Peter Capaldi SLAMS Boris Johnson on climate change & is Bosnia-Herzegovina about to split?

On this episode, we speak to Oscar-winning actor Peter Capaldi. He discusses the COP26 climate summit and why it was largely a PR event and a disappointment; launches a scathing attack on Boris Johnson’s government on the lack of trust and its record on climate change, including plans for more fossil fuel extraction in the UK … Read More >Peter Capaldi SLAMS Boris Johnson on climate change & is Bosnia-Herzegovina about to split?

UK PM Johnson backs better relations with Russia in call with Putin, urging Moscow to bring forward new climate change targets

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that his country wants to see relations with Russia improve despite recent tensions over alleged poisonings on British soil, as part of diplomatic outreach to bolster environmental efforts. … Read More >UK PM Johnson backs better relations with Russia in call with Putin, urging Moscow to bring forward new climate change targets

Boris Johnson’s arrogant, incompetent response to Covid-19 was ‘social murder’– Prof. John Ashton

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to public-health expert Professor John Ashton. He discusses the House of Commons’ Health and Science Committees’ report on the UK’s coronavirus response and how it exposes the government as having been seriously unprepared. … Read More >Boris Johnson’s arrogant, incompetent response to Covid-19 was ‘social murder’– Prof. John Ashton

Pandora Papers: The trillion-dollar offshore shadow economy exposed

On this episode of Going Underground, we first speak to Fergus Shiel of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on the release of the Pandora Papers, which implicate 366 high-level public officials and politicians and over 1,000 companies in major tax evasion and the hiding of wealth. … Read More >Pandora Papers: The trillion-dollar offshore shadow economy exposed

G7 has ‘huge leverage’ over Taliban & has agreed militant group must allow safe departures beyond August 31 – Boris Johnson

The G7 has agreed a “roadmap” to engage with the Taliban, UK PM Boris Johnson has said, adding that the “number one condition” is for the militants to allow safe passage for those seeking to leave Afghanistan past August 31. … Read More >G7 has ‘huge leverage’ over Taliban & has agreed militant group must allow safe departures beyond August 31 – Boris Johnson

10 years since Mark Duggan killing and the UK uprising (Claudia Webbe MP & Alex Wheatle MBE)

On this episode of Going Underground, we firstly speak to Claudia Webbe MP. She discusses how the killing of Mark Duggan by the police revealed the extent of institutional racism in the UK, the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement, being the chair of Operation Trident at the time when Mark Duggan was killed, the cover-up … Read More >10 years since Mark Duggan killing and the UK uprising (Claudia Webbe MP & Alex Wheatle MBE)

Wikileaks Editor-In-Chief: Pegasus leaks show nobody is safe from espionage

In this episode of Going Underground, we speak to WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson. He discusses the leaks that showed some 50,000 people are potential targets of the Pegasus spyware that has been sold to governments around the world by NSO, an Israeli company, and the inescapable global surveillance apparatus that has now become privatized. He also discusses Julian Assange’s US extradition case, slamming the ongoing detention of the WikiLeaks founder … Read More >Wikileaks Editor-In-Chief: Pegasus leaks show nobody is safe from espionage

Europe still ‘on thin ice’ with Covid, says Merkel, urging caution over highly transmissible Delta variant

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued a warning over the Delta variant of Covid-19, after calling for British tourists in the EU to quarantine. UK PM Boris Johnson meanwhile sees a “real opportunity to open up travel”. … Read More >Europe still ‘on thin ice’ with Covid, says Merkel, urging caution over highly transmissible Delta variant