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Yemen announces strikes on

six strategic targets inside

Saudi Arabia

October 29th, 10:51pm GMT

(Pravda.En)

Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesman for Yemen's

Armed Forces, announced six operations deep inside

Saudi territory:

Ras Tanura oil refinery, hit by a ballistic

missile, with a direct impact reported

Aramco facilities in Abqaiq,

hit by a ballistic missile

King Khalid Airport in Riyadh

King Fahd International Airport in

Dammam, hit by a drone,

halting flights

Rabigh oil refinery, hit

by a ballistic missile

A Saudi command headquarters in

Najran, killing and wounding Saudi

soldiers, officers and mercenaries

Saree said Yemen will keep up its operations

inside Saudi Arabia, imposing the equations

of "siege for siege" and... "escalation for

escalation," until the aggression stops

and the blockade of Yemen is lifted.

Source: Telegram "DDGeopolitics"

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Israel holds London job fair
......to attract UK doctors

amid physician exodus,
Gaza genocide

October 29th, 4:33pm

(PressTV)

Amid a deepening physician brain drain, Israeli agencies

have launched a recruitment drive in London to attract

British doctors to the occupied territories.

Amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and a growing exodus

of physicians, Israeli regime agencies have held a medical

recruitment fair in London to attract British doctors to the

occupied territories, even as new research shows that

nearly 1,370 doctors left Israel for ''extended stays

abroad'' between 2023 and 2025.

The MedEx UK medical job fair was recently held at a Jewish

community centre in London, organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh,

the Jewish Agency for Israel and Israel’s ministry of aliyah

and integration.

The event is part of the international medical aliyah program,

launched in 2020 with the aim of bringing 2,000 doctors to

the Israeli-occupied territories by 2029.

An activist from Jewish Anti-Zionist Action who attended the
fair, said representatives of healthcare providers, including

Clalit and Terem ---- distributed leaflets promoting medical
opportunities at facilities operating in Israeli settlements
in the occupied West Bank.

The event also offered prospective recruits opportunities

to meet hospital representatives and take the Hebrew

proficiency tests required for medical licensing.

Research conducted by Tel Aviv University --- found that

approximately 1,370 doctors left Israel for stays abroad

exceeding one year between 2023 and 2025, almost

double the 705 departures recorded between 2013

and 2015.

The researchers documented 416 departures in 2023 and

530 in 2024, with an initial projection of 419.... for 2025.

Nevertheless, the net loss of physicians between 2023 and

2024 reached 509, averaging about 255 a year, nearly five

times the average annual net loss recorded between

2010 and 2019.

The exodus has unfolded against the backdrop of Israel’s

genocidal war on Gaza, launched in October 2023, and

the political and security turmoil ---------- fuelled by the

regime’s ongoing aggression.

Cost of Gaza war: 125,000 settlers fled

Israel ..............between 2022 and 2024.

More than 20 percent of departing doctors were aged 45 or

older. The exodus has also affected several specialties,

including paediatrics, ophthalmology, dermatology,

and ear, nose and throat medicine.

The researchers warned that the loss of experienced

specialists could: lengthen waiting times, undermine

patient care & weaken the training of future doctors.

In response, the Israeli regime authorities.... have

introduced financial incentives and streamlined

licensing requirements in an effort to attract

internationally trained physicians.

In 2025, the regime's ministry of health reduced the

experience threshold for a possible exemption from

the medical licensing examination from 14 years to

10. In 2026, authorities announced funding of up

to 240 million shekels, about $76.7 million, for

international medical recruitment.

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Sayyed al-Houthi: US directs Yemen

aggression with UK, Israeli support

October 29th, 3:03pm

(Al Mayadeen English)

Ansar Allah's leader accuses the US, "Israel", and the UK

of overseeing aggression against Yemen - and reaffirms

Yemen's support for Palestine.

Ansar Allah leader Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddine al-Houthi

accused the US, "Israel", and Britain.. of overseeing the

aggression against Yemen, stressing ---- that Sanaa

remains committed to its position on the causes

of the nation, and foremost among them ---
the Palestinian cause.

In a speech marking Martyr's Day, Sayyed al-Houthi said the

US and "Israel" promote slogans of liberation, economic

prosperity, and human rights to justify their actions,

while their practices demonstrate systematic

injustice, criminality, and tyranny.

He said these "forces of evil and tyranny" seek to present

deceptive slogans to peoples and societies in an effort to

subjugate them and justify their crimes. He added that

"systematic tyranny" has become a continuous

feature of US and Israeli practices.

Sayyed al-Houthi said those forces - seek to control the

Ummah, seize its resources, and occupy its countries,

stressing that the Muslim world is facing continued

targeting while the Yemeni people maintain their

path of liberation ---- and reject submission.

US, Israeli, and British role in
aggression against Yemen

Addressing the war on Yemen, the Yemeni Resistance leader

said the Yemeni people have faced aggression since 2015

under US supervision --------- with Israeli backing and

British complicity.

He said the US, Israeli, and British roles include supervision,

planning, management, and target selection. He added...

that the Israeli role in the aggression has been publicly

acknowledged, with officials, including US officials,

discussing it, explaining that Israeli involvement

includes...... providing intelligence and

identifying targets.

Sayyed al-Houthi said there is ------ no justification for the

aggression against Yemen or the siege imposed on the

country, nor for depriving the Yemeni people of their

resources, arguing that their objective ------ is to

subjugate them.

He accused Saudi Arabia of continuing to target Yemen's

vital infrastructure despite the de-escalation period that

began in 2022, saying Riyadh has now returned to the

highest levels of escalation.

Saudi Arabia: A Muslim, Arab
front to finance aggression

He said the US has found in Saudi Arabia an Arab & Muslim

front ---- to carry out, adopt, and finance the aggression,

accusing the Saudi regime of operating within US and

Western policies and orientations - using political

slogans to mobilize public opinion in ways that

deepen division and fragmentation.

Sayyed al-Houthi stressed that Ansar Allah's position

in confronting the aggression ---- is based on the

righteousness of the cause. He said several

countries have advised Saudi Arabia to

halt its aggression and lift the siege,

but Riyadh insists - on continuing.

Addressing "our people" in the southern governorates,

the Yemeni leader asserted that only Saudi military

mobilizations led by Saudi officers are what the

Yemeni forces are targeting. He also - praised

the residents of Taiz Governorate, slamming

Saudi claims that the city is under siege --

as "false".

He renewed his call for Saudi Arabia to halt the aggression

and lift the siege, saying this would serve its interests

while warning that continuing the aggression... will

only bring further losses.

Palestine and Lebanon -
face Israeli destruction

Turning to the Israeli regime, Sayyed al-Houthi said Israeli

attacks on the Palestinian people and the peoples of the

region ---- amount to the targeting of livelihoods, future

generations, and the foundations of life.

He said the destruction carried out by "Israel" in the Gaza

Strip has destroyed the pillars of life and targeted the

population through killing and genocide. He added,

that Israeli attacks in Lebanon have also targeted

agricultural land, farms, and fields.

Sayyed al-Houthi accused the Israeli occupation of seeking

to turn targeted areas into widespread devastation where

the basic conditions for life no longer exist, saying that

such practices expose the reality behind its claims

regarding human rights, liberation, and prosperity.

He reaffirmed Ansar Allah's steadfast and principled position

on the causes of the Islamic world, foremost among them

the Palestinian cause, stressing continued support for

the Palestinian people.

Saudi airstrikes on homes
kill 12, injure 3 critically

The Yemeni leader's statement comes after Yemen’s Health

Ministry reported on Thursday --- that 12 Yemenis were

martyred.... and three others were critically injured

in an initial toll in Saudi airstrikes on the al-Barh

Maqbanah District, west of Taiz Governorate.

Saudi airstrikes targeted two civilian homes in the said

area on Thursday, resulting in civilian casualties,

including women and children, Al Mayadeen's

correspondent in Yemen reported.

The correspondent also reported a series of Saudi raids

on the coastal districts of Dhubab and Mokha, in the
southwestern governorate.

Wider Saudi attacks -
reported Wednesday

The latest bombardment follows 101 Saudi airstrikes and

missile attacks across Yemen over a 24-hour period, as

announced on Wednesday by Yemeni Armed Forces

spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree.

Saree said the attacks targeted civilian sites in Sanaa and

the governorates of al-Jawf, Taiz, Amran, Hajjah, Saada,

al-Dhale, al-Mahwit and Lahj, leaving "dozens of

martyrs and wounded, including women

and children."

Saudi F-15 and Typhoon aircraft operated from the Khamis

Mushait and Taif air bases, while missile attacks were

launched from Najran, according to Saree.

He put the cumulative number of Saudi airstrikes

and missile attacks since the latest escalation

began, at 3,480.

Source: Al Mayadeen

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Israel's political blocs - left

without a majority to form

a government

Tel Aviv, October 29th, 1:23pm

(Prensa Latina)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc won 53 seats

in Israel's parliamentary elections, compared to 48 for

the opposition Change alliance and 19 for Arab

parties, partial results suggest today.

With 97 percent of the votes counted, neither of the two

main forces reached the 61 seats needed.. to obtain an
absolute majority in the Knesset.. (Israeli parliament)
made up of 120 deputies.

According to Israel's Channel 12, Netanyahu's Likud party

won 26 seats and remained the party with the largest

parliamentary representation. It was followed by

Yesh Atid, by Gadi Eisenkot, with 21; Naftali

Bennett's Maan, with 12; and the Joint

List, with 11.

The Democratic Party, led by Yair Golan, and the United

Arab List, led by Mansour Abbas, won eight seats each.

United Torah Judaism, Yisrael Beiteinu, Shas and

Otzma Yehudit won 7 deputies per formation,

while the Religious Zionist List won 6.

The results give Arab parties a potential role in negotiations

to form the next government, although several opposition

leaders have expressed rejection or reservations about

the possibility of governing with their support.

Eisenkot vowed on Wednesday to form a "Zionist

government," without specifying how he would

gather the necessary backing....... to reach

a majority.

Such an expression alludes to a coalition of Israeli

parties of the right, centre and left that share the

Zionist ideology and that ------- would exclude

Arab formations.

The Central Election Commission began on Thursday

the recount of the votes deposited in double

envelopes, whose volume was estimated

between 430,000 and 480,000,

equivalent to approximately

8 to 9 parliamentary seats.

This category includes votes from soldiers, security

personnel, prisoners and hospitalized patients

who were unable to vote at their registered

polling stations.

The data remains preliminary as counting continues.

Possible scenarios include a government backed by

Arab parties, a national unity coalition with forces

from the two main blocs or the calling of new

elections if negotiations fail.

The official results will be announced on November 4.

Subsequently, Israeli President Isaac Herzog will begin

consultations with the formations represented in the

Knesset to designate the candidate in charge of...

trying to form a government.

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Three violating tankers transiting

unauthorized route explode in

Hormuz: IRGC

October 29th, 9:51am

(PressTV)

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says three

violating oil tankers, which were passing through the

unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz,

struck mines, triggering explosions and fires.

In a statement on Thursday, the public relations office

of the IRGC Navy said the vessels were subsequently

abandoned off the southern coast of the strategic

waterway, which has remained under Iran’s

control over the past eight months.

“The oil tankers had switched off all of their radar and

navigation systems and were attempting to leave via

an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz,

ignoring warnings from the IRGC Navy, when they

hit naval mines and exploded,” it added.

The IRGC Navy also warned that unauthorized routes

in the Strait are mined and that vessel owners and

crews are responsible for using those paths.

It further noted that vessel owners and crews should

not be misled by the US Central Command’s

(CENTCOM) claims on social media

about the Strait of Hormuz.

“The facts on the ground will determine the outcome.

Any provocative action, supported by the terrorist

and invading US military’s act of mischief --- that

disregards the regulations governing the Strait

will be met with a resolute response,”

it cautioned.

Meanwhile, IRGC spokesman Brigadier General

Hossein Mohebbi called on the “child-killing

CENTCOM” to substantiate its claims of

mine-clearing operations in the Strait

of Hormuz with independently

verifiable evidence ------

not statements.

“The reality in the Strait of Hormuz is determined in

the air, on land, and at sea—not on social media

or in the US’s media war rooms,” he asserted.

He also cited the 1956 Suez Crisis - as an example of how

powerful countries like Britain can face constraints when

attempting to control strategically vital maritime routes.

Additionally, on Thursday, Iran's Army spokesman

Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia

emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz

--- is currently under the strategic

control of the country’s armed

forces and that it will remain

closed ---- until the Islamic

Republic’s conditions,

have been fully met.

Iran restricted transit through the Strait of Hormuz in

response to the criminal US-Israeli aggression,

which began on February 28 and came to a

halt in early April... after 40 days.

On June 17, Tehran and Washington signed a Pakistan-

brokered Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),

whose Article 5 places responsibility for

reopening and managing the Strait

squarely in Iran’s hands.

However, Washington attempted to undermine Iran’s

sovereignty over the Strait and imposed a naval

blockade in violation of the war-ending deal,

prompting Tehran -- to declare the vital

global energy chokepoint closed

to all traffic.

Today, October 29th, in 1959,

John Magufuli,

President of Tanzania,

is born.

Serving from 2015 ..until his death in 2021, he served as

Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from

2000 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015 - and was chairman of

the Southern African Development Community from

2019 to 2020. First elected as a Member of

Parliament in 1995, he served in the

Cabinet of Tanzania as Deputy

Minister of Works from
1995 to 2000.

He then served as Minister of Works from 2000 to 2005,

Minister of Lands and Human Settlement from 2006 to

2008, Minister of Livestock and Fisheries from 2008

to 2010, and as Minister of Works for a second time

from 2010 to 2015.

Running as the candidate of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM),

the country’s dominant party, John Magufuli won the

October 2015 presidential election, and was sworn

in on 5 November 2015; and re-elected in 2020.

He ran on a platform of reducing government corruption

and spending, while investing in Tanzania’s industries.

He cut the number of ministers and their

salaries sharply - including his own -

and banned first class air travel

for officials.

Public school education became free.

He cracked down on homosexuality,

introducing anal examinations, for

those accused of it, and banning

LBGTQ propaganda.

Under his presidency, Tanzania experienced one of the

strongest economic growths on the continent (6% on

average per year) and moved... from the category of

low-income countries to middle-income countries.

Contrary to so many leaders elsewhere in the world,

Magufuli ordered COVID-19 testing to stop, and

resisted calls to implement WHO measures

in Tanzania. He also expressed distrust

of US- and EU-developed vaccines,

relying on faith in God to
protect his nation.

“One day you will remember me… I know one day

you will remember me, not for bad things but for

the good deeds… because I've sacrificed my

life for the poor in Tanzania.”

“Our home was grass thatched and like many boys
I was assigned to herd cattle, as well as selling
milk and fish to support my family, I know
what it means to be poor. I will strive
to help improve people’s welfare.”

“It’s now time for us to unite - and put our

ideological differences aside, I will work

hard for all Tanzanians, regardless of

their tribal, religious or ideological

affiliations.”

“My government --- will put the emphasis on fighting

corruption, on job creation and industrialisation.”

“I want you Tanzanians - to believe: that you have a

real president, a real rock. I cannot be threatened

and I am not threatened.”

“I would like to tell media owners – be careful,

watch it. If you think you have that kind of

freedom ---- not to that extent.”

“I’m telling government officers who are lazy and

negligent to be prepared. They were tolerated

for a long time. This is the end.”

“I don’t see any need for birth control in Tanzania.”

“I know that those who like to block ovaries,

will complain about my remarks. Set your

ovaries free, let them block theirs.”

“In a certain country, its girl children – aged below

14 years – were vaccinated against what was

said to be cervical cancer, but ------ it later

emerged..... that the vaccination was

meant to make them infertile.”

“Those going for family planning are lazy …they are afraid

they will not be able to feed their children. They do not

want to work hard to feed a large family -- and that is

why they opt for birth controls and end up with one

or two children only.”

“When you have a big population -------- you build the

economy. That’s why China’s economy is so huge.”

“The thing that makes you happy about their aid..

is that it isn't tied to any conditions. When they

decide to give it to you they just give it to you.

They have helped us -- in a lot of other areas

of development.”

“Our founding father [Julius Nyerere] -- was not someone

to be directed to be told what to do. Those who devise

these kinds of rules [lockdown] ..are used to making

these directives that our founding father refused.”

“So many times, I have insisted that not everything that you

are given is good. There could be people being used, that

equipment could be used - but it could also be sabotage

because this is warfare.”

“The Health Ministry must know, that not every
vaccination is meaningful to our nation.
Tanzanians must be mindful so that
we are not used ---- for trials of
some doubtful vaccinations
which can have serious
repercussions on
our health.”

“We need to be careful --- because some of these
donations to fight coronavirus could be used
to transmit the virus. I want to urge you
Tanzanians, not to accept donations
of masks, instead tell the donors
to go and use them on their
wives and children.”

“We have had a number of viral diseases, including Aids and

measles. Our economy must come first. It must not sleep…

Life must go on… Countries in Africa will be coming here

to buy food in the years to come - they will be suffering

------ because of shutting down their economy.”

‘War criminal promotion tactics’: Adidas

faces boycott calls ---- over campaign

featuring an Israeli trooper

September 4th, 9:45pm

(PressTV)

Calls for a boycott of Adidas are growing after the sportswear

company featured an Israeli trooper in a global campaign.

The campaign has prompted criticism from pro-Palestine

organizations and activists --- because of the trooper

Shaliv Biton’s participation in the Israeli regime’s

bloodletting in Gaza.

The campaign has been rolled out in Adidas stores,

including its outlets in the occupied territories.

Biton took part in an Israeli assault in Gaza in 2021 that

claimed the lives of more than 200 Palestinians and

destroyed numerous buildings.

Critics have reminded Biton’s military background and his

social media activity. He has shared photographs and

videos of himself and other Israeli forces in Gaza,

including footage of troops singing and dancing,

while his profile also contains images of him

carrying weapons.

Sports journalist Leyla Hamed criticized Adidas’ choice of

campaign representative, arguing that the company

chose to bank on Biton’s having lost a leg, while

it should have considered the wider context

of limb loss in Gaza.

“Gaza has the highest per capita rate of child amputees in the world.

More than 5,000 traumatic limb amputations have been estimated

since October 2023, as a result of Israeli attacks carried out by

soldiers like the one Adidas chose to model for them,”

she wrote on X.

US-based political commentator and activist Guy Christensen also

condemned the campaign, writing, “Actually disgusting when you

know kids in Gaza who might not ever get to walk again.” He

subsequently called for a boycott of Adidas.

Another activist denounced the company for

associating itself with the Israeli military.

“The German sportswear brand Adidas is using Zionist war

criminals from the "Israel" army, who lost a foot while

invading Gaza..... to promote their new single-foot

sneakers. More than 4,000 Palestinian children

have been amputated by "Israel's" bombs,

but Adidas and other millionaire

multinationals ignore them,”

the activist wrote on X.

Other critics similarly condemned Adidas

for associating itself with genocide

and apartheid.

Earlier this year, the NGO Humanity & Inclusion reported that

between 70 and 80 percent of patients admitted to the 12

hospitals that were still partially functioning in Gaza...

had lost limbs or suffered spinal cord injuries.

UNICEF estimated in January 2024 that about 1,000 children

in Gaza had lost one or both legs, equivalent at the time to

approximately 10 children losing a limb each day during

Israeli bombardments. The figure is believed to have

risen since then.

The shortage of medical supplies and the continuing blockade of

Gaza have also complicated the treatment and rehabilitation of

amputees. Healthcare workers have resorted to producing

homemade prosthetics as temporary aids for people

who have lost limbs.... while waiting for access

to appropriate prosthetic devices.

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UK legislators call for comprehensive

arms embargo, settlement trade ban

on Israel

July 27th, 6:06am

(PressTV)

A coalition of 80 British lawmakers and peers has called on

newly appointed British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, to

impose sanctions on Israel -- including a comprehensive

arms embargo and a ban on trade that supports illegal

settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.

In a letter, spearheaded by MP Kim Johnson, they urged the

government to “decisively change its stance to uphold the

rights of the Palestinian people and to prevent Israel’s

continued violation of international law.”

It also called on the government to acknowledge the UN

Independent Commission of Inquiry report, which

validated Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Alongside recognition of the UN finding, the lawmakers urged

the government to fully enforce the International Court of

Justice' advisory opinion, delivered on July 19, 2024.

It holds that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories

is unlawful, that Israel should put an end to that occupation,

desist from creating new settlements, and evacuate those

already established.

“The previous administration ---- has willfully ignored the rulings of

international courts. It has still failed to issue a formal response

to the July 2024 International Court of Justice judgment

- which requires Britain to cease all actions that aid or

assist [Israel’s] grave violations of international law,”

the letter read.

It added, “Now is the opportunity for this government and for you,

as the new Prime Minister, to truly turn a new page.”

The letter bore the signatures of prominent legislators,

including Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn, Baroness

Jenny Jones, and Baroness Warsi.

In an op-ed for Labour Outlook, Johnson stated that Palestine

has emerged as the “defining test” of the Labour Party’s

commitment to the notion --- that international law

applies to all.

“If we condemn violations in one part of the world while excusing

or ignoring them elsewhere, we undermine the very rules-based

international order that Britain claims to defend,” she said.

“Burnham tells us --- he has a plan to renew confidence in Labour. If

that renewal is to mean anything, it must begin by making a clean

break with the failures of Starmerism on Palestine. If we are truly

serious about turning the page, there could be no clearer place

to begin,” Johnson noted.

The letter is supported by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which

has been advocating for Burnham to distance himself from former

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s disgraceful legacy by implementing

extensive sanctions against Israel - comprising a complete arms

embargo, a cessation - of all military collaboration &
diplomatic support - and a total ban on all trade.

Rhondda Records exists to express the Rhondda's
vision --- when it was confident, powerful, caring,
and socialist.

A Rhondda very aware of the media's poisonous
tricks -- how they con working class people into
attacking each other, or racial groups, or often
even their best allies and friends.... instead of
seeing their real enemies:- an elite who hate
the very idea that working people can think
or create, or achieve ------- a fairer society.

Thatcher said her proudest achievement was
Blair and New Labour - who parachuted in
careerists and expenses fiddlers - to stop
local Labour members having a say, and
who made genuine socialist MPs leave
the Labour party in disgust and many
members and voters to despair...
and the young to stop voting.

Jeremy Corbyn was always attacked because
he was trying to reverse all that New Labour
corruption --- that's why membership was
flooding in all over the UK.

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Get Involved!

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IF - YOU THINK you HAVE
BEEN UNFAIRLY BARRED:

“Any member who is suspended & intends
to appeal the decision should throw in a
‘Subject Access Request in accordance
with the Data Protection Act’ --- for ALL
data that the Labour Party hold on them.

The Labour Party are Data Controllers and
therefore have to, by law, provide you with
all material/information they hold on you.”

If anyone is in contact with anyone who
was barred from voting --- please can
you pass this info on:

The Labour leadership election was under the
jurisdiction of the electoral reform services.

If you were unfairly deprived of your vote you
can call them on 0208 365 8909 and lodge
your complaint, and inform them of your
Data Protection request.

https://www.electoralreform.co.uk

The notification letters barring new members,
did not give a clear reason, or information on
how to appeal, so Vox Political suggests that
anyone in this situation... could also contact
Liz Davies at: http://www.whycantivote.com

She is a barrister -------- who can
advise members on what to do.

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PONCY LABOUR MPS PROBLEM?

A huge drop in working-class Labour MPs,
caused a massive drop in support among
voters with similar backgrounds, reveals
research seeking to explain why support
has dwindled in the party’s heartlands.

The study says past leaders - like Kinnock
and Blair made a concerted effort to pick
“more and more middle-class candidates
to run for office, during the 80s and 90s,
as part of an effort to rebrand” -- which
had initial successes at the ballot box.

But this “conscious electoral strategy”
stored up problems, as working-class
voters who initially, just didn’t vote in
response, now seek an alternative.

The solution? Trust each constituency to put
forward its own candidates, and don't impose
‘party-approved’ choices who can't do the job.

Now, unfortunately, there are "entryist" MPs who, for
decades, have been groomed by CIA cold war relic
organisations -- like the Atlantic Council -- and are
now trying to misdirect the Labour Party towards
cuts, a militarised police, and a US war agenda...
- their anti-Corbyn slant is still hobbling Labour.

‘How Can I Deselect My Labour MP?’ A Short Guide
to Reselection and Democratic Accountability
by Eric Sim, excellent free advice here:

http://novaramedia.com/2016/07/13/how-can-i-
deselect-my-labour-mp-a-short-guide-to-
reselection-and-democratic-accountability/

CHRIS BRYANT - SUPPORT THE MEMBERS'
LEADERSHIP CHOICE & POLICIES - OR GO!

Chris Bryant, the Rhondda's dodgy MP,
was on TV -- as soon as the PLP coup
started: telling us that Jeremy MUST
go because it was the ONLY way to
act in the Labour Party's interest...

Chris Bryant's voting record:
from TheyWorkForYou.com

On Tuition Fees:

On 27 Jan 2004:
Chris Bryant voted in favour of university tuition
fees increasing from £1,125 per year, to up to
£3,000 per year.

On 31 Mar 2004:
Chris Bryant voted to allow university tuition fees
to increase from £1,125 per year, to up to £3,000
per year.

On 31 Mar 2004:
Chris Bryant voted for the introduction of variable
university tuition fees (top-up fees) of up to £3,000
per year in place of the previous fixed fee of £1,250
per year.

On 31 Mar 2004:
Chris Bryant voted to allow university tuition fees
to increase from £1,125 per year to up to £3,000
per year - and to make other changes to higher
education funding & regulation arrangements.

On 14 Sep 2004:
Chris Bryant voted against: the immediate abolition
of all tuition fees, the re-introduction of maintenance
grants of up to £2,000 for students from low-income
homes, and changes to the country's higher
education system.

On 14 Sep 2004:
Chris Bryant voted to reject the Liberal
Democrat policy of abolition of tuition fees.

On 25 May 2016:
Chris Bryant was absent for a vote on the Queen's
Speech - Forcing Schools to Become Academies
- and Further Rises in University Tuition Fees.

On Human Rights:

Consistently voted for introducing ID cards

Almost always ------ voted for requiring the mass
retention of information about communications

Generally voted for mass surveillance of
people’s communications and activities

On the Environment:

Generally voted against greater regulation
of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to
extract shale gas

On Special Interests:

Almost always voted against limits
on success fees paid to lawyers
in no-win no fee cases.

Generally ------- voted against a
statutory register of lobbyists

On War or Peace:

Generally - voted for use of UK military
forces in combat operations overseas.

Consistently voted for the Iraq war.

Consistently voted against - an
investigation into the Iraq war.

Generally - voted for replacing Trident
with a new nuclear weapons system.

On 2 Dec 2015:
Voted to support UK airstrikes in Syria
[without UN authorisation]

On 2 Dec 2015:
Voted to support UK airstrikes in Syria
[without UN authorisation]

On Independence:

Generally voted for more EU integration

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Chris Bryant Labour MP
From Wikipedia

(aka 1962-1986: Mr Christopher John Bryant
1986-1991: The Reverend Christopher John
Bryant, 1991-2001: Mr Christopher John
Bryant, 2001-: Mr Christopher John
Bryant MP.)

Born in Cardiff, to a Scottish mother & a Welsh
father, Bryant grew up in Cardiff, Wales (where
his father worked for 5 years), & Cheltenham.

He was educated at Cheltenham College, an
independent school for boys in the spa town
of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, where he
was captain of the school swimming team,
and Mansfield College at the University of
Oxford, where he graduated in 1983, with
a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English.
This was later ''promoted'' to a Master
of Arts degree (MA (Oxon)), as
per tradition.

After completing his first degree -- Bryant began
training to be a priest in the Church of England
at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, in Oxfordshire.
There, he obtained a degree in theology.

Although a member of the Conservative Party,
and an elected office-holder in the Oxford
University Conservative Association....
he joined the Labour Party in 1986,
after leaving Oxford.

He was ordained deacon in 1986 and priest in
1987. He served as a Curate at the Church of
All Saints High Wycombe,from 1986 to 1989;
then as a Youth Chaplain in Peterborough,
as well as travelling in Latin America.

In 1991 Bryant left the ordained ministry, after
deciding that being gay and being a priest,
were incompatible. Statements made by
Richard Harries, then Bishop of Oxford,
also influenced his decision.

After leaving the priesthood... in 1991, Bryant
worked as the election agent to the Holborn
and St Pancras Constituency Labour Party,
where he helped Frank Dobson hold his
seat in the 1992 general election.

From 1993... he was Local Government officer
for the Labour Party; he lived in Hackney and
was elected to Hackney Borough Council in
1993 serving until 1998. He became Chair
of the Christian Socialist Movement.

He is both... a member of the Labour Friends
of Israel and Labour Friends of Palestine &
the Middle East. From 1994 to 1996 he was
London manager of the leader-grooming
"charity", Common Purpose.

He was Labour candidate for Wycombe, in the
1997 general election (he lost by 2,370 votes),
and Head of European Affairs for the BBC,
from 1998.

His selection -- for the very safe Labour seat of
Rhondda, South Wales in 2000, shocked many
people given Bryant's background; gay, an ex-
Anglican vicar, and someone who was a Tory,
while studying at Oxford, and a member now
of the Henry Jackson Society 'think tank' ---
described by The Guardian newspaper, as
'neoconservative'. It is pro-US, pro-NATO
& pro-military intervention, as well as
being fundamentally anti-socialist.

Fifty-two people applied for the candidature
and a local councillor was hot favourite to
win, before Bryant ....was parachuted in.

In 2004, a photograph of Mr Bryant.. in his
underpants which he had posted to a gay
dating website was published in 'papers.

When an interviewer suggested he was
a 'disgrace to the Rhondda', he said:
"They can't get rid of me."

His pay, allowances and some expenses:

The basic annual salary for an MP -- from
April 1st, 2016 is £74,962. MPs also get
expenses: to cover the costs of running
an office, employing staff, having some-
where to live in London, plus, in their
constituency and travelling between
Parliament and their constituency.

His MP's expenses story:

Chris Bryant changed second home,
twice to claim £20,000: the deputy
leader of the House of Commons,
"flipped" his second home twice,
in 2 years allowing him to claim
almost £20,000 for renovations
and fees.

Chris Bryant, MP for the Rhondda, split over
£92,000 of expenses between 3 properties
in Wales and London --- within five years.

In 2004, he attempted to claim £58,000 to
overhaul his second home in Wales, after
allegedly complaining that properties in
his constituency were "terrace or mine
owners' houses".

Mr Bryant, a former Church of England clergyman,
wanted the money for a new bathroom & kitchen,
and to demolish his conservatory. He'd bought the
detached house for £97,500, under a year earlier.

He submitted a claim to the Commons fees office for
£58,493.26 --- almost 3 times the annual maximum.
He noted that the claim exceeded his allowance.

His alleged justification was disclosed....... in
correspondence between Commons officials.
By email, an official wrote: "He had problems
finding a suitable property because in the
Rhondda there is a choice mainly -- of
terraced property.. or mine owners'
houses." When approached by the
Daily Telegraph, Mr Bryant said:
"I have never said or thought
anything of the sort".

In all ----- he successfully claimed over £13,000
for renovations, repairs & appliances, in 2004.
Along with other bills, his annual claim was
£20,902.

In April 2005 ---- he flipped his expenses to his flat in
west London, which he bought for £400,000 in April
2002. He also claimed £630 a month, for mortgage
interest along with other bills. After claiming over
£3,600 over 3 months, he sold the flat in July
2005..... for £477,000.

Mr Bryant used his profits to buy a more expensive
flat in west London, which was valued at £670,000.
He immediately flipped his second home expenses
there, claiming almost £6,400 in stamp duty, legal
fees and mortgage fees incurred in the purchase.

He then began claiming interest of £1,000 a month,
on the mortgage. He also claimed a further £6,000
a year, for the flat's service charge & ground rent.

In all, he claimed £92, 415 in second
home expenses, from 2004 to 2009.

Mr Bryant said at the time: "I moved flat in
London, so as to be closer to Parliament."

Research by Channel 4 News in 2015 - found that
at least 46 MPs had this kind of system in place
a move one Labour backbencher described as
“a new fiddle”. Channel 4 reported then:

“Our investigation ---- found that many of the MPs
bought their London properties with the help of
taxpayers, when a previous expenses system
let them claim back the mortgage payments.
But when those claims were banned, after
the expenses scandal - they switched to
letting out their properties, in some
cases for up to £3,000 a month.
They then started claiming
expenses... for rent and
hotels in the capital.”

Among those identified was Chris Bryant, shadow
leader of the House of Commons. He had already
bought a penthouse in London back in 2005 and
claimed around £1,000 a month in mortgage
claims under the old system.

But after the expenses scandal ----- he started renting
the property out. It’s since been advertised by estate
agents as having a private lift and porter, with rent
at about £3,000 a month. Meantime, Bryant moved
into a new flat claiming his own rent on expenses.

Russian/Scottish scientists hail long-range
secure quantum communication system.

A group of scientists from ITMO University
in Saint Petersburg, Russia, has developed
a new approach to constructing quantum
communication systems for secure data
exchange.

The experimental device based on the results of the
research is capable of transmitting single-photon
quantum signals across distances of 250 klmtrs
or more, which is on par with its cutting edge
analogues, the ITMO press-service says.

"Now researchers are on a mission -- to create
a fully-fledged quantum cryptographic system,
that will generate & distribute quantum keys
and transmit useful data simultaneously",
ITMO says.

Information security is becoming more and more
of a critical issue not only for large companies,
banks and defense enterprises but even for
small businesses and individual users.

But the data encryption algorithms we currently
use for protecting our data are imperfect - in the
long-term, their logic can be cracked. Regardless
of how complex and intricate the algorithm is,
getting around it, is just a matter of time.

Unlike algorithm-based encryption, systems
that protect information, by making use of
fundamental laws of quantum physics, can
make data transmission totally immune to
hacker attacks, in the future.

Information in a quantum channel is carried
by single photons that change irreversibly
if an eavesdropper tries to intercept them.
The legitimate users will instantly know
about any kind of intervention.

Researchers at the Quantum Information Centre
of the International Institute of Photonics and
Optical Information Technology at ITMO Uni.,
Russia, along with their colleagues from the
Heriot-Watt University, in Edinburgh, have
devised a new way to generate and
distribute, quantum bits.

This makes it possible to share quantum signals
--- via optical fibres --- 250 kilometres in distance.

"To transmit quantum signals, we use the so-
called side frequencies," says Artur Gleim,
head of the Quantum Information Centre,
at ITMO University,

"This unique approach gives us a number
of advantages -- such as a considerable
simplification of the device architecture
and the large pass-through capacity of
the quantum channel. In terms of bit rate
and operating distances, our system is
comparable to absolute champions in
the field of quantum communications."

According to Robert Collins, research associate
at the Institute of Photonics & Quantum Sciences
at Heriot-Watt University, and one of the authors
of the study, this may become a pivotal point for
the whole field of quantum communication and
cryptography:

"Down the track, this new approach can enable
smooth coexistence of numerous data streams
with different wavelengths in one single optical
cable. On top of it, these quantum streams can
be fed into the already existing fibre optic lines
--- along with conventional communications."

The research paper is published
in the Optics Express journal.

Scottish universities are to be
congratulated for their strong
& growing links with Chinese
and Russian universities....

What a shame, that Wales is
lying low --- with academics
too scared to break from
US military research.