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GCSE grades gap for disadvantaged pupils in England widest in a decade theguardian.com/education/2022…

Ex-justice secretary to lead review into MP murder bbc.in/4t7NpvO

Iranian man who allegedly tried to enter nuclear base released bbc.in/4bDaQWw

My thoughts after visiting the site of last night’s arson attack on @Hatzola.

Priti Patel, the Shadow Foreign Secretary of the UK spoke to the JC at the scene of the Hatzola arson this morning: "Antisemitism is rife, and i'm afraid we have a government that have allowed this to happen." This is a developing story, follow the JC for updates.

This is not the Middle East. This is right here in Britain. Four Jewish community ambulances, which save Jewish and non-Jewish lives and help relieve pressure on our strained public services, were destroyed in these explosions overnight. There are suggestions that the ambulances, which are parked outside a synagogue, were intended to be the kindling for an even more devastating incident. An Iranian-aligned group has claimed responsibility for this attack, as it has for other attacks in Europe, but this is not currently confirmed. What is clear is that there are forces in this country that have been intent on importing a foreign conflict to these shores. They have been doing so for two and a half years, and the authorities have utterly failed to recognise what is happening right before their eyes. These are not isolated incidents but an ideological attack on Western values driven by domestic extremist advocacy groups and religious charities, supported by foolish unions, fuelled by social media, excused by media outlets, ignored by regulators and pandered to by politicians. We are witnessing a profound failure of the British state.

@mindbodymoveuk @vampywitchy @antisemitism @AllisonPearson Oh come on….

@vampywitchy @antisemitism @AllisonPearson Are they? How do you know? Are you Jewish, by any chance?

We are absolutely heartbroken that this is how low Britain has sunk. This horrific act truly plumbs new depths. Hatzola is a volunteer-run ambulance service run by the Jewish community but catering to everyone, Jews and non-Jews alike, working with the NHS to save lives as fast as possible. They provide outstanding medical care at lightning speed every hour of every day, and fundraise to buy ambulances and equipment. They are truly a shining example of the Jewish community coming together to help everyone in the most fundamental of ways by giving the gift of life. Burning their ambulances in an attempt to put them out of action is a truly repulsive act of antisemitic hatred in a Britain where Jews now have to keep everything from schools to synagogues under constant guard. Our society has become infested with the sickness of antisemitism. In this case it is not only about catching the perpetrators and restoring the ambulances, but about politicians accepting that by tolerating everything from hate marches to hate preachers, they have created this sickening mess, and time has run out for them to act. The law must change, fast, but so must society. The people spewing obsessive conspiracy theories about Jews, Zionists and Israelis are not social justice warriors, they are hateful bigots who are feeding this madness and must be stood up to and told as much by ordinary decent people.

@antisemitism Sadly its so mainstream, here a demented man who scribbles like a child calls his vile racist drawings art and exhibits them dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

@antisemitism @186tony Our country has turned into Nazi Germany 😭

Brits face fuel and energy price woes as gas surges by 25% and oil hits $114 a barrel lbc.co.uk/article/gas-oi…

Today we remember Paola. Two years ago today, Paola died at Dignitas. She was forced to leave her country and loved ones, because our cruel status quo denies dying people choice. Please listen to what she had to say and sign the petition in her memory. dignityindying.org.uk/paola

NEW: UK govt borrowing costs have reached their highest level since 2008 Markets are responding to the energy shock and likely higher interest rates It also comes after @Steven_Swinford reported Lisa Nandy urged cabinet to rethink the fiscal rules, which investors will not like

@PolitlcsUK @thetimes Elizabethtown ❤️

🚨 NEW: The proposed names the Government is considering calling its new towns - Elizabethtown (after the Queen) - Pankhurst (after suffragette Emmeline) - Attleeton (after ex-PM) - Athelstan (first King of England) - Seacole (after nurse Mary) [@thetimes]

Iraqi… YES Arab… YES. Standing with #Israel 🇮🇱.. HELL YEA! Proudly standing with my Jewish cousins & appreciating all their sacrifices in defending our region in the face of the terror regime of #Iran

Help me out here, economists. Why is it okay to burn Norwegian gas but not British gas? It's a bit like saying it's okay to be a drug addict as long as you don't grow your own.

@valuefox2028 @TheNorfolkLion The excess death numbers were a lot more than a few.

@gemcch @TheNorfolkLion very few died from Covid (most who did had underlying conditions anyway)

I still believe the Jab killed more than it saved.

More rooftop foxes today , shared by Karen Lewis on Facebook ! #FoxOfTheDay

This is difficult to watch, it's embarrassing, it's enraging, it's shameful. Emma Reynolds the Secretary of State for the Environment and David Hill the head of water at Defra appeared before MPs on Tuesday where they repeated the same old lie, that water company shareholders invest their money in the companies and we, the bill payers, pay them back over 10, 15, 20, 30 years. Even Ofwat have owned up, that's a lie the £104 billion "private sector investment" is coming directly out of your pockets, your bank account. For God sake just tell the truth. Barry Gardiner, you're a star. 👏👏👏

"I would prefer to have retained Churchill... it's so important that we remember that he and his generation fought fascism..." Catherine Atkinson, Labour MP, on the news that historical figures will be replaced by wildlife on bank notes. #Newsnight

Joining the EU Customs Union would likely reduce GDP. It increased our trade deficit with the EU when we were in it and could do so again. More EU imports reduce GDP growth and destroy UK jobs. The government is banning the oil, gas, petrol cars etc that were our big exports.