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Corbyn tries to unite Labour Party to solve Brexit crisis for ruling class By Thomas Scripps
At least 81 motions have been submitted by local branches calling on the party to pledge itself to campaign for the UK’s continued membership of the European Union (EU). Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson and Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer have repeatedly declared in the last weeks that “Labour is the party of remain” and… Continue reading
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Something interesting about Rees-Mogg and a broken oath
We in the UK are on the verge of embracing, if only through resignation, disbelief, tabloid pugilism and sheer damn tiredness, a new variant of despotism. One that will be policed and lubricated by state surveillance if it succeeds – a danger that Paul Mason set out in the Guardian. The comic photo-opportunities of Prime… Continue reading
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Brexit News Links 19 September 2019
19 September 2019 • 15:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Piers Morgan leapt in to defend Laura Kuenssberg. It didn’t end well The European Union And The Euroscepticism (I) https://orientalreview.org/2019/09/19/the-european-union-and-the-euroscepticism-i/ Continue reading
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UK “justice” system tortures Julian Assange, treats fascist Tommy Robinson with kid gloves By Thomas Scripps
British class justice was on full display last Friday, as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was detained indefinitely at Belmarsh prison, beyond the completion of his sentence, while fascist leader Tommy Robinson was released 10 weeks early from the same jail. Continue reading
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The NHS is in crisis: Support John Pilger’s latest film that unearths the hidden agenda
TELLING your friends, family, colleagues, neighbours and contacts about the film and share this page: http://bit.ly/pilgerhealthdoc Continue reading
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Surveillance State: All school children now targeted by the state
This article is part of a series dedicated to a significant and wide-reaching BigBrotherWatch publication focusing on state surveillance that has been largely ignored by the mainstream media. Today, it is a very serious worry that our entire mechanism of democracy is being undermined by excessive and uncontrolled state surveillance. This disproportionate obsession by the… Continue reading
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What is at stake in the British Supreme Court’s ruling on the proroguing of Parliament? By Thomas Scripps
On Tuesday, the UK’s Supreme Court began its hearing into the legality of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proroguing of parliament for five weeks from September 10. A ruling is expected by Friday or early next week. Continue reading
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Brexit News Links 17 September 2019
17 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back ‘Alternative Arrangements’ to the Backstop Won’t Work, and the Government Is Beginning to Realise It Nations Unhappily Held Together Continue reading
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Penniless and vulnerable disabled – ‘most now waiting a year’ as lives disintegrate and thousands die
By TruePublica: The vulnerable, penniless and disabled are the very people any civilised country would ensure had at least the basics to survive and be comfortable. But while MP’s are looking the other way, these very same people are denied a benefit called Personal Independence Payment (PIP). It’s designed to keep them afloat, but now… Continue reading
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Boris Johnson gets short shrift from European Union leaders in Brexit talks By Richard Tyler
Boris Johnson’s first visit to meet senior European Union (EU) figures since he took power in July ended with the UK prime minister sent packing without receiving any concessions on Brexit. Continue reading
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Brexit/Bojo News Links 16 September 2019
16 September 2019 • 22:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back ‘World order based on empires’: EU’s Verhofstadt ridiculed online for bizarre ‘Vote Leave’ rhetoric Boris Johnson says EU has had ‘bellyful’ of Brexit process https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49715705 Continue reading
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As David Cameron resurfaces ‘Broken Britain’ disintegrates
By TruePublica: David Cameron has no shame whatsoever. He has, cynically, come out of hiding – simply to promote his new book and make some money from an ongoing catastrophe of his making. For the last three years he hid from the political landscape he set fire to and finally pops up to say that… Continue reading
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The Brexit crisis and the struggle for the unity and political independence of the working class By Thomas Scripps
Britain’s Supreme Court will begin its hearing Tuesday into whether Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proroguing of parliament is unlawful. Continue reading
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The World’s Most Important Political Prisoner
We are now just one week away from the end of Julian Assange’s uniquely lengthy imprisonment for bail violation. He will receive parole from the rest of that sentence, but will continued to be imprisoned on remand awaiting his hearing on extradition to the USA – a process which could last several years. Continue reading
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Trust and Disclosure: Are Civil Rights Being Sacrificed on the Altar of Brexit?
On Monday evening MPs voted to force the UK government to publish all of its no-deal Brexit ‘Yellowhammer‘ documents. A majority vote of 311 to 302 was passed in favour of what is known as a “humble address” to force the government to publish all the Yellowhammer documents available to the cabinet or a cabinet… Continue reading
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State Surveillance: Blacklisting and the secret habit employers can’t seem to kick
This article is part of a series we are publishing from the ‘State of Surveillance’ report written by BigBrotherWatch, the civil liberties organisation. Much of the mainstream media have completely ignored its findings. Regular readers of TruePublica know we have published many reports and articles over the last four years relating to state surveillance (database)… Continue reading
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British judge jails Assange indefinitely, despite end of prison sentence By Oscar Grenfell
In a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning, British District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange will remain in prison, despite the fact that his custodial sentence for “absconding” bail expires on September 22. Continue reading
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Billionaire Duke of Westminster carrying out social cleansing of working-class residents in London By Charles Hixson
Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster and the richest person in the world under 30, plans to evict tenants through the demolition of two residential blocks in Belgravia in order to build luxury flats and expensive shops. Continue reading
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The BBC has made a programme about ‘impartial journalism’. But wait till you see the contributors.
BBC Radio 4 is to air a discussion titled Impartial Journalism in a Polarised World. Sounds good. But sociologist Russ Jackson spotted a problem: Continue reading
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Brexit News Links 13 September 2019
13 September 2019 — The New Dark Age Legal challenge to Government Brexit strategy due before NI court on Monday Bercow warns PM against disobeying Brexit law https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49683797 Scottish Court Rules Suspension of UK Parliament ‘Unlawful’ Continue reading
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