‘Labour must defend NATO’
Labour has a historic role in collective security. It must now address the threat from Putin’s Russia and once again be a friend of NATO.
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Kurdistan is showing signs of real hope – but the UK needs to amend its policy to maximise local success
By Gary Kent Iraq could work much better if the steady success of its Kurdistan region spreads throughout the country. "The Other Iraq" enjoyed a head start over the rest of the country after its 1991 uprising ousted Saddam's genocidal…
The geography and politics of Sinn Fein’s quest for Irish unity
By Gary Kent Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams this week addressed the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in Swansea where he urged members of parliaments and assemblies in these islands "to join in the historic endeavour to bring about the…
Giving traction to Tobin – why think tanks and unions should start a campaign
By Gary Kent Some ideas are nurtured for decades before they shoot to prominence, usually to the surprise of those who have long advocated them. This could be the fate of the Tobin Tax, originally devised by the American Nobel Laureate…
There is great hope in Kurdistan but the UK must play a bigger role in assisting development
By Gary Kent Today the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq releases a report on its second visit in two years to this autonomous region of Iraq which plays a pivotal role in the rebuilding of the country. Many in…
To really understand the war, the Iraq inquiry needs to take evidence from the ground
By Gary Kent Given the huge investment that this country made in the lives of its soldiers and in public money, it is only right that there should be a comprehensive inquiry into the causes and conduct of the military intervention in Iraq…
Seumas Milne should get out more
By Gary Kent Seumas Milne increasingly reminds me of the Japanese soldier who denies that the war is over and hides in the jungle for years. His pow-wows with unrepresentative Iraqi insurgent warlords while he derides the elected Iraqi…
At last, Conservative Friends of Iraq
By Gary Kent Here's a warm and possibly fraternal welcome to the launch this week of the Conservative Friends of Iraq. Labour Friends of Iraq has been suggesting the establishment of such a group for a couple of years and we are very…
There is much to celebrate but still much to worry about for Iraq
By Gary Kent Many talk about Iraq as just a short hand term for disaster but few talk about or with Iraqis. Many focus on the rights and wrongs of the intervention in 2003 but few engage with the actually existing Iraq. The country was…