Editorial The United States and Israel have launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran, a state that was not threatening their interests. This is a war to destroy the Iranian state and is waged in such a way as to cause death and destruction to the political leadership, the state apparatus, civil society and … Continue reading Britain and the War on Iran: staring into the abyss.
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How goes the US/Israel armed aggression against Iran
David Morrison Before the US and Israel launched their armed aggression against Iran on 25 February, a report by the US National Intelligence Council (which is part of Tulsi Gabbard’s US Office of National Intelligence) assessed that even a large-scale military assault on the country would be unlikely to overthrow the regime in Tehran, even … Continue reading How goes the US/Israel armed aggression against Iran
The Central Bank of Japan
Michal Lerner In the March issue of Labour Affairs I described the operation of the UK and US central banks. In this article I will look at the central bank of Japan. But first a word on terminology. There will be many references to ‘reserves’ and ‘reserve accounts’ in the article. Reserves is just another name for money. Reserve … Continue reading The Central Bank of Japan
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams Iranian Democracy Deemed Nonexistent Jews as Victims of Anglo Hegemony Iran Doing What Saddam Failed To Do Snippets The USA: One Nation, Suffering From God Delusions China Once Again Remakes Itself China Not Short of Workers Goths as Mongrels? How To Fail Again in Afghanistan Electricity Failure Gay But Sorrowful Iranian … Continue reading Notes on the News
News from Sahra Wagenknecht
A New World Order? Ukraine, Iran, Gaza: Today’s brutal wars are part of a global realignment. Germany and Europe stand at a crossroads: Are we increasingly becoming an appendage of the imperial foreign policy of the declining world power, the USA, which threatens to plunge the world into chaos and is driving our economic decline? … Continue reading News from Sahra Wagenknecht
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams The Wastrels of the Western World Envy? Elon Musk Praises England As It Never Did Exist Downgrade Motherhood, Be Astonished at a Lack of Babies Epstein and a Wider Malaise Snippets Sympathy for the 'Devil's Alternative’ From Russia With Self-Incrimination Venezuela – Trump Lawless But Not Dumb Guilty Hangovers from Puritanism … Continue reading Notes on the News
Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletters
Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter 26 February 26 Four years of war: Why doesn't Merz call Putin? This week marks the fourth anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine, which violated international law. Every day that this war continues is a bad day. It is a tragedy that the opportunity to end the war just a few weeks … Continue reading Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletters
Davos – You’re All Fired
Editorial Donald Trump has little use for NATO, and even less for Europe’s political leaders. He is openly hostile toward European leaders, many of whom—almost without exception—did what they could to prevent his election as President. During his campaign, Trump made ending the war in Ukraine a central objective. European leaders, in contrast, have elevated … Continue reading Davos – You’re All Fired
Venezuelan oil, Sanctions and Petrodollars
Michal Lerner The name Petrodollar is used to designate dollars that are used to buy oil. So if country X buys 1 million barrels of oil at $70 dollars per barrel from an oil exporter and pays for that oil in dollars, then an account at some US bank will be marked up by £70 … Continue reading Venezuelan oil, Sanctions and Petrodollars
The Americanisation of Football
Alexandros Schulman The Americanisation of the 2026 World Cup and the Control over Global Sports — How the United States has turned football’s greatest party into an over-politicised, over-priced spectacle that tells Iranians, Egyptians and ordinary football fans that they are not welcome. When FIFA awarded the 2026 men’s World Cup to a joint North American bid, FIFA … Continue reading The Americanisation of Football
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams Twilight of the Baby Boomers Trump – Not For All Mankind Iran – Another Failed Colour Revolution Global Warming as Regional Freezing Kiev’s Greed Causes Its Suffering ‘White Traitors’ in the USA? Cosmopolitan Canada China Keeps Cleaning Up Twilight of the Baby Boomers ‘Reform’ is less of a threat than most … Continue reading Notes on the News
Wagenknecht’s newsletter 22 January 2026
[In fact, what we publish below only gives you an inkling of Wagenknecht’s newsletter, as the texts provide an introduction to video clips where she develops her views. But better than nothing.] This is Sahra Wagenknecht's newsletter. In it, I provide regular updates on my activities and current political issues. Attack on Venezuela, plans to annex … Continue reading Wagenknecht’s newsletter 22 January 2026
Nathan Gill—Victim of Double Standards
Dave Gardner Recently, an ex MEP ex Reform member, Nathan Gill, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the crime of taking a bribe and acting improperly on that basis. He pleaded guilty thus avoiding a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment. In this issue of ‘Labour Affairs’ we reprint two of the speeches that … Continue reading Nathan Gill—Victim of Double Standards
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams An Economy Is Not A Home Did Trump Trade Ukraine for Gaza? Sprout Imperialism and ‘My Beautiful Ukraine’ Unreported Truths of the Ukrainian 28 Points Artificial Intelligence – More Silly Than Sinister Snippets Who Owns the Debts That Supposedly Threaten Us? Criminal Power Never mind the ethics: feel the money An … Continue reading Notes on the News
Sahra Wagenknecht
From Southfront November 28th 2025 Operation Silence: Why Berlin Is Killing The Truth About War And Peace Something is happening in Germany that rips up everything Western Europe claims to stand for. On live national TV, Welt’s anchor killed the microphone of Sahra Wagenknecht—the only heavyweight opposition figure left who dares question Berlin’s rush toward conflict. … Continue reading Sahra Wagenknecht
A Voice for Peace at the French Senate
This French senator is not as good as Robert Skidelsky, whose speech for peace in Ukraine we printed last month. Nevertheless a Communist Party senator manages not to call for more military spending, but instead to ask for capping of military profits. We don't wage war to get rid of war Jeremy Bacchi, Communist Party senator. … Continue reading A Voice for Peace at the French Senate
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams ‘Feed the Rich’ – the Creed of Today’s Labour MPs Who Are the Next Nine? True-Born English – Not Replaced, But Diminishing Black Insiders Defending Hedge-Fund Hegemony China Still Rising Snippets ‘Reform’ – Fools are Fooled Twice International Law – Never a Reality Idealism Is Still There Roosevelt the Hopeful But … Continue reading Notes on the News
The death of Reagan’s Star Wars
By Gwydion M. Williams New Nuclear Devices The Strategic Defense Initiative Defensive Weapons Air and Sea – Next to Space? New Nuclear Devices You may have seen stories about Putin announcing a new nuclear missile – or is it two? Claiming it can get through any defence, but how? The key matter is Russia developing a … Continue reading The death of Reagan’s Star Wars