As long as the Tories remain in power or the Lib Dems come to power, the case Assange is probably lost. A vote for Labour will be a vote to save Assange’s life. There should be a trial for rape in Sweden, but only if his safety is guaranteed – something one expects for any accused in a justice system.
Austerity
The Guardian: UK government warned over sharp rise in child and pensioner poverty
One in five of the population of the UK live in poverty – this includes 8 million working-age adults, 4 million children and 1.9 million pensioners. The not surprising news is that much worse is […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: We are not going back to the 1970s
Many commentators keep falling into the trap of saying that history is repeating itself – meaning that it is the 1970s over again. I maintain my position that this is not akin to what was […]
EU politics
France 24: European Parliament says Hungary is no longer a ‘full democracy’
On the other hand the EU parliament is not a fully democratic paliament. It cannot make laws and many other things that denotes a democratic parliament. And that seems to bother no one. Read Here […]
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