UK
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Priti Patel: Torturing the Scapegoat
I frequently find myself differing with readers who find it hard to understand that I can have personal friendships with people with politics very contrary to my own. I do not believe having a different opinion to me makes you a bad person. But there are times when I look at political opponents and consider… Continue reading
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Propaganda By Omission: Libya, Syria, Venezuela And The UK
We live in a war-like society; one that supports, and is in league with, the world’s number one terrorist threat: the United States of America. Corporate media propaganda plays a key role in keeping things that way. Continue reading
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Crony Capitalism UK: This is not the Britain we should be
We are pleased to announce that our judicial review with Runnymede of the Government’s practice of handing public sector jobs to its mates without open recruitment has been granted permission. We will have our day in Court. Continue reading
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Statewatch News 26 March 2021 (Issue 06/21)
26 March 2021 — Statewatch (Issue 06/21, also available as a PDF) —————————————- Support the fight for civil liberties in Europe Our small team relies on your support to keep our work trustworthy, independent and free to access. With your support, we can maintain and expand our work. —————————————- Continue reading
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UK: Policing in the Brexit State – Back to the 1980s
26 March 2021 — Institute of Race Relations The race and class implications of the Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill are massive and go beyond the right to protest, says Liz Fekete in the lead piece this week on IRR News. Back in the 1980s, Liz Fekete was a researcher on the IRR’s seminal report Policing Against… Continue reading
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BREAKING: Activists occupy (ex) London police station
Activists have occupied a former police station in South London, close to where Sarah Everard was last seen, to demand the withdrawal of Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill. The group have already been served eviction papers, and are calling for people to support them. You can find them on Instagram @not.a.cop.shop. Continue reading
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UK: They want to block public interest
“All citizens are likely to have an interest in whether or not the procurement on the part of the Government is done using good governance procedures and integrity. And therefore there is a real wider public interest that has been represented by the claimant group”. These are not our words. They are those of the Judge in… Continue reading
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Lockdown One Year On – It doesn’t work, it never worked & it wasn’t supposed to work
Light up the lone candle on the saddest birthday cake in the world! The most destructive public policy of the century is growing up and doesn’t look like slowing down Continue reading
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Online Campaign for the Renters’ Vote
We want to let you about the activities we’ve got planned for next month – but first, we need to know how we can get in touch with you. We have some activities planned, but we need you to help us before we can get started. Together, we can make the Renters’ Vote count at the ballot… Continue reading
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A Cold War re-education in 8 minutes
The Cold War didn’t have a hard and fast beginning that transformed the world or that turned heroic anti-Nazi Soviets into Satanic Commies on a particular afternoon. Continue reading
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Join us for Solidarity Knows No Borders Webinar #3
We are excited to announce the third event in our #SolidarityKnowsNoBorders webinar series THIS Thursday 25th of March at 6pm – Cases into Causes, Causes into a Movement: How Can Individual Campaigns Lead to Collective Justice? Make sure you register on Zoom to join now! Continue reading
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NHS: “Maybe we will never catch up”
This week the worry of NHS staff is clear; like the eye surgeon who believes that it will take over two years to work through the backlog of operations and suggested: ” maybe we will never catch up.” Similarly, an NHS trust boss says cancer and heart surgery will take many years to work through.… Continue reading
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Johnson takes Britain into dangerous new cold war against China
For Britain to spend billions of pounds on a military build-up against China is a criminal waste of resources and is directly against the economic interests of the British people, says FIONA EDWARDS Continue reading
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UK – The 10 steps of democratic breakdown
By TruePublica: This article about Britain’s democratic breakdown was first published 29th January 2020 – and is ever more salient as each month passes with yet more characteristics of an authoritarian government being exposed every week. Continue reading
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Democracy: Is Political leafleting now banned as well?
The election of Boris Johnson has ended up with the prime Minister using special Covid legislation to entrench power not seen since the times of Henry VIII. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a stark warning to anyone who doubts that assertion. In the meantime, democracy is being slowly chipped away behind the… Continue reading
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GMWatch publishes its response to UK government consultation on deregulation of gene editing
GMWatch has submitted its response to the UK government consultation on the deregulation of gene editing in food and farming. The response is co-authored by GMWatch editor Claire Robinson, acting on behalf of GMWatch, and molecular geneticist Dr Michael Antoniou, who is responding as an individual. Continue reading
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Responding to the UK government’s public consultation on gene editing
Here are some information/action points to help you respond to the DEFRA Consultation on the Regulation of Genetic Technologies. The response needs to be in by 17 March – the closing date of the consultation. Continue reading
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Stop police crushing protests – take action now
Campaigners are demanding the National Police Chief’s Council stops cracking down on the right to protest. Will you join us? Continue reading
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UK Green MP stops motion against bogus anti-Semitism definition
UK Member of Parliament Caroline Lucas intervened at a biannual conference to stop her Green Party from passing a motion against a misleading definition of anti-Semitism, activists say. Green activists have accused her of “filibustering” and “cheating,” which she denies. Continue reading
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Are you seriously annoying?
The UK government is rushing through new anti-protest laws which could ban protests that are too noisy or annoying – surely the definition of a good protest? The ridiculous and outrageous proposals would “make a dictator blush”, according to one MP, but last night Conservative MPs voted them through their first stage in parliament. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 