Israel’s Violations of the 4th Geneva Convention

An extraordinary event took place on 24 January 2021: a BBC TV interviewer repeatedly challenged an Israeli representative about Israel’s failure to carry out its obligations under international law towards Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.  The occasion was an interview by Andrew Marr with the Israeli Minister of Health, Yuli Edelstein [1].  Marr challenged him repeatedly about … Continue reading Israel’s Violations of the 4th Geneva Convention

Job Guarantee

Fight unemployment with a job guarantee Guardian   Letters  Thu 28 Jan 2021 Nigel Willmott’s constituency Labour party has written to its local council calling on it to adopt a job guarantee policy. He urges other CLPs to do the same I was very pleased to see your editorial in support of a job guarantee (25 January). Hornsey and Wood Green constituency … Continue reading Job Guarantee

Diary of a Corbyn Foot Soldier

Diary of a Corbyn foot soldier (March, 2021) Dictionary definition of a foot soldier: “…a dedicated low level follower…” Michael Murray: murraymicha@gmail.com; FaceBook: Michael Murray London  Diary of a Corbyn Foot Soldier (February, 2021) Updated March 2021 Dictionary definition of a foot soldier: “…a dedicated low level follower…” As the withdrawal of the whip from Jeremy … Continue reading Diary of a Corbyn Foot Soldier

Listening to Italy

Listening to Italy by Orecchiette SUPER MARIO? On 13 February 2021 Mario Draghi, economist and retired central banker became the Prime Minister of Italy.  Draghi first studied under Federico Caffè, a Keynesian economist at Rome's Sapienza University. He then moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under Nobel prize winner Franco Modigliani, who said that … Continue reading Listening to Italy

Israeli military intelligence analyst Assaf Kaplan given “crucial new role at the heart of Labour”

Israeli military intelligence analyst Assaf Kaplan given “crucial new role at the heart of Labour” In September 2014, the Guardian published an article entitled Israeli intelligence veterans refuse to serve in Palestinian territories.  It began: “Forty-three veterans of one of Israel’s most secretive military intelligence units – many of them still active reservists – have signed a … Continue reading Israeli military intelligence analyst Assaf Kaplan given “crucial new role at the heart of Labour”

Diary of a Corbyn Foot Soldier

Diary of a Corbyn Foot Soldier (February, 2021) Dictionary definition of a foot soldier: “…a dedicated low level follower…”  Michael Murray: murraymicha@gmail.com; FaceBook: Michael Murray London  Contents: “They’ve taken the Whip away from Jeremy: Can they do that?”  Going over in my mind the frankly depressing spate of suspensions and expulsions that have happened in the … Continue reading Diary of a Corbyn Foot Soldier