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The anti-war movement has been utterly vindicated over Libya
There has not been a single day of peace in Libya since Cameron and co proclaimed the overthrow of tyranny, says KEVIN OVENDEN
Then prime minister David Cameron (right) and then foreign secretary William Hague visit Tripoli in 2011
From HMP Bronzefield, Palestine Action activist AMU GIB talks to Andrew Murray about why they are standing in local elections in north London, and the need to amplify voices that are often unheard
The route to liberation does not lie in waiting for allies or chasing representation for its own sake – it requires consistent political strategy and collective struggle, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Welsh Labour leader ELUNED MORGAN explains how a vote for the party will deliver the progress and continuity the country needs on manufacturing, renewables, creative industries and more
The party’s internal enforcer built his sinister influence in the shadows – but nemesis now appears to be at hand, says ANDREW MURRAY
Britain’s housing crisis is no accident but a political choice, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
“OUR message to them is this: there are better days ahead for Libya … A new beginning for Libya is within their grasp and we will help them seize it.”
Those were the words of David Cameron at the “London Conference on Libya” he convened just over eight years ago in March 2011.
Basking in the limelight, he waved the figleaf of a UN security council resolution, whose narrow remit had already been breached on day one of the bombing campaign led by France, Britain and the US, and outlined a policy of regime change flagrantly at odds with international law.
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While much attention is focused on Israel’s aggression, we cannot ignore the conflicts in Africa, stoked by Western imperialism and greed for natural resources, if we’re to understand the full picture of geopolitics today, argues ROGER McKENZIE
