Monthly Archives: December 2008

The jury at the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has returned an open verdict.The coroner also asked the jury to answer a number of key questions.THE FINAL MOMENTS“Did firearms officer C12 shout armed police?” ANSWER: NO“Did … Continue reading →

Review by John ThornhillPublished: November 30 2008 22:41 Last updated: November 30 2008 22:41Après la démocratie (After Democracy)By Emmanuel ToddGallimard €18.50 (£15.30)The financial crisis is convulsing politics in unexpected ways. The triumph of an inexperienced black liberal senator in the … Continue reading →

By Avi IssacharoffTags: Hebron, settlers, Israel News Are these reaaaly the children of the same jews who created the best and most equal kibbutz where i worked in the 1960s?????An innocent Palestinian family, numbering close to 20 people. All of … Continue reading →

By Lucy KellawayPublished: December 14 2008 19:59 Last updated: December 14 2008 19:59Last week, I sent an e-mail to a friend who had just lost his job. “I’m so sorry,” I wrote. “Your bosses are morons to have got rid … Continue reading →

Last time we examined how the money appearances conceal a vast communal world-wide web of producers Producers who produce what we need but also the things we think we need and love! However, private ownership (enforced by states, police and … Continue reading →

Academics and students have presented a petition to Downing Street, urging the government to withdraw new immigration rules for overseas students in the UK.From next March, universities will be expected to monitor whether overseas students are attending tutorials.Many academics have … Continue reading →

One of the eminent outsiders brought into Gordon Brown‘s “government of all the talents” has revealed that he quit in disgust at what he describes as Labour’s “dismal” lack of political leadership on human rights.Lord Lester, a Liberal Democrat and … Continue reading →

Formation of a national government would be an attack on democracy and give succour to fascismComments (10)Tony BennThe Guardian, Thursday December 11 2008Article history The argument that we might have to consider a national government to deal with the economic … Continue reading →

Competition in the market puts people under great pressure to break the ordinary rules of decent conduct and then to produce good reasons for doing so. It is these rationalizations – the endless self-deception necessary to meet the bottom line … Continue reading →

Sean O’Neill, Crime Editor The jury hearing the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes were barred from finding that he was illegally killed by the Metropolitan Police, in a surprise order that prompted members of his family to walk out … Continue reading →