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New in Ceasefire - Thursday, May 17, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Correction">Re: Changing the subject: on “Asian grooming” as political fig leaf Correction
Following a complaint from Martin Narey, we have reviewed this article. The article discussed Sir Martin's comments on the Rochdale abuse cases in the context of prominent abuse cases in British young offender's institutions. We would like to make clear that there is no direct link between the abuse cases discussed in the article and Martin Narey's leadership of the Prison Service. The crimes for which Neville Husband was convicted were committed before Martin Narey joined the Prison Service. Martin Narey has issued a public apology for child abuse in the Prison Service, but states that: "the abuse did not occur when I was in a position of authority". In light of Sir Martin's complaint we have decided to remove this article. If you have any enquiries regarding the matter please contact the editor-in-chief at [email protected]
Features, New in Ceasefire - Monday, January 3, 2011 11:46 - 9 Comments
Why we shouldn’t centralise the student movement: protest, tactics and ways forward
In a detailed analysis, Markus Malarkey argues the strength of the movement has been its spontaneity and fluid decision-making, which could be substantially undermined by attempts at centralisation.
Features, Politics - Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:22 - 2 Comments
Police brutality, CPS pusillanimity and the future of demonstrations
"Not since the Life on Mars days of the 1970s have we seen Police corruption on this scale," writes Willard Foxton. "Policing doesn't work unless people respect and support the Police - and increasingly, the actions of the TSG are turning more and more people against them."Arts & Culture, Features, Film & TV - Tuesday, June 8, 2010 12:56 - 23 Comments
Why Avatar is a truly dangerous film
Avatar is widely seen as a 'progressive' film. In fact, argues Hana Shams Riazuddin, it is a classic tale of popular Orientalist discourses on colonialism - where the natives must rely on the white anthropologist to become fully human.
Blogs, Ceasefire Bites, Politics - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 15:38 - 0 Comments
Chomsky: “First we rob and then destroy them, and then when they ask for a little bit of help, we kick them in the face.”
Chomsky on Haiti, Cuba, the G7 and democracy.Blogs, Ceasefire Bites, Politics - Monday, March 8, 2010 8:03 - 0 Comments
Carroll’s still in Wonderland
A year and a half ago, Red Pepper published a piece criticising the reporting of The Guardian’s Rory Carroll on Venezuela. They noted that: In less than two years of reporting on Venezuela, Carroll has written an astonishing 79 articles with Chavez’s name in the headline alone. It is predictable then that the allegations against […]Politics - Wednesday, August 12, 2009 23:46 - 9 Comments
The conspiracy conspiracy?
Why hasn't the footage of the planes hitting the Pentagon been released, more than eight years after 9/11? It's not because the conspiracy theories are true, argues Murray Goulden, but because many of those in the corridors of power are happy for us to believe in them.
Features, Profiles - Thursday, May 21, 2009 23:29 - 10 Comments
Why proportional representation helps the BNP
"All it will take for the BNP to win seats at the European Parliament," writes Andrew Gibson, "is for them to mobilise (already happening) and for UKIP to do less well (likely). In a sense, the d'Hondt voting system is too democratic. By compromising with minority parties, it gives the oxygen of publicity to fascists."Features - Monday, February 23, 2009 7:32 - 4 Comments
Sowing the Seeds – Gaza 2009
'Not surprisingly,' writes Rowan Lubbock, 'the anger and rage that is slowly sprouting form this latest sowing of violence is already visible. As with all episodes in the great chess-game of Middle East power politics, it is the weak that suffer the consequences.'Ideas - Friday, January 9, 2009 5:07 - 1 Comment
Radicalism for beginners
The task of the radical is to take reason to unreasonable lengths. Dominic Fox explains.
