In Scoop, Evelyn Waugh’s brilliant satire on the press, there is the moment when Lord Copper, owner of the Daily Beast, meets his new special … Amid the Murdoch scandal, there is the acrid smell of business as usualRead more
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Bengal Shadows
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T31MFNLJKJw&rel=0] English version West Bengal Joy Banerjee
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It’s time we recognised the Blair government’s criminality
In the kabuki theatre of British parliamentary politics, great crimes do not happen and criminals go free. It is theatre after all; the pirouettes matter, … It’s time we recognised the Blair government’s criminalityRead more
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Hospital beds at record low in England
The number of hospital beds has fallen to its lowest level ever, despite the head of the NHS warning that bed closures have gone too … Hospital beds at record low in EnglandRead more
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Blair, Olympic deals and the glimpse of another Britain
This is a story of two letters and two Britains. The first letter was written by Sebastian Coe, the former athlete who chairs the London … Blair, Olympic deals and the glimpse of another BritainRead more
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The Treasury’s message shows slavery is still misunderstood
It is hard to imagine why somebody at the Treasury thought that the subject of slavery was fertile territory from which they might harvest their … The Treasury’s message shows slavery is still misunderstoodRead more
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Britain’s Slave Owner Compensation Loan, reparations and tax havenry
It’s hard to believe but it was only in 2015 that, according to the Treasury, British taxpayers finished ‘paying off’ the debt which the British … Britain’s Slave Owner Compensation Loan, reparations and tax havenryRead more
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Questions for new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer
Dear Sir Keir, Congratulations on being elected the new leader of the Labour Party. I have been researching your former role as the Director of … Questions for new Labour leader Sir Keir StarmerRead more
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Britain and Palestine: a question of colonialism
https://mondoweiss.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/palestine-disturbances-1936-jaffa-old-town-on-sea-front-troops-searching-inhabitants-1024×508.jpg Palestine disturbances 1936. Jaffa. Old town on sea front, troops searching inhabitants for arms, on January 1, 1936. The American Colony (Jerusalem) Photo Dept. … Britain and Palestine: a question of colonialismRead more
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The East India Company: The original corporate raiders
One of the very first Indian words to enter the English language was the Hindustani slang for plunder: “loot”. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, … The East India Company: The original corporate raidersRead more