Japanese PM and ministers honour war-criminals at imperialist Yasukuni shrine

Commemorating the 81st anniversary of Japan’s unconditional WWII surrender in August 1946, Japan’s political leaders honoured a monument to known war-criminals. The infamous Yasukuni shrine…

More drilling during another heatwave would feel mad | James O’Brien – The Whole Show

How we twist political violence to self-defence

Political violence – that is, violence committed to challenge, attain or retain political power – is on the rise in democracies.

The Scuttling of the Armistice: Israel, Lebanon, and the Geopolitics of 1967

The June 1967 Arab-Israeli War dramatically altered the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, leaving Israel in firm military occupation of the Sinai Peninsula, the…

‘Republicans Pushing the ‘Red Scare’ About Democrats Should Look First at Trump’

Trump's kleptocratic authoritarianism is a much closer reflection of the evils of communist regimes than anything being pushed by the Democrats, argues Katherine Stewart

Media billionaires are getting away with murder

Jason Arday was hunted down by a pack of rabid predators, relentlessly bullying and racially attacking him. Now he’s dead. His devastated family are left…

GMB forced to apologise for Reform UK lies

Reform UK has been accused of many things in 2026, but a tendency towards honesty is not one of them. The latest example of a…

Farage’s Clacton con is a distraction that only helps the powerful

Nigel Farage is back in Parliament, fresh from winning the Clacton by-election, posing for photos like he’s just liberated Dunkirk instead of securing a seat…

James O’Brien reflects on the death of former professor Jason Arday

Carving Up the Border: Deconstructing Israel’s Buffer Strategy in Lebanon and Syria

Western media routinely frames “buffer zones” as neutral, defensive measures designed to stabilize volatile borders, but the ground reality across southern Lebanon and southwestern Syria…

Drought disaster for French farmers shows water must be a public resource

There is a red alert in France concerning water resources. Although France is currently experiencing its fourth heatwave since May, the drought is worsening. And…

Is the pursuit of Net Zero ‘worth it’?

Calafiori, Havertz and Ødegaard fire the Gunners to Community Shield win over Man City

Arsenal opened the new season with a controlled, confident and quietly emphatic 3-0 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield, delivering a performance that…

Laila Cunningham fails to defend Farage’s £5m gift

On 16 August, Laila Cunningham tried and failed to defend Nigel Farage’s £5m ‘gift’ scandal: Watching Laila Cunningham explain Nigel Farages £5m bung is wild.…

Zack Polanski calls out antisemitic Economist hit piece

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has labelled an Economist piece “antisemitic”. And given the outlet’s own description of the piece, it’s easy to see why:…

Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi Accused of ‘Fantasy’ After Falsely Claiming Labour-Backer Dale Vince Bankrolled Count Binface

The former Chancellor told ITV viewers that Dale Vince gave Count Binface hundreds of thousands of pounds for his Clacton campaign. Both say this is…

Fascist Israeli minister Ben-Gvir demands Zionists massacre 30-40 Palestinians a day

Israel’s fascist ‘security’ minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has demanded even more slaughter of Palestinians to advance Israel’s theft of Gaza. In keeping with his racist, genocidal…

There Will Be Another Jason Arday

There is no check to fetter power when unfettered power resides in the check

Renters Left Sweating as Landlords Refuse to Fit Ceiling Fans Amid Rising Heatwaves

Britain’s summers keep getting hotter, but for millions of renters, staying cool is not that simple. Many tenants cannot drill into a ceiling, rewire a…

“Indefensible”… Time to nationalise water companies?