William Bowles – Essays
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Starmer’s Powellite gambit: why Labour’s far-right turn will backfire
Just as German Social Democrats joined the Nazis in singing Deutschland Uber Alles, ANDREW MURRAY observes how Starmer tries to out-Farage Farage with anti-migrant policies — but evidence shows Reform voters come from Tories, not Labour, making this ploy morally bankrupt and politically pointless Continue reading
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The Government’s Request for Ideas on the Politically Controlled health record you’ll be forced to have
This Government believes AI will impact everything, and because it believes AI will impact everything and the Silicon Valley hype, the Government believes in the coming robotics revolution and can slash care worker visas because care worker jobs will “soon” be done by robots (remember to say thank you to chatGPT). What they’re doing for… Continue reading
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Starvation in Gaza is so bad even the BBC is covering it – and reporting it all wrong
The BBC’s role is not to keep viewers informed. It’s to persuade them a clear crime against humanity by Israel is, in fact, highly complicated geopolitics they cannot hope to understand. You can tell how bad levels of starvation now are in Gaza – as the population there begins the third month of a complete… Continue reading
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Fascism – Capitalism’s last resort
Sunday, 4 May 2025 — in Defence of Marxism What is fascism, how do we fight it, and is it a threat today? In this episode of the Spectre of Communism podcast, we discuss the history of fascism’s rise to power in the 1930s, to learn the lessons for our movement. The history of fascism:… Continue reading
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No limits to Israeli brutality
A Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel was hit with a drone strike in international waters off the coast of Malta, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition reported. Continue reading
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The world is complicit in breaking the bodies and minds of Gaza’s children
“We are breaking the bodies and minds of the children of Gaza. We are starving the children of Gaza. We are complicit,” said Dr. Michael Ryan, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, speaking to reporters at the WHO headquarters. Continue reading
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The past returns to haunt us…
Sunday, 27 April 2025 — Dot Commie with a vengeance. By William Bowles Like a really bad meal and you think, I’m not going to that restaurant again. Yet here we are, eating the same, poisonous food and the same horrific consequences play out all over again. And in an irony of ironies, the victims… Continue reading
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Advancing the boundaries of science: From Oparin, Haldane, Bernal to today
ONE of the arguments in favour of a divine power—or god—is that life could not have arisen naturally and needed a touch of the divine to come into being. While Oparin, Haldane and Bernal had argued how organic life forms can arise naturally, experimental proof that this is indeed the case was lacking, though the… Continue reading
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Lavrov, Crooke, Trump, and Typepad Woes
I’ll start with the last point—Typepad software—the type used at MoA—preventing comments from posting because of the hyperlinks they contain. The article I was commenting on is “Russigate’s Role In Trump-Putin Relations,” one of two produced today. What follows is what I tried to post as a comment: Continue reading
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Gaza: 426 Slaughtered – 600 Injured
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that the death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 426 martyrs, with an additional 600 wounded, many in critical condition. Continue reading
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The Promised Land
Tuesday, 18 March 2025 — The New Dark Age Continue reading
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Thank you to thousands who supported me: we won
After spending five days imprisoned, I was released without restriction on my ability to discuss the charges brought against me for criticizing Israel. It’s a small win for free expression and Palestine campaigning. Continue reading
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Thames Water ‘rewarded for years of mismanagement’ with £3bn emergency loan
THAMES WATER’S £3 billion bailout was approved by the High Court today, triggering outrage as campaigners warned of higher bills from sky-high interest payments. Continue reading
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Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink?
Are Big Tech’s plans to build hundreds of massive new data centres around the UK going to cause water shortages for the rest of us? Foxglove has conducted new research which reveals the staggering amount of water used by data centres to keep their computers cool. We’ve found a worrying lack of plans to ensure… Continue reading
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Evidence of US-Al-Qaeda* Alliance; The Global War on Terror (GWOT) has Exponentially Strengthened Al-Qaeda* Terrorists
The 2024 Global Terrorism Index revealed that the vice has been expanding despite the GWOT (Global War on Terror) being over 20 years old. Meanwhile, Muhammad Al-Jolani, a rebranded member of ISIS and Al-Qaeda*, led terrorists to overthrow a state, which was impossible before the GWOT, in 2001. Is GWOT fighting against or for terrorists? Continue reading
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Make White People accountable again
Daniel Penny, the white Marine veteran who was acquitted of negligent homicide in the death of Black subway-performer Jordan Neely earlier this week, will attend today’s nationally televised Army-Navy football game as a personal guest of Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and other leading MAGA figures. It will be another milestone in Penny’s journey from cold-blooded… Continue reading
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GM Watch 15 December, 2024 – Lobby Watch
Sundauy, 15 December 2024 — GM Watch Welcome to our latest LobbyWatch Review, with some stunning examples of the corporate capture of lawmakers (see FREEDOM TO HARM), regulators and experts. And we have all the latest on POISON PR – how the industry’s PR people are tracking and vilifying those with concerns about GMOs and… Continue reading
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Three Principles of Working-Class Liberation
Do you dream of a world where everyone has what they need? Where work is creative and meaningful? Where people care for each other? Where we all protect the environment? Continue reading
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Statewatch News 28 November 2024
Thursday, 28 November 2024 —statewatch.org X / Mastodon / BlueSky / LinkedIn / Facebook / RSS Issue 24/21 Also available as a PDF. In this issue: Border externalisation: deportation, reintegration, documentation Tunisia: Criminalisation of solidarity continues Italy abolishes transparency over border policies EU “operationalises” police data access plans New material from across Europe and beyond Continue reading
The New Dark Age 