UK Using Terrorism Law To Silence Journalists, Protestors Who Commit ‘Speech Crimes’
Among the most well-known examples of this crackdown are the arrests of British journalist Sarah Wilkinson and British-Syrian journalist Richard Medhurst.
Keir Starmer Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Allegations He Protected Jimmy Savile
As the UK’s new, MI6-aligned prime minister takes power, questions are resurfacing about how key files on infamous British pedophile Jimmy Savile disappeared under his watch.
How Labour Became the Party of Big Business
An openDemocracy investigation reveals the secretive mass lobbying campaign that shaped Starmer's policies.
Massacre at the Ballot: The Punishing of the Tories
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Few would have staked their political fortune, let alone any other sort of reward, on a return of the British Conservatives on July 4. The…
Independent Corbyn Wins Reelection as Labour Ends 14 Years of Destructive Tory Rule
The former Labour leader issued a warning to the incoming government of Keir Starmer: "Dissent cannot be crushed without consequences."
British Rebellion Grows Against Arming Israel
London’s mayor, 50 Labour MPs and Winston Churchill’s grandson have joined widening calls to defy Israel’s impunity by demanding the U.K. stop sending it arms, reports Joe Lauria.
The UK Government Knows How Extreme the Online Safety Bill Is
By Joe Mullin / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The U.K.’s Online Safety Bill (OSB) has passed a critical final stage in the House of Lords, and envisions a potentially vast…
The UK Government Is Very Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide
By Joe Mullin / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The U.K. Parliament is pushing ahead with a sprawling internet regulation bill that will, among other things, undermine the privacy of people…
Keir Starmer’s Special Relationship With the Murdoch Press
As England and Wales’ senior public prosecutor, Keir Starmer accepted more hospitality from Rupert Murdoch-owned newspapers than the rest of the British press combined, indicating his current cultivation of the…
What the UK’s Arrest of a French Publisher Means for Public Intellectuals the World Over
The detention of Ernest Moret raises urgent questions about British authorities’ targeting public intellectuals at the request of other nations.
Big Pharma’s Obscene Profits, Not Striking Nurses, Are Killing the NHS
Monopoly pricing and corporate greed are destroying healthcare systems in the UK and globally.
UK Government Deployed 15 Staff on Secret Operation To Seize Julian Assange
New information raises further concerns about the politicisation of the WikiLeaks founder’s legal case.
BBC Accused of ‘Whitewashing’ Autocratic Azerbaijan in BP-Sponsored Film
‘Wonders of Azerbaijan’ film was made with BP funding and the help of the country’s controversial ruling Aliyev family.
Deaf to History’s Questions
A Tale of Two Elizabeths, One Joe, One Donald, and Us.
Luring Doctors From Poorer Countries is the UK’s Quiet Scandal
By Patrick Cockburn / CounterPunch The looting of artistic and religious objects from Africa and Asia by British invaders in the 19th century causes much rancorous debate about whether the…