A shoreditch barman attempted to make a citizens arrest on former Prime Minister Tony Blair after he spotted him dining upstairs at the Tramshed restaurant.
The differences in opinion between the US and Russia have defined the G20 summit in St Petersburg, with the US ambassador accusing Russia of holding the UN Security Council “hostage” and shirking its international responsibilities by vetoing resolutions.
The suspects in the Woolwich murder made no secret of their political motivations for the attack, encouraging photos and smartphone recordings to get their message across, so why aren’t we talking about the UK’s military intervention in the Muslim world?
Ten years ago British and US forces invaded Iraq in a bid to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime and uncover WMDs. But with no such weapons found and Iraq less safe now than under Saddam, has the result of the war been a continued mistrust in Britain and its politicians?
As Alastair Campbell basks in the celebrity limelight of British public life, the blood of the Iraq war drips from his hands. For this is a man whose war crimes, expertly expurged from the collective imagination, demand prosecution alongside those of Tony Blair.