National Politics
The Alternative – Interview w/ Zarah Sultana
One of the leaders of the yet-to-be named new left party in the UK, Zarah Sultana MP explains her politics. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
UK Politics
Environment
Kate Bayliss, Gwyn Bevan – Only public ownership of Britain’s water system will solve its crisis
England and Wales’ polluted water is a monument to the disaster of privatising public resources. Kate Bayliss is a Research Associate at SOAS University of London. She has been working on the political economy of […]
Geopolitics
Lindsey German – The pro-Palestine movement in the UK is being criminalised
The UK Government is suppressing dissent against its complicity in the Gaza genocide, putting everyone’s civil liberties at risk. Lindsey German is chair of the Stop the War Coalition. Cross-posted from Counterfire Every week now […]
Geopolitics
Politico – British state leaked contact details of thousands of Afghans
A sorry tale of incompetence and authoritarianism built atop a disastrous war. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Joe Gill – ‘Death to the IDF’ is not antisemitic. Reserve your outrage for Israeli crimes in Gaza.
The hysterical reaction of the British establishment to a musician’s solidarity with Palestinians shows that they are on the defensive over the UK’s complicity in genocide. Joe Gill has worked as a journalist in London, […]
EU politics
Politico – EU and UK ink post-Brexit deal on security, fish and energy
Britain moves towards soft Brexit. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Peter Oborne – Louis Theroux forces Britain to face uncomfortable truth of Israeli settler barbarism
BBC viewers have been exposed to the truth about Israeli settler-colonialism, making the UK Government’s heinous backing of the Israeli apartheid state even harder to justify. Peter Oborne won best commentary/blogging in both 2022 and […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Monitor – UK government accused of enabling Israeli interference in domestic legal case
‘The UK government is under fire following revelations that the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) directly facilitated Israeli interference in ongoing legal proceedings against British Palestine solidarity activists.’ Read the article HERE.
Green New Deal
Brian Leishman – The Unjust Transition
‘If Labour carries on with its baffling refusal to save Grangemouth oil refinery, hundreds of workers will lose jobs, Scotland could face fuel shortages, and – once again in British history – an entire community […]
Corruption
John McEvoy: What happened to Labour Friends of Palestine?
Careerist Labour MPs dishonestly pretended to care about Palestine for factional advantage: what’s new? In ‘Declassified UK’. Read the article HERE.