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Thinking war is bloodless is a mistake.” Talking drones and remote war with Air Marshall Bagwell By Chris Cole
Air Marshall Greg Bagwell is a recently retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Deputy Commander Operations at RAF Air Command. While being a vocal supporter of the use of armed drones, in his role of President of the Air Power Association he has also argued for greater openness and engagement with the… Continue reading
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Secret Trade Deals
Giant corporations suing our government. Restricted access to medicines we all need. That’s what the government is considering in a trade deal right now. Continue reading
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Anglo Saxon alliance helps its ally to kill another 54 civilians – running amok?
Widely reported: on 26 December, airstrikes on a crowded popular market in Al Hayma sub-district in Attazziah district, Taizz Governorate led to at least 54 civilians being killed, including eight children, and 32 others injured including six children. More than 350 high-profile figures including six Nobel peace prize laureates, former military generals, politicians, diplomats and… Continue reading
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2018: British armed drone operations reach a crossroads By Chris Cole
In December 2017 the RAF announced that British Reaper drones had reached the significant milestone of flying 100,000 hours of combat operations. The hyper-asymmetric nature of drone strikes, enabling so-called ‘risk-free’ war, has long raised concerns that the technology would tempt politicians into engaging in permanent war. As we enter 2018, it seems that UK… Continue reading
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Virgin Care: A case study in how private corporations loot the UK’s National Health Service By Ajanta Silva
The Health Service Journal (HSJ) recently exposed a scandalous handout given to private healthcare company Virgin Care by a Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) in the county of Surrey, England. Continue reading
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Manifesto Club newsletter – Man fined for being naked in own garden
The CPN is like an ‘on-the-spot’ Asbo, which can be issued by a council officer simply filling in a form. It is a criminal offence for a person not to comply with their order. Continue reading
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Fight Within UK Labour Party Pits the Political Elite Against its Left Pt. 1/2
The fight between pro-Corbyn and anti-Corbyn forces within the UK’s Labour Party is intensifying as the anti-Corbyn camp attempts to stop Corbyn supporters from being on the ballot. Prof. Leo Panitch of York University explains (inc .transcript) Continue reading
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UK: Deporting a champion
It’s been all over the press. The champion boxer set to be deported to Nigeria, a country where he has no family and knows no one. A country he’s even competed against for England. Sharlot, a 38 Degrees member, thinks Kelvin deserves to stay in England where he’s lived for over half his life. So… Continue reading
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IRR News (1 – 14 December 2017)
14 December 2017 — IRR Institute of Race Relations weekly digest – Against Racism, for Social Justice This has been a horrendous year for deaths of migrants, asylum seekers and foreign nationals across Europe, whether it be in the Mediterranean, at land borders, during the deportation process, in prisons, immigration removal centres or inadequately funded… Continue reading
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The Uncounted: debunking Pentagon claims that few civilians have died in airstrikes
The Pentagon claims that its air war against ISIS is one of the most accurate in history and that the 14,000 US airstrikes in Iraq have killed only 89 civilians – those not listed are here called ‘The Uncounted’. Continue reading
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Watching, Killing: The Evolution of RAF Drone Warfare in the 21st Century’ – Dr Peter Lee By Peter Burt
The lecture, provocatively titled ‘Watching, Killing: The Evolution of RAF Drone Warfare in the 21st Century’ marked the tenth anniversary of the commencement of British Reaper drone operations and took place shortly before the Ministry of Defence announced that RAF Reaper drones are to remain deployed in the Middle East after other UK aircraft return… Continue reading
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Universal Credit: Sign the Petition!
This is terrible: thousands of people could be left penniless this Christmas, all because of an admin error with the benefit system called Universal Credit. It could mean families up and down the country going without the money they need to pay their rent or buy food – let alone celebrate Christmas. Continue reading
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IRR News (3 – 16 November 2017)
18 November 2017 — Institute of Race Relations Institute of Race Relations weekly digest – Against Racism, for Social Justice No one should be stigmatised, harassed or prosecuted for saving lives at sea or assisting weary and displaced people at a border. This week, the IRR launches its new report Humanitarianism: the unacceptable face of… Continue reading
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Stop the Destruction of the NHS!
It’s worse than we thought. 38 Degrees’ damning report into the NHS, funded by thousands of us, has revealed 70 frontline services have been threatened with closure. And that’s in the last 4 months alone. [1] A&E departments, maternity units and GP surgeries are all facing the axe. Continue reading
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Britain, Saudi Arabia and America spend millions on execution without trial
The RAF has dropped about 3,500 bombs and missiles, which the BBC estimates has already cost £150m in munitions. Each Brimstone missile costs more than £100,000 and the RAF has already fired more than 350, according to the BBC estimate, defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said. Continue reading
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UK to ban bee-killing pesticides
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced that the UK will back a permanent ban on bee-killing pesticides. Incredibly, more than a million of us have taken part in the campaign to ban bee-killing pesticides from British fields. Here’s just a snapshot of what we, as 38 Degrees-ers, have done together: Continue reading
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Tax Dodging: You weren’t supposed to know this
It’s a scandal. A massive leak of documents splashed across the papers today shows exactly how the rich get away with hiding their money overseas to dodge tax. [1] That means our hospitals, schools and public services are missing out on millions. Continue reading
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Perpetual war: UK’s armed drones to stay deployed beyond campaign against ISIS By Chris Cole
The ongoing drone deployment by the UK will no doubt not be viewed as pragmatic or sensible by the majority in the Middle East, but as provocative and threatening. It will be seen that the UK is continuing to partner with the US in an endless drone war in the Middle East and beyond. Continue reading
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Balfour Declaration: Britain Broke Its Feeble Promise To The Palestinians By Jonathan Cook
There is more than a little irony in Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to attend a “celebration” dinner this week in London with his British counterpart, Theresa May, marking the centenary of the Balfour Declaration. Palestinian objections to the 1917 document are well-known. Britain’s Lord Balfour had no right to promise a “national home… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 