Palestine Action: Disbanding Order Called “Absurd”
A Palestine Action member has described the government’s plan to proscribe the group as “absurd,” a move that would effectively designate it a terrorist organization. Speaking to the BBC, Saeed…
UK Faces Critical Choices on Iran
“If this is true, all our troubles are over,” William Knox D’Arcy, a British businessman facing financial ruin, reportedly exclaimed upon receiving a telegram from Persia 113 years ago. Oil…
Landmark Social Legislation on the Horizon
Recent days have witnessed a notable shift in social policy at Westminster. This past week, Parliament approved two significant legislative changes reflecting a socially liberal trend. MPs recently voted to…
Zia Yusuf: The Reform Party’s Leadership Style Revealed
Last September, Gawain Towler, a long-serving communications director for Nigel Farage’s various parties, received an unexpected call at Reform UK’s London headquarters: he was terminated. The decision, made by then-newly…
UK to Ban Palestine Action Following RAF Base Incursion
The UK Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, is poised to proscribe the Palestine Action group in the coming weeks, effectively designating it a terrorist organization, according to BBC sources. A written…
Scottish government to remove WhatsApp from phones
The Scottish government is ending the use of WhatsApp and other “non-corporate” messaging services for government business on its mobile devices. The move comes after the UK Covid Inquiry revealed…
My MP’s Vote on Assisted Dying
Following a final parliamentary debate, the UK House of Commons has voted to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed with…
Assisted Dying Bill Passes by 23-Vote Margin
In a landmark vote, the House of Commons approved a bill granting terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to assisted dying. The Terminally Ill Adults Bill passed…
UK on the Brink: Iran-Israel Conflict Threat
Does the current Middle East situation evoke echoes of 2003? Many are asking this question. In 2003, Britain joined the US in a highly controversial military intervention in Iraq, predicated…
MP Resigns in Protest of Disability Benefit Cuts
Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft resigned as a whip in protest against the government’s proposed disability benefit cuts. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Foxcroft acknowledged the need to address…