CND to hold ‘citizens’ weapons inspection’ at Suffolk RAF base
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has said it plans to intend to carry out a 'citizens' weapons inspection' at an RAF base on Saturday 23 September. CND's chair, Tom…
The world cannot afford more militarism and exploitation
Editor's note - this is abridged version of an article that was first published in November 2021 - prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine There are many things…
Even if Iran did have nukes, what would it do with them?
It took some chutzpah for the prime minister of the country possessing the world’s largest unregulated nuclear arsenal to lecture the United Nations on the dangers of an Iranian bomb.…
Is there a political solution to halt genocide in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan?
Guest post by Tim Flatman, who has recently returned from South Sudan. Is genocide always an irrational action carried out by a despot who has lost his grasp on reality, or…
A tribute to Brian Haw 1949-2011
Brian Haw, who has died aged 62, had the distinction of being one of the few people with a law dedicated to stopping his activities. His protest in Parliament Square…
bailed-out RBS lead near billion pound deal for Uganda war zone oil company
Yesterday I posted a story about how we had just launched a legal action against the Treasury over their failure to stop RBS misusing public money. Right after I posted…
A majority in search of a party on Afghanistan
Mark Ballard once, with a smirk on his face, told me that Nigel Farage (the then UKIP leader) listed his interests as real ale, military history and cricket. He suggested…