Kit Knightly We don’t talk about racism much at OffG, except in meta-analyses of its political weaponisation. A lot of the time “racism” is used by the establishment to attack people who pose a threat to the status quo (see: Jeremy Corbyn). Other times it is used to simplify complex political matters into good guys …
Catte Black Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. Any “Best of OffG” section needs to begin with The Guardian and Ukraine – they …
Defending democracy? The UK and Ugandaby Ian SinclairMorning Star1 August 2021 The June G7 summit in Cornwall generated the usual liberal drivel about the West’s noble global goals. The Guardian’s Patrick Wintour noted Joe Biden and Boris Johnson “had a grand agenda ahead of them, covering democracy’s defence, climate change and pandemic.” The photo illustrating […]
Book review. Capitalism’s Conscience: 200 Years of the Guardian edited by Des Freedmanby Ian SinclairPeace NewsAugust-September 2021 ‘The Guardian’s mission’, Editor Katharine Viner recently stated, ‘is one that allows – and even encourages – its editor… to challenge the powerful, whatever the consequences.’ This collection, edited by Des Freedman, Professor of Media and Communications at […]
On 11 April 2019 Julian Assange was carried by UK police from the sovereign territory of Ecuador’s London embassy. He was then conveyed to Westminster magistrates court, which convicted him of absconding within fifteen minutes. The event was captured in iconic images displaying his untrimmed beard, which is significant for two overlooked reasons. One is […]
Kit Knightly The incipient “Great Reset” is a multi-faceted beast. We talk a lot about vaccine passports and lockdowns and the Covid-realated aspects – and we should – but there’s more to it than that. Remember, they want you to “own nothing and be happy”. And right at the top of the list of things …
Let's be clear, the US as an Imperial power simply cannot afford to give up Afghanistan. And they won't. They'll just recalibrate their word use and carry on. They'll use the "drawdown" to earn some good-boy points with the anti-war crowd, whilst funnelling Pentagon funds into paying mercenaries and training proxies.
Another huge wave of people took to the streets of London today, protesting the Covid restrictions, proposed vaccine passports, injections for children and other dystopian aspects of our authoritarian new normal. Similar protests have been happening regularly since the imposition of Lockdown in March last year, including last month when well over 100,000 people (some …
If and when the powers-that-be decide to move on from their pandemic narrative, lockdowns won't be going anywhere. Instead, it looks like they'll be rebranded as "climate lockdowns", and either enforced or simply held threateningly over the public's head.
UPDATES: – Major CDN claims it experienced massive error. [Jump] – Possible narrative of “over centralised” internet taking shape? [Jump] – One single customer blamed for “software bug” + Fastly shares jumps 11% in value. [Jump] – Talking points updated with new reports. [Jump] Huge swaths of mainstream news sites, and other major online services, …
