Monthly Archives: May 2008

The Ministry of Defence bowed to pressure from the courts yesterday and agreed to an independent public inquiry into one of the most notorious episodes involving British troops in Iraq: the death of Baha Mousa, a hotel receptionist, in Basra … Continue reading →

John Bellamy Foster With the benefit of hindsight, few now doubt that the housing bubble that induced most of the recent growth of the U.S. economy was bound to burst or that a general financial crisis and a global economic … Continue reading →

From The TimesApril 24, 2008Difference in civil and criminal self-defenceHouse of LordsPublished April 24, 2008 Ashley and Another v Chief Constable of Sussex Police Before Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Scott of Foscote, Lord Rodger ofEarlsferry, Lord Carswell and Lord … Continue reading →