John Clayden In an interview with Kim Iversen, Richard Werner covers a lot of ground . Kim's first question is "Who really runs the world? I always thought it was the central banks". Richard Werner: "Your instincts are right it is the central banks." He then gives a résumé of his career starting studying economics … Continue reading Conversation with an economist: Richard Werner and the threat from central banking
(Reprinted from Church and State 2025) British Premier Sir Keir Starmer took part in mid-December, in his official capacity as British Prime Minister, in the Jewish celebration of the festival of Hanukkah. A segment of his speech played by the media suggested that Hanukkah was about meditation conducive to peace, rather like what Christmas has become in … Continue reading Celebrating Hanukkah!
Gwydion M. Williams “It’s not that she’s black, but she’s black” Labour’s Submissive Tendency Unsuccessful Strife, and Afterwards Slovakia Dares to Disobey the Anglosphere Will Trump Dump Kiev? Snippets How Russia Was Lost Trump Endorses Greater Israel Trump Wants the World: Does the World Say No? Afghan Failure Australian decline Lynching the Audience “It’s not … Continue reading Notes on the News
Catherine Dunlop Farage has a reputation for being against immigrants, but is he? What does his programme say? what does he say in interviews? And crucially, what does he propose to do about the factors that drive immigration ? The UK population has increased by around 8.2 million since the start of the twenty-first century. The UK population was … Continue reading Is the Reform party against immigration?
Three Israeli captives released in exchange for 183 Palestinians (Middle East Eye, 8 February 2025) US State Department informs Congress of $7.4 billion arms sale to Israel (Times of Israel, 7 February 2025) The Middle East's longest-reigning king heads into a standoff with Trump (Sean Mathews, Middle East Eye, 7 February 2025) The damage of … Continue reading Palestine Links February 2025
BSW on Democracy and the banning of political parties: The efforts to ban the AfD (Alternativ für Deutschland) are a political folly in which BSW is not participating. The fact that support for the AfD has doubled in the past three years is not due to the particularly brilliant policies of Weidel and Co. but … Continue reading Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletters December 2024/January 2025
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) (The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance – Reason and Justice) Party Building: Letter to Supporters, December 2025 Dear supporter(s), The frequent and active help of our supporters was of decisive importance for BSW. Without you, we would never have been able to achieve our successes this year. We would like to thank you … Continue reading Sahra Wagenknecht on the challenges of building a new leftwing party
The British government, with the support of the opposition, is currently engaged in acts of war against the Russian Federation. It has approved the use of British made and supplied missiles to the Ukrainian state in order to attack targets within pre 2014 Russia. The Russian government has made it clear that such actions constitute … Continue reading Britain on the Brink of War with Russia—Editorial
Keir Starmer’s decision to assist Ukraine in shooting UK supplied weapons into Russia is puzzling for many reasons. Firstly, it is not going to affect the outcome of the war in Ukraine. Secondly, it is not going to change the conditions which Russia would require in any peace deal. Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, it … Continue reading Starmer’s Pointless Missiles—Editorial 2
Part One — an early experience Eamon Dyas The way in which Europe is currently committing a slow economic suicide in the wake of what is effectively a US geopolitical exercise in Ukraine stands in marked contrast with what happened in 1981-82. The more robust stance adopted by Europe at that time promised the possibility of an independent Europe … Continue reading The United States policy towards Europe’s energy needs
Catherine Dunlop “People want to be governed.” This is what Burke said and it’s a fundamental truth. People want to get on with their lives and they rely on a government to maintain an environment where they can get on with their lives. The instrument of the government is the state; a modern state has a police … Continue reading Bevin, MMT and the Class Struggle
What Socialists Should Know. Dave Gardner Socialists need to understand what the state is and how it can help or hinder progress towards socialism. Societies can exist without a state but the reality is that, when a society becomes complex or is threatened by neighbouring societies it will develop a state. A state is an … Continue reading The State in Capitalist Society
Richard Jones Part 5: Science and Politics, Climate and Weather It was nearly forty years ago that I read that the majority of scientific research world-wide was funded entirely or partly by the US war machine, in one guise or another. I never verified the claim, but as far as I remember it was from … Continue reading Reflections on questions concerning global warming
By Gwydion M. Williams Putin’s Nuclear Gamble Threaten carefully In China, Bears Shit in the Woods! Must We Be Eyeless In Gaza? How to Reverse Progress and Be Very Baffled Snippets Trump Abandoning Taiwan? Conciliation Within China Reaching across the Pacific India Neglects Its Poor Putin’s Nuclear Gamble Russians have a history of losing many … Continue reading Notes on the News
Gwydion M. Williams Britain and the USA increasingly move in tandem. Thatcher began the process of copying everything the USA had got wrong. This now includes a health service that runs for private profit. In the USA, it costs twice as much per head, but may be denied to the critically sick or injured. Withheld from those … Continue reading Defenders of the Rich
https://www.defenddemocracy.press/icc-arrest-warrants-welcomed-as-a-glimmer-of-hope-in-gaza/ 24/11/2024 While many Palestinians in Gaza see Netanyahu and Gallant warrants as merely symbolic, the faint promise of justice still resonates By Maha Hussaini in Deir al-Balah, occupied Palestine22 November 2024 Sitting in Gaza City, Anas al-Ramlawi could hear the bombardment of northern Gaza. He read the news. The International Criminal Court (ICC) had … Continue reading ICC arrest warrants welcomed as ‘a glimmer of hope’ in Gaza
Full text of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon (Josephine Deep, Middle East Eye, 27 November 2024) 'Why is Hezbollah celebrating?' Israelis unconvinced by ceasefire agreement (Lubna Masarwa, Middle East Eye, 27 November 2024) Lebanon: Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France (Josephine Deep & Lubna Masarwa, 27 November 2024) … Continue reading Palestine Links—December 2024
John ClaydenIt is difficult to contemplate one's demise and even more so that all life on this planet could cease. Since the invention of nuclear weapons this has become a possibility. With some friends I attended a meeting in Trafalgar Square in the early 60s where Bertrand Russell warned us that if we did not take … Continue reading Need for a peace movement
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