Paul Knaggs

If some other governments — say Russia, China or Iran — were even suspected of being responsible for Israel’s terror attacks on Lebanon, U.S. officials would be churning out denunciations. By Caitlin JohnstoneCaitlinJohnstone.com.au Listen to Tim Foley reading this article. The death toll has risen to 12 from Israel’s terror attack in Lebanon on Tuesday which detonated explosive materials hidden in thousands of pagers. Another 20 people were...

A Grim Turn in Modern Warfare: Exploding Pagers Kill 9 and Wound Thousands in Lebanon In a chilling display of technological warfare, Lebanon has been brutally thrust into a new era of terror. A series of meticulously coordinated explosions have torn through the country, leaving a trail of carnage that would make even the most hardened war correspondent blanch. At...

Gift-Gate Strikes Again: Tory, Labour, New Boss Same as The Last! In a plot twist that would make the writer of Rules of the Game reach for his typewriter, our esteemed Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has not only been caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar he’s been caught out in his hypocrisy too. Let us recap on...

Junior Doctors in England Accept Government's 22% Pay Rise Offer, Ending Long-Running Dispute Junior doctors in England have officially accepted the government’s offer of a 22% pay rise over two years, bringing an end to their 18-month dispute with the British government. The decision follows a vote by members of the British Medical Association (BMA), with 66% of nearly 46,000...

Child Protection vs Celebrity Privilege: The Huw Edwards Case Sparks Outrage The sentencing of Huw Edwards marks yet another dark chapter in British journalism. Once the face of BBC News, Edwards now stands disgraced, his reputation in tatters. The suspended sentence he received seems a mere slap on the wrist for crimes that warrant far harsher punishment. Edwards, 63, stood before...

The Jewish Chronicle Fueled a War of Words and Lies Who would have thought that the world's oldest Jewish newspaper would turn out to be little more than a propaganda pamphlet for the Israeli government? Well, anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear, I suppose. But let's not get ahead of ourselves, let’s lay down some facts. The newspaper...

Starmer’s Tailor-Made Scandal: Cronyism Wears a New Suit in Labour In a twist that would make Hans Christian Andersen reach for his quill, it seems our esteemed Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has been caught with his ethical trousers down. The Party that once trumpeted an end to cronyism has instead embraced it with the enthusiasm of a child in...

Starmer’s NHS Threat: No Money Without Reform, Privatise or Perish Who would have thought we’d see the day when a Labour Prime Minister would resort to blackmail, holding the nation’s health service hostage unless we acquiesce to his grand designs for 'reform'? Well, dear reader, some of us did, and we shouted ourselves hoarse trying to warn you well before...

A Winter Betrayal: Pensioner's Fuel Allowance to Fund Ukrainian War In a display of political alchemy that would make even the most brazen charlatan blush, our esteemed Labour government has pulled off a feat of breathtaking audacity. Within a mere 24 hours of plundering the pockets of over 10 million British pensioners, these neoliberal jugglers have conjured up...

Starmer's Cuts Leave 10 Million Pensioners Out in the Cold The Labour government has driven a stake through the heart of pensioner welfare. Tuesday's Commons vote saw the death knell of winter fuel payments for millions, with cries of 'shame' echoing off the decaying walls of the Commons - a fitting chorus for this betrayal of the elderly. Starmer's cut to...