The UK government’s decision to waive objection to the death penalty in the case of two Islamic State fighters facing trial in the US led to calls for a revival of the Treason Act of 1315. Edward Winters looks at the morality of the death sentence and why restoring the Treason Act would be dangerous. […]
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No to bombing Syria!
Statement by the RDM supporters planning group The US, UK and French airstrikes are an attack on the Syrian people first and foremost. Whatever the source of chemical weapons, brutal bombing and military intervention will worsen their already desperate situation. Syria is a killing field for warring big power interests – the UK, France, US, […]
After London Bridge terror, Corbyn offer...
If they demonstrate one thing above all else, the horrific terror attacks in London and Manchester are proof that policies pursued by successive governments have failed. Now it’s time to give Jeremy Corbyn’s approach a chance. Since 2000, there have been no fewer than 13 pieces of legislation related to the “war on terror”. Yet […]