Australian state supreme court rejects Israel lobby’s “preposterous” ‘IHRA definition’

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An Australian court has rejected the Israel’s ‘IHRA definition‘ of antisemitism as “verbose and imprecise” and “detached from reality”. The New South Wales Supreme Court ruling aligns with the findings of legal experts — and even the creator of the ‘definition’. Judge Desmond Fagan rejected the state government’s attempt to impose a terrorism supervision order on a Sydney man for vandalism. The attempt mirrors the UK government’s move to treat anti-genocide activists as terrorists. However, unlike the suborned UK court system the NSW court has, at least so far, embraced justice rather than political lawfare. Fagan’s damning description of the (non)…

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Burnham’s £350k pre-PM donor revelations expose Labour Together continuity op

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Burnham’s first register of interests (ROI) since being elected MP for Makerfield is now public. It exposes how he so easily stepped into leadership of the Labour Party, and swiftly became PM. Honeymooning British Prime Minister Andy Burnham came to power in a leadership transition that was only remarkable for its smoothness. Now that effortless “transition” of power has been duly exposed. Burnham accepted over £350,000 worth of donations from individuals and organisations historically affiliated with Starmer-aligned factions. Notable among these was over £22,100 from “ThinkLabour,” the rebranded Peter Mandelsonite astroturf organisation formerly known as Labour Together. Labour Together, chaired for…

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Conservative party chair calls for return of failed Rwanda scheme

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The chair of the Conservative party has called for the failed, racist Rwanda scheme to be reinstated. Kevin Hollinrake was quoted in the press arguing it was a better option than housing asylum seekers in a Yorkshire RAF base. The Tory Rwanda scheme would have seen asylum seekers relocated to the African state. One of former PM Keir Starmer’s first moves upon taking power in 2024 was to scrap the scheme. Hollinrake said: We, in a previous government, decided where to put them, we said they should be detained and deported back to their home country, or if they couldn’t go…

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Amnesty International: Russian anti-war politician’s sentencing is ‘arbitrary prosecution’

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Amnesty International has highlighted the recent conviction of Russian anti-war politician, journalist and human-rights activist Lev Sholsberg. On 17 August 2026, the Pskov City Court sentenced Shlosberg to over 11 years in a penal colony for spreading false information and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. Shlosberg is the deputy chair of the Yabloko Party. Amnesty described Yabloko as: the only registered Russian political party which has consistently opposed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and campaigned for a ceasefire. Sholsberg — ‘I am the Russian Federation’ In particular, the Pskov City Court sentenced Shlosberg under Article 280.3(1) of the Russian Criminal…

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Premier League CEO: Infantino pressed the ‘self-destruct’ button at FIFA

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Richard Masters, the chief executive of the Premier League, has accused FIFA president Gianni Infantino of creating the crisis currently engulfing the international governing body, following a proposal to privatize the commercial rights of World Cup tournaments and sell stakes to investors. Masters told the BBC, “FIFA is the cause of this problem,” suggesting that the fallout from the proposal is a direct result of decisions made by FIFA officials themselves. He added: It is a self-inflicted wound. FIFA officials have pressed the self-destruct button, and we are now seeing the consequences as they scramble to find a solution. Privatising the…

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Ziyech responds to Ben-Gvir: Palestinian lives are more valuable than yours

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Moroccan star Hakim Ziyech has responded to comments made by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in which the minister called for the killing of dozens of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip every night. Ziyech shared a sharp message on his Instagram stories. Ziyech posted Ben-Gvir’s remarks—in which the minister called for targeted assassinations in Gaza and the elimination of 30 to 40 people nightly—and captioned it: “Palestinian lives are more valuable than yours.” This marks a new instance where the Moroccan player has declared his solidarity with Palestinians and rejected Israeli rhetoric inciting violence against them. Ben-Gvir made these comments…

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Suthar’s 10-wicket haul seals India’s 165-run cricket win v Sri Lanka

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Cricket — India marked their 600th Test with a commanding 165-run victory in Galle. Driven by a superb 10-wicket match haul from left-arm spinner Manav Suthar, who delivered a performance of control, consistency and nerve in only his second appearance at this level. The win handed India a 1-0 lead in the two-match series and underlined their superiority across conditions, formats and phases of the game. Suthar’s figures were 4 wickets in the first innings, followed by a decisive 6-55 in the second. This shaped the contest from start to finish. His rhythm never wavered, his lengths rarely strayed, and his…

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Jury refuses to convict seven Palestine Action ‘organisers’ for Israeli arms factory raid

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After 37 hours of deliberation, the jury was unable to reach verdicts on most of the charges Jurors in an eight-week trial of Palestine Action activists who allegedly planned a raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory were discharged on Wednesday. It came after they told the court they had been unable to reach verdicts for seven of the defendants. An eighth defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of criminal damage by a majority of nine to one jurors. Last month, the jury acquitted one of the defendants, Will Plastow, of violent disorder over a lack of…

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Poll shows drop in climate scepticism as Reform double down

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In recent years, we’ve seen something of a resurgence in climate denialism. While it’s not the full-throated denial of the past, politicians and journalists are certainly doing what they can to convince us climate change isn’t as bad as the ‘doom mongers’ would have you believe. This ambient hostility has led to the government softening its support for climate measures. Despite this, the propagandising of Reform doesn’t seem to be cutting through to the public: Just 21% of Britons believe the threat posed by climate change has been exaggerated, the lowest level recorded by our trackers in three years, following Britain's…

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EXCLUSIVE: “shoddy” Cofnas was unfit for his Uni job say colleagues – months before Arday attack

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Senior academics at the University of Ghent are so appalled at being forced to work with Israel-supporting racist Nathan Cofnas that they wrote a whole paper for the university’s management about his lack of qualifications and his “shoddy” and evidence-free work. And before anyone concludes that they are merely trying to distance themselves from his role in triggering the lethal media pile-on against the late Prof Jason Arday, no. They wrote the paper months before the pile-on and Arday’s subsequent death. Fatal pile-on Jason Arday died last week after a prolonged and vicious pile-on by right-wing media eager to ‘expose’ a…

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Silencing the witnesses to its crimes: ‘Israel’s’ war on Palestinian journalists

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Palestinian journalist Mohammed Awad, 38, was recently arrested by Israel’s occupation forces at his home in Beitunia, west of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. His wife, Eman Awad, told the Palestinian Centre for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) that Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided the family’s home around 6am. This was after they blew open the door of the family’s old apartment, but found no one inside so left. Mohammed Awad is one of 40 Palestinian journalists currently detained by the Israeli occupation Eman Awad said her husband – a freelance journalist who worked for AFP and Al Jazeera, and…

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Zia Yusuf melts down amidst speculation Farage kept in dark over Montgomerie

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On 18 August, we learned that Reform UK had suspended prominent member and journalist Tim Montgomerie. The suspension came after Montgomerie criticised Zia Yusuf. Since then, more has come out – including the fact that Nigel Farage was allegedly unaware of the suspension. This has led some to speculate that Yusuf was the man behind what happened: Farage didn't know about Montie's suspension ZIA YUSUF HAS GONE ROGUE. This is NOT a drill. I repeat. ZIA YUSUF HAS GONE ROGUE! https://t.co/IveWNhQGpg — Don McGowan (@donmcgowan) August 18, 2026 On top of all this, Yusuf has had something of a meltdown on…

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Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive cocaine test

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Nick Kyrgios’ stop‑start career has lurched into its most serious crisis yet after the Australian tested positive for Benzoylecgonine. A metabolite of cocaine was registered at an ATP tournament in Majorca in June. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed on Wednesday 19 August that the 31‑year‑old has been provisionally suspended since August 4, ruling him out of all competition and barring him from attending tournaments while a tribunal assesses his case. Kyrgios, once a Wimbledon finalist and one of the sport’s most mercurial talents, admitted to a “huge mistake” in an Instagram post, accepting full responsibility for the failed test…

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Polanski debates establishment hacks on media regulation

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In the aftermath of the media witch hunt against Jason Arday, people are once again talking about the need for media reform. Unsurprisingly, the people saying we don’t need any further regulation are the hack journalists who’ve made a killing towing the establishment line – as Green Party leader Zack Polanski has highlighted: Andrew Neil really having a meltdown in real time. What is it about some actual press regulation that sends them like this? A few billionaires owning the majority of the press and behaving however they want is not a free press. Change is coming. https://t.co/MaCurX0wn4 — Zack Polanski…

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BREAKING: another Filton jury discharged after reaching no verdict

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Another Filton trial jury has been discharged after refusing to return a verdict on charges against eight Palestine Action supporters. The group is accused of helping to organise an attack on a factory operated by Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit in Filton, Bristol, even though they were not present during the raid. Retrial for more Filton activists? The prosecution will now decide whether to seek a retrial. The Filton defendants are: Teuta Hoxha, 30, of Southwark William Plastow, 35, of Manchester Hannah Davidson, 53, of Edinburgh Madeleine Norman, 31, also of Edinburgh Ian Sanders, 47, of Leamington Spa Aleksandra Herbich, 42, of…

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Reform councillor quits Farage’s party saying new welfare policy will have fatal consequences

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Reform’s John Bell has resigned as parish councillor for Mabe in Cornwall and quit Farage’s far-right party. Explaining his decision, Bell stated that he “cannot in good conscience” support the recently announced ‘Making Welfare Work’ policy. Joining resounding criticism of the harmful policy, Bell says that Reform’s changes to welfare and Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will “cost lives of people, especially those who have suicidal ideation”. This resignation comes in the wake of Jason Arday’s apparent suicide – a death likely caused by the immense, undue pressure and demeaning rhetoric the mainstream media directed at him. That same media has spent…

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Skiver Farage called out for saying people want ‘something for nothing’

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Nigel Farage is notorious for hardly ever showing up to Parliament. He’s also controversial for the £5m ‘gift’ which he received for unclear reasons. Despite this, he’s now decided Britain has a problematic ‘something for nothing’ culture: Farage should be forced to prove a full 40 hour working week as MP for Clacton. https://t.co/LEkYV2L7SM — Sam (@SamCKx) August 18, 2026 Absenteeism from Farage As we’ve covered, Reform’s plan to make long-term unemployed people do free community service is just performative cruelty. It’s also not going to realise any of the benefits they claim to have in mind. Farage, of course, is a…

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Israeli film crew attacked in Belfast, but they shouldn’t even be there

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So-called ‘Israel’s’ i24 News, which spread genocide-boosting fictions about beheaded babies post-7 October 2023, has released footage of a man attacking their ‘journalists’ in Belfast. Since then, dishonest media and politicians have sought to falsely conflate the anti-Zionist attack with antisemitism, offering zero evidence for the presence of the latter. Yet this should have all been avoided by the British government imposing proper sanctions on the settler-colony, including barring entry for all ‘Israeli’ media outlets. The attack occurred earlier in August, when an ‘Israeli’ cameraman and reporter were preying on people in Belfast’s cathedral quarter, an area packed with pubs and music…

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BBC slammed over pushing Reform UK propaganda yet again

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Hard-right, anti-migrant party Reform UK recently revealed its plans to “overhaul” Britain’s benefits system. As if anyone could be surprised, the plans were not exactly original: it’s neoliberal austerity, reheated. So far, not so shocking — although the actual plans understandably alarmed disability rights campaigners and affordability advocates alike. What should be more shocking is how the BBC handled the ordeal. Just heard BBC news lead with Reform policy proposal. How is that editorial decision justified three years out from an election for a party that is a) not the official opposition b) has eight seats in parliament c) is no…

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Lib Dem pulled up over past opposition to reservoir

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If there’s one thing pretty much everyone agrees with, it’s that British politicians haven’t been doing much long-term planning. A clear example of this is the following from Lib Dems MP Layla Moran: It is hard to overstate the selfishness and short-sightedness of NIMBYism. Here’s Lib Dem MP Layla Moran objecting to plans for a mega reservoir in her constituency in 2022. Her constituency is now officially in drought because we lack enough places to store water. https://t.co/HiMXkIG4Le — James Hanson (@jhansonradio) August 18, 2026 NIMBYism = Lib Dems-ism The acronym ‘NIMBY’ stands for ‘not in my backyard’. It’s a descriptor…

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