Arresting Development

As of today, more people have been arrested for reporting the war crimes in Iraq than for having committed them. And do you remember when seven years and millions of pounds were spent chasing the people who had crashed the economy? No, neither do I.

The only news outlet that filmed the arrest of Julian Assange was Ruptly, which is a subsidiary of RT. All other news outlets left a couple of days ago. Therefore, they now have to pay Ruptly, and thus RT, for the license to use that exclusive footage. It has been a struggle to find a silver lining here. But this might just be it. 

The permanent American State, rather than the Administration of the day, is still pursuing the Russiagate hoax even after it has been completely blown out of the water. Carole's Codswallop is also a small subplot, so to speak, within that, and it is also still being pursued. But Hillary Clinton lost. Remain lost. Get over it.

They have not got over it in the House of Commons. A House comprised mostly of the same people cheered a war in 2015. And that House cheered this today. They cheered the fact that Assange was going to be extradited to his death. In the words of the indictment, "Wikileaks solicited submissions" even though Assange did not "possess security clearance". The cheering of this by MPs and by Lobby "journalists" says everything that needs to be said about both of them.

Another hung Parliament is coming, however, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. It has become a local commonplace that I am on 30-30-30 with Labour and the Conservatives here at North West Durham, so that any one of us could be the First Past the Post. I will stand for this seat, if I can raise the £10,000 necessary to mount a serious campaign. Please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.