Some thoughts on The Russia Report

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[PDF file]: […] with ‘***’. Sneaky, very sneaky. I have already mentioned the factual errors within the report but I should also point out that it appears to be contradic tory. Paragraph 2 has this on the Russian state: ‘By contrast, it has a small population compared with the West; a lack of both reliable partners and […]

The View from the Bridge

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[PDF file]: […] just write stupid shit. Dominic Sandbrook’s ‘JFK: a death that sparked a thousand conspiracies’1 is a classic example. Sandbrook is a popular writer of recent British his tory but he knows nothing at all about the Kennedy assassination. And there’s the point: he doesn’t think he needs to know anything before rehashing the lone […]

Ten Years Hard Labour by Chris Williamson

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[PDF file]: […] and has been little mentioned in the mainstream press that lauded Johnson while hounding the former Derby North MP. It follows several books on the recent his tory of the Labour party, including one by Lee Garratt, a Williamson supporter. I repeat now for transparency’s sake the declaration of personal acquaintance with Williamson I […]

View from the bridge

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[…] Institute of 10 11 or 12 13 See, for example, or . 14 4 Economic and Social Research (NIESR) – to quote the subheading of their s tory – ‘While some enjoy a standard of living comparable to the most prosperous regions of Europe, the poorest are now poorer than the poorest parts of […]

Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes by Phil Miller

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[PDF file]: […] Reynolds. ‘One set of Reynolds’ copious notes survived the purge and can be found among RAF files tucked away in obscure parts of the National Archive reposi tory’. (p. 72) While the full report cannot be recovered, we do know from Reynolds that Morton recommended that Britain provide assistance in the training of Sri […]

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[…] Well, here we are. According to a report by the The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) – to quote the subheading of their s tory – ‘While some enjoy a standard of living comparable to the most prosperous regions of Europe, the poorest are now poorer than the poorest parts of […]

Mark Lewis and ‘the ultimate hacker’

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[PDF file]: […] scandal when Mark Lewis was acting for Gordon Taylor. ‘They came and listened to me and the reporter announced they would pay me £250,000 for my s tory. Of course nothing ever materialised. I wonder why!’ Most wanted The private detective was Christopher Guest More, 68, a millionaire jailed at Chester Crown Court for […]

The Trump administration’s attempts to influence Julian Assange

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[PDF file]: […] drink with nigel. He had an interesting time with wiki leaks. . .’ Timed at 22:07:25: RE to AB ‘Looking forward to when they publish evidence of Tory hacking/infiltrating other parties . . . Only a matter of time. #deepstate’ March 11 Twitter group messages Timed at 08:07:37 AB to MH & RT ‘I’m […]

Brexit beginnings

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[PDF file]: […] England’s 1996 Annual Report, which stated that it was committed to playing its part in European Monetary Union.4 On 19 October 1997 The Guardian noted: The last Tory Chancellor, Kenneth Clarke, now makes no secret of the fact that he deeply regrets the day when, under pressure from rightwing Cabinet colleagues, he agreed to […]

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