Articles tagged "politics"
Ukraine Daily Summary - Sunday, August 27
New Ukrainian-made missile used to strike Crimea -- Inching forward in Bakhmut counteroffensive, Ukraine’s hardened units look ahead to long, grim war -- Nearly 100 Leopard 1 tanks stored in the open as Switzerland rejects transfer to Ukraine -- Russian troops attack 10 communities in Sumy Oblast -- and more
Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, August 26
Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian main lines of defense in some areas -- Kyiv, Moscow's opposing attitudes toward Soviet past shape two different futures -- F-16s & the irrational politics of military aid -- Number of Wagner fighters in Belarus decreases -- and more
Time to Stop the Rot
The UK may be the only democracy in the world without a written constitution – a ‘higher’ law or code to which all others must conform.
Boris Johnson Claims the UK is not ‘remotely a corrupt country’. Really? Is it?
Analysis: the reality looks different as the PM defends his Tory government’s reputation over allegations of sleaze
Mandatory Voter ID - Tory Govt Makes Astonishing Admission 3.5 Million Will Be Disenfranchised
Users without ID would experience a serious restriction of their experience, freedom of expression and rights
Sage Adviser - Ministers Trying to Get as Many as Possible Infected With Covid
Ministers & Boris Johnson accused of allowing infections to rip through the younger population in an effort to bolster levels of immunity
The UK Government's Death Of Convention; Rule of Law
How Boris Johnson has used the vagueness and vulnerability of Britain’s unwritten constitution to erode democracy
Some of Today’s Politicians have Learned Propaganda Tricks from 1930s Fascists, says Yale professor
Democracy is a fragile creation, and the Yale professor and historian of fascism Timothy Snyder should know
Boris Johnson & the Rise of Make-Believe
It is no good offering people a ‘story to believe in’ if it ends in harm – but the Prime Minister does not know any other way