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- Syria: the imperative of de-escalation
Open Democracy (Today) - In this excerptfrom the latest ECFR policybriefingon Syria, the authors arguethat a rare moment of opportunity has emerged following the US-Russianagreement to launch peace initiative, Geneva II. Europe and the west shouldprioritise ratcheting down violence... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- AU urged not to back shielding of Kenyan leaders from justice
Ekklesia (Today) - The African Union must reject the Kenyan government calls for the International Criminal Court's case to be tried in Kenya, Amnesty International says.The African Union (AU) must throw out the resolution tabled by the Kenyan... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Woolwich – Dacre Sends In The Ranters
Zelo Street (Today) - Nowhere is the concept of power without responsibility more clearly on display than when the why-oh-why brigade starts up in the aftermath of the kind of terrible event that happened last Wednesday in the south-east... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- SUNDERLAND on SATURDAY: Why paying tax IS a matter of morals
Ruth Sunderland (Today) - Plenty of activities that are not illegal are still morally reprehensible, adultery, for one; the tax law should be the start of a much wider debate, not the end of it.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- The Blood is The Life 25-05-2013
Jennie Rigg (Today) - http://miss-s-b.dreamwidth.org/1394880.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterposted The Blood is The Life 24-05-2013 http://t.co/c0ehia2vvb on #dreamwidth(tags: (from twitter) dreamwidth )Ilford police raid the homeless and take their sleeping bags and foodthis is disgusting(tags: )http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/05/24/nick-clegg-and-francis-maude-agree-to-fly-rainbow-flag-from-cabinet-office-for-pride-week/Nick Clegg and Francis Maude agree to fly... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Prison or presidency for 'Russia’s Kennedy'?
- The Kirk: ecclesiastical coalition politics?
- Hate Crimes
Action 4 Equality Scotland (Today) - I first published the following post back in February 2013, but after the horrific murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich the other day - the issues raised in this article are, to my mind, more relevant and urgent than ever.Because... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Nostalgia: The Man from U.N.C.L.E
Liberal Burblings (Today) - I used to love this programme. I think I had a “Man from U.N.C.L.E” gun or something. This video is the “long opening” from series one. It says at the beginning: The United Network Command... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Important Legal Notice – UK Court Outlaws Sarcasm on Twitter
Pride's Purge (Today) - (satire?) A UK libel judge has ruled that all sarcastic comments made in public are potentially libellous and should be …Continue reading »... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Soldier Box
New Left Project (Yesterday) - by Joe GlentonIt’s December 2009. I’ve been put in prison for opposing the war in Afghanistan. Lots of other people disagree with it, lots of people think it is variously a stupid or illegal or... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - New In Last 12 Hours
- Government overturned in the courts over work capability assessment for disabled
Michael Meacher MP (Yesterday) - Three cheers for the courts and mental health activists, O for the politicians and the DWP. Two days ago 3 judges ruled – as we all knew, but it required the courts to make it the law... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Unions and Political Parties
Socialist Courier (Yesterday) - The Socialist Party claims that the wealth of society is created by the workers. The working class alone does the world’s work, has created its wealth, constructed its mills and factories, made its roads, laid... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- In response to Simon Hughes
Stephen's Liberal Journal (Yesterday) - Today on Lib Dem Voice Simon Hughes outlined his reasons for abstaining on the third reading of the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill earlier this week.He does what Simon does so well and put out an... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- AN EYE FOR AN EYE, A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH!
The English Democrats - Chairman's Blog (Yesterday) - In the last few days there has been some talk of Old Testament values.The Old Testament quotation and statement of Israelitish Law is “And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for live, Eye... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Concerned About The Precedent
David Lindsay (Yesterday) - On the site closest to the Labour Whips' Office, Kevin Meagher writes:Putting aside the question of whether same sex marriage is a modest extension of equal rights for gay and lesbian couples or the handcart... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- ConservativeHome Diary Week 7: Here's an Election Winning Idea!
Iain Dale (Yesterday) - I’m not quite sure what has happened to the Bow Group. It seems to have disappeared up its own backside, putting out daily press releases which seem designed to undermine the Conservative Party leadership at... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Letters: At the going down of the sun
The Guardian - Politics (Yesterday) - I wholeheartedly endorse the anti-war sentiments expressed by Jude Law et al (Letters, 22 May). It may be worth reminding David Cameron, before he goes on to mark the anniversary of the first world war... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Eton Scholarship Question: this is how the British elite are trained to think
Laurie Penny - New Statesman (Yesterday) - As one of the school’s scholarship exam questions shows, young boys are encouraged to think that humanity, compassion, even sense are secondary to winning. This is how we’ve ended up with politicians who will enact... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Don't give the Woolwich attacks a meaning they don't deserve
Obliged to Offend (Yesterday) - Despite a few isolated incidents of thuggishnessand much hot air from the online fraternity of the far-right, the aftermath of yesterday’s gruesome events in Woolwich passed off relatively peacefully.On the whole as events unfolded most... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Blogging suspended
Chris Whiteside (Yesterday) - Original PostFor reasons which I will explain in full when I start blogging again, I will not be posting any new blog entries, comments or tweets either here on any other form of social media until late... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Legal aid cuts: what price justice? | Zoe Williams
- Woolwich Attack and the Changing Nature of Terrorism
Chatham House (Yesterday) - The brutal killing of a British soldier near Woolwich Barracks in London, termed a terrorist attack by prime minister David Cameron, has once again put the spotlight on decentralized or lone-wolf type terrorist attacks. The attack... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Security trade's Lord Reid uses Woolwich attack to promote surveillance state
Our Kingdom (Yesterday) - Former Home Secretary John Reid, the security industry's salesman in the House of Lords, exploits a brutal murder to revive the 'Snoopers' Charter'. AnthonyBarnett is right to recoil at Lord Reid's response to yesterday's murder... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Vince Cable: 'The traditional high street banks have forgotten how to lend'