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British Army Chief Jumps on the Anti-Russian Bandwagon By Brian Cloughley
On November 24 the head of the British army, Lieutenant General Mark Carleton-Smith, was reported as saying that “Russia today indisputably represents a far greater threat to our national security than Islamic extremist threats such as al-Qaida and Isil,” and that “The Russians seek to exploit vulnerability and weakness wherever they detect it… We cannot… Continue reading
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UK Commits Extra Military Forces to Ukraine: Irresponsible Policy, Dangerous Repercussions By Arkady Savitsky
Ukraine’s Constitutional Court green-lighted a bill on amending the country’s main law by enshrining into it the final goal of obtaining NATO and EU membership. The decision was announced the next day after the UK and Ukraine’s defense ministries made a joint statement, stressing the need to expand military cooperation. Continue reading
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British Government Runs Secret Anti-Russian Smear Campaigns By Moon of Alabama
In 2015 the government of Britain launched a secret operation to insert anti-Russia propaganda into the western media stream. Continue reading
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Anonymous blows lid off huge psyop in Europe and it’s funded by UK & US
Anonymous has published documents which it claims have unearthed a massive UK-led psyop to create a “large-scale information secret service” in Europe – all under the guise of countering “Russian propaganda.” Continue reading
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What the Stansted 15 Tells Us About Law and Order in Britain
By TruePublica: Back in September, three environmental activists were the first people in Britain since 1932 to receive jail sentences for non-violent anti-fracking protest in the UK. An appeal was lodged and public outrage caused a new judge to declare that the original ruling was ‘excessive”. This excessive use of the law is being used… Continue reading
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Yemen’s Condemnation of Washington, London & Paris
There was something grotesque and repugnant about US President Donald Trump conducting the ritual pardoning of a plump turkey for the annual American Thanksgiving holiday this weekend. In the same week, a British charity reported 85,000 children under the age of five have died from malnutrition in the war in Yemen. Continue reading
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At least 85,000 child deaths in Yemen highlight Saudi-US-UK war crimes By Mike Head
A new estimate by the aid agency Save the Children that 85,000 children have died of hunger since in Yemen since Saudi Arabia’s US-backed bombings of the country began in 2015 underscores the criminal character of Washington’s sponsorship of this horrific slaughter. Continue reading
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Corbyn auditions for government before big business and intelligence agencies By Robert Stevens
Once denied access to critical intelligence briefings on the basis that he was deemed by many in ruling circles as a threat to “national security,” Corbyn has met with both the UK’s main intelligence agencies in recent weeks. After first meeting the domestic agency, MI5, for a briefing on the struggle against “extremism,” he then… Continue reading
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A secret court reverses the British government’s decision to make two men stateless
Citizenship-stripping is a practice that should have died with Nazi Germany. Instead, we find that the modern day British government is destroying the lives of British citizens at the stroke of a pen. We must abolish this power and pay compensation to its victims if we ever want to live in a truly free society… Continue reading
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IRR News (8 – 21 November)
As we document in our calendar of racism and resistance, the last few weeks have been momentous for campaigners; with dedicated work achieving significant gains. Not only has the government announced that Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire will close down, but an inquiry into the Gangs Matrix carried out by the Information Commissioner… Continue reading
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State control and repression of dissent in Britain through legislation and policing methods By Sarah Pickard
There has been a move towards tougher legislation, ambiguous terminology, lower thresholds and legislation allowing police greater rights, together with an escalation of militaristic forms of policing in recent years. Continue reading
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UN says millions in Britain deliberately plunged into “great misery” By Robert Stevens
The report on poverty and human rights in Britain by United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston is an extraordinary depiction of the social catastrophe devastating the working class. Continue reading
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British Military’s Troll Factory: ‘Good Guys’ To Tell You ‘Truth’
On November 14th, Wired published a story about the UK’s 77th Brigade, which deals with information warfare, written by Carl Miller. According to him the people in the 77th brigade are soldiers, but they fight on the newest battleground – the cyber one. They edit videos, set up cameras, record sound, etc. They were drafted… Continue reading
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Why Britain will take the Brexit deal, in five charts By David P. Goldman
The UK’s Economic fundamentals are in some ways worse than Italy’s, and British spite for EU rules is not enough to risk ‘hard-Brexit’-fueled capital flight Continue reading
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Secession from the European Union By Thierry Meyssan
For Thierry Meyssan, the way in which Germany and France are refusing the right of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union demonstrates the fact that the EU is not simply a straight-jacket – it also goes to show that the Europeans still care as little about their neighbours as they did during the… Continue reading
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Extinction Rebellion protests block London bridges
Protesters have blocked off five major bridges in central London as part of a so-called “rebellion day”. Hundreds have gathered in central London to demand the government takes greater action on climate change. Continue reading
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Labour MPs Should Vote Against Theresa May’s Brexit Deal. It Is a Poison Pill
Yves here. Due to the hour, I am running this Brexit post with less of introduction than I might otherwise. Recall that we flagged Shadow Brexit Minister Kier Starmer’s “No deal is a bluff” messaging as perhaps the talking point of the week or just astonishingly badly informed. Continue reading
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BREXIT – Finally Laid Bare For All To See By Graham Vanbergen
The dream of Brexit, that of the so-called ‘ultras,’ the buccaneering Brexiteers is finally being laid bare for what it really is – a fantasy. The tally of Theresa May’s appointments who have walked out has now reached 18. The record-setting turnover rate in Theresa may’s government is only trumped in the democratic West by… Continue reading
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