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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Fifty Two

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousWith Ukraine, against militarism (Catarina Martins of Portugal's Left Bloc)There will be no peace without justice: Statement of

A Morning Thought @ 2464

A Morning Thought @ 2463

Migration 🛳 Lies, Myths And Facts 🪶 How To Recast A Progressive Narrative

Barry Gilheany ✍ The recent decision by the UK Home Office to refuse forever UK citizenship to migrants arriving in Britain on “small boats” has caused outrage among some Labour MPs, human rights, and refugee advocacy organisations.Coming on top of what many saw as the performative cruelty of broadcasting deportation of “illegal” immigrants or putatively undocumented migrant workers

Joint Submission To The WEC On Gendered Islamophobia

Maryam Namazie ✊ Ahead of the Women and Equalities Committee’s (WEC) one off session around Gendered Islamophobia on Wednesday, 15th January 2025, Southall Black Sisters (SBS) along with One Law For All and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) submitted joint written evidence.In it, we focused on the ways in which the framing of anti-Muslim racism as Islamophobia closes down legitimate

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Fifty One

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousNorth Korea: Kim Jong-un is sending a second wave of soldiers to Ukraine – here’s whyICC prosecutor who oversaw arrest order for

A Morning Thought @ 2462

A Morning Thought @ 2461

Pakistan Solar Q&A

People And Nature ☭ This Q&A goes with a linked article: Pakistan’s rush for rooftop solar brings dreams and nightmares7-February-2025How big is the shift to solar panels?It is hard to answer this question, because most solar capacity is off-grid, and (as far as I know), no-one regulates or counts those panels.Grid-connected solar is regulated and counted. It has expanded at least

Unionism Needs A New Grassroots Vanguard Movement To Promote Party Unity

Dr John Coulter ✍ If true Unionist unity is to become a practical reality and not the topic of discussion among pro-Union academics, then there needs to be a reforming of the grassroots Vanguard movement from the Seventies. Put bluntly, workable Unionist unity must be built from the grassroots up, not the dictates of the various Unionist party leaders down. Indeed, linked to the