Articles tagged "dissent"

Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, March 16

Russian torture of Ukrainian POWs ‘widespread and systematic,’ UN commission says -- Fire reported at Russia's Syzran oil refinery -- Russian missile attack sets fire to medical facility in Kharkiv Oblast -- Whether afraid or indifferent, regular Russians enable autocracy -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Monday, December 4

Russian forces hit over 100 settlements in Ukraine, injuring 3 over the past day -- Military confirms Russian troops executed 2 Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast -- Russian infantry activity rising in southeastern front line -- Russia seeking to suppress domestic anti-mobilization sentiment -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Sunday, December 3

Ukraine’s fight to heal millions of children scarred by Russia’s war -- As sanctions bite, Russia eyes Ukraine’s mineral resources to fund its invasion -- Russia's Shoigu refers to offensives as 'active defense' to lower expectations -- Resistance blow up Russian refueling station in Melitopol -- and more

Johnsonian Policy - The Lord of Misrule

Looking at the United Kingdom's gradual, cumulative decline until disruption to everyday life becomes too endemic to avoid

Is the UK sleepwalking into authoritarian rule?

Jeremy Cushing on how the government is attacking and undermining the institutions of democracy, Blaine Stothard on ministers’ demands for total conformity of beliefs and values, & Pat Farrington on the Tories’ cynical attempts to keep hold of power