UK
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Being Jewish in North Islington Labour Party
It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to write, yet again, about being a Jewish member of the Labour Party in Jeremy Corbyn’s constituency. So let me tell you at once that it has been terrible, almost unbearable. We have had to watch a wholly false, but soon unstoppable, invention of charges… Continue reading
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UK: They want to keep us in the dark
One of the ways we believe Good Law Project can hold Government to account is by fighting for transparency. Litigation is a powerful tool for bringing information into the light and keeping those in power honest. It’s why we publish our legal correspondence. Continue reading
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Assange Defense Post-Election Update: Get Involved!
Now that the election drama seems like it might be tapering off, we wanted to touch base with you about our efforts to defend Julian Assange and civil liberties and share some of our recent successes. Continue reading
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UK plays leading role in legal threats against investigative journalists, new report says
Across the world, journalists investigating financial crime are most likely to face international legal action by UK-based companies, according to new research. Continue reading
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We need to talk about state racism IRR News November 2020
5 November 2020 — Institute of Race Relations In the current mainstream discussion about racism in political parties, the history of state racism – through the passing of implicitly racist immigration controls – doesn’t even merit a mention. It is as though politicians and media pundits have no memory, beyond the immediate moment, let alone… Continue reading
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Israeli politician boasts about role in Corbyn’s downfall
An Israeli politician has claimed responsibility for her part in the political downfall of former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading
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The huckster and the hack: UK govt report undermines stars of Cambridge Analytica-Russiagate scandal
Self-styled whistleblower Christopher Wylie and The Guardian reporter Carole Cadwalladr earned film deals and flashy awards by blaming Brexit and Trump on a sweeping conspiracy between data firm Cambridge Analytica and Russia. A British government investigation shatters their claims to fame. Continue reading
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UK Head of Vaccine Taskforce Shared UK Plans with Private Investors
Just weeks after the government announced disgraced TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding was appointed as the head of the government’s failed testing programme, it has been forced into making excuses to protect its latest decision over its choice of who should lead Britain’s vaccine taskforce. Continue reading
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You Know What’s Scary?
We haven’t written in a while, and we just wanted to touch base with you about our efforts to defend Julian Assange and civil liberties and get you thinking about the importance of press freedom. Continue reading
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Antisemitism report: By suspending Corbyn, Starmer is tearing Labour apart
Last night, it was not even clear what rule Corbyn was supposed to have broken. And while the media establishment is busy eviscerating the political corpse of Jeremy Corbyn, a closer look at the actual content of Thursday’s report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission suggests he’s been done an injustice. Continue reading
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Time to Stand Up and Be Counted
Today, nothing is more important than to say that we will not be silent on the dreadful oppression of the Palestinian people; the daily beatings, killings, humiliations, demolitions, expropriations and destruction of groves that are the concomitant of Israeli illegal occupation. Continue reading
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Cabinet contacts awarded COVID contracts
Leaked documents seen by Good Law Project set out special pathways by which “VIP” and “Cabinet Office” contacts could be awarded lucrative PPE contracts at the height of the pandemic – and at inflated prices. Continue reading
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Test & Trace: Where has the money gone?
27 October 2020 — The Lowdown Evidence-based journalism and research on the NHS to create change. This week, documents released to The Lowdown confirm that Serco has brought in under-qualified staff to clinical jobs within the struggling test and trace system. There are no financial penalties in their contract, whilst fines are in place for… Continue reading
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Covid-19 and the Political Utility of Fear
The true mortality rate of covid-19 remains a matter of intense dispute, but it is undoubtedly true that a false public impression was given by the very high percentage of deaths among those who were tested positive, at the time when it was impossible to get tested unless you were seriously ill (or a member… Continue reading
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World Doctors Alliance: Open Letter to UK Government, World Governments and Citizens of the World
We were told initially that the premise for lockdown was to ‘flatten the curve’ and therefore protect the NHS from being overwhelmed. It is clear that at no point was the National Health Service (NHS) in any danger of being overwhelmed, and since May 2020 covid wards have been largely empty; and crucially the death… Continue reading
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Iraq War Logs: 10th Anniversary
Ten years ago today, WikiLeaks released the largest classified military leak in history: the Iraq War Logs. The Assange Defense Committee will release a video tomorrow to commemorate this anniversary. The video explores the background of the leaks, what was revealed, and their impact. Today, we want to give you a sneak preview of our video! Continue reading
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Update: Operation Moonshot
The ‘Operation Moonshot’, Government’s grand plan to develop a rapid turnaround testing programme, has predictably fizzled out into a damp squib. Continue reading
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UK: The racist roots and reality of school segregation
As education becomes increasingly authoritarian, the battle against racist educational enclosure policies is one the left cannot afford to lose, argues the Institute of Race Relations’ Jessica Perera Continue reading
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Spycops update, October 2020
As we prepare for the public inquiry hearings in two weeks’ time, it’s a very busy period in the campaign for truth and justice about Britain’s political secret police. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 