Did you read today’s Guardian on FBI Director James Comey’s statement on Friday about the Clinton emails? Or yesterday’s account in the New York Times? If you relied on such sources you’ll be none the wiser on a simple point … Read More »
In a Sputnik article last month, replicated in the excellent Off-Guardian, Pepe Escobar gives a useful appraisal of the conflicting interests of China and the USA in the South China Sea. It’s a well informed piece and I recommend it, though … Read More »
I never did read Brave New World. But when Tree Fitzpatrick, an American unknown to me, agreed yesterday on Facebook with my view of Hillary Clinton, I looked her up to find this on her timeline. As the west sleepwalks … Read More »
This post also features on offGuardian – a much needed antidote to the rightward drift of once liberal media. NEC – National Executive Committee of the Labour Party … PLP – Parliamentary Labour Party, i.e. Labour MPs … Members – rank and file Labour Party … Read More »
This post also features on offGuardian – a much needed antidote to the rightward drift of once liberal media. I’ve seen numerous FB posts by liberal American friends saying it’s vital to back Hillary. It isn’t, and I’ve Facebooked several … Read More »
The first is poppycock – check out her record – the second specious, though Sanders’ betrayal hasn’t helped. I’m no fan of spoiling ballot papers as individual protest but .. a mass expression of contempt for fake democracy while building a powerful alternative, well, that’s a different kettle of … Read More »
See this post for context … SUMMARY OF JUDGMENT OF THE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION Neutral citation: [2016] EWHC 1966 (QB) Case No: HQ16X02502 Before Mr JUSTICE FOSKETT MICHAEL FOSTER ‐ Claimant ‐ v ‐ IAIN McNICOL (1) (sued on behalf … Read More »
This post also features on offGuardian – a much needed antidote to the rightward drift of once liberal media Millionaire Labour donor Michael Foster wants to reverse the NEC decision and seeks a [high court] declaration that, under Labour party … Read More »
The Lowry Hall, Salford, where on Saturday Jeremy launched his campaign for a leadership he should not, ten months after securing the biggest mandate in the Party’s history, have had to defend. Labour now has more members – half a … Read More »
So much falls into place once you realise that for Big Capital, profit trumps nation every time. Trident’s a case in point. For it or agin, without a class perspective we really haven’t a clue. “Our” big banks, including HSBC and Barclays, are … Read More »
