The British public knows little about Britain’s “most powerful pro-Israel lobbying group“. But thanks to a new report, we now have a better picture of how it works. The Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) lobby group has a dominant position in the Tory party, counting around 80% of its MP...
Late on 16 October, West Midlands Police issued a statement reporting that Maccabi Tel Aviv (MTA) fans would not be allowed to attend an upcoming game against Aston Villa. They cited safety concerns, particularly after the recent riots in Amsterdam. During that particular incident MTA fans...
During his 1979 New York Times interview with prolific writer John Romano, James Baldwin asserts his view of a writer’s purpose. “You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can’t, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world,” he begi...
The British government have lost their appeal to stop lawyers challenging a ban on Palestine Action (PA). The non-violent direct action group were proscribed in July. The case is seen by critics as a landmark case for civil liberties. The Guardian reported: On Friday, three judges, led by ...
Gaza Soup Kitchen (GSK) is a Palestinian NGO that was set up in early 2024 by brothers Hani and Mahmoud Almadhoun, to provide hot meals and clean water to the people of Gaza. The venture has been a lifeline for many thousands enduring extreme food insecurity and famine. What started as a s...
Yesterday, 15 October, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) took down the interim trans guidance from its website. The EHRC rushed its guidelines out in April, just days after the Supreme Court decision to interpret “sex” as purely referring to sex recorded at birth for the purp...
Fascist US president Donald Trump has said that he wants to build a massive ‘Arc de Trump’ in Washington, DC, and claims that his is modelled on the famous Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The Paris monument’s construction was ordered by French dictator Napoleon to commemorate his victories, so t...
US Capitol Police have been brought in after a Republican Congressman’s Washington office was caught with a swastika flag mounted on the wall, in the background of a video call. The image was spotted during a call with Angelo Elia, an aide to Ohio Rep Dave Taylor, which clearly showed a hy...
New research has revealed that more than 3,000 passwords belonging to UK civil servants have been publicly exposed since the start of 2024. Institutions that were among the most affected are the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions, and the U...
The three main candidates to become mayor of New York City took part in a televised debate last night. Well, the most left-wing of the three, Zohran Mamdani did. Republican Curtis Sliwa played little more than a bit part and ‘independent’ Andrew Cuomo – independent because Mamdani already ...
