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Jul 4, 2025, 4:10 AM

On Alan Rusbridger: champion of an ethical press

Two weeks ago, the universally esteemed former editor of The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger, wrote a piece in Prospect magazine, which he now edits, having served a six-year stint from 2015 to 2021 as head of an Oxbridge college. It...

Jul 2, 2025, 11:08 PM

The Double Standards Revealing the Erosion of British Values

Something is broken in Britain. The country I grew up and lived in for more than thirty years, once stood for quiet resolve, for decency in the face of disagreement, and for a moral compass that didn’t swing wildly with...

Jun 24, 2025, 1:09 AM

Racing Toward Irrelevance

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer claims to have been blindsided by the American military action in Iran. The British, long used to being privy to the most timely and important intelligence through the "Five Eyes" network, now seem to...

Jun 20, 2025, 6:25 PM

France’s Latest Geopolitical Blunder

It is too early to claim victory for Israel over the Mullahs of Iran, but the first week of the war has gone better than most observers believed it could. Israeli weapons proved remarkably effective while Tehran’s weapons and...

Mikheil Khachidze

Jun 16, 2025, 1:10 PM

UK Appoints First Woman to Lead MI6 — Blaise Metreweli, with Georgian Roots

In a groundbreaking appointment, the UK government has named Blaise Metreweli as the next Chief of MI6 — Britain’s storied foreign intelligence agency. This marks the first time a woman will head the Secret Intelligence Service in its 116-year...

Andy Blumenthal

May 25, 2025, 6:02 AM

Who Are You to Threaten Israel?

International Warnings and Demands This past week, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada issued stern warnings to Israel, threatening “concrete actions”—including potential sanctions—should Israel not halt its military operations in Gaza and restore humanitarian aid. These demands come despite the...

May 22, 2025, 11:03 PM

Breaking News: United Nations Passes The Glass House Resolution

Breaking News: United Nations Passes The Glass House Resolution A noble league of world powers—Canada, the United Kingdom, and France have threatened sanctions should Israel persist in its military operations in Gaza to destroy the scourge on humanity that is...

Catherine Perez-Shakdam

May 9, 2025, 5:41 PM

The Price of Cowardice: How Britain’s Political Class Became Midwives to Terror

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If ever there were a moment in which Britain’s political soul seemed to slip quietly into the Thames, it is surely now. This week, with unnerving synchronicity, senior Conservative MPs—those once presumed to embody gravitas and prudence—joined their Labour...

May 5, 2025, 2:10 PM

Is Israel on the road to a theocracy?

‘Every civilisation begins in theocracy and ends in democracy’, wrote Victor Hugo. Appealing though it is, this aphorism starts to fall apart when the terms ‘beginning’ and ‘ending’ are unpacked. Theocracies and democracies in different parts of the world...

Apr 23, 2025, 4:28 PM

Reflections on antisemitism in South Africa and Britain

Antisemitism in the South Africa of my childhood played a significant part in shaping my personality. It was crude and confrontational but I seldom felt threatened by it and I regarded its barbs simply as an unpleasant aspect of...

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