Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll

Toby Helm A clear majority of the British public now believes Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, has driven up prices in shops, and has hampered government attempts to control immigration, according to a poll by Opinium to mark the third anniversary of the UK leaving the EU single market and customs union. The survey… Read More Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll

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Israeli army destroyed more than 200 archaeological sites in Gaza: Report

Live statistics The Israeli army has destroyed more than 200 archaeological and ancient sites out of 325 that were registered across the Gaza Strip in the course of its devastating onslaught since Oct. 7, authorities in the enclave said Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Gaza Media Office said the sites include ancient churches, mosques, schools and museums and… Read More Israeli army destroyed more than 200 archaeological sites in Gaza: Report

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South Africa launches case at UN court accusing Israel of genocide

South Africa has launched a case against Israel at the UN’s international court of justice (ICJ) accusing the state of committing genocide in its military campaign in Gaza. Israel responded to the allegations “with disgust”, calling South Africa’s case a “blood libel” and urging the ICJ to reject it. Any case at the ICJ is likely to… Read More South Africa launches case at UN court accusing Israel of genocide

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Moscow court hands long jail terms to two men for reciting anti-war poetry

A Moscow court on Thursday sentenced two men to years in prison for taking part in the recital of verses against the Ukraine campaign during an anti-mobilisation protest last year. Artyom Kamardin, 33, received a seven-year sentence for reciting a poem, and Yegor Shtovba, 23, was sentenced to five and a half years for attending the protest.… Read More Moscow court hands long jail terms to two men for reciting anti-war poetry

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When Charles Chaplin Became the Enemy

First posted September 13, 2013 Von Clausewitz said that war is the logical extension of diplomacy; Monsieur Verdoux feels that murder is the logical extension of business. It’s all business. One murder makes a villain. Millions, a hero. Numbers sanctify… “By his very existence, Verdoux renders society guilty.” Approaching eternity, the convicted killer subtly reverts… Read More When Charles Chaplin Became the Enemy

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The zeitgeist is changing. A strange, romantic backlash to the tech era looms

NB: The rebellion against reason, the cults of nostalgia or particularity are not new, these ways of thought have been with us a long time; and are a consequence of the divorce of reason from goodness, virtue, beauty and justice. Romanticism is a consequence of the elevation of scientific reason to a status above the… Read More The zeitgeist is changing. A strange, romantic backlash to the tech era looms

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HOW ISRAEL COMMODIFIES MASS KILLING THROUGH ITS “PALESTINE LABORATORY”

Israel is “battle-testing” its military equipment on Palestinians — and selling it abroad. FOR MORE THAN two months, the Israeli military has waged a scorched-earth campaign against Gaza, and the death toll has risen to over 18,000 Palestinians, including more than 7,000 children. Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, violent Israeli government-armed and funded settlers continue… Read More HOW ISRAEL COMMODIFIES MASS KILLING THROUGH ITS “PALESTINE LABORATORY”

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A Murder at the End of the World: Emma Corrin is the ‘Gen Z Sherlock Holmes’

Extreme wealth is becoming the narrative preoccupation of our times. The obscenely rich entrepreneur, or sometimes the heir to an immoral fortune, has been all over television in 2023, from Beef to Dead Ringers, Succession to The Fall of the House of Usher to The Morning Show. In A Murder at the End of the… Read More A Murder at the End of the World: Emma Corrin is the ‘Gen Z Sherlock Holmes’

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