A demonstrator holds placards near the Central Criminal Court Old Bailey in London
On January 29, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba an ‘unusual and extraordinary threat’ to US national security and tightened the blockade against the island nation MANOLO DE LOS SANTOS reports
GEOFF BOTTOMS applauds a timely and necessary play that explores the experience of neurodiverse twins
WIKILEAKS revelations added 15,000 civilians to the known numbers of those dead in the Iraq war, Julian Assange's extradition hearing heard today.
The finding, along with other revelations about the Afghan and Iraq wars, fundamentally challenged the US and British narrative of military successes, University of Bradford’s peace studies professor Paul Rogers told the court.
Prof Rogers, who is contracted by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to train British soldiers, also suggested that Wikileaks exposures had dampened US and British government enthusiasm for military intervention.
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As advertising drains away, newsrooms shrink and local papers disappear, MIKE WAYNE argues that the market model for news is broken – and that public-interest alternatives, rooted in democratic accountability, are more necessary than ever
On January 2 2014, PJ Harvey used her turn as guest editor of the Today programme to expose the realities of war, arms dealing and media complicity. The fury that followed showed how rare – and how threatening – such honesty is within Britain’s most Establishment broadcaster, says IAN SINCLAIR
The fallout from the Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury raises questions about the suitability of senior BBC management for their roles, says STEPHEN ARNELL
