Articles tagged "lies"
Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, September 3
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant's integrity violated several times -- Russia’s Gazprom lies about equipment issues at Nord Stream 1 pipeline -- Russian officials, proxies, bloggers pushing false narratives around Ukraine's southern counteroffensive -- White House says Russia weaponizing energy -- Russia’s war has killed over 7,000 civilians, injured 5,500 since Feb. 24 -- and more
Another Country - Not the One I Represented as a Diplomat for 30 Years
Alexandra Hall Hall, who resigned from the Foreign Office over Brexit lies, now thinks the British malaise is much deeper than that or Boris Johnson
Another 'Brexit Benefit' - UK Beet Growers Fear Brexit Threatens their Future
They produce half the country’s sugar needs, but expect new trade deals to make their tough situation worse
The Moral Vacuum of English Politics is a Replica of Trump’s America
Britain's death of the gentlemen's agreement. Truth, decency & democracy have little currency in Boris Johnson’s rump Trumpocracy
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
Is the UK sleepwalking into authoritarian rule?
Jeremy Cushing on how the government is attacking and undermining the institutions of democracy, Blaine Stothard on ministers’ demands for total conformity of beliefs and values, & Pat Farrington on the Tories’ cynical attempts to keep hold of power
The Big Lie - or 'It's All About Sovereignty, Stupid!'
The 2019 Tory [Big Lie] manifesto promised: “In all of our trade negotiations, we will not compromise on our high environmental protection, animal welfare and food standards.”
Nurse who Cared for Boris Johnson Resigns over Tory Government's ‘Lack of Respect’ for NHS Workers
Jenny McGee, who kept vigil by PM’s bedside when he was sick with Covid, derides government’s handling of pandemic
BBC of Fear of Casting Boris Johnson in a Bad Light
This story appears to have everything – sex, betrayal, abuse of power, lies told in high places – so, on the face of, it is somewhat surprising to find it covered only grudgingly, and at the margins of the BBC’s huge range of output.