Slavoj ZiZek i Information (urspr. Le Monde diplomatique oktober 2014): Sjældent er den multikulturalistiske antiracismes fallit blevet så tydeligt udstillet som med afsløringen af den konsekvente fortielse af pakistanske pædofiles mangeårige overgreb på skolepiger i en midtengelsk provinsby
Owen Jones 15 Dec 2015, "I’m an opinion writer: my opinions appear in the opinion section. But the media is swollen with opinion writers, and in too many cases their work ends up in the news section."
Tariq Ali: "Stop the War, of which I am a founder member, was created to oppose the crude war of revenge against Afghanistan in 2001. I remember arguing at the time that the war would be a disaster for Afghans, it would destabilise neighbouring Pakistan and would end without solving anything.
I was wrong on one point. It has not yet ended. "
MoD confirms that jets carried out ‘first offensive operation over Syria and have conducted strikes’ hours after MPs voted in favour of military action
By Oliver Tickell
1st October 2015
This week's Labour conference sent the party and its new leader, Jeremy Corbyn, soaring in popularity. So better get the knife in quick, writes Oliver Tickell. His refusal to commit mass murder in a nuclear attack gave his enemies just the cue they needed - including those who should be his loyal allies. We must not let them succeed.
The former environment minister, who served in the New Labour government for six years, later became a thorn in the side of Tony Blair and tried to stand against Gordon Brown for the leadership.
THE ORIGINAL DOWNING STREET "MEMO" (PDF) (Plain Text) (Annotated)
MAJOR PLAYERS–who are the people present at this meeting?
THE OTHER DOWNING STREET MEMOS AND DOCUMENTS
"The Downing Street Memo, recently leaked, reveals that President George W. Bush decided to overthrow Saddam Hussein in the summer 2002 and--determined to ensure that U.S. intelligence data supported his policies--fixed the intelligence and facts. What has come to be known as the Downing Street Memos.
New Labour leader embarrassed as key poll is dismissed and senior figures describe his conference debut as chaotic and confusing.
"John Woodcock, the Labour MP for Barrow and Furness, where replacement Trident submarines would be built, welcomed the result. Woodcock, who backed Liz Kendall in the leadership contest, said: “It is good that Labour members have rejected the CND left’s plan to prioritise returning the party to the days of 1980s unilateral nuclear disarmament. This is a welcome sign that many rank-and-file Labour supporters want to keep us focused on the immediate concerns of the public rather than re-running old battles that risk splitting Labour apart.”"
"This suggests Trident will be renewed when MPs are asked to vote on the “maingate” decision next summer, possibly in June. The combination of centre-ground Labour figures such as Watson and Benn and the vast bulk of Conservative MPs would provide enough votes to defeat Corbyn if he joins forces with the SNP’s 56 MPs to oppose Trident."
Magna Carta is only one of the two Great Charters of English Liberty, writes Peter Linebaugh – and we should reclaim them both from the conservatives and neoliberals