Israelis offer Palestinians their votes in campaign against apartheid
Shimri Zameret, Israeli peace and democracy activist, and friend of this blog, has been in touch with the following message: "Hey everyone, we're a group of Palestinians and Israelis, and this is…
¡No Pasarán! David Lomon 1918-2012, survivor of the International Brigade
David Lomon, the last survivor in Britain* of the International Brigade, died yesterday. He was 94. A salesman in Hackney, East London, Lomon started his political life battling Oswold Mosley's…
It's about much more than gun control
When children are murdered, there is nothing you can do to alleviate the tragedy. There is nothing you can write which isn't a platitude, nothing you can say to ease…
How we deny our bloody history – a review of the Imperial War Museum
The stories we tell ourselves define who we are. With this in mind, on Friday, I visited the Imperial War Museum. I am practically pacifist, and certainly anti-imperialist. So I…
Autumn statement: welfare is the most important infrastructure we have
George Osborne has always reminded me of the boys I used to debate against at other minor public schools. So, in true teenage debate competition fashion, let's start with a…
Why I support Scottish independence
I'm a Scot living in Oxford. Every week now I seem to be asked my opinion on Scottish independence. And every time, when I say I support it, this elicits…
Forced labour was popular rhetoric, it won't be popular policy
There has to be a line. There has to be a point at which the balance tips. There has to be a moment when people see that too much 'getting…
Time to open a Scottish consulate in Palestine?
One of the main differences between Scottish independence and devo-max is foreign policy. If the SNP are to make the case for independence, then they need to show that the…
Starbucks Vice President awarded “Prize Mug” following £33m tax ‘dodge’
Starbucks VP Marketing Ian Cranna was yesterday awarded a golden mug ahead of a speech in Birmingham. The “Prize Mug” was awarded for the company’s ‘mugging’ of the UK taxpayer.…
Independents day
The dust has settled on Thursday's ramshackle polling day. It is now clear that there were a few general trends: the gradual rise of the Labour party, the success of…