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A remarkable before-and-after experiment provides conclusive evidence: the BBC favours the right and excludes the left. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 1st May 2025 It’s no longer even pretending. Last week, the BBC, already the UK’s most prolific censor, instructed the presenter Evan Davis to drop the podcast he hosted in his own […]

Last week, the – 2025 Canadian federal election – was held and the Liberal Party won for the fourth consecutive time securing 169 seats (in the 343-seat House of Commons), just short of a majority. They also won the popular vote (43.7 per cent of the vote – up 11.1 per cent), which was the…

On 8 January, almost as soon as the Christmas holidays were over, workers at Solace Women’s Aid in Tower Hamlets were informed by email that the organisation would be making up to a third of their staff redundant in the following 13 days. The email cited ‘funding issues’. Solace Tower Hamlets is the primary independent […]

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In politics, as in medicine, a cure based on a false diagnosis is almost always worthless, often worsening the condition that is supposed to be healed. The United States, today, suffers from a plethora of public ills. Most of them can be traced to the militarism and imperialism that have led to the near-collapse of our Constitutional system of checks and balances. Unfortunately, none of the remedies proposed so far by American politicians or analysts addresses the root causes of the problem. According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, released on April 26, 2007, some 78% of Americans believe their country to be headed in the wrong direction. Only 22% think the Bush administration’s policies make sense, the lowest... Read more

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Low-rating news channel, Sky News Australia, have taken a break from mourning the loss of their idol, Peter Dutton, to wonder how their viewers, all 10 of them, didn’t swing the election in the Coalition’s favour. ”It baffles me, I... Read More ›

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – May 4, 2025

by Tony Wikrent

Trump not violating any law

‘He who saves his Country does not violate any Law’

‘We’re Not Stopping’: Trump Border Czar Vows to Ignore Judges

[The Daily Beast, via MSN 03-18-2025]

Trump’s workplace safety pick turned up the heat on workers, tech companies want to sell your data to fraudsters, and more from The Lever this week.

Let's do a deep dive into Doctor Who S02E04: "Lucky Day" and the trap Russell T. Davies set for us to lure us into a dark, bitter parable.

Coalition backbenchers despairing at the dreadful election loss delivered by their leader, the Dark Lord Peter Dutton, have spent the day googling how to polish a turd in anticipation of shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor challenging for the leadership. ”It was... Read More ›

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Tolstoy, Leo. 1996 [1897]. What is Art? Penguin. (p. 143) ***Since you find value in the content and resources shared by the ES/PE community, please consider making a contribution to help sustain our work. Your support is vital to maintaining our independence and carrying forward our mission. You can donate securely now via this PayPal link. Every contribution makes a […]

This week, Doctor Who: Unleashed features the making of "Lucky Day" and feels even more like a free BBC Open University film school than ever.

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Check out an early preview of BBC and Disney+'s Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who Season 2 Ep. 5: "The Story and The Engine."

After being banned from campus buildings following peaceful sit-ins, students said the disciplinary processes broke from school policies.

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