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Trump and Johnson aren’t replaying the 1930s – but it’s just as frightening George Monbiot It may not be fascism, but in the US and UK rightwing nationalists are reviving classic myths and resentment ‘Trump and Johnson mobilise their base through polarisation, culture wars, promiscuous lying, the fabrication of enemies and rhetoric of betrayal.’ Photograph: […] More
The Observer view on the need to know the extent of the Russian threat to Britain Observer editorial A slew of allegations about destabilisation campaigns must not be brushed aside According to a US briefing, agents attached to Russia’s military intelligence agency offered bounties to Taliban-linked extremists for killing American and British troops Photograph: Andrew […] More
Let’s be honest: there is a new cold war between China and the United States. The coronavirus crisis has only heightened the antagonism. There are few, if any, countries in Africa or Latin America where the two superpowers do not loom large as rivals. When Chinese and Indian soldiers clash with brutal hand-to-hand fighting on […] More
‘I was leaving a shop and security stopped me. I was four’: young protesters on why they are marching against racism Natasha, 21, creative writing and drama student and Aima, 18, student and co-organiser of LDNBLM Composite: Anselm Ebulue/Anselm Ebulue / The Guardian The UK’s Black Lives Matter protests have been spearheaded by a new […] More
Former senior officials also worry Britain may be sidelined if Joe Biden becomes president Boris Johnson welcomes Donald Trump to a Nato meeting in Watford in December 2019. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images The UK’s special relationship with the US may end if Donald Trump wins a second term, some of the UK’s most […] More
Ellison confirms additional charges over Floyd killing Defense secretary opposes Trump threat to send military to states Police chief calls for ban on chokeholds Demonstrators defy curfews as protests continue Are you taking part in US protests? Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Play Video Barack Obama discusses police brutality in virtual […] More
Move on from lies and arrogance? No, let’s reflect Garth Groombridge says this government is all about elitism, selfishness and power, Dr Jim Ford thinks Boris Johnson should stand aside again while he fully recovers, Natalie Cohen says the press should be free to ask uncomfortable questions, while Francis Blake wonders what Mary Wakefield was […] More
In May 2019, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution calling on Britain to return the Chagos Archipelago, a cluster of islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, an island nation off the southeast coast of Africa. The resolution endorsed an International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion that had been […] More
