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UK: Antisocial behaviour bill set to restrict public protest
Public Spaces Protection Orders as contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill would provide local authorities with unprecedentedly wide-ranging powers over public spaces. Continue reading
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More competition medicine – now it’s your GP’s turn By Deborah Colvin
Health regulator Monitor – whose primary duty is to investigate anti-competitive behaviour – is currently consulting on the “competitiveness” of General Practice and primary care in general. In particular, Monitor is calling for any evidence that lack of competition acts against the interest of patients. Alongside this, NHS England is consulting on improving primary care… Continue reading
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British court ruling on data seized from Miranda paves way for his criminal prosecution By Jordan Shilton
Britain’s high court ruled Friday that the government could continue to examine data seized from David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glen Greenwald, when he was detained at Heathrow airport earlier in August. The order will remain in force until a full judicial hearing scheduled for late October. Continue reading
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Asleep on the job – England’s young doctors and the NHS reforms By Guddi Singh
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 crippled the NHS as we know it. Without any mandate from voters the government introduced a top down reorganisation that enables the rapid acceleration of NHS privatisation. The right of private providers to profit from illness is the key driver of the so-called ‘reforms’. For the first time… Continue reading
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Senior political figures demand second vote in UK parliament on Syrian attack By Julie Hyland
A concerted campaign is underway for a second vote in Britain’s parliament to sanction war against Syria. These efforts come in the wake of President Obama’s announcement that he will seek congressional authorisation for military strikes. Continue reading
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The Unnatural Death of Dr. David Kelly: Template for “Legalised Cover-up” of Political Assassinations By Dr. Miriam Stevenson
Since the death of Dr Kelly and the atrocity of the Iraq War, the British government have been stealthily chipping away the fundamental tenets of the Coronial and Inquiries systems to ensure absolute political control and all necessary secrecy with respect to the death of any individual. The 2005 Inquiries Act and the 2009 Coroners… Continue reading
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Britain’s vote against Syrian military action provokes political crisis By Chris Marsden and Julie Hyland
Bitter recriminations have followed the parliamentary defeat of a UK government motion intended to authorize military action against Syria. Continue reading
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UK Has No Case For War On Syria
The British government is trying to construct a case to allow itself to attack Syria. To this purpose the British Joint Intelligence Organisations issued a two page paper on Syria: Reported Chemical Weapon Use (pdf). The paper cites the amount of propaganda Youtube videos of a certain incident as supporting “evidence” Continue reading
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Britain: Police justification for Taser killing in Manchester unravels By Tony Robson
Jordan Begley, a 23-year-old factory worker, was shot on July 10 at approximately 8:15 p.m. by officers from the Greater Manchester Police (GMP). The incident took place at his mother’s home where he lived in Beard Road, Gorton. Jordan died within two hours of being shot with the Taser, which carries a 50,000-volt charge. Continue reading
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“Perfidious Albion”- The View of the U.S. National Security Archive? By Felicity Arbuthnot
This week, to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the CIA-MI6 overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossaddegh, on 19th August 1953, the (US) National Security Archive has released documents confirming the details of the coup and the grubby US-UK involvement. Continue reading
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“Perfidious Albion”- The View of the U.S. National Security Archive? By Felicity Arbuthnot
This week, to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the CIA-MI6 overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossaddegh, on 19th August 1953, the (US) National Security Archive has released documents confirming the details of the coup and the grubby US-UK involvement. Continue reading
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Snowden ‘not the source’ of Middle East surveillance leak – Guardian
The Guardian insists that the latest leaks published by the Independent revealing a UK-backed internet-monitoring station in the Middle East were not from Snowden. “I have never provided any journalistic materials to the Independent,” the paper cites him. He speculated that the UK government intentionally leaked the materials to create the impression that the release… Continue reading
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David Miranda’s detention and the raid on Britain’s Guardian newspaper By Judy Hyland
Events of the last week provide chilling confirmation of the police state apparatus built up by successive British governments on the pretext of the “war on terror.” They demonstrate how invocations of “national security” are used to justify anti-democratic conspiracies against working people and intimidate and punish anyone who dares to reveal the truth. Continue reading
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Miranda detention: UK’s actions ‘incompatible’ with Human Rights Convention – Council of Europe
The Guardian’s partial legal victory over the UK government’s seizure of documents still bodes badly for press freedom and is incompatible with EU convention, Daniel Holtgen, Director of Communications at the Council of Europe told RT. Continue reading
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Guardian editor says newspaper forced to destroy hard drives By Thomas Gaist
In a comment published Monday, Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger wrote that he and other Guardian journalists were faced with unofficial threats of legal action by the British government, and therefore were forced to destroy hard drives containing material from whistle blower Edward Snowden. Continue reading
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Fracking – Britain’s Next Revolution? By Lesley Docksey
At long last Britain is discussing and objecting to fracking – or we would be if the general public had access to accurate information. As it is, Prime Minister David Cameron is going all out to promote a country-wide embrace of shale gas. Continue reading
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