Green Party deputy leader MOTHIN ALI, who will speak at the International Anti-War Conference in London on June 20, says Britain needs to rethink its priorities – and its allies
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How the US and Germany's militarisation of Europe risks open war
New European Commission chair Ursula von der Leyen
From Global Counsel to Arden, SOLOMON HUGHES finds firms linked to discredited politicians are still calling the shots in Britain
KEVIN COURTNEY explains why Reform UK is no friend to workers or trade unions, but just another party of the super-rich
EMMA DENT COAD explains why she is stepping down from the council after 20 years and how the legacy of the fire still haunts the area
While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Researchers PAUL HOLDEN and JESSICA MURRAY are calling for whistleblowers and documentary records to uncover how Labour Together helped build the parliamentary majority that now dominates the Labour Party
WHILE Donald Trump dominates the news daily in the US with his racist diatribes, tweets, and rallies, the public can’t be blamed if it fails to notice that the right is pushing for a level of militarisation and war planning that goes beyond much of what we have seen before.
Nato, with the backing of Germany, Britain and the US, is quietly arming to the teeth dangerous governments in Europe and Africa and readying itself for military strikes in the Middle East and against Russia.
On a regular basis, thousands are camping out in protest against these plans at the Ramstein military base in south-west Germany, the largest US military base outside the US. Peace activists from around the world have also descended upon another location in Germany where the US has readied 20 nuclear missiles for use at any moment.
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