The UK is in the midst of a crisis in living standards. Too many people do not have reliable access to the resources they need … The UK’s living standards crisisRead more
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Israel is Making the Same Errors as Britain did Over Northern Ireland 50 Years Ago
When I first visited Israel in 1976 after spending three years in Northern Ireland working on my second degree, I was struck by the similarities … Israel is Making the Same Errors as Britain did Over Northern Ireland 50 Years AgoRead more
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Blair’s support for Sharon and the Zionist project
Tony Blair’s heroic peacemaking is not as it seems. Take the Middle East. When Blair welcomed Yasser Arafat to Downing Street following 11 September, it … Blair’s support for Sharon and the Zionist projectRead more
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Blair has made Britain a target
The prime minister’s “we are at war” statements are irresponsible in the extreme. It is said that some of his senior officials understand this, as … Blair has made Britain a targetRead more
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Denying India its Tax Revenue is Neo-colonialism
MORE than 23 crore Indians have been pushed into poverty (that is below the national minimum wage threshold of Rs 375) since the covid pandemic … Denying India its Tax Revenue is Neo-colonialismRead more
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Gilligan was an exception
Shortly after the collapse of the Iraqi regime, the BBC’s Today programme sent Andrew Gilligan to Baghdad. Gilligan’s reports were unlike anything the BBC had … Gilligan was an exceptionRead more
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Family fortunes built on brutality
This is an important book and not just because it is a chilling account of slavery and commerce in the West Indies in the 18th … Family fortunes built on brutalityRead more
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Johnson government’s herd immunity plan envisaged 800,000 deaths in UK
Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings has confirmed the Conservative government planned for a herd immunity policy envisioning the deaths of hundreds of thousands … Johnson government’s herd immunity plan envisaged 800,000 deaths in UKRead more
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Conspiracy in Venezuela shows how censorship works in free societies
When the conspirators made their move on 12 April, the response of the British media provided an object lesson in how censorship works in free … Conspiracy in Venezuela shows how censorship works in free societiesRead more
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Lessons from the UK’s Girobank
In the comments of a recent Positive Money blogpost on central bank digital currency (CBDC), Stephen Hart raised an interesting question: “A public company to … Lessons from the UK’s GirobankRead more