The UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, has sharply criticised the European Union (EU) and its member states for their stance, or lack thereof, on Israel’s war on Gaza and related policies. In remarks made before the EU in Brussels on Tuesday...
Lee Anderson was back in the House of Commons yesterday, apparently for the benefit of his shame kink. At Prime Minister’s Questions, the Reform MP decided to give everyone a good laugh by suggesting it’s Labour who are throwing out dog whistles. The whole house laughed at Lee Anders...
On World Children’s Day, Gaza remains an open wound in the collective memory of human kind. The lives of thousands hang in the balance, grappling between life and death. Children have bore the brunt of suffering, enduring trauma, and the deepening humanitarian crisis. Gaza’s youth and chil...
Retired Brighton-based journalist Greg Hadfield has been acquitted today of the vexatious harassment case brought him at the behest of the local – and potentially national – Israel lobby for exposing an obscene X post by right-wing former Labour MP and Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) chair Iv...
German fascist party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has parroted Donald Trump’s wilfully ignorant nonsense treating ‘Antifa’ as an organised terror group, instead of the loose ideological resistance to fascism that it is, to demand an equivalent ban in the EU. AfD banning the ‘Antifa’ –...
Housing secretary Steve Reed is expected to announce that local councils will lose their power to prevent large-scale housing developments. The move is part of Labour’s plan to build 1.5 million new homes before the next general election. However, the proposed changes have already come und...
The Trump administration is poised to designate a Venezuelan drug cartel, the Cartel de los Soles, as a terrorist organisation. A press statement published on Sunday by the State Department states that the designation will take effect on 24 November 2025. A potential snag is that the label...
A recent report by French newspaper Le Monde exposes a stark paradox in Gaza. Notwithstanding the ceasefire agreement and Israel’s pledge to permit humanitarian aid, the entry of desperately needed items is being blocked. Toothless humanitarian agreement Palestinians find themselves trappe...
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death for crimes against humanity committed during the 2024 July Uprising. Guilty An international crimes tribunal made up of three ju...
The latest regional assembly in St Helens is a shining example of grassroots organisers’ perseverance and a clear lesson that needs to be heeded by Your Party. Your Party in St Helens: a litany of issues A team of voluntary grassroots organisers worked hard to deliver this northwest region...
