22/10/2026
"Europe’s teenagers have witnessed their governments justify tens of billions in weapons for “civilised” Ukraine and for Israel to wipe out the “uncivilised” in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. They have watched their futures be cut away in budgets that always have bottomless pockets for war, while more money flows to police forces that look like standing armies, ready to crush them when they say no."
Three years ago this month, we were glued to our phones, watching livestreams of the unfolding genocide. Disbelief as our leaders endorsed Israel. Despair as they fuelled the horror with more money and weapons. Hopelessness as no protest or occupation slowed the killing of babies being blown to piec...