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Kernow Damo
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►ABOUT ME: Hi, I'm Damien Willey. I'm a former welder, but now I'm a writer, blogger, vlogger and presenter and interviewer with Socialist Telly (Please do go and visit what we all get up to on / socialisttelly ) I'm an unpaid carer for my disabled wife and daughter and as such we know all too well the difficulties that associated with that living in Tory Britain and I personally…
Episodes
Kernow DamoGaza Stunt Has Been Exposed - And Israel Is Freaking Out
Israel turns Rafah into a pressure valve as Gaza concentration camp plans and aid cuts expose a dangerous new phase Right, so Israel has begun clearing ground…
Kernow DamoApple Is Going To Wish It Hadn't Done This
Apple’s billion-dollar purchase of an Israeli AI firm has sparked controversy over privacy and growing BDS pressure seems certain to follow. Right, so Apple…
Kernow DamoGorton By-Election - Labour Have Blown It So Badly!
Green Party shakes up the Gorton by-election as a local plumber takes on Labour’s machine politics and Reform’s media grift in ManchesterRight, so the Greens…
Kernow DamoTrump Just Killed the Idea of a Limited Iran Strike
Trump escalates confrontation with Iran as US carrier deployment wipes out any remaining diplomatic exit routes Right, so Donald Trump has put a carrier strike…
Kernow DamoHouthis Enter the Iran Equation - Washington Has a Meltdown
Houthis among other groups issue warning as US carrier nears Iran, raising Red Sea risks and regional escalation stakes. Right, so the United States has moved…
Kernow DamoIran Just Shattered Europe's Legal Definition Of Terror
EU blacklists Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist organisation, breaking its own legal precedent and exposing a double standard the bloc will never fix. Right, so the…
Kernow DamoGreen Surge in By-Election Has Labour and Reform Scrambling
Greens surge in Gorton and Denton by-election as Labour pushes a decidedly dodgy poll to try and shut them down. Right, so the polling company Find Out Now has…
Kernow DamoGreen Party Zionism Debate Looks Set to Change EVERYTHING
The Green Party has tabled a motion at Spring Conference seeking to make the party anti-Zionist, triggering a major political debate in UK politics. Right, so…
Kernow DamoBelgium Closes Its Skies - And Israel Is Having a Meltdown
Belgium has closed its airspace to Israel-bound weapons during the Gaza ceasefire, shredding the idea it actually means something. Right, so Belgium has…
Kernow DamoBritain’s Shamima Begum Decision Just Ran Out Of Road
Britain stripped Shamima Begum of citizenship - now Iraq and the US are forcing this back into Britain’s hands, whether ministers like it or not. Right, so the…
Kernow DamoStarmer Shut Burnham Out - And Boxed Labour In
Labour barred Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election — and the fallout starts before polling day. Right, so Labour’s National…
Kernow DamoIran Just Handed Zelensky His Backside on a Plate!
So Zelensky did a Davos podium speech, but where he should have stayed in his lane over Iran, he didn't, and got exposed for the clown he is. Right, so…
Kernow DamoTrump Talks Up Greenland Grab - Impeachment Talk Starts
Trump talks up taking Greenland — and suddenly impeachment language is being used before anything has even happened. Right, so Donald Trump has started talking…
Kernow DamoBy-Election Triggered - Hell For Keir Starmer!
This by-election isn’t about the seat — it’s about whether Labour’s control model still works when voters stop playing along. Right, so Andrew Gwynne has…
Kernow DamoThe Iran Strike Trump Avoided Is Back On The Table
Trump is escalating his threats against Iran again, but he’s doing it after already showing exactly how far he was willing to go last time. Right, so Donald…
Kernow DamoIsrael Just Triggered a Boycott It Can’t Contain
As the war on Gaza drags on, BDS pressure is turning ordinary commercial links with Israel into reputational liabilities businesses no longer want. Right, so…
Kernow DamoGreenland Crisis Just Boxed In US Sovereign Debt
When pension funds start questioning US debt because of political behaviour, something deeper than Greenland is breaking. Right, so a Danish pension fund has…
Kernow DamoJaw-Dropping BDS Victory Stuns Israel!
Israel’s fruit exports are being hit as European retailers respond to consumer-led BDS boycotts without public announcements. Right, so Israeli fruit exporters…
Kernow DamoSodexo Accused of Abuse of Palestine Action Prisoners
The hunger strike ended, but the most dangerous medical phase began after they were sent back inside. Right, so Sodexo is a multinational outsourcing company…
Kernow DamoTrump Raised the Stakes Again - So Iran Just Raised the Cost
US pressure was pushed to leadership level, Iran answered at deterrence level, and nothing about this confrontation reset when the strike didn’t come. Right…
Kernow DamoUK Courts Pull the Plug Over Palestine – And Starmer Has Lost It
A UK court has now accepted that Israeli citizenship is not automatic protection from persecution and its bad news for Team Keith! Right, so the UK has just…
Kernow DamoTrump Thought Europe Had No Leverage. He Was Wrong.
Donald Trump has tied tariffs on allies to taking Greenland — but the assumption that Europe has no leverage isn't actually true... Right, so Donald Trump has…
Kernow DamoICE Gets Compared to the Brownshirts - And It Sticks
ICE has been publicly compared to the Brownshirts in Minneapolis and after Gregory Bovino’s appearance, that comparison has stuck. Right, so ICE carried out an…
Kernow DamoIranian Regime Change Backers Just Gave The Game Away
An Iranian monarchist, Goldie Ghamari, threatened critics of regime change on live broadcast - showing what backers of the Shah are all about. Right, so an…
Kernow DamoTrump Brings Blair In To ‘Fix’ Gaza – And The Fallout Is MASSIVE
Trump didn’t end the war — he turned Gaza into a managed asset, and brought Tony Blair back to help run the paperwork. Right, so Donald Trump has announced a…
Kernow DamoIsrael Just Lost Control of the Means to Attack Iran
Israel asked Trump to wait on his Iran strike, but in doing so gave away the one thing it can’t afford to lose: the claim that it controls escalation. Right…
Kernow DamoTrump Called Off Iran Strikes – And Now We Know Why
The United States entered a strike readiness posture against Iran and then stopped - so is it all off or is there more to it? Right, so the US has moved to…
Kernow DamoIsrael Thought the Ceasefire Held – Then They Went North
Israel has taken its Lebanon campaign north using F-35s, an escalation that hasn’t just breached the ceasefire again, but done so on steroids. Right, so Israel…
Kernow DamoLabour's Antisemitism School Story Just Met the Parents
A Bristol school cancelled a Labour MP’s visit, Labour responded by implying antisemitism instead of answering the objection. Now the parents fight back…
Kernow DamoTrump Threatened Iran Again = And Israel Is Freaking Out
Donald Trump has publicly urged unrest inside Iran while pairing that encouragement with threats of force - red lines very much crossed. Right, so Donald Trump…
Kernow DamoTrump's Iran Bluff Has Cracked — And Risk Just Spiked
Airlines cancelled flights and allies pulled back after Trump escalated Iran strike talk, and that reaction exposes a reality he can’t retreat from. Right, so…
Kernow DamoThe UAE Just Got Cut Off – And Their Response Was Outrageous
Somalia has cancelled UAE security deals, shut down port agreements, and cut off military access to its airspace and that's just for starters. Right, so…
Kernow DamoIran Just Jammed Starlink – And the Fallout Is MASSIVE
Iran jammed Starlink during the shutdown, and in doing so stripped away the last illusion that satellite internet is untouchable. Right, so Iran has just…
Kernow DamoChina Just Blew Open Trump’s Iran Plan
Donald Trump's latest threats admit the Iran pressure scheme failed and China just put icing on that failure cake. Right, so Donald Trump has just threatened…
Kernow DamoIsrael's AI Operation in Iran Changes Everything
Israel has been linked to an AI influence operation around Iran’s protests, pushing regime change and it’s just been blown apart. Right, so this is about more…
Kernow DamoReform UK Takes in Zahawi – And The Backlash Is MASSIVE
Nadhim Zahawi has just joined Reform UK, and that move has blown a hole clean through the party’s anti-elite pitch. Right, so Nadhim Zahawi has just joined…
Kernow DamoIsrael Is Readying Bomb Shelters - And Iran Is Why
Israel has started preparing bomb shelters. So confrontation with Iran seems to be unavoidable, because clearly they've accepted escalation as the price…
Kernow DamoThey're All Lying About Iran - Here's What They're Hiding
Israel has admitted Mossad operations inside Iran during the unrest, and that single statement has blown a hole clean through the protest coverage. Right, so…
Kernow DamoTrump Demanded $100bn — Oil Firms Called Venezuela Uninvestable
Trump has demanded massive investment in Venezuela’s oil and promised protection — and the oil companies have refused, calling it uninvestable. Right, so a US…
Kernow DamoUK Co-Owning UAE Port Just Blew Up Sudan Genocide Policy
The UK government owns part of the supply system of the Sudan genocide it claims to oppose and now its all comng out. Right, so the UK hasn’t just been caught…
Kernow DamoTrump Pulled US from UN Bodies - Escalation Followed
The US has walked away from international bodies, seized oil tankers at sea, and forced NATO to plan around a Greenland threat - its all connected. Right, so…
Kernow DamoUK Lawyers for Israel Tried Again — Tribunal Said No
UK Lawyers for Israel have been turned away by another tribunal, and that refusal makes one thing unavoidable: the tactic itself is now the problem. Right, so…
Kernow DamoUS Pulled Embassy Staff - Israel’s Escalation Hit Limits
The US has pulled embassy staff from Israel and Lebanon, so is that an admission that Israel’s escalations are no longer containable? Right, so the US has…
Kernow DamoLammy’s Vance Tweet Just Boxed Labour In
David Lammy smiled with JD Vance and posted the photo, and in doing so he blew Labour’s ability to claim ethical high ground after Minnesota. Right, so David…
Kernow DamoTrump’s Iran Threats Just Put Him On ICE
Donald Trump has exposed himself as a cowardly fraud who wants the language of moral authority without accepting its cost. Right, so this isn’t one of those…
Kernow DamoParliament’s Israel Problem Just Went Viral
The Maccabi Tel Aviv ban didn’t just upset the wrong people, it showed politicians can’t judge Israel without first picking a side. Right, so this isn’t just…
Kernow DamoIsrael Just Destroyed De-escalation With Iran
Israel’s Iran strategy has stopped working, and Iran has made sure it can never pretend otherwise ever again. Right, so Israel hasn’t just annoyed Iran again…
Kernow DamoSaudi Arabia Just Broke the Houthi Containment System
Saudi-UAE infighting has broken Yemen containment — and Israel is now stuck with the Houthis who are actually the only winners! Right, so Saudi Arabia and the…
Kernow DamoIHRA Definition of Antisemitism Just Became a Legal Liability
The IHRA working definition's use inside the NHS has now created a legal problem serious enough to be tested in court - and not before time. Right, so The IHRA…
Kernow DamoTrump’s Greenland Threat Just Blew Open NATO’s Very Existence
Trump’s Greenland threats have revealed NATO’s defence guarantee only works when the US allows it. Right, so Donald Trump has just done something that exposes…
Kernow DamoDeclaring Maduro Illegitimate Just Backfired Spectacularly
Calling Nicolas Maduro illegitimate exposes Western hypocrisy over Venezuela’s historic dictators and oil and I've got the receipts! Right, so calling Nicolás…
Kernow DamoSomaliland Recognition Just Triggered the Cost Everyone Feared
Israel recognised Somaliland and turned recognition into leverage - and global fears are proving justified. Right, so Somaliland has finally been recognised…
Kernow DamoTrump Just Declared US Dominance Over South America
Trump has turned influence into conquest and forced South America to respond accordingly - and resistance is becoming unavoidable. Right, so Trump has just…
Kernow DamoStarmer’s Fear Of Trump Just Made International Law Conditional
Keir Starmer’s cowardice has turned silence into policy and submission to Donald Trump into the UK’s default position. Right, so Keir Starmer has just told…
Kernow DamoTrump's Venezuela Bragging Just Turned Into Legal Liability
Trump hasn’t get caught over Venezuela - he put himself on the record though, and the law surely can’t ignore him forever? Right, so Donald Trump has managed…
Kernow DamoKeir Starmer’s Silence on Venezuela Backfires Permanently
Keir Starmer chose silence after Trump’s Venezuela invasion - and permanently destroyed his credibility on international law. Right, so Keir Starmer has just…
Kernow DamoTrump Removed Maduro But The Costs Keep Rising
Trump seized Maduro - and turned that single act into a permanent liability for the United States that there's no coming back from. Right, so Donald Trump has…
Kernow DamoIran Protests Sparked Threats - Trump And Israel Can’t Undo This
Trump has turned Iran’s protests into standing war pretext - except the facts on the ground don't match the words in his mouth. Right, so Donald Trump has just…
Kernow DamoMamdani's Decision Has Pro-Israel Groups in Panic Mode
Mamdani scrapped IHRA, kept antisemitism enforcement, and therefore has stripped Israel of the leverage it used to shut debate down. Right, so Zohran Mamdani…
Kernow DamoTrump Just Opened a Venezuela Crisis He Will Never Close
Trump didn’t solve Venezuela — he broke the rules that let the US pretend its power was lawful, and that damage isn’t going away. Right, so Donald Trump has…