These are exceptional times. The United States has been threatening to take over Greenland, an aggressive move against Europe. Now, and only…
The late writer, broadcaster and wit Clive James formulated what he called the āBarry Manilow Lawā: āEveryone you know thinks Barry Manilow…
If every single high-profile journalist, politician and priest is currently expressing heartfelt devotion to Britainās deceased, 96-year-old monarch, it is not because…
Scottish Independence, Power and Propaganda
Introduction The writer Simon Louvish once told the story of a group of Soviets touring the United States before the age of…
As described in our October 18 Media Alert, ‘Democracy And Debate – Killing Iraq’ (http://www.medialens.org/alerts/06/061018_democracy_and_debate.php), a recent study published in The Lancet…
With the convenient discovery of a deadly poison in Wood Green, London, Tony Blair has again made explicit reference to the “related”…
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