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Huawei Hypocrisy By Craig Murray
Theresa May almost certainly sacked Gavin Williamson not just on the basis of a telephone billing record showing he had a phone call with a Telegraph journalist, but on the basis of a recording of the conversation itself. It astonishes me that still, after Snowden and his PRISM revelations, after Wikileaks Vault 7 releases, and after numerous other… Continue reading
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Jeremy Bernard Corbyn ‘What Was Done’ *HQ Official*
Bonnie Prince Bob reflects on the political history that led to the appointment of England’s greatest ever Prime Minister ‘Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading
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Video: Brexit crisis and the civil war in Labour
Alan Woods discusses the battle in the Labour Party over the question of a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership. The Tories are torn apart over Brexit, yet rather than uniting behind their party leader, right-wing Labour MPs are putting their energies into attacking Jeremy Corbyn. Sooner or later, judgement day will come for Theresa… Continue reading
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Assange to Extradition Court: ‘I Won’t Surrender to the US for Doing Journalism’
Dressed in jeans, a dark jacket and a T-shirt, Assange appeared on a video screen inside a cramped courtroom in Westminster Magistrates Court in London. “I won’t surrender to the U.S. for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected lives,” Assange told the court, according to a tweet from a USA Today correspondent. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 1-2 May 2019
2 May 2019 19:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting WikiLeaks editor denied entry to Ecuadorian Embassy to retrieve Assange’s belongings https://www.rt.com/news/458215-wikileaks-editor-entry-ecuadorian-embassy/ Amid protests at Assange extradition hearing, Lauri Love blasts US efforts as ‘revenge’ for exposing war crimes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/B2t5HZw1Wk4/ Continue reading
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‘Shocking & vindictive’: WikiLeaks slams UK prison sentence for Assange over skipped bail
WikiLeaks has slammed a UK court’s sentencing of its co-founder Julian Assange as “vindictive.” It also raised major concerns about whether Assange will be treated fairly during an upcoming extradition hearing. Continue reading
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Declare a National Climate Emergency Now
This Wednesday MPs will vote on whether to declare a national climate emergency. After months of grassroots actions across the country from school students striking to Extinction Rebellion mobilising thousands across London, politicians have now begun to react to the urgency of the climate and ecological crisis. Continue reading
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Half of all land in England owned by less than one percent of the population By Margot Miller
The UK is one of the most unequal societies on the planet. The scale of this is effectively documented in new research revealing that one half of all the land in England is the private property of less than one percent of the population. This equates to just 25,000 people. England accounts for just over… Continue reading
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UK: May unable to stem Tory crisis over Brexit, but still propped up by Corbyn By Robert Stevens
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has headed off a potential leadership challenge once again but faces demands from Conservative backbench MPs that she set a date for her departure. Continue reading
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XR
25 April 2019 — extinction/rebellion There are a lot of brave people willing to risk imprisonment involved in XR, here’s one of them, an 82 year-old man camped out on top of a DLR train in London. Continue reading
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BREAKING: Extinction Rebellion – The world has changed
Extinction Rebellion will voluntarily end the Marble Arch and Parliament Square blockades tomorrow (Thursday). There will be a closing ceremony at 5pm 25 April at Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park. Continue reading
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Feminists Responsible for Mass Murders: UKIP Leader
“It is a fucking feminist system that’s doing this,” said UKIP leader Carl Benjamin while commenting on a mass murder case by a man rejected by women sexually. Continue reading
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Wiki-Gate: Julian Assange Was Framed by the People Who Supported Him By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Julian Assange’s arrest (after almost seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy) constitutes a hideous and illegal act. He is imprisoned in Britain’s Belmarsh maximum security prison, pending his extradition to the United States. Continue reading
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Julian Assange’s Victory By Andre Vltchek
Throughout history, dark and reactionary forces have always attempted to control the world; by violence, by deceit, by kidnapping and perverting the mainstream narrative, or by spreading fear among the masses. Continue reading
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As the Israel lobby in the US weakens, its UK counterpart grows more fearsome
For decades it was all but taboo to suggest that pro-Israel lobbies in the United States like AIPAC used their money and influence to keep lawmakers firmly in check on Israel-related issues – even if one had to be blind not to notice that that was exactly what they were up to. Continue reading
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World Press Freedom Index: “UK remained one of the worst-ranked Western European countries”
“the UK remained one of the worst-ranked Western European countries in the World Press Freedom Index, largely due to a heavy-handed approach towards the press, often in the name of national security.” Continue reading
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Welfare Weekly Newsletter 21 April 2019
21 April 2019 — Welfare Weekly DWP spend £120 MILLION trying to deny sick and disabled people benefits At least 70% of benefit appeals are overturned at tribunal in favour of claimants. Continue reading
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Brexit Delay: the Soviets Would Have Understood It By Seth Ferris
So the Brexit saga has taken another twist, and become even more confusing and uncertain. All we can predict is that whatever the UK government says will happen is the one thing which won’t. May has failed to deliver Brexit. Instead she keeps coming back to parliament with an appalling deal. She’s now delaying Brexit… Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 19 April 2019
19 April 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Ecuador turns to Interpol to arrest former foreign minister & Assange supporter Patino https://www.rt.com/news/456972-ecuador-foreign-minister-patino-assange/ WikiLeaks calls for unredacted Mueller report https://www.rt.com/news/456955-wikileaks-assange-mueller-report/ Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 18 April 2019
18 April 2019 16:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting In less than three minutes, the BBC broadcasts seven apparent fabrications about Julian Assange http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/FpwtKrTL9bA/ Assange: Defamers and defenders slugging it out on divers media platforms (Part 1) https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/04/18/assange-defamers-and-defenders-slugging-it-out-on-divers-media-platforms-part-1/ Continue reading
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