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Julian Assange extradition hearing recap
At Julian Assange’s extradition hearing today at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, which Assange attended via videolink from HMP Belmarsh, the full substantive proceedings were scheduled for five days in February 2020. Assange will also have a hearing in October this year. Continue reading
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Britain: Home Secretary signs US extradition request for Assange By Rob Smith
The day before yesterday, the UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid certified the request from the US to extradite Julian Assange for allegations of hacking and sharing classified American government documents. We wholeheartedly oppose his extradition and defend Assange’s freedom of speech. Continue reading
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Two years since the Grenfell inferno: The case for socialism
“In years to come,” wrote the Socialist Equality Party, “it will be necessary to refer to the political life of Britain in terms of ‘before’ and ‘after’ Grenfell. This is because the tragedy has so cruelly exposed the underlying reality of social relations between the classes—and it did so in London, one of the richest… Continue reading
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British Home Secretary signs extradition order to send Julian Assange to US
Britain’s Home Secretary has revealed he has signed a request for the extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US, where he is accused of violating the Espionage Act. Continue reading
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UK police seek to prosecute 1,130 Extinction Rebellion climate change protestors By Alice Summers
The London Metropolitan Police are pushing to prosecute every single one of the 1,130 protestors arrested during climate change demonstrations organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) in April. Continue reading
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Tory cuts result in 131,000 preventable deaths in the UK By Barry Mason
A reversal of public health initiatives has led to 130,000 preventable deaths since 2012. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank lays the blame on austerity measures pursued by the 2010 Conservative/ Liberal Democrat government and continued by the Tory government of Theresa May. Continue reading
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Britain: Labour victory in Peterborough silences the cynics By Joe Attard
The Labour right wing were fully expecting and hoping for the party to lose a key by-election in Peterborough last week. This constituency voted strongly to leave the European Union, and the press had hyped up Nigel Farage’s right-wing Brexit Party, which everybody expected to win the seat. This would’ve given a boost to the… Continue reading
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US Secretary of State Pompeo threatens “push-back” to prevent a Corbyn Labour government By Robert Stevens
In an audio recording of a meeting held last Tuesday with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Pompeo is asked if Corbyn “is elected, would you be willing to work with us to take on actions if life becomes very difficult for Jews in the UK?” Continue reading
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Uh… What Did Pompeo Mean When He Vowed To “Push Back” Against Corbyn? By Caitlin Johnson
An audio recording from a private meeting that was leaked to The Washington Post reportedly features US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowing to “push back” against surging British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and many are concerned that what he said sounds an awful lot like a top US official promising to interfere in the UK’s… Continue reading
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Trump in the UK: A Marriage Made in Hell By Seth Ferris
We have all seen it time and again – the US walks into some developing country, gives its support to its favoured politicians, irrespective of whether they are in government or not, and then starts trying to dictate domestic policy by offering “aid” the poor country is in no position to refuse. Continue reading
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Free Reis Morris! Grenfell Tower campaigner imprisoned while those guilty of social murder walk free
The Socialist Equality Party condemns the imprisonment of Grenfell justice campaigner Reis Morris. His jailing is a vicious act of class justice aimed at suppressing opposition and protecting those responsible for 72 deaths in the Grenfell Tower inferno. Continue reading
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Odd NYT ‘Correction’ Exculpates British Government And CIA From Manipulating Trump Over Skripal Novichok Incident
A piece in the New York Times showed how in March 2018 Trump was manipulated by the CIA and MI6 into expelling 60 Russian diplomats. Eight weeks after it was published the New York Times ‘corrects’ that narrative and exculpates the CIA and MI6 of that manipulation. Its explanation for the correction makes little sense. Continue reading
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Donald Trump Newslinks 4 June 2019
4 June 2019 — The New Dark Age Fist pumps, no curtsies & clashing outfits: ‘Gaffes’ open Trumps’ meeting with British royals https://www.rt.com/news/460982-trump-melania-royal-gaffes/ Donald Trump to hold talks with Theresa May amid protests https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48507244 Continue reading
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One Man’s Quest to Expose a Fake BBC Video about Syria
By Susan Dirgham and Rick Sterling: It’s a David vs Goliath story. A former local newspaper reporter, Robert Stuart, is taking on the British Broadcasting Corporation. Stuart believes that a sensational video story about an alleged atrocity in Syria “was largely, if not entirely, staged.” The BBC would like it all to just go away.… Continue reading
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Welfare Weekly 2 June 2019
2 June 2019 — Welfare Weekly More than 1 in 4 Universal Credit claimants hit by deductions for tax credit errors 570,000 Universal Credit claimants are repaying tax credit overpayments through Universal Credit. Continue reading
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UK Labour Party’s civil war blows up in aftermath of European election debacle By Robert Stevens
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn supported a Remain vote in the 2016 EU referendum in line with the demands of the dominant sections of British capital, but never succeeded in placating Labour’s strongly pro-EU Blairite faction which is dominant within the parliamentary party. Continue reading
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Jeremy Hunt Works That Rogue State Status By Craig Murray
When Jeremy Hunt decided to attack the United Nations on twitter yesterday, he didn’t expect them to respond. He got owned. Continue reading
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WATCH: Israeli Diplomat offering MP £1 million: Video proves NEC member was suspended for telling the truth
The Labour Party have suspended Pete Willsman, a member of their National Executive Committee, for being “antisemitic”. Continue reading
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How NHS staff are fighting back against the ‘hostile environment’
With typical hyperbole and disregard for accuracy, the Daily Mail published a headline earlier this month claiming that MPs had ‘caved in’ to ‘left-wing doctors and scrap[ped] plans to stop ‘health tourists’ coming to Britain for treatment they’re not entitled to’. Making no reference to the well documented harm caused by the policy, the piece… Continue reading
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Assange Is Reportedly Gravely Ill, And Hardly Anyone’s Talking About It by Caitlin Johnstone
Julian Assange’s Swedish lawyer Per Samuelson has told the press that “Assange’s health situation on Friday was such that it was not possible to conduct a normal conversation with him.” Continue reading
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