May 15, 2025
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Starmer’s Powellite gambit: why Labour’s far-right turn will backfire
Just as German Social Democrats joined the Nazis in singing Deutschland Uber Alles, ANDREW MURRAY observes how Starmer tries to out-Farage Farage with anti-migrant policies — but evidence shows Reform voters come from Tories, not Labour, making this ploy morally bankrupt and politically pointless Continue reading
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UK doctor suspended over Gaza posts
And since 2 March, Israel has prevented all medications, medical supplies, food, fuel and basic essentials from entering Gaza, plunging two million people, half of them children, into a deepening catastrophe. However, if you are a doctor in the UK, and you express outrage about the genocide, you might lose your job with the National… Continue reading
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Thousands Flee in Gaza City After Israel Issues Mass Displacement Orders and Vows to Attack ”With Great Force”
The scenes of mass displacement on Wednesday were like a slow-moving human flood flowing through destroyed streets. Continue reading
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Breaking news and analysis on day 587 of the Gaza genocide | The Electronic Intifada
Thursday, 15 May 2025 — The Electronic Intifada Scheduled for May 15, 2025 Your gift supports The Electronic Intifada’s independent journalism on Palestine: • Donate by credit card, ApplePay, PayPal, Venmo or US bank account via Kindful: https://bit.ly/EIKindful Continue reading
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A Language of Blood Has Gripped Our World: The Twentieth Newsletter (2025)
Thursday, 15 May 2025 — The Tricontinental Dahlia Abdelilah Baasher (Sudan), Untitled, n.d. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Over the past weeks, international focus has no doubt been on the escalation between India and Pakistan, which we will write more about once the dust settles. Though none of Continue reading
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British Intelligence: A Law Unto Themselves
On May 1st, The Times reported that Britain’s Intelligence and Security Committee, a parliamentary body intended to supervise and appraise the work of London’s assorted spying agencies, was facing a funding “crisis” so severe it may be forced to cease functioning outright. Moreover, in a remarkable statement, current ISC chair Lord Beamish fulminated that the… Continue reading
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Negotiations or Political Theatre in Istanbul?
How will the war end? The position of Ukraine and NATO continues to go from bad to worse, yet there is still a reluctance to engage in genuine discussions. There is subsequently a growing possibility that there will eventually be a collapse of the government in Ukraine, which would allow Moscow to dictate the political… Continue reading
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UK: We’re no island of strangers
Earlier this week, the UK government launched its immigration white paper. The prime minister warned of Britain becoming “an island of strangers” and referred to the period of increased migration as a “squalid chapter”. We don’t recognise the country described here. Nor will anyone who has lived alongside, worked with, or supported people seeking safety… Continue reading
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Israeli Forces Bombed Two Gaza Hospitals in One Day
By targeting European Hospital and Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the Israeli military is further decimating Gaza’s already devastated medical system. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 