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United Kingdom and China: Balancing Trade and Security
When a former metropole, so accustomed to dictating the rules of the world under the British flag and the accompaniment of Imperial marches, suddenly finds itself caught between Beijing and Washington, it begins to resemble an actor who has forgotten their lines in a play they themselves directed. Continue reading
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So Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is in the UK’s national interest
British opposition leader Kemi Badenoch, speaking to Sky News yesterday, defended Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza, framing it as being in alignment with the UK’s “national interest”. Continue reading
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The case against a “statutory right to protest”
One of the only protest-related amendments to Labour’s Crime and Policing Bill, which is currently under scrutiny in the House of Commons, proposes the creation of a “statutory right to protest”. Continue reading
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Ignore Starmer’s theatrics. Gaza’s trail of blood leads straight to his door
Western capitals are still coordinating with Israel and the US on their ‘criticisms’ of the genocide – just as they earlier coordinated on their support for the slaughter Continue reading
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NHS: Ahead of the 10 year plan
The NHS 10 year plan will be dragged by political priorities to focus on the first five years – what is easiest to be done in this Parliament for headlines. Even assuming the best of intentions, the imposition of Palantir, the abolition of NHS England, the single patient record, and the transformation to digital solely… Continue reading
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The Empire never died
The British Empire is still with us, in the UK’s island outposts and military bases, in the plunder of other countries’ resources, and in UK officials’ imperial mindset. Continue reading
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British Intelligence: A Law Unto Themselves
On May 1st, The Times reported that Britain’s Intelligence and Security Committee, a parliamentary body intended to supervise and appraise the work of London’s assorted spying agencies, was facing a funding “crisis” so severe it may be forced to cease functioning outright. Moreover, in a remarkable statement, current ISC chair Lord Beamish fulminated that the… Continue reading
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UK: We’re no island of strangers
Earlier this week, the UK government launched its immigration white paper. The prime minister warned of Britain becoming “an island of strangers” and referred to the period of increased migration as a “squalid chapter”. We don’t recognise the country described here. Nor will anyone who has lived alongside, worked with, or supported people seeking safety… Continue reading
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Jeremy Bowen’s interview with Gaza aid chief was shameful – and he knows it
There was no excuse for the BBC to follow Israel in treating the head of UNRWA as though he is aligned with terrorism. This kind of craven journalism just makes Israel’s job of genocide easier Continue reading
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The UK government battles a High Court legal challenge against selling weapon parts to Israel
A four-day judicial review was set to take place, as Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq challenges the legality of the UK selling parts for Israeli F-35 fighter jets, used to commit genocide in Gaza. The British Labour government claims that blocking the sale will damage international peace and security by not allowing a regime led… Continue reading
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Support legal resistance against cruel migration policies
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 — Crowd Justice Yesterday, on the 12th May, Starmer received criticism after he announced sweeping migration reform, with a promise to ‘tighten up’ every part of the immigration system. Continue reading
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UK Activists Challenge Return of U.S. Nuclear Weapons with Two-Week Encampment at Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath
In anticipation of U.S. nuclear weapons returning to UK soil after their removal 18 years ago, activists from around the world gathered at the Lakenheath Peace Camp from April 14 to 25, 2025, with a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week vigil at the main entrance to the Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath base. Continue reading
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UK Lawyers for Israel suggests Gaza starvation reduces obesity
The UKLFI head Jonathan Turner comments on impending famine in Gaza, claiming it’ll help reduce obesity and thus increase life expectancy Continue reading
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Today is the day! Help stop UK Arms Exports
Update on Stop the UK’s profit from war I’m writing from the steps of court as we head into the first day of the High Court hearing. With our Palestinian colleagues at Al-Haq, we are demanding an end to the UK’s complicity in the ongoing Gazan genocide. Continue reading
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MI5’s Fake Terror Plots
Back in the “War on Terror” days, the UK security services fabricated multiple fake terror plots. There was, for example, the 2009 Easter Bomb Plot in Manchester, taking entire front pages of newspapers. Gordon Brown as PM hyped it as a “very big terror plot”. It was a total fabrication, nobody was convicted and it… Continue reading
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We brought MPs face-to-face with young PIP claimants
Last week myself and other young people living with severe mental illness took to Parliament to speak with MPs face-to-face about the dangers of the planned disability cuts. Continue reading
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RAF’s new armed drone given approval to fly freely over UK
The UK’s Military Aviation Authority (MAA) has issued ‘Military Type Certification’ to the UK’s new ‘Protector’ armed drone, meaning that it is now free to fly within UK airspace, including over populated areas. Continue reading
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THIS ANTI-RACIST LEAFLET FAILS AT EVERY LEVEL
By choosing the heading REFORM IS A RACIST PARTY it immediately brands the person receiving this leaflet and who is thinking of voting for Reform, as a racist. It is antagonistic not educative. The likely response will be to throw away the leaflet before reading it. There are many reasons people will vote for Reform. Continue reading
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The selfish fiction of “Safe Return” is reckless and unsafe
The “five safes”* Trusted Research Environments model has been tested over decades, meaning “safe people” doing “safe projects” on “safe data” in “safe settings” to produce “safe outputs”, and while the precise meaning of the five safes evolves with the context and the datasets, half baked additions of “new safes” weaken the whole model for… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 