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Afghanistan: for peace, but not at the price of women’s rights
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As the US begins talks with the Taliban, Amnesty’s 2011 message on women’s rights must be remembered: Above: this must never be forgotten “We all want stability and peace, but not at the price of women’s rights. We’re to...
The true face of Turkish ‘democracy’
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Eric Lee of LabourStart writes: Gokhan Bicici is a friend of mine. In 2011, he invited LabourStart to hold its annual Global Solidarity Conference in Istanbul. I remember the conversation well — we had in a café next to Gezi Park, just o...
The true face of Turkish ‘democracy’
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Eric Lee of LabourStart writes: Gokhan Bicici is a friend of mine. In 2011, he invited LabourStart to hold its annual Global Solidarity Conference in Istanbul. I remember the conversation well — we had in a café next to Gezi Park, just o...
Walzer: stay out of Syria
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Enemy intelligence: our occasional look at what thoughtful ruling class commentators are saying. With no ‘good’ side to support, Michael Walzer says Washington should increase humanitarian aid rather than intervene militar...
Walzer: stay out of Syria
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Enemy intelligence: our occasional look at what thoughtful ruling class commentators are saying. With no ‘good’ side to support, Michael Walzer says Washington should increase humanitarian aid rather than intervene militar...
Religious bigot Newman witch-hunts secular Labour woman
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Above: secular campaigners of all races. ‘Cardinal’ Newman doesn’t like this. The misnamed Socialist Unity blog seeks to witch-hunt a Labour Party woman who dares to fight for secularism: The increasingly bizarre religious apologist...
Religious bigot Newman witch-hunts secular Labour woman
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Above: secular campaigners of all races. ‘Cardinal’ Newman doesn’t like this. The misnamed Socialist Unity blog seeks to witch-hunt a Labour Party woman who dares to fight for secularism: The increasingly bizarre religious apologist...
Syria and the cost of doing nothing
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Above: Charles Lindbergh puts the case for non-intervention in WW2 BBC Radio 4′s ‘Any Questions’ is a pretty reliable barometer of middle-England, middle class opinion. These days, anyone on the panel who denounces intervention of a...
Syria and the cost of doing nothing
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Above: Charles Lindbergh puts the case for non-intervention in WW2 BBC Radio 4′s ‘Any Questions’ is a pretty reliable barometer of middle-England, middle class opinion. These days, anyone on the panel who denounces intervention of a...
On the road with Woody Herman
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In all the political excitement of the past few weeks, I’ve missed the centennial of the birth of bandleader Woody Herman (born 16 May 1913 – died 29 October 1987). Woody deserves to be remembered because of his great ‘Herd’ b...
On the road with Woody Herman
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In all the political excitement of the past few weeks, I’ve missed the centennial of the birth of bandleader Woody Herman (born 16 May 1913 – died 29 October 1987). Woody deserves to be remembered because of his great ‘Herd’ b...
Griffin, Assad and Hezbollah: my enemy’s enemy…
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Howie’s Corner has already covered this bizarre story, in which the maxim ”my enemy’s enemy is my friend” is taken to its logical conclusion. Above: this may help explain Griffin’s enthusiasm for...
Griffin, Assad and Hezbollah: my enemy’s enemy…
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Howie’s Corner has already covered this bizarre story, in which the maxim ”my enemy’s enemy is my friend” is taken to its logical conclusion. Above: this may help explain Griffin’s enthusiasm for...
Where to get news from Turkey
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‘Voltaire’s Priest’, who founded Shiraz Socialist back in 2006, is exceptionally well informed about Turkish politics and has a number of Turkish contacts. Sadly, he’s no longer involved with the blog, but we’r...
Where to get news from Turkey
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‘Voltaire’s Priest’, who founded Shiraz Socialist back in 2006, is exceptionally well informed about Turkish politics and has a number of Turkish contacts. Sadly, he’s no longer involved with the blog, but we’r...
Down with The Fall
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I gave up on The Fall after the second episode. When the series opened with the pretty, lively solicitor I knew she was going to come to a horrible end, while the camera lingered over every last second of her dying then on her post-mortem. You could...
Down with The Fall
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I gave up on The Fall after the second episode. When the series opened with the pretty, lively solicitor I knew she was going to come to a horrible end, while the camera lingered over every last second of her dying then on her post-mortem. You could...
Galloway may stand for London Mayor “versus a Transvestite”
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Reblogged from Tendance Coatsey: Galloway for London Mayor: “Real Labour versus a Transvestite.” George Galloway has announced on Russia Today (where else?) that he intends to fight Boris Johnson for the job of Mayor of Lon...
