John Pilger – fighting for justice right to the end ALISON BANVILLE pays tribute to a titan of integrity-driven journalism whose work frequently shamed his peers in the mainstream media
Sunday 30th Dec 2018 Speaking truth to empire: William Blum ALISON BANVILLE salutes the remarkable impact of the man who comprehensively chronicled US interventions
Sunday 25th Nov 2018 MI5 was complicit in the activities of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi Security services were intimately involved in facilitating the travel of jihadists to Libya to overthrow Gadaffi, writes ALISON BANVILLE
Thursday 26th Jul 2018 Not all veterans are equal on Armed Forces Day War cannot be sustained if people are reminded that a career in the military involves killing and being killed
Thursday 22nd Apr 2021 Animal Welfare There's no such thing as ‘humane’ meat Vegan ALISON BANVILLE argues the case against slaughtering animals for food
Tuesday 02nd Jan 2018 Opinion Is BBC Panorama just a useful propaganda tool? ALISON BANVILLE takes to task the BBC flagship programme over its investigation of British foreign aid diversion to extremist groups in Syria
Thursday 07th Dec 2017 Interview Any revolutionary group today is using some form of the Leveller's inheritance JOHN REES talks to the Star about the Levellers' view of Cromwell and their importance for today
Thursday 14th Dec 2017 INTERVIEW 'It’s one thing to say I want democracy. It's another to go into the streets, to organise crowds and force it' JOHN REES talks to the Star about the left's rediscovery of John Lilburne and whether a working class existed in 17th-century England