USA helps itself – this time to Afghanistan’s money
WHILE the US steals billions of dollars from a country and a people in dire need of aid, Qatar and the EU have offered to give some help to the…
Ukrainian president calls on the West to calm down
WHILE US President Joe Biden continues his warmongering attitude regarding the Russian-Ukraine situation, followed by lapdog Boris Johnson and lapdog in training Keir Starmer, Ukraine’s president is trying to calm…
Rift grows between Unite and Labour
THE Unite union threatened late on Wednesday night to withdraw its funding from the Labour Party over a council pay dispute in Coventry. Sharon Graham, the union’s general secretary, elected…
Cold comfort for millions
HEATING or eating has long been a choice for many in the UK, but yesterday’s news of a further increase in energy prices will lead to more people going cold…
Brexit bonuses – apparently
Boris Johnson is frantically trying to distract us from the scandal of Partygate and the report into it by announcing, two years into Brexit, that there is much to ‘celebrate’…
As Labour Party woes increase a new left alliance is formed
WHAT a week it has been for the Labour Party. On Tuesday an eagerly-awaited motion calling for the Party whip to be restored to Jeremy Corbyn was tabled by NEC…
Johnson orders inquiry into Nusrat Ghani’s claims
Finally an inquiry into one - just one - incidence of alleged Islamophobia in the Tory Party. But why now, two years later, and why not an inquiry into the…
Javier Bardem – not ‘just’ an actor
BEFORE I begin I must declare my bias. Javier Bardem is not only one of my favourite actors but one of my favourite human beings, and this is my little…
The hell of Guantanamo Bay
WHY does Guantanamo Bay still exist? And why is Moath al-Alwi still being held there after 20 years? Moath al-Alwi , a Yemeni national, was captured by Pakistani forces near…
Just a different coloured rosette
THE mainstream media may be hoping this story will just go away, as they have been suspiciously quiet on it since it happened Wednesday, other than a little on morning…