By John Pickard A ‘dead cat’ story is one thrown into the political mix to distract attention from the more important issues of the moment.
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By John Pickard If you want to answer those politicians who think the history of Israel and Gaza only started on October 7 last year,

There was no better metaphor to represent the popular loathing of this Tory government than to see Rishi Sunak announcing the general election in a

Dave Putson reports from outside the Royal Courts of Justice as yet another legal process took place in Assange’s fight against extradition to the USA.

Letter from Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour Member In last Thursday’s episode of Dispatches, the reporter, Ellie Flynn described herself as a cola addict.

The decision of the International Criminal Court to seek arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and Defence Minister has a profound significance for Israel

By Michael Roberts Last Tuesday, the trade and technology war launched by the US on China back in 2019 took another ratchet up. The US

By John Pickard It is hard to look at social media reports about Gaza, on X, for example, and not feel a visceral, boiling anger.

Republished from Medialens, the original can be found here. Propaganda by omission is a dominant feature of the ‘mainstream’ news media. Indeed, it is a requirement. Rather

Miners’ Strike 1984-5 – Weeks 7 to 11
Throughout this 40th anniversary year of the miners’ strike, Left Horizons will publish regular bulletins on important issues and developments that occurred during the strike,