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Lying About Lying: Lessons From Boris Johnson
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Lying About Lying: Lessons From Boris Johnson
March 31, 2023

A day after the former UK prime minister Boris “BoJo” Johnson was interrogated by the UK parliament’s Privileges Committee over whether he had intentionally misled MPs over the Partygate scandal, the host of the audience-participation BBC programme Question Time, Fiona Bruce (renowned for her obsequiousness towards Tories), asked the audience…

Cancer as Weapon: Sowing Battlefields With Depleted Uranium
March 30, 2023

With the UK’s unconscionable decision to send Depleted Uranium ammunition to Ukraine, it’s perhaps useful to revisit the environmental and health consequences of the US’s widespread use of such weapons in Iraq and Kuwait during the first Gulf War. This short essay is adapted from my book, Been Brown So Long It Looked Like Green to Me: the Politics of Nature.

Cancer as Weapon: Sowing Battlefields With Depleted Uranium
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Betting All on Hegemony; Risking All, To Stave Off Ruin
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Betting All on Hegemony; Risking All, To Stave Off Ruin
March 13, 2023

The West is too dysfunctional and weak now to fight on all fronts. Yet there can be no retreat without some de-legitimising humiliation of the West.

Scholz’s Judgement Under the Spotlight Now Over Nord Stream Bombs. But What About Bojo?
February 17, 2023

Make yourself useful to a corrupt leader who has the morals of a sewer rat and then name your price in the form of a top job as payment.

Scholz’s Judgement Under the Spotlight Now Over Nord Stream Bombs. But What About Bojo?
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Scotland’s War on Women
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Scotland’s War on Women
January 28, 2023

Can men menstruate? According to Google, of course they can. So remember that, as we explore “poor sister Scotland! Her doom is fell.”

Top 20 Military Powers in 2023
January 25, 2023

The 2023 Military Strength Ranking by Globalfirepower.com shows that the United States, Russia, and China have remained the world’s top military powers with China continuing its climb to the No.2 spot.

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How Britain Trains Jordan to Spy on Its Citizens
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How Britain Trains Jordan to Spy on Its Citizens
January 24, 2023

The British government covertly trained Jordanian security services in techniques known as “digital media exploitation” which has been used to monitor, manipulate, and disrupt dissent in the kingdom.

The UK: A Return to the Past Masquerading as the Future
January 18, 2023

It is an understatement to say that 2022 has been a dismal year in British politics, except of course for the plutocrats who have their nasty paws on the levers of power with the active connivance of the Tory government.

The UK: A Return to the Past Masquerading as the Future
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