Monthly Archives: September 2015

Rojava: An Alternative to Imperialism, Nationalism, and Islamism in the Middle East (PDF)

Posted on 21/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

Below I have attached a copy of my book in pdf form: Rojava – An Alternative to Imperialism, Nationalism, and Islamism (Full Size) For a hard copy, visit http://www.lulu.com/shop/oso-sabio/rojava-an-alternative-to-imperialism-nationalism-and-islamism-in-the-middle-east/paperback/product-22094170.html?ppn=1 Coming soon: A summarised version of the book in Spanish A … Continue reading →

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Corbyn’s Victory – The First, Hopeful Step

Posted on 13/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

Originally posted on Broke, Bright and British:
Positive Reactions In spite of the media’s best attempts, and in spite of the political deceit seeking to derail his immensely popular campaign, Jeremy Corbyn has been elected with a “huge mandate”, dwarfing…

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Corbyn: The Campaign Story

Posted on 12/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

Over the campaign, I first looked at Corbyn’s policies and the leadership race in general (1). Then, I analysed the political attacks that were made against him (2). After this, I talked about the media attacks (3). And finally, I … Continue reading →

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Corbyn’s Summer Shake-Up (Part 4)

Posted on 12/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

Originally posted on Broke, Bright and British:
The Unstoppable Shift towards Progressive Politics Part 1 – A Political Defence of Corbyn Following on from my outlining of Jeremy Corbyn’s policies and my summary of the media and political attacks directed…

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Cizre, Leyla İmret, & Turkish Democracy

Posted on 12/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

The HDP co-mayor of the Cizre district of Turkey’s Şırnak Province, 28-year-old Leyla İmret, was brought into the world of politics very abruptly at an early age, with her father being killed “before her eyes” by Turkish “security forces” when … Continue reading →

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Was a Civilian Killed in Diyarbakir by the PKK?

Posted on 12/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

In response to the civilian death in Diyarbakir, Turkey on September 11 at the hands of suspected Kurdish militants, a comment written by ‘Drew‘ at Vice News sought to place the situation into perspective. The murdered waiter, he said, was just … Continue reading →

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Demirtaş to Turkish PM: ‘Prove they were not civilians’

Posted on 11/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

A week on from the start of a Turkish military siege on the city of Cizre, the co-leader of Turkey’s progressive pro-peace party (the Peoples’ Democratic Party or HDP) has insisted today that at least 20 of those killed by … Continue reading →

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Support for Corbyn from Unions

Posted on 11/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

Originally posted on Broke, Bright and British:
Unison and Unite With the change in Labour’s electoral system, the unions originally looked set to lose a significant amount of influence in the party. Under the old system, for example, “trade union…

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Support for Corbyn from Labour Politicians

Posted on 10/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

Originally posted on Broke, Bright and British:
Ken Livingstone Believes in the Credible, Coherent, and Inspirational Corbyn There were some prominent Labour politicians who stood up for Corbyn, including former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, who insisted in late July…

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Corbyn’s Self-Defence

Posted on 09/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

Originally posted on Broke, Bright and British:
The Four Big Misconceptions Although he could occasionally have done with responding more quickly, Jeremy Corbyn defended himself at a number of different points. On August 7, for example, he sought to correct…

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