Post-class

21Jun10

1959: Over 70% of Cabinet and other Ministers went to Oxbridge; over 50% went to one of six public schools, over 30% having attended Eton alone. [Lupton & Wilson, 1959] 2010: Approx. 70% of Cabinet Ministers and 50% of Ministers went to Oxbridge; over 60% of Cabinet and other Ministers went to public school; 62% [...]

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Tags: "Death of Class", class, Education, inequality, Oxbridge, university

Enabling Israel’s degeneration

10Jun10

The current Knesset is probably the most right-wing in Israel’s history, with the right and the far-right together holding over 70% of the seats. When it comes to the Palestinians, even this grim picture is an understatement, since the Labor Party shares the rejectionism of the right and both Labor and Meretz supported the Gaza [...]

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Tags: 'liberal zionism', Eli Yishai, flotilla, Haneen Zoubi, Israeli Palestinians, Kadima, Likud, Racism, Tzipi Livni, zionism

Moronic Hack of the Week

06Jun10

Just when Seth Freedman looked to have it in the bag, a late contender enters the race. Craig Murray states the case for the newcomer: “Of all the defences of Israel killing unarmed Turkish protestors – the majority of them shot in the back, four in the back of the head execution style – Nick [...]

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Tags: flotilla, Gaza, hacks, hasbara, Nick Cohen, propaganda

Seth Freedman never met a massacre he didn’t like

01Jun10

Last year, in the midst of the most vicious assault on Gaza since the occupation began, Seth Freedman used his (inexplicable) privileged position as a regular commentator on the Guardian’s online comment website to repeatedly apologise for the massacre and smear those who criticised it. As hundreds of civilians were slaughtered by Israeli warplanes, Freedman [...]

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Tags: 'liberal zionism', blockade, flotilla, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Seth Freedman, siege

“Security”

01Jun10

Gisha: “In a court submission, the State of Israel admits that, contrary to its previous claims, it does indeed possess documents related to its policy on the transfer of goods into the Gaza Strip, including a list of “permitted” goods… Israel admits the existence of a “Red Lines” document that establishes the minimum nutritional requirements [...]

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Tags: blockade, collective punishment, Gaza, siege