April, 2020
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, April 30, 2020 15:45 - 1 Comment
Comment">Mike Ashley, MBS and Newcastle United: A Rotten Deal Comment
In seeking to buy Newcastle United, MBS is trying to use football to rebuild and rehabilitate an appalling global reputation. Even at this late hour, Ashley and his colleagues can still put human rights above profits and say no to this appalling deal, writes Andrew Smith.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, April 24, 2020 17:57 - 0 Comments
Comment">The UK media got the Labour Antisemitism story wrong: Will they admit it? Comment
The leaked Labour anti-semitism report provides an unrivalled test of integrity for the British media, writes Justin Schlosberg.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 13:33 - 0 Comments
Analysis">Hypocrisy Promotion: Examining US policy in Latin America Analysis
While the US and its allies cite 'democracy promotion' as their motive for destabilising elected governments, their hypocrisy is exposed in the antidemocratic practices propping up the political Right across Latin America, writes Nick MacWilliam
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, April 11, 2020 10:29 - 0 Comments
Comment">Slogans are not enough, our NHS workers need to be protected Comment
If we really care about our healthcare workers we should move beyond 'angels and heroes' sloganeering, and help them resist their exploitation, writes D. Hunter.
New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins, Politics - Friday, April 10, 2020 21:50 - 2 Comments
Notes from the Margins">Clap for Boris? You must be joking Notes from the Margins
In framing a negligent prime minister as a symbol of our collective national resilience, the #ClapforBoris narrative is an attempt to obfuscate the government’s very real failings at a time when the human cost of its COVID-19 errors is becoming horribly apparent, writes Matt Carr.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, April 9, 2020 9:22 - 0 Comments
Analysis">Covid-19 is hitting Britain’s BAME communities hardest Analysis
Whether as doctors, minimum-wage workers, or patients, the UK's BAME communities have been at the sharp end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Roxy Legane examines the racialised dimensions of a public health crisis.
