Look Left: ring-fencing the NHS and schools budget, CO2 emissions and intervention in Syria
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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If Miliband continues to dither on Syria, he may go down in history as Labour’s John Major
According to the dictum attributed to Edmund Burke, all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Yet evil will triumph even more easily if good men help the evil-doers. In the Syrian civil war, with more than 80,000 dead and no end in sight, that is what the European Union has been doing, by upholding an arms embargo on the supply of weapons to all sides.
Torture evidence found in Syrian government prisons
Torture devices and evidence of abuse have been found in government-controlled prisons in the city of Raqqa, the first city to come under the control of the opposition, a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) claims.
While the world argues about chemical weapons, Syrian civilians are still being slaughtered by the regime
Despite the fact that Carla del Ponte, a former prosecutor for U.N. tribunals investigating war crimes in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, has talked only of “suspicions” regarding the Syrian opposition’s possible use of chemical weapons, her comments have gained a lot of attention over the weekend.
The Week in Washington: Immigration looms over Obama Mexico visit; admin considers arming Syria rebels and more
Larry Smith’s weekly round up of American politics.
Why David Cameron is right about Syria
Cameron is right. Continued engagement with the rebels, especially around this sensitive time, will eventually bring results.
The Week in Washington: Boston bombings colour immigration debate, US alleges Syria chemical weapons use and more
Larry Smith’s weekly round up of American politics.
Syria is bleeding: the UK must step up and help
The international community has so far failed to fulfill its full duties towards the Syrian people. This must change.
We will be presenting a petition calling upon the government to support the Syrian people using all possible political, diplomatic and economic means.
Syria: Cameron presses China and Russia; $1.5bn pledged for UN aid operation; more horror in Aleppo
David Cameron today pressed China and Russia to act on Syria as $1.5bn was pledged for the UN aid operation and more unspeakable horror was uncovered in Aleppo.
Comment: After 60,000 deaths in Syria, why aren’t we acting?
The general conversation on Syria has been rather quiet of late; and Syria has noticed. One Syrian blogger in Homs, referenced by CNN, recently noted that attempts by the international community are too little, too late, saying: “Syrians are doingtest