I have only ever known Julian Assange in detention. For nine years now, I have visited him in England bearing Australian news and solidarity. To Ellingham Hall I brought music and chocolate, to the Ecuadorian embassy I brought flannel shirts, Rake, Wizz Fizz and eucalyptus leaves, but to Belmarsh prison you can bring nothing—not a gift, not a book, not a piece of paper.
Austerity
Ben Wray – So Far, Britain’s Employers Have Been Winning the Class War Over Inflation
Since inflation started rising, British capitalists have been raking in massive profits while workers have suffered a disastrous wage slump. Yet the Bank of England still wants to boost unemployment in case workers develop their […]
EU politics
International Adviser: EU targets US for tax haven blacklist
The US is one of the prime tax havens in the world. Tax dodging however has priority in neo-liberalism and the EU supports this. Thus there is little chance of anything changing. Read here
Media
Emily Wilder – My statement on my termination from The Associated Press
Welcome to mainstream Media, Ms. Wilder. The Associated Press has fired a news associate, Emily Wilder, who does not even report from the Near East,but is based in Arizona in the USA. AP accursed her […]
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