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Iraq - it could take years

Mike Phipps
8th December 2014 at 21:44
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Ten weeks after Parliament voted to bomb IS (Islamic State) in northern Iraq, US Secretary of State has admitted that it could take years for them to be defeated. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/03/us-isis-iran-islamic-state Since Parliament’s vote in September, other European countries have lined up to take part in the campaign - but it remains uncertain whether these actions will materially alter the balance of forces on the ground. [continue/comment...]

Iraq - it could take years

Mike Phipps
8th December 2014 at 21:44
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Ten weeks after Parliament voted to bomb IS (Islamic State) in northern Iraq, US Secretary of State has admitted that it could take years for them to be defeated. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/03/us-isis-iran-islamic-state Since Parliament’s vote in September, other European countries have lined up to take part in the campaign - but it remains uncertain whether these actions will materially alter the balance of forces on the ground. [continue/comment...]

Emily Thornberry’s tweet

Mike Phipps
21st November 2014 at 23:35
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Am I the only person who thinks that the reaction to the picture of a house in Rochester decked with St George flags tweeted by Labour MP Emily Thornberrry might be a tiny bit over the top? Anne Perkins in The Guardian described it as “stupendous, crass, insensitivity” adding, “It may be the most devastating message Labour has managed to deliver in the past four years.”
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/20/tweet-emily-thornberry-labour-rochester-byelection-ukip-tories [continue/comment...]

“A movement for popular empowerment”

Mike Phipps
15th November 2014 at 13:44
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Mike Phipps reports on the rise and rise of Podemos. One of the highlights of the recent AGM of the Labour Representation Committee was the address from Leticia Bernues Caudillo from Podemos. Podemos took 8% of the vote in the European elections and won five MEPs just three months after being founded.  [continue/comment...]

Eleven things you should know about Ebola

Mike Phipps
12th November 2014 at 11:42
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Mike Phipps offers some elementary facts about the epidemic and what it tells us about western priorities. [continue/comment...]

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