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Thousands of kids skip school for Greta’s address to a huge crowd, amid police warnings and a coronavirus risk. What can go wrong?

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020By Editor

Up to 30,000 people were estimated to have seen Greta Thunberg’s ‘School Strike for Climate’ in Bristol. But with police warnings and the shadow of coronavirus looming over Europe, should parents be condoning their kids’ activism? … Read More >Thousands of kids skip school for Greta’s address to a huge crowd, amid police warnings and a coronavirus risk. What can go wrong?

Britain bought a record amount of Russian gold last year, spending over $5 BILLION

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

Sales of Russian gold abroad jumped eight-fold last year to $5.7 billion, with almost all of that volume purchased by the United Kingdom. … Read More >Britain bought a record amount of Russian gold last year, spending over $5 BILLION

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‘Fair trial threatened’ as judge rejects Assange request to sit with lawyers: Day 4 of US extradition hearing as it played out

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

Day four of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing saw lawyers discussing whether international law supersedes English law and a dramatic rejection by the judge of a simple request for Assange to be allowed to sit with his lawyers. … Read More >‘Fair trial threatened’ as judge rejects Assange request to sit with lawyers: Day 4 of US extradition hearing as it played out

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Swedes Become Brits – Fivefold Increase Since Brexit Vote

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

Despite having an option to apply for permanent residence permit free of charge, hundreds of Swedes have elected to become full-fledged British citizens with voting rights. … Read More >Swedes Become Brits – Fivefold Increase Since Brexit Vote

Balfour Declaration, History and Concealment (video)

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

In this talk Atzmon elaborates on that which the historicity of Balfour is set to conceal — a century of Jewish political hegemony in Britain and beyond. … Read More >Balfour Declaration, History and Concealment (video)

Promises and Betrayals: Britain and the Holy Land (Israel/Palestine Documentary) | Timeline

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

Uncovering shocking foreign office communications and using fascinating footage never seen on television before, this documentary shows how British double-dealing during the First World War ignited the conflict between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East. … Read More >Promises and Betrayals: Britain and the Holy Land (Israel/Palestine Documentary) | Timeline

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Freedom for me but not for Assange (or thee): The breathtaking hypocrisy of CNN’s Christiane Amanpour

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour has some strange ideas about democracy and journalism, believing her colleagues to be above elected officials – but only if they have the correct politics and serve the right masters, obviously. … Read More >Freedom for me but not for Assange (or thee): The breathtaking hypocrisy of CNN’s Christiane Amanpour

It’s just business: US & Britain buying more and more oil from Russia

Posted on February 27, 2020February 27, 2020By Editor

Russia more than doubled crude oil supplies to the United States and Britain in 2019, data from the Federal Customs Service (FCS) has revealed. … Read More >It’s just business: US & Britain buying more and more oil from Russia

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‘Shocking’: Life expectancy in England flatlines for first time in 100 years & Tory govt’s austerity is major factor – report

Posted on February 27, 2020February 27, 2020By Editor

Life expectancy in England has stalled for the first time in a century, with the Conservative government’s cuts, part of their austerity agenda over the last 10 years, playing a major role, a landmark review reveals. … Read More >‘Shocking’: Life expectancy in England flatlines for first time in 100 years & Tory govt’s austerity is major factor – report

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‘Can’t participate, can’t communicate’: Day 3 of Assange’s US extradition hearing as it happened

Posted on February 27, 2020February 27, 2020By Editor

The third day of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing saw lawyers honing in on the particulars of a US-UK extradition treaty, and unexpected drama as the whistleblower spoke to complain about lack of access to his defense team. … Read More >‘Can’t participate, can’t communicate’: Day 3 of Assange’s US extradition hearing as it happened