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King Charles meeting members of the Afghanistan women's cricket team at Clarence House on 24 June.

Gender apartheid, global silence

26/06/2026 Bernard A 0

Why Afghanistan must be banned from world cricket From child marriage decrees to bullets fired at protesters, the Taliban’s war on women grinds on unremarked, while Afghanistan’s men’s cricket team tours India and Canada. The […]

Burnham selection and election for Makerfield is no democratic revival

25/06/2026 Mark Isaac 0

After disastrous local election results in early May the pressure on Starmer to stand down ratcheted up. Not because he is failing to lead a progressive government and has reneged on almost all his manifesto […]

Welfare Not Warfare

Breakthrough conference as thousands gather in London against war

24/06/2026 Bernard A 0

On Saturday 20th June 2026 London hosted a historic conference against war and militarism. Text and video content from Stop The War Coalition Three thousand packed in to Westminster Central Hall, over a thousand of […]

Debate in parliament, screen grab from video

Israel debate branded as “surreal”

24/06/2026 Bernard A 0

A petition to the UK Parliameent with more than 118,000 signatures said “We are concerned about reported Israeli state-linked and pro-Israel lobbying activity in UK politics. We believe it is important to determine the scope […]

Burnham beats Reform at Makerfield by election

23/06/2026 Bernard A 0

Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham beat Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon by over 9,000 votes, winning nearly 55% of the vote (24,937 votes) on 18th June 2026. Burnham is no stranger to the area, having […]

Your Party UK rollout of official branches begins

06/06/2026 Bernard A 0

The first three official Your Party branches were announced as — Ceredigion Penfro, South Scotland, and the Isle of Wight. Over coming months, the plan is that they will be joined by dozens more branches […]

Israeli influence debate in Westminster

24/05/2026 Bernard A 0

The UK Parliament will debate Israel’s influence over UK politics on 22nd June 22 after 115,000 people signed a petition for this. The petition expressed concern over Israeli state-linked and pro-Israel lobbying activity in Britain. […]

Cuba – Rubio offers “freedom”

24/05/2026 Bernard A 0

Donald Trump declared the Cuban government an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the United States in January 2026. His executive order featured the usual accusations: Cuba was aligned with Russia, China, Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah; […]

UK Labour vote rigging in the dock

23/05/2026 Bernard A 0

On 19th May 2026, four former members of Croydon Labour Party appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, facing charges relating to cybercrime and data breaches alleged to have occurred during the Labour Party’s parliamentary […]

Burnham gets a parachute

21/05/2026 Mark Isaac 0

The shenanigans in the Labour Party continue. After the abysmal local election results at the beginning of May, it looks like Starmer is toast. But the candidates for leader are all tainted and woeful. Enter […]