Paul Knaggs

The Jarrow March of 5–31 October 1936 In the bleak years of the 1930s, the Great Depression cast a long and ominous shadow over Britain. Nowhere did this shadow loom larger than in the industrial heartlands, and among them, the town of Jarrow stood out as a symbol of economic despair. By the mid-1930s, Jarrow, a once-thriving shipbuilding town in...

Thoughtcrime in British Politics: MP Andy McDonald's Suspension and the Erosion of Dissent “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ” ― George Orwell Westminster's metamorphosis into an Orwellian enforcer of approved thought continues. The latest victim of the purge is MP Andy McDonald, suspended for...

MP Sacked for Urging Gaza Ceasefire as Dissent Crushed “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984 Orwell's dark prophecy becomes reality as Tory MP Paul Bristow was sacked simply for requesting a Gaza ceasefire. His benign appeal to protect life contravened the party line....

Biden Washing his Hands of Responsibility: Israel's Modern-Day Pontius Pilate As the death toll in Gaza climbs, the US refuses substantive action to restrain Israel, merely paying lip service to protecting civilians. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan claimed Israel bears the "burden" of sparing innocents in its bombardment of the trapped enclave. But America's continued diplomatic shielding of Israel rings...

Gaza's Descent into Hell as Old Rules Crumble This latest turmoil in Palestine heralds an ominous new chapter, and for many, a final one. It follows Hamas’ audacious yet brutal October 7th attacks striking deep into Israel, both physically and psychologically. Breaching walls and evading intelligence defences, Hamas inflicted grave losses, killing over 1400 and taking 222 hostages—this ruptured old paradigms....

Ex-Tory MP Crispin Blunt Arrested on Suspicion of Rape and Possession of Drugs Yet another Tory MP arrested for alleged sexual crimes reveals the cesspit of depravity festering at the heart of Westminster. The latest debauched mediocrity to embarrass the party only highlights the moral decay corroding our ruling class. Tory MP Crispin Blunt has confirmed that he was arrested...

The Memory Hole Regurgitates Unpalatable Truths About NATO's Eastward Crawl A revelatory video detailing the West's broken promise not to expand NATO eastward has emerged from the memory hole, that repository of inconvenient facts. The truth has an obstinate way of persisting, despite the tireless efforts of war's scribes and mythmakers to erase it. Play this for Biden, Stoltenberg, Scholz and...

Israel calls for UN chief to Resign for saying Hamas Attack ‘did not happen in a Vacuum'. "Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticise and oppose.” - George Orwell. As the conflict between Israel and Hamas rages on, we witness the tragic consequences of a seemingly endless cycle of violence. Hamas’s deadly attacks...

Archbishop Issues Ceasefire Plea, Breaking with UK Policy on Gaza In a bold break from the British government's stance, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday. He demanded an end to Israel's bombing of civilians, joining Middle East church leaders in their plea. The archbishop's urgent appeal directly contradicts Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's refusal...

The 1966 Aberfan Disaster, one of Britain's most tragic mining disasters, where a collapsing mountain of coal waste killed 116 school children. On the 21st of October 1966, 300,000 cubic yards of coal sludge buried a Welsh primary school, and 19 houses in Aberfan, Wales. Hundreds of people tried to dig the school children, teachers, and people who lived nearby,...