Europe, a road crash that was decades in the making
‘I believe the Union is over-democratised.’ Herman van Rumpuy EU President from 2009 to 2014 (quoted by Perry Anderson in ‘The European Coup’ London Review of Books, 17 December 2020) I was fourteen at the time when on 3 February 1960, Prime Minister and old Etonian...
As Julian Assange edges towards freedom investigative journalism takes a big hit.
It’s been a week of mixed fortunes for Julian Assange. On Monday many were taken aback by the ruling of district judge Vanessa Baraitser not to allow the US to extradite Julian to stand trial on criminal charges of conspiracy, hacking and violations of the 1917...
Celebrating Jewish radicalism – lessons for today and tomorrow
On the evening of 15 December I watched ‘A celebration of Jewish radicalism’, with Alexei Sayle, Leon Rosselson, Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, David Rosenberg, Andrew Feinstein and Barnaby Raine. Organised by Red Labour, I found it moving, education and inspiring - the...