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‘Armistice Weekend?’ They just made it up
SOLOMON HUGHES exposes the off-the-cuff improvisation of new 'rules' used by the political class and its supporters that are currently being deployed in support of Israel's bloody war on Gaza
Effigies of dead children are laid out in Trafalgar Square during demonstrations calling for a ceasefire, November 4 2023
A surge in futures activity minutes before news of US–Iran talks has led to questions about insider trading and oversight gaps, writes CJ ATKINS
In his fortnightly Borderlands column, MARK SEDDON visits overgrown forts along Offa’s Dyke and reflects on wars past and present
With attacks on industry, healthcare and education intensifying, JAMSHID AHMADI warns of a deliberate drive to cripple Iran and calls for urgent global action
The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) cautiously welcomes the ceasefire, but remains suspicious of US and Israeli intentions
JOHN McINALLY assesses what we’ve learned from the disastrous US war so far
UNABLE to win arguments, centrists like to rely on “the rules” instead — even if that means making up “the rules.”
Take the attempt to stop the End the Siege of Gaza march this Saturday. The leadership of the Labour and Conservative parties and much of the national media want to back the IDF’s war on Gaza, so they oppose the march.
But they are struggling to find persuasive arguments to get people to back a war which so clearly seems to kill so many more civilians — including children — than Hamas fighters.
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