The Expanding Ambit of Palestine Activism January 18, 2024 This Sunday, six activists from Palestine Action were arrested over an alleged plot to disrupt trading at the London Stock Exchange. They were taken in on suspicion of conspiracy to cause criminal damage. This action is the latest in a significant rise in global campaigning criticising Israel’s war in Palestine, with activists condemning governments as [...]
UK to help protect ships in Red Sea after attacks by Yemen rebels causes BP to pause tanker journeys December 19, 2023 Britain is set to join an international coalition to protect ships sailing through the Red Sea after tankers came under attack from militants in Yemen. The announcement comes after oil giant BP paused all of its tanker journeys over safety concerns after Iranian-backed Houthi soldiers stepped up attacks on vessels in the Red Sea in [...]
Two wars and a revolution: What will 2024 look like on the global stage? January 3, 2024 Ukraine, Israel and Donald Trump; as we enter a new year, Dr John Hulsman tells us what major things to expect from global politics in 2024. As the English theologian Thomas Fuller put it, “It’s always darkest before the dawn”. After a highly unsatisfying 2023, we can only fervently hope that Fuller’s plaintive prayer is [...]
ITV General Election debate: Three issues that could decide the winner November 19, 2019 Boris Johnson will go head-to-head with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tonight in the ITV General Election debate – the first of several televised clashes between the pair. The showdown will air at at 8pm on ITV and will have three key issues to watch out for. Read more: General Election: Boris Johnson accuses Jeremy Corbyn [...]
Six activists arrested over plan to disrupt the London Stock Exchange January 15, 2024 Six members of a pro-Palestine activist group were arrested yesterday over a plot to "disrupt" the London Stock Exchange.
Jeremy Corbyn has made his party safer for antisemites than for Jews August 2, 2018 “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” That was Jeremy Corbyn’s take on Twitter in January 2017, when Theresa May refused to condemn Donald Trump’s Muslim ban. It’s a tweet that has come back to haunt him recently. Read more: Labour MPs split over anti-Semitism hearing [...]
Antisemitism oblivion could push Corbyn’s leadership over the edge August 6, 2018 In the wake of his appointment as Labour leader three years ago, it seemed that Jeremy Corbyn could do no wrong. His controversial history and past parliamentary rebellions were all proof of genuine commitment rather than poor judgement, and were a breath of fresh air in politics. But the decisions he is taking as leader [...]
Antisemitism oblivion could push Corbyn’s leadership over the edge August 6, 2018 In the wake of his appointment as Labour leader three years ago, it seemed that Jeremy Corbyn could do no wrong. His controversial history and past parliamentary rebellions were all proof of genuine commitment rather than poor judgement, and were a breath of fresh air in politics. But the decisions he is taking as [...]
Jeremy Corbyn faces backlash over comments about UK Zionists August 24, 2018 The antisemitism row engulfing Labour took another turn after a video emerged of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn saying certain Zionists had "no sense of English irony". The video, which was published by the Daily Mail yesterday, shows comments Corbyn made at a 2013 conference that was reportedly promoted by Hamas' website. Referring to a speech in parliament [...]
Corbyn antisemitism storm grows as MP reports him to parliamentary watchdog August 25, 2018 Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn was reportedly the subject of a complaint to the parliamentary watchdog last night relating to comments from 2013 where he accused British Zionists of not understanding "English irony". Conservative MP Helen Grant wrote to Kathryn Stone, parliamentary commissioner for standards, asking for Corbyn to be investigated over the comments. Read more: [...]