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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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UK: “Operation Yellowhammer” details savage austerity and confirms plans for state repression post-Brexit By Thomas Scripps
On Wednesday evening, Boris Johnson’s government was forced to release its forecast for a no-deal Brexit, codenamed “Operation Yellowhammer.” The six-page document affirms the social and economic catastrophe threatened by a no-deal Brexit and underscores the danger of authoritarian rule in the UK. Continue reading
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The Dogs in the Street Know By Craig Murray
There are some very obvious facts in British politics which nobody seems to be saying. Joanna Cherry stated in her successful court case that “the dogs in the street know” that the real reason that Boris Johnson had prorogued parliament was to prevent parliament from having an effective say on the outcome of Brexit. The… Continue reading
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The EU – do we stay or do we go? By Philip Roddis
For years I’ve called myself a peg-on-nose Remainer. While many fellow Remainers strike me as naive, deluded on the nature of the EU and frequently contemptuous to boot, my bottom line is that until Left Leavers show how Brexit can be a gain in the here and now for British workers,[1] I don’t see how leaving… Continue reading
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Brexit reveals Corbyn to be the true moderate By Jonathan Cook
If there is an upside to Brexit, it is this: it has made it increasingly hard to present Jeremy Corbyn, contrary to everything the corporate media has been telling us for the past four years, as anything but a political moderate. In truth, he is one of the few moderates left in British – or… Continue reading
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Brexit, The EU and Democracy By Thierry Meyssan
During the dissolution of the USSR, France and Germany tried to maintain their place in the world by solving the problem of their size against the US giant. They decided to reunify the two Germanys and to merge together in a supranational state: the European Union. Armed with their experiences of inter-state cooperation, they thought… Continue reading
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson prorogues Parliament By Robert Stevens
Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson prorogued Parliament Monday evening after opposition MPs voted to oppose, for a second time, his attempt to force a general election before the current Brexit deadline of October 31. Continue reading
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Really a Right Wing Coup By Craig Murray
Just because it is not written in a single document does not mean the UK does not have a constitution. But it does mean it has a particularly bad one. Continue reading
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UK: Johnson hails police as “bedrock of society” as Brexit crisis intensifies By Robert Stevens
Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that tens of thousands of extra police would be the “absolute bedrock” of his government. He announced the measure Thursday in a speech in which a wall of police cadets were mobilised to provide a backdrop. Continue reading
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Brexit/Bojo News Links 6 September 2019
6 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 The Sun scores a massive own goal by openly treating its English readers like mugs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/vliWl4Ggcjc/ As his government falls apart, Johnson chooses to meet an alleged war criminal http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/uwDWuhAOksg/ Continue reading
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Last Night in the House… By Philip Roddis
I enjoy schadenfreude as much as the next guy and for the millions of us who detest Boris, last night brought the stuff in spades. I was quite taken by Jeremy Corbyn’s comment. Too much the gentleman to refer to BoJo in person, Jezza’s was as neat a slice of alliteration as you’re likely to… Continue reading
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Cummings and goings – The danger that lies ahead
By TruePublica: Professor Tim Bale, the author of a modern history of the Conservative party said of Dominic Cummings – “This is someone who really believes in what he believes in,” he said. “He believes that what he wants to do will actually improve society. He’s in it for that, rather than any glory or… Continue reading
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Selected Stories: Political Outrage in Britain over No-deal Brexit
5 September 2019 — Global Research UK Parliamentarians Voted to Take Control of the Agenda. Majority UK MPs Oppose Johnson’s No-Deal Brexit By Stephen Lendman They want a measure debated to prevent Britain from leaving the EU without a deal with Brussels — either by the current October 31 deadline or later if it’s extended again. Read more… Continue reading
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Brexit/Bojo News Links 5 September 2019
5 September 2019 • 14:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back UK government papers on suspending parliament could be made public http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/4XX1fBkpjkI/ Boris Johnson’s advice to the Queen over suspension of parliament was ‘unlawful’, judges told http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/0KVUBVJZz7I/ Continue reading
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Brexit/Bojo News Links 3-4 September 2019
4 September 2019 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Dude, Where’s My Majority? Brexit: MPs back bill to block no deal on first vote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49580185 ‘Boris knows how to win’: Trump sure of his ‘friend’ Johnson, Continue reading
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DWP Urged To Publish ‘Secret’ Brexit Impact Analysis
By Steven Preece: The SNP has called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to publish secret analysis that reveals the impact of different Brexit outcomes on poverty levels, wages and low-income households in Scotland and the UK. Continue reading
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What just happened? The death throes of Conservatism
By TruePublica Editor: The United Kingdom, a country once touted as a confident pillar of Western economic and political stability is committing an act of self-immolation in front of an international audience. These are the death throes of Conservatism. Continue reading
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When Rogues Prorogue Parliament By Wayne Madsen
Britain, which sees itself as governed by the mothers of all parliaments, Westminster, has received a bitter taste of what occurs when a small minority of domestic political forces, who are teamed up with likeminded foreign actors, manage to prorogue – suspend – parliamentary rule for extremist purposes. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who became… Continue reading
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Brexit – The Trajectory To A Public Uprising
TruePublica Editor: Eight months have passed this year and in that time the government petitions website has seen eighteen dedicated just to fighting for or against Brexit. Eleven have been against Britain leaving the EU in its various forms with a collective sum of signatures (as at 01/09/ – 0600 hrs) at 9,037,911 and seven… Continue reading
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The real reason Johnson prorogued parliament
TruePublica Editor: Just as I predicted last year, the Conservative party is now in its implosion stage. Continue reading
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