Dr Iain Overton

Thousands of foreign passport holders serve in Israeli forces, newly released data shows - AOAV Newly released Israeli military data reveals that tens of thousands of soldiers hold foreign citizenship, including more than 2,000 Britons, highlighting the deeply international composition of the ID...

Thousands of foreign passport holders serve in Israeli forces, newly released data shows

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"Police in the town investigated the 23-year-old's death as possible manslaughter but no criminal case was brought against Kris Harrison after a grand jury in Collin County declined to indict him."

The 2nd amendment is a license to murder.

IDF closes dozens of alleged pre-2025 war crime cases | The Jerusalem Post The publication of such cases was delayed by fear of abuse by ICJ and ICC. The IDF says the cases are justified under laws of war.

IDF closes dozens of alleged pre-2025 war crime cases

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Students and staff hit out at uni arms trade partnerships

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Universities face backlash over £2.5bn in defence partnerships as academics and students demand transparency and divestment - AOAV More than 1,500 academics and students have signed an open letter urging UK universities to end defence industry partnerships worth an estimated £2.5bn, intensifying debate over the role of military f...

Universities face backlash over £2.5bn in defence partnerships as academics and students demand transparency and divestment

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Wetherspoon boss urges pubs to back Reform By Henry Saker-Clark The founder of Wetherspoon has urged other pubs to back Reform UK. Sir Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said Reform's plans to slash beer duty would help the sector move towards "tax parity with supermarkets". Nigel Farage's party announced a series of proposals to support pubs last week. They included pledges to cut VAT in the hospitality sector by 10 per cent, cut beer duty by the same fraction. Reform also said it would reverse the recent rise in employers' national insurance contributions (NICs) for the sector and gradually remove business rates for all pubs. The party has said it would fund this package with around 23on, which it plans to secure through reinstating the two-child benefit cap, except for families with two British-born parents. In a lengthy stock exchange filing yesterday, Martin (inset) told industry leaders "there's no question that this initiative would utterly transform the competitiveness of pubs" He said: "By eliminating the tax differential between supermarkets and the hospitality industry, and restoring margins to devastated businesses, these changes would enable pubs to regain some, or all, of their lost trade. "You would think that this offer from Reform would have been greeted by a crescendo of enthusiasm, ecstasy and support from the licensed trade and its supporters. "However, surpris-ingly, initial support has been underwhelming, at least from the great and the good in the hospitality industry" Last month, Labour announced additional business rates support for pubs. The announcement was a U-turn following complaints from pubs about rates changes in November's Budget.

Multimillionaire Brexiter, Tim Martin, urges pubs to back Reform. Just like he urged the country to vote for Brexit. Too bad if it makes you poorer. Too bad for the children he’ll push back into poverty. Tim wants more money. And he couldn’t give a shit about the cost for everybody else.
(iPaper)

His sequel, "Otters at my garage door", was a meisterwerk in tension.

The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...

The commercial determinants of gun violence: case studies of Taurus and Glock - AOAV A comparative analysis of Taurus and Glock argues that firearm manufacturers’ global expansion, marketing and regulatory environments shape access to small arms and contribute to long-term public heal...

Here @aoav.bsky.social's analysis of Taurus and Glock argues that firearm manufacturers’ global expansion, marketing and regulatory environments shape access to small arms and contribute to long-term public health risks.

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The political economy of the gun: militarised masculinity, commerce, and the global health burden of firearms examined - AOAV This report argues that global firearm violence should be understood as a gendered public-health crisis driven by the military-industrial complex, militarised masculinity, cultural normalisation of gu...

Gun violence is not just a security issue. It is a public health crisis shaped by inequality, gender norms, and the global gun market. Our new report argues prevention must move beyond policing towards health, equity and evidence.

aoav.org.uk/2026/the-pol...

The Devil’s Butler: How Jeffrey Epstein Used London to Hide in Plain Sight The Epstein files expose how the UK capital served as a playground and protector for the disgraced late financier and his wealthy associates

My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social : The Devil’s Butler: How Jeffrey Epstein Used London to Hide in Plain Sight.

The Epstein files expose how the UK capital served as a playground and protector for the disgraced late financier and his wealthy associates

bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/t...

The political economy of the gun: militarised masculinity, commerce, and the global health burden of firearms examined - AOAV This report argues that global firearm violence should be understood as a gendered public-health crisis driven by the military-industrial complex, militarised masculinity, cultural normalisation of gu...

Gun violence is not just a security issue. It is a public health crisis shaped by inequality, gender norms, and the global gun market. Our new report argues prevention must move beyond policing towards health, equity and evidence.

aoav.org.uk/2026/the-pol...

BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.

What the hell?

Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.

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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

Nope. I have it. Have to read it. I came up with the idea of 'The Devil's Butler' years ago - wrote up a proposal and then Bullough dropped the damn book during Covid. It sits on my shelf taunting me.

Shit. If my name becomes synonymous with a shitty AI dating app it'll be a damn sight worse than being linked to a fucking window.

The Devil’s Butler: How Jeffrey Epstein Used London to Hide in Plain Sight The Epstein files expose how the UK capital served as a playground and protector for the disgraced late financier and his wealthy associates

My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social : The Devil’s Butler: How Jeffrey Epstein Used London to Hide in Plain Sight.

The Epstein files expose how the UK capital served as a playground and protector for the disgraced late financier and his wealthy associates

bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/t...

Former prince discussed with Jeffrey Epstein ways to get round investment rules Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared official documents while serving as a UK trade envoy

FT exclusive

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor discussed ways round restrictions on his making investments while an official UK trade representative and shared official documents from the role with Jeffrey Epstein, files released by the US Department of Justice show

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A reminder that Reform's candidate for Gorton and Denton, Matt Goodwin, has still not explained what he meant by this claim that developments in genetic science will make younger generations more right wing as they understand the "inherent differences" between different groups

Mandelson telling Epstein to lawyer up.

Even at the time I was critical of Mandelson’s governmental briefs.

The media's assault on Keir Starmer over British soldier prosecutions in the Iraq war shows how the rule of law is being recast as betrayal - AOAV Claims that Sir Keir Starmer led a “witch-hunt” against Iraq veterans distort both fact and law, recasting a narrow, procedural legal intervention on human-rights obligations as a political vendetta i...

The media's assault on Keir Starmer over British soldier prosecutions in the Iraq war shows how the rule of law is being recast as betrayal

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Denial as strategy: pro-Israel casualty denialism and the Gaza death toll - AOAV An examination of how pro-Israel denialism systematically sought to discredit Palestinian casualty figures in Gaza, and how the reported acceptance by the Israeli military of the death toll exposes th...

Denial as strategy: pro-Israel casualty denialism and the Gaza death toll

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The media's assault on Keir Starmer over British soldier prosecutions in the Iraq war shows how the rule of law is being recast as betrayal - AOAV Claims that Sir Keir Starmer led a “witch-hunt” against Iraq veterans distort both fact and law, recasting a narrow, procedural legal intervention on human-rights obligations as a political vendetta i...

The media's assault on Keir Starmer over British soldier prosecutions in the Iraq war shows how the rule of law is being recast as betrayal

aoav.org.uk/2026/the-med...

Why Parliament must debate Palantir’s expanding role in Britain’s security state - AOAV Britain’s accelerating dependence on Palantir Technologies Inc has prompted a call for a parliamentary debate, amid concerns that a foreign defence-tech firm with opaque contracts and contested ethics...

Why Parliament must debate Palantir’s expanding role in Britain’s security state

@the-citizens.bsky.social
@aoav.bsky.social

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The IDF Admits It Killed 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza. What Other Accusations Could Turn Out to Be True?

www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...

Challenging the War Machine I'm attending the first ever Declassified UK summit - you should too!

.@declassifieduk.org will host its first ever summit, Challenging the War Machine, on Saturday 31 January 2026 at EartH in Dalston, London.

Come along and meet the @aaov team - we will have a stand.

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Deeply disturbing…

Why did the Ajax Programme result in so little corporate consequence, and what does this reveal about systemic weaknesses in UK defence procurement and oversight? - AOAV The Ajax programme shows how a mix of weak governance, politicking, industrial dependency and institutional optimism allowed a deeply flawed defence project to limp on with minimal corporate consequen...

Fascinating piece by Bea Everist here for @aoav.bsky.social

Why did the Ajax Programme result in so little corporate consequence, and what does this reveal about systemic weaknesses in UK defence procurement and oversight?

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UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israel’s war on Gaza www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...