Raft of Senior Reform Councillors Fail to Declare Interests

Four Reform councillors – including the council's deputy leader and two serving cabinet members – amended their registers of interests within days of Byline Times…

Israel weaponises Gaza’s medical blockade to sustain genocidal violence

Israel’s assault on Gaza has left access to medical oxygen extremely limited. Those affected include up to 12,000 cancer patients, leaving some patients struggling to…

Can local communities turn the tide on AI data centers?

The “AI boom” has caused a surge in tech companies proposing to build massive data centres across the UK. Concerned about the resource use, disruption,…

UK cinema chain won’t screen new Ali G film

On 26 August, Sacha Baron Cohen and Sony Pictures showed off the new Ali G sequel. The response — it’s fair to say — has…

Can Reform survive its summer of scandal?

In July, openDemocracy went to Montenegro to report on Reform backer “Posh George”. Here’s what happened next

James O’Brien reacts to Bill Gates’ stark AI warning

Tired-looking Zionist announces ‘Ali G’ slop-quel

On 26 August, Sacha Baron Cohen and Sony Pictures gave us a look at the upcoming Ali G sequel. If you’ve been frozen in ice…

Meta lawsuit: ‘It would have wiped them out…’

Should Andy Burnham sanction Israel? | James O’Brien – The Whole Show

Upper Tribunal says secrecy around animal experiments is unlawful

The secrecy which surrounds information on the use of animal experiments in science has been ruled unlawful by the Upper Tribunal in a landmark case…

RSPCA says slower growing chickens could be ‘secret weapon’ to tackling food poisoning crisis

Higher-welfare poultry farming could be a “secret weapon” in curbing the nation’s most widespread cause of food poisoning, according to the RSPCA. The call comes…

World No 1 Luke Littler falls in quarters to Jermaine Wattimena

Darts — Luke Littler’s push to qualify for the Players Championship Finals and keep alive his bid for a historic clean sweep of PDC majors…

Ben-Gvir: ‘Israel’ unmasked

So-called Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has found himself in charge of the Israeli occupation’s police, its prisons and its internal security. This is…

Flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills more than 100 people

Why Dolly Parton was the one thing Americans could agree on

Polanski demands answers on Burnham’s Thames Water betrayal

On 25 August, we reported that PM Andy Burnham had reportedly backtracked on plans to temporarily nationalise Thames Water. While the plan didn’t go far…

Anti-migrant journo accused of illegally entering UK

A journalist known for pushing anti-migrant sentiment has gone undercover on a small boat crossing in the channel. Now, people are asking if he’s broken…

The Cycle of Retaliation: Israeli Doctrine, Border Fences, and the Path to Civil War (1970–1975)

Following the signing of the 1968 Cairo Agreement and the subsequent expulsion of the Palestinian resistance movement from Jordan during the events of Black September…

China condemns Trump’s ‘illegal’ sanctions on Iran

Why UK police ‘refuse to carry guns’