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Love Police ruins Conservative Party Press Statement
Brilliant voiceover as George Osborne enters No.10 Continue reading
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Tariq Ali on Britain’s Political Deadlock, Gordon Brown’s Resignation and Pakistan’s Role in the Times Square Bombing Attempt
In Britain, the unfolding political drama following last week’s inconclusive elections has taken a new twist. On Monday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered to resign as head of the Labor Party later this year. He announced the opening of formal negotiations with the rival Liberal Democratic Party to form a progressive alliance and block the… Continue reading
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Dead end for New Labour By Leo Panitch
Leo Panitch: Labour Party will have to split before it can be renewed Continue reading
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Hung
7 May, 2010: 15:19 This seems to be the result with nearly all the results in, although I reckon there are going to be some challenges given the chaos at some of the polling stations. It is now impossible for the Tories to form a majority government, so they’ll have to a deal with one… Continue reading
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Take Back Parliament!
6 May, 2010 — Take Back Parliament Hi, Just minutes ago, we found out – to no one’s great surprise – that our broken system has stolen our election. We held up our end of the bargain today – we voted. But tonight’s result is a Parliament that simply doesn’t represent the ballots we cast.… Continue reading
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BREAKING: BNP candidate attacks young man in street
Hours ago, BNP candidate Bob Bailey – the party’s top official in London – viciously attacked a young man in the street. Continue reading
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BREAKING: BNP candidate attacks young man in street
Hours ago, BNP candidate Bob Bailey – the party’s top official in London – viciously attacked a young man in the street. Continue reading
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Power2010: They didn’t think we could get this far
As the election draws closer, more and more people are crying out for change, but they don’t know what to do about it. To many, it seems inevitable that we will return to politics as usual after the election. But it’s not inevitable. That’s just what the politicians want us to believe – you know… Continue reading
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Britain: Eyes beyond the mainstream media (Part2)
Video: A new look at the Britain beyond the main stream media cliché, whats going on in the Isle? What do British citizens think about their land’s internal affairs? Is Britain in a position she is claiming? Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION NEWSLETTER No. 1150, 19 April 2010
1) AFGHANISTAN WAR PLANS ARE IN CRISIS 2) PROTEST AT THE PARTY LEADERS’ TELEVISION DEBATE 3) YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN 1-2 MINUTES 4) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND DEBATES AROUND THE COUNTRY 5) STOP ISLAMOPHOBIA CONFERENCE 6) PROTEST AT JOE GLENTON’S APPEAL THIS WEDNESDAY 7) HAVE YOU FILM OF 15 FEBUARY 2003 DEMONSTRATION? 8) VOLUNTEERS… Continue reading
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GENERAL ELECTION 2010: Make Palestine the Issue
We’ve had a fantastic response to our lobby of parliamentary candidates, with thousands of emails sent and over 1200 candidates lobbied. With only two weeks left until election day use our campaigning tool to contact your candidates and let them know the strength of public feeling for a just resolution for Palestine. Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION NEWSLETTER No. 1148 6 April 2010
The main political parties in the coming general election don’t want to mention the war in Afghanistan. They all support it, but they know it is opposed by the majority of the electorate, who want all the British troops withdrawn. Continue reading
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Obama, Britain and the age of permanent war By John Pilger
In the coming election campaign in Britain, the candidates will refer to this war only to laud ‘our boys’. The candidates are almost identical political mummies, shrouded in the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes. As Blair demonstrated a mite too eagerly, the British elite love America because America allows them to barrack and… Continue reading
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VICTIMS OF URANIUM MUNITIONS USED BY THE US FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN: Warning – Horrific Images
These photos of newly-born infants have been taken by Dr. Mohammad Daud Miraki, a well-known Afghan researcher, anthropologist, sociologist and scholar. He visited Afghanistan to find out about the situation after the American invasion of Afghanistan. The deformed infants are the result of the uranium munitions used by American troops and bomber aircrafts all over… Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION NEWSLETTER No. 1145 15 March 2010: THE ANTI-WAR MAJORITY IGNORED BY POLITICIANS
The British Army is taking casualties at a level not seen since the 1950s, with six British soldiers killed in as many days earlier this month. The United Nations reported recently that Afghan civilian deaths doubled in 2009. Two thirds of the British public believe the war is unwinnable and all the troops should be… Continue reading
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URGENT: MEPs to discuss Goldstone Report on 10 March – please email your Members of European Parliament
The European Parliament is due to vote on its attitude to the Goldstone Report on March 10. Please URGENTLY email your MEPs – if possible by the end of today 8/3/10. Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION NEWSLETTER No. 1144 04 March 2010 – WHAT GORDON BROWN COULD HAVE DONE WITH £8.5BN
Gordon Brown happily signed the cheques for the Iraq war. In 2005 he said, “I would have behaved exactly like Tony over the war.” This is why Stop the War will be protesting outside the Iraq Inquiry on Friday 5 March, when protestors will try to deliver Brown a giant cheque for £8.5 billion —… Continue reading
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Short: Goldsmith ‘misled’ cabinet over Iraq
Channel 4: Former international development secretary Clare Short accuses Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general, of misleading the Cabinet over the legality of the Iraq war. Katie Razzall reports. Continue reading
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Clare Short says cabinet misled on Iraq war legality
Tony Blair’s cabinet was “misled” into thinking the war with Iraq was legal, ex-International Development Secretary Clare Short has told the UK’s inquiry. She said Attorney General Lord Goldsmith had been “leaned on” to change his advice before the invasion. Continue reading
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Britain’s decision to go to war in Iraq illegal
Two most senior law officials state that Britain’s decision to go to war in Iraq was illegal Continue reading
The New Dark Age 