Job’

NHS staff have been told they might lose their jobs if they criticise NHS England’s controversial £330m contract with IDF-contractor Palantir.

^{Novara Media}

Report: 500+ arrested defying Palestine Action ban in London.

"The protesters - many grey-haired & frail - were seen being hauled away, while some were led leaning on crutches. A number of the demonstrators were dressed as Suffragettes".

Former Palestine Action hunger strikers were also present. "Look how many police are here, just for elderly people holding placards. It's a joke. The state is a joke”, said Heba Muraisi.

middleeasteye.net/news/over-ar…

#USPol #UKPol #EUPol #Palestine #news .

Report: 100s arrested defying Palestine Action ban in London.

"The protesters - many grey-haired & frail - were seen being hauled away, while some were led leaning on crutches. A number of the demonstrators were dressed as Suffragettes".

Former Palestine Action hunger strikers were also present. "Look how many police are here, just for elderly people holding placards. It's a joke. The state is a joke”, said Heba Muraisi.

middleeasteye.net/news/over-ar…

#USPol #UKPol #EUPol #Palestine #news .

Over 500 arrested as hundreds gather to defy Palestine Action ban in London

At least 523 people were arrested in central London on Saturday at a mass demonstration opposing the UK government’s proscription of the direct action group Palestine Action.

^{Katherine Hearst (Middle East Eye)}

Huge relief in #London as #terrorists arrested in #TrafalgarSquare.

Elizabeth Morley, aged 80, was one of hundreds of terrorists arrested by #MetPol #MetropolitanPolice under the #TerrorismAct2000 for holding a small, hand-written, paper sign in support of #PalestineAction.

The dangerous Morley said the mass arrests are a “very stupid thing to do”.

The ban of Palestine Action was ruled unlawful by the #HighCourt in February 2026.

EveryoneDay.uk

#DefendOurJuries #ukpol #Palestine

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In England you can (and should!) register to vote from age 16 up.

In Scotland and Wales it's from age 14 up, for the Scottish Parliament/Senedd elections.

Presumably England will drop to 14 soon too, as votes at 16 were being promised everywhere by Labour.

#UKPol #ScotPol #WelshPol #EngPol

gov.uk/register-to-vote

Register to vote

Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.

^{Government Digital Service (GOV.UK)}

It's frustrating that the UK is trying to follow in the USA's political footsteps…

#USPol
#UKPol

(Not sure who to credit for the artwork.)

"We call on the Government to hold a parliamentary vote on the decision to grant the United States permission to use British military bases for strikes on Iranian missile sites."

#UKPol #USPol #Iran

petition.parliament.uk/petitio…

Petition: Hold an immediate parliamentary vote on US use of UK bases

^{Petitions - UK Government and Parliament}

Trita Parsi: 'Members of the Iranian Jewish community inspect what is left of their synagogue in Tehran after Israel bombed it. On Passover...'
. . .

Israeli Zionists bombing synagogues.

I was reluctant to post about it t this morning because a) it seemed too far fetched to be believed and b) it was poorly sourced news and there is too much disinfo already on social media.
– But it seems confirmed now.
WT *A* F??😢
/jd

video source: x.com/tparsi/status/2041489784…
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#JD20260407 #JDLinkBlog
#Iran #USA #Israel #EndlessWar #IranWar
#UKpol #USpol #EUpol #Palestine all for #Israel

#Epstein #EpsteinWars

Here it is,,, Iran's 10-point plan.*

Not an easy *complete* list to find on the Internet! The NY Times refers to it but never lists it in its entirety, and other USA MSM follow in a similar way.

I don't really know 'The Kobeissi Letter' well but their tw/x post seems plausible.

*if anyone find a better source of the complete 10 point list, please post it here.

– Kobeissi tweet: x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/20…

#JD20260407 #JDLinkBlog
#Iran #USA #Israel #EndlessWar #IranWar
#UKpol #USpol #EUpol #Palestine all for #Israel

#Epstein #EpsteinWars

Exactly!! all the stuff about how the Democrats were "not good enough" because e.g. their stance on Gaza was not strong enough...

Well.. how's Gaza now? 😥 I hope the people who didn't vote democrats for those reasons have at least realised their mistake..

of course the democrats (US) / Labour (UK) / the socialist party (Fr) are not good enough. of course they suck on so many aspects. Yes they are also probably bought by the billionaires and the lobbies.. but we have to stick together with those closest to us FIRST and only once the moral compass of people moves back towards the "good side" can we start splitting hairs about the finer level.

#UsPol #UkPol

Ugh 🤦🤦🤦
Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk

When politicians start attacking the parties closest to them, instead of the ones that are far away (and to the right) is when you know for sure that they're in it not for the ideas, but just for themselves and their own personal gain...

I hate repeating this but the left-wing parties turning against each other is what got Hitler's party in power before WWII.. NOT the right thing to do (whether in the UK, France or anywhere else)

Left-wing parties should support each other!!

#UKPol #FrPol #TheGuardian

Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk

PM also criticises business figures and opponents of changes, many of which come into force on Monday

^{Ben Quinn (The Guardian)}

"The former shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis said: “No one disputes the need for diplomacy with the US. That is realpolitik. But rolling out a state visit in the middle of an illegal war, led by a man doing profound damage to democratic norms, is not diplomacy; it is a profound misreading of the moment.”"

theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/m…

#AbolishTheMonarchy #USRoyalVisit #UKPol #UKpolitics #CliveLewis

King Charles’s state visit to US will be ‘humiliation’ amid Iran war

Visit with Camilla to go ahead in late April despite calls for delay over conflict and Trump-Starmer tensions

^{Jessica Elgot (The Guardian)}

I need 5 co-signatures for my UK petition before it will be reviewed and published:

"Implement proportional representation for general elections"

petition.parliament.uk/petitio…

#ProportionalRepresentation #ElectoralReform #UK #UKPol #UKPolitics

The wonderful Jeffrey Sachs leaves nobody in doubt about the absolute hypocrisy and complicity of western governments who condemned #Iran for defending its country against the illegal attack by #USA and #Israel.

“Even George Orwell could not make this up.”

He also points out that any nation with #US bases on its soil are not sovereign countries.

#USPol #UkPol #CdnPol #CdniPol #EUPol #AusPol #NZPol

youtube.com/shorts/O8E47Ib_RoU

The UK government has refused to regulate the ever-growing age verification industry.

This is despite market leader Yoti being fined by the Spanish data protection authority for the way it handles personal data.

Expanding the reach of age gates further across the Internet threatens privacy.

#ageverification #privacy #freedomofexpression #internet #ukpolitics #ukpol

Powers unhindered by UK Parliamentary scrutiny threaten freedom of expression.

With no need to demonstrate harm to children, governments could do as they please.

A Reform government could force ID checks to access LGBTQ content as part of their manifesto commitment “to end trans ideology” in schools.

#ageverification #privacy #freedomofexpression #internet #ukpolitics #ukpol

Far-reaching powers over Internet access are being rushed through.

Last minute amendments have been shoved into the UK Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Ministers will be able to force anyone over 13 to use unsafe and unregulated age-ID services to access whatever content the government wants.

Find out more ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele…

#ageverification #privacy #freedomofexpression #internet #ukpolitics #ukpol

13 year olds could be compelled to use unregulated age verification

Last minute amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will have huge implications for freedom of expression and privacy in the UK, Open Rights Group has warned.

^{Open Rights Group}

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjw7k…

Turns out all it took to get the government to take the need for decarbonisation seriously was a maniac with dementia in charge of the most powerful nation of Earth starting a ridiculous war, who knew?

#UKpol

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive

Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.

^{Esme Stallard (BBC News)}

"Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data" 😱 theguardian.com/technology/202…

#GenAI #Palantir #UKPol

Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data

Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy

^{Robert Booth (The Guardian)}

Another normal day in #TrumpWorld - NATO countries defending themselves from American attack...

#JD20260320 #JDLinkBlog
full JDLinkBlog thread: todon.eu/@jd/11626060454127787…

'...Danish soldiers flown to Greenland in January were prepared to blow up key airport runways over fears that US President Donald Trump could invade the Arctic island, Denmark's public broadcaster DR says.

Citing sources in the Danish government and military, and also among European allies, DR says blood supplies were also brought in to treat the wounded in the event of fighting.

[...] A high-ranking Danish security source told DR that "when Trump keeps saying he wants to take over Greenland, and then what happened in Venezuela happened, we had to take all scenarios seriously."...'

Article: bbc.com/news/articles/c33ln4mp…
. . .

#Iran #USA #Israel #EndlessWar #IranWar
#UKpol #USpol #EUpol #Palestine all for #Israel #Greenland #Denmark #NATO #Venezuela

#Epstein #EpsteinWars

Denmark planned to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded, reports say

Denmark's public broadcaster reports that the US operation to seize Venezuela's leader sparked fears it would act against Greenland.

^{Jaroslav Lukiv (BBC News)}

Morning, all,

it’s good that #HMG has chartered aircraft to help British “ex-pats”* escape the active war-zone now engulfing the Gulf states. That stands in stark contrast to Desperate Don’s regime, which has sloped shoulders, telling U.S. citizens to find their own way home.

#USpol #UKpol #Starmer
#Trump #GOP #MAGA 🧵

* Britons living abroad are always ex-pats. Never immigrants.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4wwd…

First UK government flight for Britons stranded in Middle East departs

The plane was due to leave Oman on Wednesday but remained grounded due to problems getting passengers on board.

^{Ella Kipling (BBC News)}

Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships 👏 theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…
Resisting the Trump oligarchy is great especially when we do it together!

#TheGuardian #UKPol #UsPol #Trump #IranWar

Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships

PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of Hormuz

^{Pippa Crerar (The Guardian)}

New report says UK was an 'active participant' in Israeli war crimes.

The Gaza Tribunal report concludes that Britain has:

"failed in its fundamental obligation to prevent genocide;

"been complicit in atrocity crimes;

" in some instances even been an active participant in these crimes".

"The Gaza Tribunal took evidence from eyewitnesses, UN rapporteurs, journalists, medics and academics."

middleeasteye.net/news/uk-was-…

#UKPol #USPol #EUPol #GazaGenocide #palestine #GazaTribunal .

UK was an 'active participant' in Israeli war crimes, Corbyn tribunal finds

Britain was an active participant in some Israeli war crimes in Gaza, a tribunal chaired by Your Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and two international law specialists has found.

^{Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)}

The failure to inform asylum applicants of the use of AI in decision-making is likely UNLAWFUL.

A new legal opinion for ORG finds that the use of AI tools by the UK Home Office doesn't meet legal obligations nor standards in the AI Playbook.

We need full transparency to ensure lawful and fair decisions.

Read more ⬇️

independent.co.uk/news/uk/home…

#asylum #ai #legal #migrants #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpol

Home Office use of AI in asylum cases could be unlawful, legal experts warn

Exclusive: Caseworkers use AI to summarise asylum interviews and to search for information about country of origin

^{Holly Bancroft (The Independent)}