It’s one of the great ironies of our age to hear conservative voices challenging empire serving narratives swallowed in part or whole by both liberal Left (Owen Jones, Paul Mason, George Monbiot) and far Left (SWP, Workers Power). Think Peter … Read More »
“I never thought it would be this hard”, says Rickie Turner to Abby his wife, holding her tight in a brief moment of intimacy before sleep overtakes them. Rickie is working fourteen hours a day, seven days a week. Abby … Read More »
“The public largely relies on mainstream media to find out what’s going on in the world, and is being fed these incredible lies that manufacture consent for more wars …” Elizabeth Murray was Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Near … Read More »
Today on the blog of Caitlin Johnstone. I’m for once reproducing in full, without the colour font I normally use for verbatim quotes. What follows is pure Caity. Narrative Managers In Overdrive After Death Of White Helmets Founder James Le Mesurier, … Read More »
Spotted this morning, an FB friend living in Cairo referencing a story – click on the image – in yesterday’s Guardian. Her warmongering – its victims dark skinned and disproportionately female – aside, Ms Clinton is given to portraying herself … Read More »
Losing my way on a review of Ken Loach’s superbly crafted and acted, Sorry We Missed You, I took time out to post this FB screen grab under the header, First They Came for Assange: An ensuing BTL exchange led … Read More »
Mostly the weather has been wet, exceedingly so, but today was sparkling bright. With Jasper I took these in Attenborough this afternoon. The band of duckweed on the far edge of this sheet of water marks the normal course of … Read More »
November the fifth at seven pm, outside the Home Office on Marsham Street, SW1. Speakers including Vivienne Westwood, Stop the War’s John Rees and Julian’s father, John Shipton, were backed by rapsters MIA and Lowkey as hundreds of supporters gathered … Read More »