Corruption
Grace Blakeley – The Return of Dodgy Dave
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has made a shock return as Foreign Secretary. Few are mentioning the fact that he is mired in corruption. In ‘Tribune’. Read the article HERE.
UK Politics
Geopolitics
Malak Benslama-Dabdoub – There is an important difference between a humanitarian pause and a ceasefire
A humanitarian pause is a short break in the slaughter, while a ceasefire can be the start of a political solution based on peace. Malak Benslama-Dabdoub is a lecturer in law at the Royal Holloway […]
Geopolitics
BBC – Andy McDonald: Labour suspends MP after speech at pro-Palestinian rally
Labour MP suspended after stating: “We will not rest until we have justice. Until all people, Israelis and Palestinians, between the river and the sea, can live in peaceful liberty.” Read the article HERE.
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – Why Uber drivers in the App Drivers & Couriers Union logged-off for Gaza
The Gig Economy Project speaks Abdurzaq Hadi, Uber driver and BAME officer for the ADCU, about why the union is among the leading voices of the British trade union movement opposing Israel’s siege of Gaza. […]
National Politics
LBC News: Israel ‘has the right’ to withhold power and water from Gaza, says Sir Keir Starmer
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer gives a green light to genocide. Read the article HERE. Photo by Chris Boland CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
National Politics
Jonathan Cook – UK and Israel: Has the fightback against weaponised antisemitism begun?
Jewish groups and academics are finally exposing the UK establishment’s smear campaign to silence criticism of Israel and destroy the left. Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a […]
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 […]
Climate Crisis
AP News: UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift
As Yanis Varoufakis points out “Sunak’s U-turn is a reflection of the total Europe-wide collapse of the market-based, neoliberal consensus on how to tackle the climate crisis. It marks the centre‐right’s new path. And with […]
Inequality
Stewart Lansley: Poverty in Britain is firmly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality
Labour appear to have given up on tackling poverty and inequality before they have even got into power. Stewart Lansley is Visiting Fellow at the School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol. Cross-posted from The […]
Corruption
Peter Oborne – The Telegraph sale: The UAE bid is a risk to press freedom
The United Arab Emirates, which ranks 119th in the world press freedom index, might buy one of the UK’s most influential newspapers. Peter Oborne is a British journalist and commentator. Cross-posted from Middle East Eye […]