‘Global Britain’ is Brexit’s most enduring, most egregious fallacy
Was ‘Global Britain’ truly ever a reality?
Biden silence
US president Joe Biden has faced criticism for going missing as the Taliban have retaken power in Afghanistan. There has been no statement on the worsening crisis from the president, who is currently on holiday at Camp David, though one is expected this afternoon. The White House did, however, release an image of him sitting […]
Is the trade war over? What a Biden presidency means for global trade
The rampaging trade warfare of the Trump era will come to an end, but there will be underlying consistencies in a Biden presidency.
UK must help Biden repair the damage of Trump on human rights
We’ve our own problems and failures. But we can still make sure we help clean up Trump’s mess.
Week in Review: The fake equality of All Lives Matter
You couldn’t ask for a more clear-cut moment of threat against free speech, individual rights and freedom of assembly. So where are the libertarians?
Desperate scenes as drug law enforcers try to preserve the status quo
As the international status quo on drug policy falls apart, supporters are fighting a desperate rear-guard defence at the UN and in the ureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Comment: Outrage as EU blocks democratic challenge to US trade deal
The EU blocks citizens’ groups from challenging a secret US trade deal which could give corporations rights over governments
Russia has replaced America as the world’s drugs policeman
Russia takes the lead on preventing drug law reform at the UN, after the US funds itself compromised by the Colorado cannabis experiment
Comment: The leak which offers a rare glimpse into secret EU-US free market talks
Secret talks in Brussels will result in huge new powers for corporations over national governments, as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)’s Investor-state dispute settlement shows.
Eyewitness: The truth about Chelsea Manning’s sentencing hearing
An eyewitness account of Chelsea Manning’s sentencing hearing, where the US private was sentenced to 35 years over Wikileaks documents.
