UK
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How MI6 Helped HTS Seize Syria
On May 12th, US ambassador to Syria 2011 – 2014 Robert Ford gave a talk to the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs. Over the course of his oratory, he issued a bombshell disclosure – in 2023, a British “non-governmental organisation” specialised in “conflict resolution” made him an extraordinary offer. They sought Ford’s personal assistance in… Continue reading
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How MI6 helped HTS seize Syria
Kit Klarenberg reveals that a UK “conflict resolution” NGO, Inter Mediate, secretly enlisted ex-U.S. ambassador Robert Ford to help rebrand Syria’s Al-Qaeda-linked HTS into legitimate rulers, exposing the covert Western regime-change operation that led to HTS ruling Syria today with Western support. Continue reading
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New IRR study – Paramilitary policing against the people
Thursday, 29 May 2025 — Institute of Race Relations Last week we published a major study by IRR director Liz Fekete, on Paramilitary policing against the people: Colonial continuities and the challenge from below, which outlines Europe’s growing use of dangerous crowd control weaponry against racialised minorities. Continue reading
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Docs expose Israeli influence on UK anti-genocide protest prosecutions
Files reviewed by The Grayzone reveal a shocking foreign meddling scandal, as British state prosecutors are seen colluding with Israeli authorities to classify anti-genocide protesters as terrorists and imprison them on heavily politicized grounds. Continue reading
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UK Palestine Solidarity Campaign Official Admits Working With Former Israeli Spy
Meet Ben Soffa, the national secretary of the UK-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign. You would think he was a dedicated pro-Palestine campaigner. He has, after all, worked since 2013 at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the lead UK group organising the massive demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine over the last two years. Continue reading
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Keir Starmer shunned her over Gaza, but she’s been proven right
Zarah Sultana has received “death threats” online and abuse from Labour politicians over her advocacy for Palestinian rights in the British parliament. But now, as the UK starts to sanction Israel over its escalation in Gaza, it seems that Sultana has been proven right. Continue reading
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Judge rules October raid on my home was unlawful
A court has ruled that the raid and resulting seizure of my devices that British “counter-terror” police carried out on my home in October were unlawful. Continue reading
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Is the British press protecting Sir Keir Starmer over ‘fire boy’?
The incident of a young Ukrainian man torching the British prime minister’s car and property makes a good story, but leaves more questions than answers. Continue reading
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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
The New Dark Age 