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The Week of The Beast Unplugged
The Week of The Beast Unplugged From 26th February to 5th March 2018, the UK and indeed most of Northern Europe was gripped by severe cold weather blowing in from Siberia. The event was Christened the Beast From the East by UK press. The conditions were harsh, not just sub-zero temperatures and snow but high […]
The UK government is manufacturing its nerve agent case for ‘action’ on Russia
The UK government is manufacturing its nerve agent case for ‘action’ on Russia Official claim that ‘Novichok’ points solely to Russia discredited Military personnel investigate the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury Published by INSURGE intelligence, a crowdfundedinvestigative journalism platform for people and planet. Support us to report where others fear to tread. On Monday, Prime Minister Theresa May […]
UK Gas Crisis: Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fire
UK Gas Crisis: Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fire For the ministers and officials assembled, it was an embarrassment all around. Late last week, as we were at the annual Windsor Energy Consultation (WEC) just outside London, British Gas Plc confirmed that the nation was facing a natural gas shortage as freezing temperatures grip the country. […]
Russia Threatens UK: “One Does Not Give 24Hrs Notice To A Nuclear Power”
Russia Threatens UK: “One Does Not Give 24Hrs Notice To A Nuclear Power” On the heels of UK PM May’s red hot rhetoric and ultimatum yesterday and Germany’s pressure this morning, Russia has cranked up their response to ’11’ on the Spinal Tap amplifier of global armageddon. Having made clear this morning that: “We have […]
Assange Lashes Out: “Hypocritical Motherf*ckers… Remember How I Exposed Your Secret Deal With The Saudis”
Assange Lashes Out: “Hypocritical Motherf*ckers… Remember How I Exposed Your Secret Deal With The Saudis” Wikileaks founder Julian Assange lashed out at the UK government over Twitter on Friday after Britain’s official UN account (UK Mission to the United Nations) tweeted “A free and independent media fulfils a vital role in holding the powerful to […]
How UK Spies Hacked a European Ally and Got Away With It
Photo: Sander de Wilde/Corbis/Getty Images HOW UK SPIES HACKED A EUROPEAN ALLY AND GOT AWAY WITH IT FOR A MOMENT, it seemed the hackers had slipped up and exposed their identities. It was the summer of 2013, and European investigators were looking into an unprecedented breach of Belgium’s telecommunications infrastructure. They believed they were on […]
The Scourging of Julian Assange
The Scourging of Julian Assange Photo by Jeanne Menjoulet | CC BY 2.0 Julian Assange’s latest attempt to have his outstanding UK arrest warrant dropped has failed in what stands as one of the most blatant and cruel examples of the British legal system being wielded as an instrument of persecution against a man whose only crime […]
The UK’s Hidden Hand in Julian Assange’s Detention
The UK’s Hidden Hand in Julian Assange’s Detention Photo by Billy Bob Bain | CC BY 2.0 It now emerges that the last four years of Julian Assange’s effective imprisonment in the Ecuadorean embassy in London have been entirely unnecessary. In fact, they depended on a legal charade. Behind the scenes, Sweden wanted to drop the […]
The Looming Crisis in the Private Provision of Public Services Close Parallels With the Systemic Failure of Banks
THE LOOMING CRISIS IN THE PRIVATE PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES CLOSE PARALLELS WITH THE SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF BANKS The collapse in January of Carillion PLC, the UK’s second largest construction and outsourcing company has attracted considerable media coverage. Carillion was principally engaged in public sector contracts to build (and in some cases operate) hospitals, prisons, […]
Nuclear Follies in the UK: in Search of High-Cost Power without Strategy at the Wrong Time
Nuclear Follies in the UK: in Search of High-Cost Power without Strategy at the Wrong Time Then there is the issue of long term predictions. It was the February 4 article in the Financial Times titled, “Nuclear Hazards: struggling industry aims for power surge,” that got our attention. There’s been so much going on in […]
Stepping Back from the Brink
Stepping Back from the Brink An astonishing new field of enquiry explores the deep changes that could avert a planetary disaster We know where we’re going. For many years, scientists have warned that we are crashing through the Earth’s ecological limits. We know we are in the midst of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Yet […]
UK Defense Secretary: “Russia Is Ready To Kill Us By The Thousands”
UK Defense Secretary: “Russia Is Ready To Kill Us By The Thousands” Brits woke up to read the following brazenly fearmongering headline in their daily paper today: “‘Russia is ready to kill us by the thousands’: Defence Secretary warns that Moscow could cause mass casualties by crippling crucial energy supplies.” Recently installed in office, UK […]
