Leading U.K. media don’t mention the Israel Lobby because they’re part of it, writes Mark Curtis. But its influence over U.K. politics is likely to be greater than any other state, except perhaps the U.S.
How UK Media Shields the Israel Lobby
Tag: Keir Starmer
Jonathan Cook: Starmer’s in the Loop, not Duped
From Jimmy Savile to Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer has followed a trajectory of career-enhancing ignorance. He knows far more than he lets on. It’s the reason, after all, why he was knighted.
DAYS 41-44: Trump Overruled on Hormuz Blockade
UPDATE: Trump’s plan for a full naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has been dropped as the U.S. will instead only block ships departing Iranian ports, writes Joe Lauria.
Jonathan Cook: Blaming the Left for Genocide
Britain’s former Prime Minister shows there’s no price to be paid for engineering mass slaughter in the service of Western empire. Which is why those crimes not only continue, but grow in scale.
DAYS 30-32: WAR ON IRAN — An Insulting War of Insults
UPDATED: Iran is making Trump go mad. How will world leaders and his people deal with him? This is the most urgent question. Only a worldwide depression and possible nuclear war are on the line, writes Joe Lauria.
Mad Dog Trump
With Andrew Arrested, Mandelson Faces Similar Probe, Plus Questions on Tory Ties on Israel
The disgraced Labour grandee Peter Mandelson appears to have kept ties with Conservatives long after his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein emerged, reports Martin Williams.
Labour Think Tank Paid to Probe Declassified Journalist
Declassified UK reporter John McEvoy was among the journalists probed by a PR company hired by Labour Together, which has ties to the top of the U.K. government, Phil Miller reports.
Why the Jury Were Right to Acquit Palestine Action
Jurors bravely set aside social conditioning, the instinct to defer to authority and media expectations. Instead they considered the actual evidence, reports Jonathan Cook.
Craig Murray: Acquittals Demolish Lies About Palestine Action
Despite the U.K. government taking every possible precaution to ensure that the state got its convictions in this show trial, the jury refused to find that trying to stop genocide is a crime.