As the world waited for rational outcomes from irrational players, the people being bombed were forced to adjust to the fact of terror as part of daily life“Humans take a lot of killing,” wrote Frank McCourt in...
Read MoreThis blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereAs armed forces minister, Al Carns was not involved in work on the defence investment plan (Dip). In his resignation letter, he said it was flawed not just because of...
Read MoreThe prime minister defended the ‘hard-edged decisions’ he has made to cut funding from other departments to spend more on defenceAs armed forces minister, Al Carns was not involved in work on the defence investment...
Read MoreIt was once an article of faith that even those who speak words we disagree with deserve protection. As regards Palestine, that’s now not trueRemember the Satanic Verses controversy? Remember “Je suis Charlie”?...
Read MoreWith food and medicine already scarce, emergency services, bakeries and water supplies are increasingly being pushed to the brinkPalestinians in Gaza already grappling with limited supplies of food and medicine face new threats...
Read MoreEmily Thornberry criticises Israel’s ‘staggering’ sense of impunity and rebukes Donald Trump for abandoning GazaThe UK government has let the Palestinian people down and failed to make it economically...
Read MoreHis detractors say he shouldn’t be making pop music in times of war and destruction. His millions of fans say he has given them permission to celebrate their culture and their causeThe first time I heard a song by Saint...
Read MorePolice say 11 arrested ‘for a variety of offences’ as far-right and pro-Palestine marches take place in LondonCommenting on today’s policing operation in London, the Met Police said they had made two arrests...
Read MorePolice will be monitoring both Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march and also the annual ‘Nakba day’ pro-Palestine marchThe Metropolitan police is preparing for what it described as potentially...
Read MoreGreen leader says outlawing phrase would restrict freedom of speechUK politics live – latest updatesZack Polanski has said he would discourage pro-Palestine protesters from using the chant “globalise the...
Read MoreGreen leader also says he would discourage ‘globalise the intifada’ chant but outlawing it would restrict free speechZack Polanski has said he would discourage pro-Palestine protesters from using the chant...
Read MorePM says there are instances in which he would support bans but organisers say this would ‘strike at root of free speech’Organisers of pro-Palestine marches have said Keir Starmer’s threat to ban some...
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