Here in the UK a plumber by the name of Hannah Spencer confirmed what many already knew; a century of Labour-Conservative duopoly of government is over. Standing as a Green at the Gorton-Denton byelection two days ago, she overturned a … Read More »
Europe’s political elites, captured and groomed decades ago by Washington, have been allotted the task of continuing to bog down Russia in Ukraine to free up the US to pursue its overarching goal of encircling China. As their citizens face … Read More »
The Guardian yesterday: Judges have humiliated ministers by insisting Palestine Action should not be banned under anti-terrorism laws in a ruling that has left thousands of its alleged supporters in legal limbo. The high court said on Friday the government’s … Read More »
Like I said early in my post the same day – Has the US empire hit zugzwang? – a shoulder injury ruled out my being at Saturday’s Palestine march in London. I know my absence was noted because on Sunday … Read More »
Three quick reads; natural follow ups to my post yesterday on Trump’s ‘beautiful armada’ and WW3. First there’s Caitlin Johnstone, punchy as ever, writing today: Only Idiots Believe The War Propaganda About Iran It is not okay to be a grown adult … Read More »
Today I bring four third-party pieces, all short, but I start with a correction. In my post five days ago, on the prima facie murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, I got two details wrong; one of them critical. … Read More »
An opinion piece in the Jerusalem Post yesterday: December 21, 2025. Bondi massacre was not about free speech – it’s the cost of normalizing antisemitism It’s written by one Sharon Pardo, who begins: The Hanukkah attack in Sydney was a terrorist … Read More »
Says the Mail yesterday: Police have made their first arrests after two people allegedly shouted chants involving ‘calls for intifada’ amid a crackdown after the Bondi Beach shooting. Five people were taken into custody yesterday at a pro-Palestinian demonstration held … Read More »
Guardian, December 15 2025 * David Rich is director of policy at a Community Security Trust described three days ago by the Guardian, apropos the Primal Scream brouhaha, as “offer[ing] security, advice and training to protect British Jews”. In an opinion … Read More »
Guardian, December 11, 2025 * Sometimes linguistic nuances matter. (Ask the ghost of Derek Bentley.) What did the Guardian mean by London venue ‘appalled’ after antisemitic imagery allegedly screened at Primal Scream gig ? That the image is unquestionably antisemitic … Read More »