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We wish all our readers Ramadan Mubarak! May we all enjoy a healthy and peaceful month in these unprecedented times.

IF THIS IS the case, what’s wrong with these men, then? Why is it that when they are together, they lose the capacity for rational thought and get carried away to war? Maybe Something Should Be Done about it.  In ...

OFFICIAL FIGURES for England and Wales show that knife crime in England and Wales for 2019 showed a 7% increase on 2018 – creating a record high of 45,627 offences. The figures were released today by the Office of National ...

THIS TETCHY QUOTE didn’t quite make it into the US Declaration of Independence. Fortunately, someone rescued it from the cutting room floor so that we can remember how strong the pressure from warmongers is to keep up hostilies. Ironically, Jefferson ...

THE MORE YOU think about peace, the more you realise what an important concept it is – because it is the other side of the coin of freedom. It is only when we accept the universal human right to an ...

THERE’S NO quick fixes when it comes to campaigning for peace, not war. It’s a cause which must be built into campaigning for all sorts of national and international demands.  In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our ...

IT’S HARD to argue with this argument about how we fight for the cause of peace.  In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace. “Peace is not merely a ...

THERE’S NO such thing as an armchair peace activist. It’s up to the people to impose it on our wayward leaders.  In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace. ...

IT’S ANOTHER U-TURN for the UK Government, with the announcement that they have chartered four flights to bring up to 850 British citizens back to the UK from Bangladesh. The flights are open to tourists, short term visitors and their ...

PEACE ACTIVISTS campaign against all wars. Here Noam Chomsky reminds us of a very recent war – and what may be its historical parallels. Will we ever get the truth about how the invasion of Iraq began? In April, we ...