In the cartoon below 'Adams' points out the 'Chilcot Enquiry' into the Iraq war is one of many attempts by both the Labour government and Conservative opposition to pass the buck; and cover up and whitewash clean those government ministers and parliamentarian's who took Britain to war against Iraq on a criminal lie. Whilst the overwhelming majority of the British people understand where responsibility for this criminal endeavor lays, by setting up the third public enquiry into the Iraq ... Read Full Story
'Long war' model bodes ill for West.Gordon Brown and the opposition leader David Cameron have conceded that the British army in Afghanistan needs additional helicopters to ferry the front-line troops around due to the heightened danger of roadside improvised explosive devices.In doing so, they have inadvertently admitted that the war against the Taliban cannot be won.Once an occupying army loses control of the highways and roads it has no hope of controlling, let alone permanently occupying, ... Read Full Story
Below is an article by Pete McLaren, who stood as a 'No2EU, Yes to Democracy' candidate in the 2009 MEP election. Pete takes issue with the article I posted yesterday and raises some interesting points and castigates me for failing to mention them in my piece.---------------------------------- I am really surprised by your article. (http://www.organizedrage.com/2009/11/with-its-anti-eu-stance-no2eu-allowed.html) I usually agree with much of what you write because it is w... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Popular culture". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
When Pierre Lellouche, the Minister for Europe in the French government, recently said the position of the Tory Party led by David Cameron on the European Union is pathetic and displays a bizarre form of Autism. My first thought was he could be describing much of the UK left, which has a programe on Europe which is straight out of the 1970s and which takes no account of the massive economic and societal changes which have occurred since that fateful decade. &n... Read Full Story
There was uproar over SACP general secretary and government minister Blade Nzimande's 1.2 million rand luxury BMW. Cartoon by Zapiro. For more Zapiro cartoons, please visit http://www.zapiro.com. Read Full Story
With the ‘Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war about to begin, it looks very much like after months of taking evidence from government mandarins, senior officers and government ministers, John Chilcot, will end up next year, issuing a report which make’s piffling recommendations for greater scrutiny, more accountability, fact-checking and new planning mechanisms. Whilst whitewashing all guilt from those responsible for this criminal endeavor; Tony Blair, the members of his cabinet, Chief of staf... Read Full Story
Once again we are living though a period when it is perfectly acceptable for the mass media to insult working class people, often for no better reason than ‘some’ of them live on Council Estates. Indeed LBC, one of London’s most popular ‘talk radio’ stations does this daily. Tune into this station and throughout the day ordinary working class people will be lumped together and described as lardies or scrubbers who live on council estates, benefit scroungers, hefty hideaway girls and thoughtle... Read Full Story
Hundreds of claimants unjustly imprisonedMany hundreds of claimants are unjustly imprisoned every year because overpayment amounts are being ‘wildly exaggerated’ by the DWP, welfare benefits expert witness Neil Bateman has told MPs . In one case he assisted with, a woman prosecuted for a £47,000 overpayment had in reality under-claimed benefits. The shocking revelations were made in written evidence to a House of Commons committee currently examining the standard of DWP decision making.... Read Full Story
