Tim Johnston (12/12/09)
Palestine is, at long last, the recipient of justice – if only a little of it. The British government (or Defra – Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has told British supermarkets to state, clearly and explicitly, whether imports from Israel were produced in either Israel or OPTs (Occupied Palestinian Territories).
The [...]
Just Deserts
Rt. Hon. Martin Linton MP
Tim Johnston (03/12/09)
My experience of Labour party offices is that they are usually the sub-par resuscitation of abandoned basements and falling-apart buildings, usually followed up with what is the Conservative party’s office up the road, in the form of a small mansion. Martin’s office in Battersea was no different, though I dared not venture up [...]
Look Out: Britain’s Coming to Get You
Tim Johnston (28/11/09)
The British government has, once again, been seduced by the rhetoric of impetuosity, inflexibility and outright stupidity. This is no small matter. Failure to contain Iran’s nuclear programme (if there were such a need) without further action i.e., force, would be far better than allowing Israel or the United States, or the complicity [...]
The Chilcot Inquiry
Tim Johnston (26/11/09)
One of the most blatant follies of this inquiry is that of its very heading – it is an “inquiry”. This should not be an “inquiry”. There has been a mountain of evidence inquired after through government programmes in the past, along with the stacks of evidence that have come out not necessarily [...]
Fox, Indeed
Tim Johnston (21/11/09)
It has recently emerged that the Shadow Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, is to withdraw British troops from Germany as our 20,000 strong presence there is “no longer necessary”.
The withdrawal sounds completely reasonable. There is absolutely no point having 20,000 British soldiers in Germany whatsoever. However, what is less reasonable is what Liam Fox [...]
