The UK Is Complicit in Israel’s Violence
On Monday the 14th of May the Israeli military killed 60 Palestinians and injured 2771. Dr David Wearing explains how this violence to a significant extent belongs to Britain as well.
Tag: war
A Veteran Speaks on Remembrance Day
Joe Glenton on what we should be thinking about this Remembrance Day.
Britain’s Involvement in Yemen: A Silent Role in a Forgotten War
Revelations that the British military has been directly involved in drone strikes in Yemen underscores the fact that one year on from the start of the conflict, Britain continues to be complicit in the largely-ignored war in the country.
The Arms Trade in Austerity Times
Sunday Long Read: Whilst some observers have taken to the broadsheets to proclaim a gloomy economic year, the immediate future looks rosy for one booming British industry: the arms trade.
On Airstrikes
Sunday Long Read: The parliamentary vote to bomb Syria has provoked indignant rage across the country. Why is the case for airstrikes so shaky, who our Cameron’s allies and what support can we offer those in - and fleeing from - the region?
The Labour of Memory
Sunday Long Read: What's the purpose of public remembrance, how do we remember, and why does the future only seem to hold more mourning?
