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In Memory of Dawn Sturgess by Rob Slane
I couldn’t let the anniversary of the Amesbury case, in which Dawn Sturgess lost her life, pass without comment. My thanks to Duncan, Liane, and Paul especially, and many other commenters for their observations which have helped in the writing of this. It’s a long read. Here goes… Continue reading
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BBC’s anti-Corbyn hatchet job fails to land blow By Asa Winstanley
The BBC heavily trailed details from Wednesday night’s Panorama program, “Is Labour Anti-Semitic?” The papers were full of headlines about it over the weekend, and it was supposed to prove just how anti-Semitic Labour has become under left-wing leader Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading
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Hypocrisy Taints UK’s Media Freedom Conference Russian Media Ban and Assange’s Arrest Demonstrate Doublethink
The UK is currently hosting the inaugural Global Media Freedom Conference, a joint project between the British and Canadian governments. You can read the aims and itinerary on the government’s website, here. Continue reading
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With Panorama’s hatchet job on Labour antisemitism, BBC has become the Tory’s attack dog By Jonathan Cook
It is difficult to describe as anything other than a hatchet job the BBC Panorama special this week that sought to bolster claims that the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn has become “institutionally antisemitic”. Continue reading
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Last night, the BBC edited a Labour email and broadcast the hit job to millions
On 10 July, the BBC stood accused of “doctoring’ a Labour email. The public organisation then broadcasted the result to millions not once, but twice. Continue reading
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Jewish Voice for Labour accuse the BBC of showing ‘half-truths, distortions and outright invention’
On 10 July, BBC‘s Panorama broadcast an hour-long show called Is Labour Antisemitic? The BBC claimed it presented “exclusive interviews from key insiders and access to confidential communications” in order to reveal “evasions and contradictions at the heart” of the Labour Party. Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) has since responded with a statement calling the… Continue reading
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Revealed: UK police spy who infiltrated Palestine solidarity By Asa Winstanley
The Electronic Intifada is publishing the first photos of the police spy who infiltrated a Palestine solidarity group in the UK 15 years ago. As we reported in December, the spy was an officer with the “anti-terrorist” Special Demonstration Squad. Continue reading
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Spanish security firm spied on Assange 24/7, reveals plan to smuggle him to Russia or Cuba – report
Julian Assange’s team had plans to evacuate him from London to Russia or Cuba, but the Australian, who was watched round-the-clock by a Spanish security firm, refused to flee as it might be seen as defeat, a media report reveals. Continue reading
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Government That Tortures Journalists Bans RT From Media Conference By Caitlin Johnstone
The British Foreign Office has banned Russian outlets RT and Sputnik from attending the upcoming Global Conference on Media Freedom in London, citing their predilection for “disinformation”. Continue reading
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Kim Darroch – the Simple Explanation By Craig Murray
The media is full of over-complicated theories as to who might have leaked Kim Darroch’s diplomatic telegrams giving his candid view on the Trump administration. Continue reading
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Labour raises ‘serious concerns’ about a major BBC propaganda offensive about to be aired
The Labour Party has raised “serious concerns” about a major propaganda offensive airing on 10 July on BBC One. Continue reading
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The UK deep state campaign against Jeremy Corbyn surfaces… BY Johanna Ross
Since long-time social justice and peace activist Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the UK Labour party, the establishment has been out to get him. But recent developments indicate just how far his opponents are willing to go… Continue reading
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How Stupid Do They Think We Are? By Patrick Armstrong
Consumers of the print or electronic output of the League of Copy Typists and their Instructors are expected to believe many impossible things and believe them, not just before breakfast, but all day too. Continue reading
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Bought Politicians By Craig Murray
Between just 28 May and 10 June Boris Johnson received £235,500 in “private” donations, to himself personally, as he prepares to become the UK’s unelected Prime Minister. Continue reading
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Tired of Being Ignored, Refugees in Calais Are Learning to Do Their Own Press
Tired of being ignored or misrepresented, refugees stranded at the British border had arranged for a media trainer to travel from London to deliver a crash course in dealing with reporters ahead of World Refugee Week, which they marked by organising their own press conference. Continue reading
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Guilt of anti-semitism now needs no evidence By Jonathan Cook
A deadly serious tweet at the weekend from Armando Iannucci, the comedy writer responsible for the hugely popular Westminster TV satire show The Thick of It, reveals something significant about the problem of resolving the so-called Labour anti-semitism “crisis”. In response to a tweet by a follower discussing my recent blog post entitled “The plot… Continue reading
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Policing in the Anthropocene by Aidan O’Sullivan
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a direct action group organised on a global scale. The main target of their protests is are national governments who have demonstrated extreme inaction in the face of climate breakdown, despite stark warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Continue reading
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Stop the Police using authoritarian facial recognition cameras
Right now, the Metropolitan Police is deciding whether to roll out live facial recognition PERMANENTLY on our streets. Continue reading
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UK’s GCHQ spy centre seeks new powers to circumvent encryption By Thomas Scripps
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has proposed that tech companies allow state spies into encrypted chats and calls. The new surveillance measures, known as a “ghost protocol,” would allow a government agent to “sit in” on ostensibly secure private conversations without the knowledge of other participants. This news comes just days after MI5 and GCHQ’s… Continue reading
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UK Border Regime updates special – Couriers win! – Summer School selling fast – Water bosses’ payouts – Priory Group makes millions
6 July 2019 — Corporate Watch First, some good news. At the end of last year we revealed the huge amounts pathology company The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) was paying to its directors and shareholders – while denying couriers the better pay they were demanding. Since then, six months of campaigning and threats of strike action by the… Continue reading
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