RNZ | 6 Aug 2016 Goddard asked to explain resignation The New Zealand judge who headed an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in Britain has been asked to appear before British MPs to explain why she has quit. The Home Affairs Committee chair Keith Vaz said it was “not enough” for Dame Lowell…
McClatchy | 20 July 2016 Nigel Farage, a leader of Britain’s Brexit movement to leave the European Union, said other nations might leave EU too. He predicted Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden might be next. Farage also said he wouldn’t give full support to Donald Trump, but he “wouldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton if you…
The Ecologist | 26 July 2016 When Theresa May proclaims in Parliament that we need the £200 billion Trident nuclear missile system to see off the North Korean nuclear threat, writes David Lowry, just bear this in mind. It is a threat that the UK, global nuclear proliferator in chief, created in the first place,…
GWPF | 20 July 2016 Dear Theresa, Get Cracking On Fracking After Brexit, the UK is being tipped to shift energy policy to favour domestic production including so-called fracking for gas. A temporary ban was introduced in 2011 on the hydraulic fracturing – or “fracking” – technology used to extract gas from shale rock, but…
The Independent | 20 July 2016 Previous prime ministers have avoided answering the hypothetical question of whether they would ever press the nuclear button Theresa May has declared without hesitation that she would order a nuclear strike to kill hundreds of thousands of people if she thought it was necessary. The Prime Minister gave the blunt reply…
Brit Flicks | 15 July 2016 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOvs3Lgj1Qs&w=854&h=480] This feature-length documentary, co-written and presented by George Galloway, examines the prime-ministerial career of Tony Blair and his business activities since leaving office – a role that Galloway describes as ‘The Blair Rich Project’. Combining testimony from prominent observers, ambassadors and statesmen, with extensive archive footage,…
ECN | 13 July 2016 Wait…now Brexit will have zero impact on the United States economy and stock market? Yep. Those are the words of one Federal Reserve official, which is interesting considering that Fed Chair Janet Yellen warned of “significant economic repercussions” just prior to the referendum. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President…
GWPF | 14 July 2016 British Government Abolishes Department Of Energy And Climate Change Former London mayor Boris Johnson was appointed as foreign minister by Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday. Johnson was a leading figure in the victorious “Leave” campaign in the EU referendum last month and is well-known climate sceptic. —Global Warming…
Counter Punch | 8 July 2016 After seven years, the Chilcot report has delivered a damning verdict on Tony Blair’s role in the war on Iraq, but British Prime Ministers playing a destructive role in Iraq is a centuries old practice. Britain has used its military might and commercial prowess to subjugate Iraq and control…
BBC | 12 July 2016 US officials refused to prosecute HSBC for money laundering in 2012 because of concerns within the Department of Justice that it would cause a “global financial disaster”, a report says. A US Congressional report revealed UK officials, including Chancellor George Osborne, added to pressure by warning the US it could…