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Bank Of England Accidentally E-mails Top-Secret Brexit Plan To Newspaper
Bank Of England Accidentally E-mails Top-Secret Brexit Plan To Newspaper The first rule of “Project Bookend” is that you don’t talk about “Project Bookend.” In retrospect, maybe the first rule should have been “you don’t accidentally e-mail ‘Project Bookend’ to a news agency”, because as the Guardian reports, one of its editors opened his inbox […]
In the Same Week, the US and UK Hide Their War Crimes By Invoking ‘National Security’
In the Same Week, the US and UK Hide Their War Crimes By Invoking ‘National Security’ Colonel Ian Henderson was a British official dubbed “the Butcher of Bahrain” because of atrocities he repeatedly committed during the 30 years he served as chief security official of that Middle Eastern country. His reign of terror began in 1966 […]
You May No Longer Think Wrong Thoughts, Citizen
You May No Longer Think Wrong Thoughts, Citizen Shortly after the election victory that probably surprised no-one more than himself, David Cameron launched into explaining to the hoi-polloi what further transmogrification of the State is in store now that he’s got a free hand. He inter alia elated the audience with the following zinger: “For […]
GCHQ’s Rainbow Lights: Exploiting Social Issues for Militarism and Imperialism
GCHQ’s Rainbow Lights: Exploiting Social Issues for Militarism and Imperialism Over the weekend, the British surveillance agency GCHQ — the most extremist and invasive in the West — bathed its futuristic headquarterswith rainbow-colored lights “as a symbol of the intelligence agency’s commitment to diversity” and to express solidarity with “International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.” GCHQ’s public affairs office proudly […]
UK Prime Minister David Cameron Proclaims – It’s Not Enough to Follow the Law, You Must Love Big Brother
UK Prime Minister David Cameron Proclaims – It’s Not Enough to Follow the Law, You Must Love Big Brother It’s not just those domestic extremists and crazy “conspiracy theory” kooks who took serious issue with UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s recent overtly fascist language when it comes to freedom of expression in Great Britain. For example, […]
Secret Papers Reveal Lawson’s 1981 Plot to Use Army Against Oil Workers
Secret Papers Reveal Lawson’s 1981 Plot to Use Army Against Oil Workers Lord Lawson asserts that his attack on climate change policy is motivated by deep concerns for the working classes – fears environmental measures will cost jobs and undermine prosperity. Environmentalists claim that Lawson is acting in the interests of the oil industry even if […]
Media Coverage of Climate Science Is Stunting Climate Action, Especially in US
Media Coverage of Climate Science Is Stunting Climate Action, Especially in US The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change plays an enormous role in shaping how climate science gets translated into policy in countries around the world, but so does the media. A new report finds that, while the IPCCcould have managed the rollout of itsFifth Assessment […]
SECRECY SHROUDS UNKNOWN ROLE OF TOP UK GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
SECRECY SHROUDS UNKNOWN ROLE OF TOP UK GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL The British government is refusing to disclose the job title and taxpayer-funded salary of one of the most senior law enforcement officials in the United Kingdom, claiming the details have to be kept a secret for security reasons. Cressida Dick (pictured above) was formerly one of […]
Dramatic UK Emission Drop Just a ‘Taste of What Could Be Achieved
Dramatic UK Emission Drop Just a ‘Taste of What Could Be Achieved UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 8.4 percent between 2013 and 2014, according to official figures released today by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Carbon emissions fell by 9.7 percent. A 23 percent reduction in coal use and record warm temperatures were the main […]
Paul Krugman is wrong about the UK and borrowing
Paul Krugman is wrong about the UK and borrowing Paul Krugman once did something or other quite good on the economics of trade, winning him the Nobel Prize. He also wrote some rather good stuff in the 1990s about the euro and about how Japan might escape its then-malaise. Quite a lot of orthodox economists […]
That Moron Who Spews Garbage and Doesn’t Listen to Reason May Be a Bot
That Moron Who Spews Garbage and Doesn’t Listen to Reason May Be a Bot Rampant Disinformation NATO has announced that it is launching an “information war” against Russia. The UK publicly announced a battalion of keyboard warriors to spread disinformation. It’s well-documented that the West has long used false propaganda to sway public opinion. Western military and intelligence services manipulate social […]
“Colossal Defeat” For Obama As Australia Joins China’s Regional Bank
“Colossal Defeat” For Obama As Australia Joins China’s Regional Bank Having attacked its “closest ally” UK for “constant accomodation” with China, we suspect President Obama will be greatly displeased at yet another close-ally’s decision to partner up with the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). As The Australian reports, “make no mistake,” the decision by Australia’s Abbott […]
CNN Is Beating the Drums of War
CNN Is Beating the Drums of War President George W. Bush’s national security advisor, Condi Rice, warned Americans that Saddam Hussein’s (nonexistent) weapons of mass destruction could result in a mushroom cloud going up over an American city. No such threat existed. But today a very real threat exists over all American cities, and the […]
Greenpeace Calls on Information Commissioner to Repair ‘Transparency Travesty’ and Publish Full Fracking Report
Greenpeace Calls on Information Commissioner to Repair ‘Transparency Travesty’ and Publish Full Fracking Report Greenpeace has appealed to the UK’s transparency watchdog over the government’s repeated refusal to publish an unredacted version of its Shale Gas Rural Economy Impacts report. The environmental NGO has asked the Information Commissioner’s Office to force the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) […]
NATO’s Russia Border Games
NATO’s Russia Border Games When a Russian bomber flew over international waters some 25 miles off the southwest tip of England last week, UK Defense Secretary Michael Falloncalled Russia “a real and present danger.” The UK government scrambled jet fighters to meet the Russian aircraft as a show of force. Said Secretary Fallon of the incident, “NATO […]
