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I have lost faith both in Western social democracy, and in the institutions of international law.

It promised to bring ‘everlasting peace’: Gaza was to be rebuilt; military operations halted; ‘full aid’ given; and an International Stabilization Force set up. It has failed on every count.

Can you think of a university s beautiful as this near where you live? And then imagine it obliterated for no reason. Genocide is not the same as war. In a genocide, you are targeting civilians for...

The five men arrested over the Fairford incident have been released on bail, and as many have pointed out, that looks rather odd.

On social security, public investment, and housing, this week's conference announcements recycle the policies that have failed time and time again.

A double lie here from Ed Miliband: 1. He doesn't need to wait for the Supreme Court to rule on Palestine Action's proscription. The Burnham government could overturn the decision tomorrow if it so...

The Israeli military has built new outposts and slowly encroached beyond the withdrawal line in Gaza. These are signs its troops may be preparing to stay for the time being.

Not because they’ll help Republican candidates

Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...

The prime minister will say he wants to reduce energy costs in his first conference speech as Labour leader.

Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without water

As I say on fiscal rules in the glossary to this blog: Fiscal rules are targets set by governments to limit borrowing, debt, or deficits over time. They are presented as if they are neutral, technical...

114 children all with single sniper shots to the head. Some as young as 5 years old. Read that again. They're "hunting" children for fun.

For the past few months, we’ve been told by people with a crystal ball that an attack on UK soil was imminent, and now it’s finally happened.

Mersey Police defeated, give up arresting Palestine Action campaigners at 5am It was an epic battle that will be remembered in the annals of time. Peaceful protestors, holding up hand-written placar...

UK police can hold terrorism suspects for 14 days without charge. Had police any grounds to believe the men arrested outside RAF Fairford had even the slightest terrorism connection, they would not ha...

Benjamin Moser's new book recovers a tradition of dissenters who paid a price for opposing Palestinian dispossession, even as they could not prevent it.

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Operational Oddities, Terrorist Proxies and RAF Fairford

Pressure from the Palestinian movement secured this. Now we need to organise more

A Swiss private equity firm and UK investor have bought a 1,570-bed student housing portfolio for £165m.

British police have arrested five men near RAF Fairford, an air base used by the United States during its war with Iran, on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism.