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Antisemitism: how the internet has revived old anti-Jewish tropes
Antisemitism in the UK appears to be at a modern record high. The Community Security Trust (CST) is an organisation dedicated to protecting Jewish communities. According to the most recent data it has collected, there were 2,255 antisemitic incidents in the UK in 2021. This is the highest number everContinue Reading
Chelsea WILL be able to finish season after Government ease terms of ‘licence’
THE Government has eased the terms of Chelsea’s “licence” to do business – allowing the club to finish the season. Club bosses had grown increasingly concerned about their limited reserves evaporating after owner Roman Abramovich was placed on the UK sanctions list on Thursday. 2 Chelsea were plunged into chaosContinue Reading
Molnupiravir: why are there potential safety issues around this COVID antiviral?
StanislavSukhin/Shutterstock If you’re worried about COVID, there’s a simple way to boost protection: get vaccinated. But this doesn’t work for everyone. People with weak immune systems – perhaps because of age or a medical condition – don’t respond well to vaccines. For them, COVID still poses a significant risk. ButContinue Reading
Volodymyr Zelensky: how acting prepared the Ukrainian president for the role of his life
Photographer RM/Shutterstock It is now well known that the Ukrainian president is a former comic, but this is a misleading representation of his past career. Vlodymyr Zelensky is a seasoned performer with a string of professional roles, including the voice of Paddington Bear (the Ukrainian language version), Love in theContinue Reading
Ukraine is well ahead in the global battle for hearts and minds – but Russia knew this would happen
Warfare has always involved an element of propaganda. Indeed, without mass communications that attempt justify violent actions there arguably can be no war. Soldiers need a cause to fight for. Publics need a cause to back. World leaders and influential global figures need to become advocates for one side orContinue Reading
Dogs of Europe review: An urgent response from Belarus Free Theatre
Review at a glance T his drifty, nightmarish vision of a future Russian superstate from Belarus Free Theatre has become more timely than the company could ever have feared. Adapted from a 900-page dystopian fantasy by Alhierd Bacharevic, it was first staged in Minsk in 2019, since when the bookContinue Reading
Russia: the west underestimates the power of state media
Zhenya Voevodina/Shutterstock Many western countries have a wide range of news sources that are free from direct government interference. From the development of multi-channel television, rolling 24-hour news journalism, to the ever-expanding choice, immediacy and reach of online and social media, the infrastructure of western national media systems makes itContinue Reading
Ukraine war: grim spectre of chemical and biological weapons raises fears of Putin’s dirty arsenal
Would Russia really use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine? Tereshchenko Dmitry via Shutterstock Warning: this article is accompanied by an image that some readers might find distressing. The United States has issued a stark warning that Russia is preparing to use biological and chemical weapons in Ukraine. The claimContinue Reading
Chelsea ‘face financial ruin’ as accounts frozen, Blues may donate ticket profit to Ukraine – Roman Abramovich latest
CHELSEA could face financial ruin after having a number of their corporate accounts frozen by ‘risk-averse’ banks. According to reports, Barclays are one of the banks to have suspended the Blues account. In his press conference, boss Thomas Tuchel admitted that many players and staff were worried about their futures.Continue Reading
Ukraine war: Poland’s failed deal to supply MiG-29s shows Nato’s fear of escalation
The Ukraine war has become to some extent a proxy conflict between Nato and Russia. The American president, Joe Biden – supported by other Nato leaders – made it clear even before the invasion that the US and Nato would not become involved in the conflict militarily. Instead, Biden soughtContinue Reading