Author/Speaker, Holocaust survivor, MBE, Hon. Doctor of Letters, Sheffield Uni. 2018, Hon. Doctor of Arts, Oxford Brookes 2018 both for my work on the Holocaust
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Agnes Grunwald-Spier retweeted
This account is worth following - Ben is revealing all the details with regards to MCC, Andy Burnham and Adu Dhabi and MCC’s refusal to fully disclose. ⬇️⬇️
In this morning's update:-
Andy Burnham's GMCA lent £55.7m in 2017 to the Manchester Life companies, Manchester City Council's joint venture with Abu Dhabi United Group, owner of Manchester City.
Asked about these loans on Good Morning Britain, Angela Rayner said:- "all of that is transparent. The Prime Minister says he is happy for people to see that."
Yesterday, a day late, GMCA refused to release the loan documents, calling my request "vexatious". In the same letter it admits there is "a legitimate public interest in transparency and accountability concerning GMCA's use of public money".
I asked for just five documents:- the two reports councillors approved the loans on, and the three loan agreements.
Burnham told Parliament on 12 October "all my dealings will be published", and promised to put out "everything that I have done working with them" as Mayor.
GMCA has told the press it has no active partnerships with Abu Dhabi United Group. If that is the case, why hide it?
#ProjectCleanCity @JuliaLopezMP @SianReform @NathanEvansTeam @MENnewsdesk @DeclanGCarey @JoshHalliday @jackdulhanty @rbrooks45
Agnes Grunwald-Spier retweeted
Tower Hamlets councillor reportedly part of group that called for Israeli player to be kicked out of West Ham
It has been revealed that local Tower Hamlets councillor Faysal Ahmed is a member of a Facebook group which posted a video labelling West Ham football player Manor Solomon a “baby killer”, and called for his dismissal from the team because he completed mandatory military service in the IDF prior to his football career.
Cllr Ahmed, who is reportedly the Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Life Changes, appears to be active on the Tower Hamlets Palestine Solidarity Network (THPSN) group. He is listed as a “Top Voice”, a role which is described as an individual who “consistently share[s] content your group values.”
We understand that the group also includes multiple other Tower Hamlets councillors.
Local councillors should be focused on local issues. Cllr Ahmed is meant to be looking after the borough’s young people, not apparently contributing to a social media group which is attempting to hound a player out of a football club because of their connection to the Jewish state.
With antisemitism at record levels and Jews increasingly pushed out of public and professional life, politicians should be putting out the fire, not fanning the flames.
Tower Hamlets Council must investigate the activities of any councillor who is purportedly a member of this heinous group.
@TowerHamletsNow
thejc.com/news/tower-hamlets…
Agnes Grunwald-Spier retweeted
On Monday, Ed Miliband took to social media to lament that rain had waterlogged tents in Gaza. "Heartbreaking," he called it, vowing that Britain "will not rest until we bring an end to the intolerable suffering".
Meanwhile, 13 American states with a combined GDP of more than $6 trillion have threatened economic retaliation over our sanctions on Israel. Their attorneys general accuse Britain and the Netherlands of having "aligned themselves with the policy objectives of terrorist organisations like Hamas and Hezbollah". British firms could be barred from state contracts and American public money pulled from British businesses. On the BBC? Not a dicky-bird.
And for what? Israel has downgraded our consulate in East Jerusalem and shut British officers out of the Gaza coordination hub in Kiryat Gat. Having just returned from Israel, I can tell you that Britain is now seen there as a comical irrelevance.
The ultimate irony? Reports from Gaza suggest the tents may have flooded because Hamas obstructed a project to provide sturdier shelters.
Milibandism, if you will. My latest column for the @Telegraph:
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11…
Well said @COLRICHARDKEMP. I am concerned at British Jews attacking the Board of Deputies over 'genocide'.
There is absolutely no evidence of genocide by Israel. Accusations are part of a political warfare campaign intended to lead to the annihilation of Israel. If you support that campaign you have genocidal intent.
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Don't panic chaps - you have Chanukah and Christmas to deal with before you ever get to Ramadam. So get stuck into the Latkes and Mince pies before hand.
Agnes Grunwald-Spier retweeted
Never before has an army made such efforts to send humanitarian supplies into enemy held territory.
Hamas is the government of Gaza.
Hamas is the reason Gazans are wet and miserable in tents because it would hijack any building supplies for tunnels.
Hamas must die.
⛺️ WINTER PREPARATIONS IN GAZA CONTINUE:
The IDF and COGAT are advancing a winter preparedness plan in coordination with the Board of Peace and in cooperation with the UN, international organizations & donor countries.
Here’s what has been done so far:
⛺️ 91,000+ tents have entered Gaza.
🚛 8,200+ trucks carrying tarpaulins, blankets, winter clothing & additional supplies have entered Gaza.
💧 Projects to improve water and sanitation infrastructure are underway, including sewage removal, improvements to water networks & the entry of 12 sewage vacuum trucks for the ICRC.
🏥 The entry of 7,500 vaccine doses for UNICEF & 3 mobile clinics for IMC has been approved, alongside medications, medical equipment & fuel for hospitals.
📋 850+ requests covering tens of thousands of trucks carrying winter-specific supplies have been approved.
The IDF and COGAT will continue working to improve the humanitarian response ahead of winter while reviewing equipment to minimize the risk of Hamas exploiting humanitarian supplies to rebuild its capabilities.
Agnes Grunwald-Spier retweeted
Labour’s excuse that “we didn’t know” about Russell Brand’s behaviour in 2015 simply doesn’t wash. His disgusting call to Andrew Sachs happened in 2008, & there were countless public appearances where his gross behaviour was plain for all to see. Did people know the full extent, no, but the man's views & treatment of women were vile & out there.
The fact that Lucy Powell is the only one being pressed on this is wrong. She was working for Ed Miliband. He should also be held accountable. And the PM should have been asked about his own judgement yesterday, his tweet in 2014 telling Brand to “keep going” and describing it as “depressing to see media mission to discredit someone” was extraordinary given Brand’s public history at that point.
Agnes Grunwald-Spier retweeted
.@HMcEntee Reminder: Francesca Albanese has been condemned for antisemitism, Holocaust inversion or U.N. Code of Conduct violations by:
🇫🇯 Fiji
🇺🇸 U.S.
🇬🇧 U.K.
🇮🇹 Italy
🇮🇱 Israel
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇫🇷 France
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇿 Czechia
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇩🇪 Germany
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Important meeting today with UN Special Rapporteur @FranceskAlbs. Ireland will not forget about Palestine and will continue to stand up for the UN, its representatives, and international law.
What did Israel break? Hamas created the chaos in Gaza by attacking Israel in October 2023 - blame them. Hamas doesn't care about Gazans and neither does Egypt - it has built a giant wall to keep them out.
Isreal broke it so they own it. It's disappointing that a clearly intelligent person like you has zero empathy for the human beings suffering in Gaza.
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Are we surprised? Hamas doesn't care about the Gazans. When will the dopey western politicians understand this?
🛑Hamas is accusing the international community of ignoring Gaza’s humanitarian crisis as winter approaches.
But here’s what Fatah officials are reporting.
According to Baruch Yedid of i24NEWS, Hamas has forced Palestinian Authority employees to sign pledges not to operate in Gaza without its permission.
Hamas has also reportedly detained engineers and confiscated fiberglass shelters intended for displaced families, blocking a PA–UNDP project ahead of winter.
So Hamas is demanding action over Gaza’s humanitarian crisis while reportedly preventing others from helping.
Source: @BaruchYedid
Agnes Grunwald-Spier retweeted
Whose side are the police on?
Builder Robert Simpson lives with his wife in a flat in Plymouth where they don’t lock their front door because they know their neighbours so well.
At 6am on Sunday Simpson, 41, finds a 6ft young man in boxer shorts sleeping on his sofa.
He asked three times for him to get out and on the fourth occasion the man woke up and took a swing.
Simpson’s wife phoned 999 while he and the young man “ scrapped”. The police arrived and arrested the intruder on suspicion of assault.
Now, the times reports, the cops have said they won’t press charges because the only witness to the fight was his “biased” wife.
Unbelievable.
Further, Simpson asked about a possible charge of breaking and entering but the local police said it wasn’t a criminal offence in England Wales.
Is that true?
And since nothing was taken there couldn’t be a burglary charge either.
I wonder if the Chief Constable James Vaughan, who covers Plymouth , woke to find similar circumstances if a charge wouldn’t be made?
This is a shocker and Plymouth police must be made to change their minds.
You do write a load of rubbish. Yvette Cooper is daft, but she is not an Israeli stooge by any means.
