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This will be a very long thread of articles about how shit The Guardian is.

How the UK Security Services neutralised the country’s leading liberal newspaper

MATT KENNARD and MARK CURTIS

10 September 2019

www.declassifieduk.org/how-the-uk-s...
How the UK Security Services neutralised the country's leading liberal newspaper
The Guardian, Britain’s leading liberal newspaper with a global reputation for independent and critical journalism, has been successfully targeted by security agencies.
www.declassifieduk.org
In defence of jury trials

DK Renton • November 30, 2025

revsoc21.uk/2025/11/30/i...
In defence of jury trials
rs21 - revolutionary socialism in the 21st century
revsoc21.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Taj Ali

It’s time to bring democracy back home

As trust in the political establishment craters, grassroots organisations such as Luton’s Marsh Farm Outreach can play a vital role in improving our lives

hyphenonline.com/2025/11/26/l...
Luton's Marsh Farm Outreach is grassroots democracy in action
As trust in our elected politicians craters, local community groups can play a vital role in improving our lives
hyphenonline.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Gaza reveals how Britain is run, and why we must change it

The horror of Israel’s genocide exposes the UK’s oligarchic governance system, and implores us to transform our political system

MARK CURTIS and Laura Pidcock

18 November 2025

www.declassifieduk.org/gaza-reveals...
Gaza reveals how Britain is run, and why we must change it
The horror of Israel’s genocide exposes the UK’s oligarchic governance system, and implores us to transform our political system
www.declassifieduk.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The hidden class politics of the UK’s immigration debate

Liberals preach cultural tolerance to the working classes while inflicting death-by-policy on migrants

Arun Kundnani

www.opendemocracy.net/en/class-war...
The hidden class politics of the UK’s immigration debate
Liberals preach cultural tolerance to the working classes while inflicting death-by-policy on migrants
www.opendemocracy.net
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Inside the Your Party crack-up

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have irreconcilable visions of democracy

By Oliver Eagleton

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Inside the Your Party crack-up
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have irreconcilable visions of democracy
www.newstatesman.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
How to save Your Party from itself | Oliver Eagleton interview

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How to save Your Party from itself | Oliver Eagleton interview
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
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November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Palestine supporters have convictions for "harassing MP" overturned

Ricky Hale and Council Estate Media

www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/palestine-...
Palestine supporters have convictions for "harassing MP" overturned
In one of the UK’s more disturbing shifts towards authoritarianism, two supporters of Palestine were convicted in June of harassing an MP because they dared challenge her on Gaza.
www.councilestatemedia.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
David Timoney

The End of the BBC

fromarsetoelbow.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Palestine supporters have convictions for "harassing MP" overturned

Ricky Hale and Council Estate Media

www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/palestine-...
Palestine supporters have convictions for "harassing MP" overturned
In one of the UK’s more disturbing shifts towards authoritarianism, two supporters of Palestine were convicted in June of harassing an MP because they dared challenge her on Gaza.
www.councilestatemedia.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Reposted
Absolutely!
From a teacher.
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Daniel Trilling

Inside the BBC’s Gaza Fiasco

How the world’s most trusted media organisation fell apart

www.equator.org/articles/ins...
Inside the BBC’s Gaza Fiasco • EQUATOR
How the world’s most trusted media organisation fell apart
www.equator.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Mary Turfah

Given This Reality

The history of Zionism, as seen by its victims

thebaffler.com/latest/given...
Given This Reality | Mary Turfah
“Who are these people? Why did they come here?”
thebaffler.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
British military made at least 49 trips to Israel during Gaza war

Frequency of visits is four times higher than previously reported.

IAIN OVERTON

www.declassifieduk.org/british-mili...
British military made at least 49 trips to Israel during Gaza war
Frequency of visits is four times higher than previously reported.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Belittled Magazine

Thirty years after the Sokal affair

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Belittled Magazine | Bruce Robbins
Thirty years after the Sokal affair, whither the little magazine?
thebaffler.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Inversion Of Reality

The BBC: A ‘Leftist Propaganda Machine’?

Media Lens

medialens.substack.com/p/inversion-...
Inversion Of Reality
The BBC: A ‘Leftist Propaganda Machine’?
medialens.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia

archive.ph/MKyLC
archive.ph
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This film about the Paris Commune is stunning.

The Revolution Has Been Televised [Peter Watkins’ LA COMMUNE]

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The Revolution Has Been Televised [Peter Watkins’ LA COMMUNE] | Jonathan Rosenbaum
jonathanrosenbaum.net
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
[It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast] Labour's Factions: How Did Things Get Hyperfactional? with Jeremy Gilbert and Alan Finlayson

www.buzzsprout.com/914668/episo...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Alternative Horizons

Jeremy Gilbert & Alex Williams

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Jeremy Gilbert & Alex Williams, Alternative Horizons — Sidecar
A reply to Dylan Riley.
newleftreview.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM