Archive: Syria Intervention

Salmond: Hilary Benn's Syria speech would have made his dad turn in his grave

Former SNP leader attacked shadow foreign secretary for his pro-war stance

BASC adds support to Syria winter coats appeal

BASC is supporting an appeal for unwanted country coats to be sent to help relieve the humanitarian crisis in Syria.
Unite: Call an immediate halt to military intervention

Unite: Call an immediate halt to military intervention
ESRC: Unique software supports behavioural intervention programmes

The internet offers users a cost-effective way of accessing information and advice on any health problem, 24-hours a day. A group of social scientists has taken advantage of this by developing software which enables other researchers to easily create interactive internet-based intervention programmes to support behavioural change. The software, known as LifeGuide, is being used in intervention programmes, for example to quit smoking or manage weight loss.
BSA comments on Government intervention to support lending

BSA comments on Government intervention to support lending

Syria air strikes vote as-it-happened

All the debate from the House of Commons and beyond as MPs debated whether to launch attacks against IS in Syria
The day Jeremy Corbyn's leadership withered on the vine

Labour retreat on Syria could spell the beginning of the end for his leadership

Does the anti-war left realise war already started?

Our inaction leads to civilian deaths just as our air strikes will. We must stop pretending that non-intervention is somehow morally superior.
Even supporters of Syrian intervention should be wary of sabre-rattling in the press

The war-mongering in the Sun does nothing to reflect the complex strategic and moral realities of intervention in Syria

Syria: Hague 'hopes' Russians can be trusted

Britain will watch Russia's approach to the fledgling Syrian chemical weapons deal "very carefully" in the coming days, William Hague has warned.
World in 'strategic anarchy' as Syria conflict drags on

World leaders' retreat towards living 'tactically' has left global politics facing "a state of sublimated strategic anarchy", a think-tank has warned.

Comment: Syrians won't benefit from this unworkable chemical weapons fudge

Even if Syria complied with the Russian initiative, the regime has enough conventional and biological weapons to continue their assault on the Syrian people.
Cameron: Syrian chemical weapons deal 'should be taken seriously'

A Russian proposal for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons supply should be taken seriously, the prime minister said today.

Comment: The drift towards war in Syria is nobody's policy

The press has interpreted David Cameron's Commons defeat on Syria as a collapse in his support, a disaster for our 'special relationship' and a guarantee that there will be no British military action in Syria. They couldn't be more wrong.
The 'sometimes' special relationship: Kerry and Hague gloss over Commons defeat

Britain remains a valuable partner to the United States because it "sometimes" stands up to dictators, secretary of state John Kerry has declared from the Foreign Office.

The Political Week Online: Back to school

The post-summer political world resumes unchanged. Arguments kick off about Labour's relationship with trade unions. Iain Duncan Smith is accused of being crap. Tony Blair advocates war.
Pressure on Miliband: Labour 'unease' over Syria vote as Blair intervenes

The pressure continued to pile on Ed Miliband over the Syria intervention vote today, over a week since the historic Commons debate.

Comment: Syria is stuck in the Middle Ages – we must not get involved

Syria is not – and never has been – in the British sphere of influence. No good would come from our involvement there.
Fresh wounds: Miliband and Cameron trade blows over Syria vote

Ed Miliband and David Cameron have traded blows over Syria for the first time since the prime minister was defeated in the Commons last week.

Comment: If Britain really cares about Syria, it will open its doors to refugees

If we plan on containing the Syrian conflict, we need to alleviate the burden on its neighbours.
Hague and Alexander clash on Syria strategy as G20 looms

Labour and Tory relations over Syria worsened again today, after the parties fell out over how to pursue a political negotiation over the civil war.

Downing Street rules out second Syria vote

Downing Street has ruled out a second vote on military action in Syria, after pressure grew for David Cameron to return to the Commons with new evidence of chemical attacks.
Blair: We'll pay a terrible price for Syria vote

MPs' refusal to condone military action against the Syrian government will cost Britain, Tony Blair has warned, in an attack which will only strengthen Labour dissent at Ed Miliband.

Ministers set for chop after missing Syria vote

David Cameron is set to seek retribution against abstaining ministers in last week's Syria vote - by sacking them from the government in the looming reshuffle.
The Week in Review: Thirteen votes that changed Britain

This week was about intelligence, leadership, tomahawks and shock. Shock in the Commons chamber, that is, not shock and awe in Damascus.

The Political Week Online: From Cyrus to Syria

From Miley Cyrus's bum cheeks to war in Syria; from David Cameron's parliamentary humiliation to Dan Hodges leaving the Labour party, the internet has been a hot mess of news, views, and utter nonsense.
The week in political blogging

With Syria dominating the headlines, bloggers took to their keyboards to influence the debate

Comment: A vote of tragedy and triumph for Great Britain

We should celebrate the rupture of the special relationship - but not use it as an excuse to turn our back on the world.
Syria intervention: Anatomy of a defeat

David Cameron's personal authority took a huge blow last night - but the prime minister should only partly be blamed for the government's failure to win over the Commons.