Muammar Gaddafi warned Tony Blair in two fraught phone conversations in 2011 that his removal from the Libyan leadership would open a space for al-Qaida … Gaddafi warned Blair his ousting would ‘open door’ to jihadisRead more
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Posted inEconomics / Tax / ToMl
How tax wars may affect UK small and big business
So-called “competition” between countries on tax (which some of us think is generally better known as “Tax Wars”) is a process that has nothing to … How tax wars may affect UK small and big businessRead more
Posted inGovernment / News / Spying
UK Spied on Amnesty International
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), which provides oversight for UK intelligence services, admitted yesterday that its judgement made on 22 June wrongly failed to declare … UK Spied on Amnesty InternationalRead more
Posted inIraq / News
Blair Ordered Report on Illegality of Iraq War Destroyed
A British newspaper is reporting officials under former British Prime Minister Tony Blair were told to destroy a secret document questioning the legality of the … Blair Ordered Report on Illegality of Iraq War DestroyedRead more
Posted inEconomics / Protest
We Will Not Surrender Our Voices
‘We want an end to austerity. An end to the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer.’ A spirited protest against austerity reportedly led … We Will Not Surrender Our VoicesRead more
Posted inBicycle / News / Transportation
Economy boosted by biggest ever increase in UK cycling
A Sustrans report, Cycling Revolution, published claims that about 40 million more cycling trips were made last year than 2010 – an 18 per cent … Economy boosted by biggest ever increase in UK cyclingRead more
Posted inNews / Renewable
Renewables supplied 19.2% of UK power in 2014
Business Green reports that renewables made up 19.2% of the country’s power supply last year, up from just 14.9% a year earlier. At the same … Renewables supplied 19.2% of UK power in 2014Read more
Posted inIran / Oil / Politics / ToMl
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Stephen Kinzer talking: At the beginning of the twentieth century, as a result of a corrupt deal with the old dying monarchy, one British company, … Anglo-Iranian Oil CompanyRead more
Posted inMilitary
U.K. Nuclear Whistleblower Gets Dishonorable Discharge
The whistleblower who exposed rampant security flaws on the submarines carrying Britain’s nuclear warheads has been dishonorably discharged from the British Royal Navy. Able Seaman … U.K. Nuclear Whistleblower Gets Dishonorable DischargeRead more
Posted inToMl
Athens 1944: Britain’s dirty secret
“I can still see it very clearly, I have not forgotten,” says Títos Patríkios. “The Athens police firing on the crowd from the roof of … Athens 1944: Britain’s dirty secretRead more