Article by Serge Jordan Donald Trump’s administration, now supported by Theresa May and Macron, has now undertaken another round of missile strikes against regime targets in Syria. This could trigger an explosive chain of events potentially leading to a more serious military conflagration between major international and regional powers in the Middle East. Moscow has […]
On Saturday (February 6), concerned citizens from across Leicester descended upon Keith Vaz’s newly opened satellite office on Belgrave Road to hold their latest anti-war demonstration. The protest is was organised by a newly formed group called Leicester Against War. A group that was formed in response to the vote in Parliament in December where […]
Yesterday evening saw the fourth protest in Leicester since the commons voted in favour of further bloodshed in the Middle East. The action came off the back of a well-attended public meeting last Tuesday where Leicester Against War activists sat down to discuss the best way to build the anti-war movement, both locally and across […]
The bombing in Syria has begun. Across Britain, millions of people have been sickened by the rush to war. Lots of us are especially angry at Labour MPs who, against the wishes of their leader Jeremy Corbyn, spoke in favour of dropping bombs. This military action will lead to the deaths of many innocent men, […]
VOTE UPDATE: Jon Ashworth voted to oppose bombing, while Keith Vaz and Liz Kendall voted in favouring of bombing Syria. David Cameron’s attempt to rush through a vote to start bombing Syria was met with significant opposition from Leicester’s diverse communities today, when, at spectacularly short notice, over 200 people took to the street to […]
Air strikes will not stop sectarian violence in Iraq. Unite for a programme to end the perpetual cycle of war, each time fighting horrors unleashed by previous conflict. The UK mainstream parties seem to have learned absolutely nothing from past mistakes. In the recent parliamentary vote, all overwhelmingly backed air strikes on Islamic State (IS) […]
In 2003, millions marched in outrage to oppose the Labour Party’s so-called “war on terror.” Yet despite an overwhelming display of global public oppositio, the vile war on Iraq still took place — further cementing into history the unwillingness of mainstream politicians to align their policies with the demands of their electorate. As a direct […]
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