John Wight reports on the hard-fought constitutional battle over whether the country is to be ruled by executive fiat or parliamentary democracy.
The Mammoth Stress Test of British Democracy
Tag: Jeremy Corbyn
Brexit Reveals Corbyn to be the True Moderate
The crisis has brought into sharp focus the fanaticism that dominates almost the entire British political class, writes Jonathan Cook.
UK Security Services Neutralized Country’s Leading Liberal Newspaper
The Guardian has been successfully deterred from producing its former adversarial reporting on the “security state,” report Matt Kennard and Mark Curtis.
The ‘Unconstitutional Animus’ Against UK Labour Leader
Johanna Ross spoke with David Miller, a propaganda researcher, after the recent publicity of U.K. civil service murmurings about Jeremy Corbyn’s “fitness.”
Jeremy Corbyn and the UK’s Moment in History
While the media are concentrated on Tory shenanigans, Labour Party members must seize the chance to turn Corbyn’s insurgency into a decisive force, says Craig Murray.
The Ugly View of Western Democracy
From flimsy false flags in the Gulf to the signing of Assange’s extradition warrant, Craig Murray reviews the abuses of power made obvious in the past two weeks.
Pompeo’s Vow to ‘Push Back’ Against Corbyn
Caitlin Johnstone responds to comments by the U.S. secretary of state that sound like a threat to interfere in the U.K.’s democratic process.
UK Israel Lobby Adds Muscle as US Lobby Weakens
British politics are being plunged into a stifling silence on the longest example of mass human rights abuses sanctioned by the West in modern history, writes Jonathan Cook.
Jeremy Corbyn as Target Practice
Two articles from Jonathan Cook: Reaction t0 footage of British soldiers using a poster of Jeremy Corbyn as target practice; and a look back at when a sitting prime minister was a real target of the British army.
Anti-Semitism and Double Standards
Criticizing Israel is considered bad form, writes Daniel Lazare, but keeping mum about Saudi crimes is fine as long as the donations continue to flow.