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Britain: a case study of how wealth corrupts
A new generation of protesters is targeting the warmongers promoting Israel’s ethnic cleansing who are determined to live outside the law, writes ALAN SIMPSON
EXPOSING CENSORSHIP: Protesters blockade weapons manufacturer BAE Systems in Govan, Glasgow on May 1 2024

FEARLESS: Student protest encampment at the Old College at the University of Edinburghon May 8 2024

DENNIS SKINNER once referred to David Cameron as “Dodgy Dave.” It may have seemed a disrespectful remark from an MP to the (then) prime minister, but Dennis was just telling it like it is. It’s only because Rishi Sunak’s government is so much further to the right that Cameron is now getting an easier ride. But his fundamental politics are just as corrupt.  

As you’d expect, Tony Benn put it more analytically: “I don’t think people understand how the Establishment became established. They simply stole land and property from the poor, surrounded themselves with weak-minded sycophants for protection, gave themselves titles and have been wielding power ever since.”

Anti-semitism, anti-semitism, anti-semitism 

Land to the landless

A new age of protest

Targeting the warmongers

  • Active disinvestment by universities, unions and companies
  • Government suspension of arms sales to Israel until a ceasefire is in place
  • Suspension of all military co-operation with Israeli activities in Gaza
  • Prosecuting those who supply the weapons Israel uses against Palestinian communities.

To live outside the law…

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