Boris Johnson

'Little More Than a PR Gimmick': Critics Say G7 Vaccine Donation Pledges Won't Cut It

Public health campaigners estimate that promised donations from rich countries would be enough to cover just 11% of the world's unvaccinated population.

Jake Johnson, staff writer · Jun 11, 2021

Vaccine equity campaigners posing as G7 leaders tussle over a giant mock syringe

400+ Covid Survivors, Academics, and Advocacy Groups Push Boris Johnson to Back Vaccine Patent Waiver

Jake Johnson, staff writer · May 10, 2021

UK Accused of ‘Trump Tactics’ After ‘Devastating’ Slashing of Family Planning Aid

Kerry Cullinan · May 1, 2021

Suspending Vaccine Patents Is the Leadership the World Needs to End This Pandemic

Mary Robinson · Apr 16, 2021

Greed Drove Big Pharma Companies to Privatize Vaccines Developed With Public Resources

Nick Dearden · Mar 25, 2021

The European Union: Free at Last

The goal of 'ever closer union', anathema to English exceptionalists, is back on the agenda.

Gwynne Dyer · Dec 28, 2020

Campaigners Outraged After Top UK Court Overturns Ban on 'Climate-Wrecking' Third Runway at Heathrow

"It's time to take our demand straight to the government—it can still change its plans for Heathrow expansion," says Friends of the Earth.

Jessica Corbett, staff writer · Dec 16, 2020

As Trump Ignores Election Results and Plans 'Flood' of Sanctions, Biden Signals Possible Shift in US Relations With Iran

Advocates of diplomacy are urging the president-elect to "take the opportunity to think bigger, even, than the Obama administration was able to."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer · Nov 10, 2020

Coronavirus and the Banality of Evil

The UK government's failure to respond swiftly and effectively to the pandemic can and should be considered evil.

Catherine Rottenberg · May 6, 2020

Warnings of 'Pro-Corporate Agenda' on Eve of Post-Brexit US and UK Trade Talks

"Our approach to trade policy needs to be fundamentally overhauled to benefit working families, not just the executives and large shareholders of multinational corporations."

Eoin Higgins, staff writer · May 4, 2020

'Condition of the Prime Minister Has Worsened': Battling Covd-19, UK's Boris Johnson Moved to Intensive Care

The move was taken by the head of state's medical team as a precaution in the event that a ventilator is needed.

Jon Queally, staff writer · Apr 6, 2020

Weeks After Saying 'I Shook Hands With Everybody' at Hospital, Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Coronavirus

"I am now self-isolating."

Eoin Higgins, staff writer · Mar 27, 2020

Assange’s Extradition Case: Critical Moment for the Anti-War Movement

The US government’s extradition and prosecution of Julian Assange is a critical moment for press freedom, but also for the anti-war movement

Nozomi Hayase · Feb 16, 2020

Boris Johnson Trade Talks With US Raising Fears in UK of 'Shock Doctrine Brexit'

"This should particularly worry us because these trade talks are being conducted with excessive levels of secrecy."

Eoin Higgins, staff writer · Feb 2, 2020

Ukraine Airliner Tragedy Evokes Memories of US Iran Air Shootdown, Cubana Flight 455 Attack

On July 3, 1988 the US guided missile destroyer USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, an Airbus A300 flying in Iranian airspace and carrying 290 civilians from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas, killing all aboard.

Brett Wilkins, staff writer · Jan 10, 2020