UK
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Struggling on, staying strong
We are very excited to release a brand new film, Struggling on, Staying Strong: Reflections on IRR50. To mark 50 years since the radical transformation of the Institute of Race Relations, staff and council of management members reflect on the IRR’s longevity and place in British anti-racism. Filmed and edited by Rainbow Collective, Struggling on, Staying… Continue reading
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EXPOSED: Before Ukraine blew up Kerch Bridge, British spies plotted it
The secret British intelligence plot to blow up Crimea’s Kerch Bridge is revealed in internal documents and correspondence obtained exclusively by The Grayzone. Continue reading
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Ukraine war is ‘Biden’s war’ now
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Oct 18, 2022 that evidence of military personnel of United States and other Western countries having their boots on the ground in Ukraine is mounting Continue reading
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The Party is Over
The highly paid political class in charge of each of the UK’s three major political parties detests, despises, distrusts and seeks to discard their own party membership. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Issue 17/22: Change needed at Frontex; EU seeks deportation increase; Activity report 2021
Friday, 14 October 2022 — Statewatch News 14 October (Issue 17/22, also available as a PDF) Welcome to the latest edition of Statewatch News, featuring: Demands for change at Frontex EU still adamant on increasing deportations Our annual activity report for 2021 And reports on the externalisation of migration controls, police exploitation of software vulnerabilities, and… Continue reading
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The wasteland of British politics
When an ugly power play marks the end of the career of a phenomenally successful politician, it presents a painful sight. From all accounts in the British press in the most recent weeks, it was clear that the night of the long knives was approaching for the most photogenic prime minister Great Britain and Northern… Continue reading
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Watch: Regime change plot in UK. Dark times ahead
Saturday, 15 October 2022 — Youtube Continue reading
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Ukraine – War Propaganda And News Items
Today Russia’s missile and drone onslaught on Ukrainian infrastructure continues. I yesterday posted 25 headlines which over the last 7 month predicted that Russia would soon ‘run out of missiles’. Continue reading
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The call heard around the world: Free Julian Assange Now!
On Saturday, October 8, thousands of people in the UK gathered for a massive act of solidarity with political prisoner and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Protestors formed a human chain around the Parliament in London to demand that the government cancel Assange’s looming extradition to the US, and for him to finally be freed. Continue reading
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Tory Party conference confirms draconian Public Order Bill will go ahead
Home Secretary Suella Braverman confirmed that she will be pursuing Priti Patel’s crackdown on dissent at the Conservative Party Conference. Braverman continued the recent rhetoric of calling protesters “a mob” and threatened campaigners that “you cross a line when you break the law. And that’s why we’ll keep putting you behind bars.” Continue reading
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The Liz Truss Disaster Show
Never underestimate the power of failure. As the Liz Truss Disaster Show demonstrates, the next pitfall is probably just around the corner. The UK Prime Minister has shown, along with her distinctly oblivious Chancellor of the Exchequer, how to ballsup the economy in the shortest timeframe imaginable. Continue reading
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Mass Media Omertà: Burying Al Jazeera’s ‘The Labour Files
The damaging revelations about the Labour Party in the recent four-part Al Jazeera series, ‘The Labour Files’, and the almost totalitarian silence in response by British news media, should ram home the illusory nature of ‘democracy’ in the UK. Continue reading
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US, UK might be behind Nord Stream sabotage – military expert
Western media have tried to suggest that the Nord Stream pipeline incident was the result of a Russian sabotage operation, but this narrative does not seem to convince even Western experts. Recently, a former Pentagon adviser stated that the US and UK appear to be responsible for the operation that led to the Nord Stream… Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: Trickle down economics
The UK government’s economic policies under new PM Liz Truss have caused a stir among, not only leftists, but also among mainstream economists. The new government says the solution to the stagnation and failure of British capitalist production is to cut taxation on the rich and on big business. The extra income flowing to them… Continue reading
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New circuits of anti-racism IRR News 30 September 2022
Friday, 30 September 2022 — Institute of Race Relations On Monday 26 September, the IRR was delighted to host a panel event at this year’s The World Transformed festival in Liverpool. ‘IRR50: New circuits of anti-racism’ explored the last half-century of British anti-racism, and how that can inform the struggles of today. Whilst Liz Fekete… Continue reading
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The liquidity crisis and drowning naked
A liquidity crisis erupted in British bond markets after the announcement by the new right-wing Conservative government that it would spend up to £60bn to maintain and energy price cap for householders for up to two years, subsidise business energy costs AND also cut corporate and income taxes. The total hit from this largesse (mainly… Continue reading
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Over The Rainbow – Disneyfied News and The ‘Unprovoked’ Invasion of Ukraine
Last February, Emily Maitlis left her role as presenter of the BBC’s Newsnight programme to join rival media group Global. In a recent speech, Maitlis made a surprising reference to Theresa May’s former communications director Sir Robbie Gibb: Continue reading
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Anger against racist police violence swells in the UK after killing of Chris Kaba
Calls for truth and justice have intensified in the UK following the police killing of a 24-year-old Black man earlier this month. Chris Kaba was shot in the head by a firearms officer of the Metropolitan Police in Streatham Hill, London, on September 5. The killing sparked mass outrage and renewed protests against police violence… Continue reading
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Free Market Genocides: The Real History of Trade
What role should greed play in how we run the world? Should it rule us and shape all that we do? Continue reading
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The Tories Declare Class War
The “cap” on bankers bonuses that the Tories have just removed had been set at double their annual salary. Yes, double their annual salary. So a banker on £320,000 a year could only get an annual bonus of £640,000. That has now been lifted so they will be able to get annual bonuses of millions… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 