"Much to agree with in the article. But. #Starmer has no reason to understand the "benefits" system. As the book "Get In" notes - Starmer is clueless & relies on McSweeney to tell him what might work and what might not. McSweeney is an Irish tory who is very keen on focus groups & understanding what voters "want" - or rather what the Daily Mail & The Telegraph tell them what they want. What could possibly go wrong?" Reader comment on https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/keir-starmer-cuts-benefits-welfare-disabled-people-poverty-cruelty/ What's your take? #Labour

Gazans suffer as Netanyahu pins hopes on fickle US president https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/gazans-suffer-netanyahu-waits-for-trump-fickle-israel-us-palestine/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Trump is testing the waters on Ukraine to see how far he can go elsewhere https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/trump-testing-waters-ukraine-gaza-canda-greenland-russia-uk-labour-keir-starmer/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Rachel Reeves softened non-dom plans after Blackstone CEO ‘raised concerns’ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/rachel-reeves-non-dom-soften-blackstone-stephen-schwarzman-lobbying-meeting/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Dozens of Tory spads become lobbyists amid ‘unenforceable’ revolving door rules https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/conservative-special-advisers-now-lobbyists-government-hebe-trotter-revolving-door/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Will Trump’s entire presidency be as damaging as his first month? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/donald-trump-first-month-what-does-future-hold-elon-musk-putin-zelenskyy/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Jaysley Beck is not alone. We’ve found systemic sexual abuse in UK military https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/jaysley-beck-suicide-systemic-abuse-army-military-sexual-assault-rape/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

The veteran Tory and City lobbyist advising Starmer’s business team https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/iain-anderson-labour-starmer-h-advisors-cicero-lobbyist-business-conservative/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Ukraine and the return of Empire https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/in-solidarity-podcast/volodymyr-yermolenko-ukraine-russia-trump-putin/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS

Trump has called for the ethnic cleansing of Gazans. Will it happen? https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/trump-has-called-for-the-ethnic-cleansing-of-gazans-will-it-happen/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS