Tessa Buddle

Thank you to everyone who is out protecting our community tonight. Nazis off our streets!

The far-right did not gather to riot in Liverpool from other places in the country. Though the city has a strong anti-fascist tradition, they are from Liverpool. Until we admit we have a far-right influence in this city, the quicker we can accept we have an issue

The “socialist city” stuff about Liverpool has always been confused. Is there a strong left tradition? Yes, but Labour arrived later here than other Northern industrial cities, and was locked out of power by the strength of working-class Orangeism for many years. In terms of popular consciousness, Liverpool is rabidly anti-Tory - absolutely no doubt. But there’s a heavy dose of populist, anti-establishment conspiratorialism, often pushed by locally based internet mini-celebs selling CBD, and Sine Missione “cosmic scallies” talking about chemtrails and anti-vax stuff. These guys have far bigger reach than any leftwing politician. There is Tommy Robinson-type nationalism but also a more weird, inchoate, Pizzagate-adjacent, “Save our Kids”-type rage against decline and supposed tears in the social fabric. It’s definitely fertile ground for the far right, even though I’d hesitate to describe the crowds on County last night as political - that would do them too much justice. I’d say Liverpool’s “political” mindset is built on a vague anti-elitism rather than any specific socialist consciousness, and that is certainly compatible with everyday racism. Also important to note that active left politics here has always had a distinctly Old Left, workerist flavour. That’s not to say the local left/labour movement isn’t anti-racist, but it’s certainly not fully congruent with, say, the Rainbow Coalition-type politics that has come from the New Left & the tradition of the GLC etc.

🧵 I don’t think many of the media or people on platforms like this understand quite what @Keir_Starmer has done. Parliamentary democracy is designed to have a number of safeguards to stop party leaders behaving as despots: one of those is limits of the use of the whip. (1/9)

following news labour govt will increase raids throughout summer these from @AntiRaids are vital. get yourself tooled up, tell your friends and your community. join your local anti raids network. when we come out in numbers and resist, we win.

There have been 4 pro-Gaza Independent candidates elected so far. The same number as Reform MPs. That's big and totally unexpected. It deserves coverage and analysis.

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Liverpool’s celebrated local museums pay so poorly that its workers go home to cold homes and empty cupboards. It’s no wonder they have gone on strike to demand the better wages they deserve. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/praisi…

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Very honoured to be taking on this role & to be 1st female to do it! @unitytheatre was my 1st home for theatre in the city, it is very special to me ❤️

*THREAD* The Post office was ordered to pay nearly £60 million in compensation to 555 victims But astronomical legal costs meant that hundreds of sub-postmasters still remain out of pocket and a lot have died before receiving justice. #PostOfficeScandal

The #BDS movement just updated the list of boycott, pressure, divestment and exclusion campaigns! Ending all state, corporate and institutional complicity with Israel is more urgent than ever. Act now! Escalate all #BDS campaigns to end #GazaGenocide! loom.ly/uQUayTU

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Many of you have written to ask us about the accuracy of lists of companies being spread on social media. We have put together this definitive explainer to help focus our collective efforts on ending complicity with Israel's apartheid regime. #BDS loom.ly/uQUayTU

📢Theatre Studies at @UofGlasgow are delighted to invite applications for PhD studentships in 2024! To be considered for funding, you must apply for a #PhD at @UofGlasgow by 4 Dec 2023 (12 noon). Forms & guidelines: gla.ac.uk/colleges/arts/…

CABARET IS BACK! @TWT_NOW is getting closer and we invite YOU to sing a song, share a poem, or just have a rant about the changes we need in society at our Social Change Cabaret. Sign up for a 5-minute open mic slot now forms.gle/L7bZ5UorNK5294… ✊

Today we are launching our #crowdfunding appeal to enable us to keep our Drama for Democracy project going until the end of the year. We need to raise £1000 by 23rd October! Find out more and donate here crowdfunder.co.uk/p/drama-for-de…

ARTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE SHOWCASE | ARTIST CALLOUT Are you using arts to make change? We want to hear about it! THURSDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 2023 7:30PM GMT Complete a simple google form to present at our next Showcase by Friday 13th October 2023 forms.gle/t5Z6uWhQE6DJ1v…

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