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How much do you know about Palantir?
Over 75,000 of us have emailed our local hospitals to say no to Palantir. But how much do you really know about the spy-tech firm handling your health records? Take our quick two minute quiz to uncover the facts – here’s the first question to get you started. Continue reading
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Change without change?
Britain could have a new prime minister soon. Keir Starmer saw off calls to resign following the heavy losses in the local elections, but his premiership remains far from secure. On Tuesday, Andy Burnham was confirmed as the Labour Party candidate in the Makerfield by-election in June. It’s set to be a significant proxy leadership… Continue reading
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NHS patients have a message for the new Health Secretary
In the wake of the local election results we have seen a number of senior ministers resigning from the Labour government, and that included the Health Secretary Wes Streeting. Just a few weeks ago we sat in his office, urging him to do more to protect patients and the NHS and presenting him with a… Continue reading
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How Zionists created Tommy Robinson
Ahmed Alnaouq and Hala Hanina are joined by hip hop artist, activist and journalist Lowkey and author and investigative journalist from the Electronic Intifada, Asa Winstanley. They discuss the rise of the far right in the UK and its connections to Israel, the unprecedented legal proceedings facing direct action activists and the ongoing Israeli genocide… Continue reading
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Western leaders play their part in our charade democracies. Can you spot the tell?
The super-rich and their vassals are deeply invested in the system because it richly rewards them. They’ll deploy everything they can – from the media to the ‘security’ forces – to prevent change Continue reading
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Direct Action, Terrorist Consequences
Four Palestine Action activists convicted in a retrial over a protest at a UK site owned by Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer could be sentenced as terrorists. No case in British legal history has seen direct action activists sentenced under terrorism provisions – until now. Continue reading
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Urgent – can you do this today?
The government announced new legislation in yesterday’s King’s Speech to create a single patient record (SPR) for each NHS patient, and reporting from the Guardian suggests the new law will force GPs and hospitals to share our health data for these records.[1] Continue reading
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Your message for NHS nurses
Today is International Nurses Day. It’s a day that exists to recognise and celebrate the contributions that nurses make to society. Sadly, for so many nurses across the NHS, there is not much cause for celebration right now. They are underpaid, overworked, and overwhelmed. Continue reading
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‘Starmageddon’ – The Anti-Polanski Smear Campaign That Ate Itself
Tuesday, 12 May 2026 — Media Lens Historian Ian Kershaw titled the two volumes of his definitive biography of Adolf Hitler, ‘Hubris’ and ‘Nemesis’. (Allen Lane, 1998 and 2000) Inevitably, it seems, great power comes with great hubris. For a brief, glorious moment, brick walls appear as doorways, everything seems possible. Nemesis lies in wait. Continue reading
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Signing The Pledge Against Digital ID (25 April Rally)
Alan Miller signs the new #together & NO2ID joint Pledge in London at the Trafalgar Square rally, one of our Four Nations “Scrap Digital ID Rallies” on Sat 25 April Continue reading
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Palestine Action defendants dismiss lawyers to address jury directly
Five Palestine Action activists dismissed their lawyers today and addressed a jury directly about how they targeted an Israeli weapons factory in Bristol. Continue reading
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Let’s fund communities, not detention centres.
Britain’s immigration system is not broken; it is functioning exactly as intended, by blaming migrants for the political choices of those in power. Continue reading
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The West’s bubble of illusion about Israel – and about itself – is finally being burst
The genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in Lebanon exhausted the West’s moral legitimacy. Now Iran is slowly exhausting the West’s military primacy Continue reading
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50 years on – was Destiny destiny?
This year sees the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the pathbreaking play Destiny by David Edgar, describing the rise of neo-fascism in the 1970s. He discusses its context and resonance for today in IRR News. Join a discussion on 3 May at the Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone, London on what the play has to teach… Continue reading
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Asa Winstanley | Is Democracy a Myth? UK Crackdowns, US-Israeli War & The Future of the Gulf
Thursday, 30 April 2026 — Empire Watch Continue reading
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Digital ID consultation closes in 6 days – what it really reveals
As we know, Digital ID has NOT gone away! The government’s “consultation” on Digital ID closes in less than a week (deadline 12.30pm, Tuesday 5 May). -> You can complete the consultation HERE -> You can also read our guide to completing it HERE Continue reading
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Peter Mandelson: the untold Israel connection
After new, public revelations that Labour Party grandee Peter Mandelson failed security vetting but was appointed ambassador to the United States anyway, figures across the political spectrum are calling for the resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Continue reading
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Briefing note on the Integrity Initiative
The Integrity Initiative now accounts for most of the budget of a Scottish-registered charity named the Institute for Statecraft founded by Daniel Lafayeedney and Chris Donnelly in 2006. Most of the overt funding for this programme — about £2.6 million / year — comes from the Conflict Security and Stability Fund’s Russian Language Programme, now… Continue reading
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Can NHS managers deny employment rights when doctors speak up on Gaza?
The final hearing begins on 15 June 2026 and is listed for nine days at the London Central Employment Tribunal. We are almost there and I am writing now with one simple ask. Continue reading
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Data centre – new legally binding environmental protections
Our latest legal action has set a brand new precedent for hyperscale data centres – that environmental protections promised by developers must now be legally binding. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 