ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
Watching the Tory meltdown first-hand
In his much-delayed debut column from Parliament, ANDREW MURRAY watches the rot set in at the top, after 13 years of venal mayhem
Long before modern labour movements, England’s farmworkers fought back against their oppression – and for some, like Elizabeth Studham, the price was exile to Australia. MAT COWARD tells the story
As world leaders posture and local politicians bore, voters are left with a grim choice: despair, disengage — or start imagining something better, says MATT KERR
CARLOS MARTINEZ reports on China’s role in helping Cuba develop self-sufficiency in renewable energy, which would shield it from the sort of pain Donald Trump is inflicting with his oil blockade
JAYNE FISHER on why the government’s latest amendments to the Crime & Policing Bill, which returns to the Commons on Tuesday, is a serious threat to our freedoms
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
LAST week, being finally the possessor of a parliamentary press pass after a 10-month wait for approval — high-five to whoever at MI5 manages my account — I attended Prime Minister’s Questions in person for the first time in 39 years.
First question up was from Tory Michael Fabricant, who used the opportunity to wax strong on the merits of Margaret Thatcher to wild cheers from the Conservative benches.
It was like time had stood still from 1984. Clearly, the Tories still have mummy issues.
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