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WORD OF THE WEEK: caciquism
(n.) political bossism; a political system in which one powerful figure wields considerable power or influence The first is that it could win you a game of Scrabble one day. In 1982, a professional player named Karl Khoshaw played caziques (an official alternative spelling caciques) in an international Scrabble tournament and, with a score of…
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“All the Heroes are Dead” – the Liberation of Nazi Fortress Europe Remembered
Otto English compares the reality of war and the brotherhood through trauma of WW2 veterans with the Victor comic book versions of history.
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Science Hooker’s June Science Picks
A review of the most interesting news about science from around the universe by Byline Times’ science correspondent Adi MacArtney
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Extensive Use By Mirror Group News Desks of Private Investigators Exposed in Court
Names of at least seven middle-managers found in a sample of 2% of private investigator invoices but the company’s lawyers say stories also came from public domain sources.
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London Shell Companies at the Centre of Ukrainian Influence Operations
A cache of hacked documents which allegedly expose an FSB agent has been released by the Distributed Denial of Secrets, but the truth reveals the importance of UK shell companies
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AUSTERITY JUSTICE: ‘The Death of an Idea’ – How Legal Aid Cuts are Causing Systematic Poverty
Jon Robins sets out how the erosion of ‘access to justice’ for huge swathes of social welfare law is having a very real impact on poverty in the UK
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Government tells 3.8 Million Women they had No Right to Know their Pensions were being Taken Away
David Hencke reports from the extraordinary second and final day of a judicial review over the government’s decision to remove the pension rights of the #BackTo60 women born in the 1950s.
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The Fake Debate around Climate Change – How to Defy the Right Wing Media Machine
CJ Werleman says climate change activism can overcome the generational divide by focusing less on doom and instead identify the corporate culprits.
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Unbroken: The Story of Artemisia Gentileschi
Mike Stuchbery on a renaissance artist who overcame the predatory sexism of her day and survives as an emblem of feminist persistence.
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‘An Abuse of Power’: Court Hears Government Knew Millions of Women were Being Robbed of their Pensions
A judicial review is told that millions of women born in the 50s were kept in the dark about losing pension rights.
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Facebook the ‘Largest Fraud in Corporate History’ – Fake Accounts and Customer Data Theft
Aaron Greenspan, who claims to be the original creator of Facebook, attacked the giants of Silicon Valley in the UK parliament, alleging fraud, dishonesty, and data theft on a massive scale.
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London’s Anti-Trump Demo: British Fascists Draped in the Stars and Stripes
75,000 peacefully took to the streets during Donald Trump’s state visit, but Louise Raw is reminded of the disturbing past of Far-right protesters.
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Suspicious Betting Detected across Seven More Countries this Year including the UK, UEFA is told
Football’s European governing body has acted quickly to support Spanish police investigating match-fixing and money laundering. Now matches across Europe are under scrutiny.
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A Sharp Wake Up Call: We need to talk about Amy
Mike Stuchbery on the troubling behaviour of a Brexit activist
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Northamptonshire Child Deaths: Director of Children’s Services Can’t Promise “Same Thing Won’t Happen Again”
Two damning serious case reviews into the deaths of Dylan Tiffin Brown and Evelyn-Rose Muggleton reveal concerns about child protection in Northamptonshire.
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‘The North Remembers’: How an Anglo-Saxon Game of Thrones led to a Northern Powerhouse
The Count of the Saxon Shore on why ‘the North Remembers’. It was the original source of a progressive, articulate English identity.
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Generation Identity and the Global Threat of Right Wing Extremism
Louise Raw on the history, allegiance and ideology of this small but influential movement.
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GCHQ’s ‘Ghost User’ Designed to Spy on Encrypted Communications
Tech companies and civil liberties groups condemn British spy agency’s proposal to get around encryption using a hidden group chat facility.
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Veteran MPs Deserve Scrutiny Just as Much as they Win Praise
Iain Overton’s analysis of how Parliament’s 50 MPs with service backgrounds vote on issues such as military intervention, Brexit, immigration and surveillance – and why this should be scrutinised.
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‘Boris Johnson and Michael Gove Must Have Known About Illegality’: Why the Two Vote Leave Leaders are a Threat to Democracy
Shahmir Sanni reveals how two of the contenders to replace Theresa May cannot absolve themselves of responsibility for wrongdoing during the EU Referendum.
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Why so Sore, Donny? Fascism has Deep American Roots
London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s comment on Donald Trump’s nativism, isolationism and bigotry has hit a sore spot.
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Brexit Party Candidates Elected to the European Parliament
Brexit Party MEPs will now sit in Europe’s highest law-making body as the elected representatives of the people of Britain. Who are they and why does it matter?
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JUSTICE FOR DAPHNE: “It is an Assassination” – Special Rapporteur Hits Back at Maltese Government’s Claims about Murdered Journalist
A new report by Pieter Omtzigt urges the Maltese Government to set up an independent public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death immediately.
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Billion Pound Judicial Review of Government Pensions Robbery
David Hencke on a key legal case challenging the government’s persistent discrimination against women with changes in the pension age.
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The Extraordinary Cost of Chris Grayling – Part 1: 2010-2015
Part One of David Hencke’s investigation into the human and financial cost of MP Chris Grayling’s long list of now infamous blunders: first his time as Employment Minister and then Justice Secretary.
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Pessimism is for Lightweights: Episode 2: From Brighton Fringe to Parliament Square.
Salena Godden, poet and writer, continues her whirlwind of readings and gigs at festivals and invites us all to share a moment of peace, community and solidarity. “The Future hasn’t happened yet. The idea that our civilisation is doomed is not an established fact. It is a story we tell ourselves.” – John Higgs The…
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WORD OF WEEK: mebby-scales
(n.) a state of indecision, wavering between two opinions or options If last week’s EU election results taught us anything, it’s that the UK is still as divided as ever. On the one hand, Remainers claimed the biggest victory of the night: add up the votes for all those parties overtly calling for the 2016…
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London Calling – City of the World
Mike Stuchbery recalls a cacophony of people through time, who came to London and made it what it is today.
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Nationwide Celebrations Planned to Mark the End of Tenant Fees
By Ross Morris On Saturday 1st the government will introduce the Tenant Fees Act that will make it illegal in England for letting agents to charge tenants with letting fees for administration, inventory or guarantors. ACORN will mark the date with a series of direct actions that aim to ensure that letting agents uphold the new…
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Trump’s Legacy: Corruption, Misogyny, Racism
As Trump heads to the UK for his first official state visit, praising Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage, his history of corruption, misogyny, and racism will follow him overseas.
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A Modest Proposal: How to Solve the Brexit Impasse
Otto English has one simple way to cut through the years of bickering over Britain’s exit from the EU – put Nigel Farage in charge.
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“This is what a Bankrupt Council Looks Like”
Natalie Bloomer and Samir Jeraj report on the challenges facing children’s services in Northamptonshire.
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London Never Was an English City: and the Anglo-Saxons Always Distrusted It
Built by Romans, shunned by the Anglo Saxons, renewed by the Normans, Britain’s great capital has survived adversity through diversity.
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SCIENCE HOOKER: Buying Redemption – Academic Reparations
Adi MacArtney on the debate in British institutions about how to account for their colonial past.
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‘Oh, he’s Such a Card’ – Boris Johnson the Joker. But Where does he Really Stand?
With Boris Johnson announcing his bid to become Conservative party leader, James Hanning sheds some light on what the ‘blonde buffoon’ actually believes in.
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Youth Strike for Climate: Student Climate Protestors take over Central London
By Ross Morris Student climate protestors came out en masse in central London this Friday, 24 May, to demand government action on climate catastrophe. Young people were striking from schools and universities all around the world, with an estimated 1.6 million on strike in over 100 countries. In the UK, student climate strike organisations at…
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Remembering Steve Strange: The Ultimate ‘New Romantic’ who Hated the Name
Chris Sullivan, DJ and writer remembers Steve Strange, lead singer of Visage and the New Romantic Movement on what would have been his 60th birthday.
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Journalists Under Threat: Defending Free Speech Needs Actions, Not Words
Why the work of a small group in London, Prisoners of Conscience, is sadly becoming more relevant than ever for persecuted journalists across the world.
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Narendra Modi’s Re-Election is Terrifying for Muslims in India
Faisal Khan on why the BJP Prime Minister’s win in India’s general election is concerning for minorities in the world’s largest democracy.
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Phony War: Iran Humiliates Trump by Calling His Bluff
CJ Werleman explains the logic behind attempts to escalate tensions in the Gulf: it’s all about bluster, and arms deals
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Anti-Corruption Cops Swoop on ex-Real Madrid ‘Galacticos’
Kick Back: Two ex-Real Madrid players arrested as part of crackdown on corruption, money laundering and match fixing.
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EURO ELECTIONS 2019 – Turnout Analysis: Remainers Remained, but Leavers Left
As the dust settles from the EU elections Andrew Carter finds compelling evidence that the Brexit cause is faltering.
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Leavers Remain at Home for EU Vote
Andrew Carter explains why the data so far from local authorities on the European Elections turnout gives Remainers cause to be hopeful
