Politics

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, April 26, 2013 14:44 - 0 Comments

Comment | The Armenian Genocide: our battle for recognition and against denial continues

This week, Armenians worldwide commemorated their great national tragedy, the Armenian genocide of 1915. Robert Kazandjian explains why the battle to have this episode recognised matters.

New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins - Friday, April 19, 2013 4:51 - 1 Comment

Notes from the Margins | Three Cheers for Hsiao-Hung Pai

In his latest column, Matt Carr celebrates the brilliant investigative journalism of the Taiwan-born reporter Hsiao-Hung Pai and her new book on Chinese rural migration.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, April 9, 2013 0:00 - 1 Comment

Comment | To defeat Thatcherism, we must leave Thatcher behind

John Lubbock argues we must leave Thatcher's ghost behind to undo her poisonous legacy.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, March 22, 2013 16:59 - 3 Comments

Comment | Who’s (still) afraid of Emily Wilding Davison?

Emily Wilding Davison Top - Ceasefire Magazine

As the centenary of heroic suffragette Emily Wilding Davison's death approaches, a campaign is under way for it to be marked with a minute’s silence at the iconic Epsom Derby horse race. Unsurprisingly, the proposal is being resisted by the very same Establishment that tried to crush women’s rights back in 1913, argues Yvonne Ridley.

New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins - Monday, February 25, 2013 15:05 - 2 Comments

Notes from the Margins | Spain’s New Picaresque

In his latest column, Matt Carr looks at the disastrous impact of Spain's economic crisis and finds parallels in Spanish history.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, February 18, 2013 17:02 - 0 Comments

Comment | Whether on Scotland or Palestine, the UK government’s selective use of legal advice must stop

Last week, the UK government hailed Professor James Crawford's legal advice on Scottish independence. So why, asks Chris Doyle, does it continue to ignore his advice on Israeli settlement trade?

New in Ceasefire, West Bank Diary - Friday, February 15, 2013 19:28 - 1 Comment

West Bank Diary | Sebastiya: how Palestine’s trees are being poisoned

In his latest report from Palestine, Derek Oakley looks at the effects of water and environmental degradation caused by Israeli settlements on the livelihoods of Palestinians.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, February 8, 2013 9:54 - 3 Comments

Comment | Incompetent, sleazy and corrupt: why Scotland Yard must be dismantled

Recent scandals, from undercover agents stealing the identities of dead children to senior counter terrorism officers trying to sell information to the media, have further tarnished the Met Police's long record of incompetence, greed, corruption, mendacity and sleaze. It is not fit for purpose and should be dismantled, argues Yvonne Ridley.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, February 5, 2013 0:00 - 0 Comments

Comment | On phobia and homophobia: clarifying the debate on equal marriage

As British MPs prepare today's free Commons vote on equal marriage, AL Shaw asks whether a more precise definition of Homophobia can prove decisive in the fight against it.

New in Ceasefire, West Bank Diary - Sunday, January 27, 2013 16:42 - 0 Comments

West Bank Diary | The Right of Return: the question that will not go away

Graffiti in the toilet of a bar in West Jerusalem

Reflecting on conversations with people on 'both sides' of the Israel-Palestine divide, Derek Oakley explores the significance of 1948, and the prospect of Palestinians returning to their homes.