Sam Walton
Sam Walton is part of NetPol: The Network for Police Monitoring & Green & Black Cross and a Quaker. Right-wing reactionaries can troll him on twitter at @samwalton
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, July 29, 2019 0:00 - 2 Comments
Comment">Britain’s shameful, complicit silence over Bahrain’s executions Comment
On Saturday, Bahrain executed two political prisoners, Ali Al-Arab and Ahmed Al-Malali, amidst worldwide condemnation by politicians and human rights campaigners. The complicit silence of the UK government shows Britain has no respect for human rights, write Sam Walton and Eman Hashim.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Friday, June 10, 2016 13:41 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Miracles and Mirages: Greed and corruption have created a doping epidemic in Sport Special Report
The recent history of doping in professional cycling suggests the problem is widespread and systemic in other sports too, undermining our ability to believe in sporting success stories, from Michael Phelps to Leicester City. We must learn the lessons before it is too late, argues Sam Walton.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, November 10, 2014 17:25 - 6 Comments
Special Report">How our governments use military charities to evade the real cost of their wars Special Report
Sam Walton reports on how the UK government is avoiding the full cost of going to war by getting military charities to take care of soldiers after their return.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, October 17, 2012 11:46 - 4 Comments
Comment">The trouble with Liberty Comment
Liberty, one of the UK's most prominent and influential civil liberties groups, will send legal observers to the TUC's national march on Saturday to monitor protesters as well as the police. This is sadly the latest sign the group has been co-opted by the very establishment it was created to hold to account, argues Sam Walton.
