The West’s claim to moral superiority and its assumption of the role of ‘world’s policeman’ are largely derived from a classical approach to liberalism. In short, the argument is that our societies are more liberal [… read more ]
As the World Cup in Russia ends, a Portsmouth writer who prefers to remain anonymous responds to issues raised by David Edwards’ article last week and argues that the West’s imperial crimes should not dissuade [… read more ]
Uncertainty lingers about Labour candidate for Portsmouth South Stephen Morgan’s true feelings towards Jeremy Corbyn and the progressive policies of the Labour leadership. Mark Wright makes an appeal for transparency. As part of S&C‘s election [… read more ]
S&C Contributing Editor JS Adams wonders, amongst other things, whether this election offers alternatives to the usual slick, tightly-managed candidates we’ve been used to ever since the Blair days. Ask yourself this question: What sort [… read more ]
The Labour leader’s comments on British foreign policy last Thursday have been slammed by blowhards and hypocrites. Mark Wright makes the case for a more mature response. ‘No rationale based on the actions of any [… read more ]
Graham Horne of the anti-war campaign group Veterans for Peace (VfP) talks to S&C editor Tom Sykes about what the coming election could mean for Britain’s arms industry, foreign policy and international relations. Tom Sykes: [… read more ]
Portsmouth University media lecturer Dr Stephen Harper critiques Western reporting on the Syria conflict, which is worryingly reminiscent of the biased coverage of the Bosnian war in the 1990s. At the end of last year, [… read more ]
The final part of Tom Sykes’ exclusive interview with Graham Horne, South East Coordinator for Veterans for Peace, touches upon state-corporate propaganda, US-UK war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan and why Jeremy Corbyn isn’t anti-war enough. [… read more ]
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