China Ousts the BBC Based on UK’s Own Media Standards

February 20, 2021

In a move that was entirely predictable after the UK’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) banned China’s CGTN from operating in the UK, China has reciprocated by banning BBC World News from broadcasting…

The Longest Three Weeks in History – From ‘Flattening the Curve’ to a Permanent ‘New Abnormal’

February 16, 2021

Opinion

We're coming up to the first anniversary of the UK's first ever national lockdown, which was only supposed to be a short-term emergency measure. But eleven months on, we're still in lockdown, with no …

Boris Johnson Condemns Myanmar Coup, But Is Silent on Genocide

February 15, 2021

Opinion

Within hours of last week’s Myanmar coup d’etat, the denunciations came pouring in. Britain began considering new sanctions. US president Joe Biden pledged action against the military l…

The UK-EU Clash Over Northern Ireland will have Grave Consequences

February 10, 2021

Opinion

Get your retaliation in first,” is a cynical old saying in Northern Irish politics that means you hit your opponent whenever you can without waiting for a provocation. It neatly captures the violent t…

Why ‘Texit’ Is Naive at Best

January 22, 2021

Opinion

Well wishing and power fantasies cannot topple geopolitical realities and the fact that Washington will simply never let a Texit take place. There is an interesting tendency in American political hist…

UK and USA Riven With Hatred and Division

January 21, 2021

Opinion

If you think that distrust and mistrust in politicians is going to disappear with the packing cases as Trump leaves the White House you should think again. If you also think that the massive chasm bet…

An OrWELLSian Purge? Why H.G. Wells’ ‘The Shape of Things to Come’ Has Arrived Today

January 19, 2021

Opinion

It no coincidence that our entertainment industry today, so heavily saturated with the influence of Wells’ propaganda, is obsessed with the theme of a post-apocalyptic world, Cynthia Chung writes. “It…

Will Great Britain Face Penalties for its War Crimes?

January 14, 2021

Opinion

Against the backdrop of Australia, a member of the British Commonwealth, officially recognizing the war crimes committed by the Australian military inside Afghanistan, the position taken by the U…