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In a new report, firefighters lay the ‘ultimate responsibility’ for Grenfell at the UK government’s feet
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has released a new pamphlet which lays the ultimate responsibility for the Grenfell Tower disaster with central government. It says deregulation from consecutive governments since Margaret Thatcher has ‘gutted’ the UK’s fire safety regime, leading to the tragedy. Continue reading
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London Fire Brigade interviewed under caution by police over Grenfell Tower fire By Alice Summers
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) have confirmed that they have been interviewed under caution by the Metropolitan Police as part of the ongoing police investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire. Continue reading
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Bail sentence ends: UK now holding Assange solely on US’ behalf
On 22 September 2019, Julian Assange’s sentence for a bail violation conviction ended, but he was not released from HMP Belmarsh. Beginning today, 23 September, the United Kingdom is detaining Julian solely on behalf of the United States, which requests his extradition and has charged him with 18 counts carrying 175 years in prison for… Continue reading
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Drug smuggling is HSBC’s raison d’etre By Dan Glazebrook
HSBC are in the news for attempting to suppress a report into money laundering. This is no surprise as the company’s entire history, right up to the present day, is one of financing drug cartels. Continue reading
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The numbers behind Thomas Cook’s collapse lift the lid on capitalism and Tory greed
Travel giant Thomas Cook has collapsed leaving 150,000 UK tourists stranded around the world. Yet the maths behind this offers a searing indictment of Conservative driven greed and capitalism. Continue reading
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Brexit News Links 23 September 2019
23 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 Thomas Cook Collapse: First Major Brexit Casualty? McDonnell backs ‘logical’ approach to delay on Labour Brexit policy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/7SNBsF-oJzo/ Continue reading
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Labour Conference Belongs to Members, so Why Are Police Allowed to Shut Activists Out? by Chris Saltmarsh
Police have attempted to stop party members who are also climate activists, like me, from attending Labour conference this year – despite already having been sued for barring a member in 2017. Continue reading
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Factional warfare over Brexit dominates Labour Party conference
A series of opportunist manoeuvres by party leader Jeremy Corbyn have failed to stop the descent of Labour’s annual conference into bitter conflict over its policy on Brexit. Continue reading
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Police surveillance used to report disabled protesters to UK government for alleged benefit fraud By Dennis Moore
Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, spoke at a conference in Belfast last month to warn that innocent people are being caught up in a mass surveillance system enacted by the UK government to combat welfare “benefit fraud.” Continue reading
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Dedicated to David Allen Green, Joshua Rosenberg, Joan Smith, Hadley Freeman, Jess Phillips, David Aaronovitch and the entire staff of the Guardian/Observer
As of today Julian Assange has finished his jail sentence for missing police bail. There is no Swedish charge or request for his extradition, those risibly flimsy sexual allegations no longer being needed by the state. Continue reading
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EXPOSED: UK’s Censorship On Journalism
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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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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