Steve Howell

The arrest of Mountbatten-Windsor did not show that "no one is above the law."

It showed that those in power will act against their own only when the evidence is so overwhelming and so public that it is putting the system itself in jeopardy.

The arrest of Mountbatten-Windsor did not show that "no one is above the law."

It showed that those in power will act against their own only when the evidence is so overwhelming and so public that it is putting the system itself in jeopardy.

If Keir Starmer goes, will anything change? Britain’s prime minister is severely wounded by his disastrous appointment of an Epstein-associated US ambassador and could soon be ousted. But Labour needs more than a makeover.

Labour needs more than a makeover.

Mandelson/McSweeney were part of faction that put the Labour party at the service of bankers like Dimon.

Starmer will go. But can the unions and the Left restore the party to its historic purpose? My thoughts here: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/if-keir-st...

Good riddance to Atlanticism - but what replaces it? My piece below for Tribune discussed how US threats to Britain over Greenland have exposed the lie of a ‘special relationship’ and called for Britain to have an independent, pro-peace foreign policy.

Atlanticism is dead - but let's not replace it with a NATO B-team and "more of the Western-centric groupthink that's brought us too many wars."

Britain needs to forge an independent foreign policy based on peace, cooperation and international law. See: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/good-ridda...

Good riddance to Atlanticism - but what replaces it? My piece below for Tribune discussed how US threats to Britain over Greenland have exposed the lie of a ‘special relationship’ and called for Britain to have an independent, pro-peace foreign policy.

Atlanticism is dead - but let's not replace it with a NATO B-team and "more of the Western-centric groupthink that's brought us too many wars."

Britain needs to forge an independent foreign policy based on peace, cooperation and international law. See: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/good-ridda...

Security scares and arms spending: we’re being played If we're under imminent threat from Russian drones and submarines, why is the government still prioritising deploying forces in the Middle East and Indo-Pacific?

Scare stories about Russian drones and subs are unsettling. But they don’t stack up. And the reality is a large proportion of Britain’s military spending goes on operations 1,000s of miles away.

My post examines the claims and the interests they serve: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/security-s...

Generals keep claiming they don't have enough cash - yet they are deploying 8,500 personnel overseas.

If we're in such dire straights that defending Britain is at risk, let's close these foreign bases - starting with those on Cyprus from which they have been aiding Israel's genocide in Gaza.

The US attack on Venezuela - killing more than 40 people and abducting president Maduro - is the opening salvo of a colonial oil grab.

We must mobilise the maximum opposition to Trump’s aggression and demand the immediate release of Maduro. See: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/donald-tru...

The US attack on Venezuela - killing more than 40 people and abducting president Maduro - is the opening salvo of a colonial oil grab.

We must mobilise the maximum opposition to Trump’s aggression and demand the immediate release of Maduro. See: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/donald-tru...

US colonialism: two centuries of daylight robbery – Steve Howell As the US gears up to attack Venezuela and grab its vast oil reserves, it is using Puerto Rico – a country it colonised in the 19th century – as a base to stage the attacks.

As the US gears up to attack Venezuela and steal its oil reserves, it is using Puerto Rico – a country it colonised in the 19th century – as a base from which the bombers would be sent.

US Colonialism: two centuries of daylight robbery - @stevehowell.bsky.social.

'Cold War Puerto Rico' tells the story of how Washington used red scare repression and covert action to keep its Caribbean fortress as a colony.

The publisher is offering a 40% discount on pre-orders made before Jan 4. You need to use the promo code 'holiday': www.umasspress.com/978162534949...

'Cold War Puerto Rico' tells the story of how Washington used red scare repression and covert action to keep its Caribbean fortress as a colony.

The publisher is offering a 40% discount on pre-orders made before Jan 4. You need to use the promo code 'holiday': www.umasspress.com/978162534949...

My book goes into that as well as how the Gag Law and the Smith Act were used to persecute supporters of independence.

The book's a bit pricey, but the publisher's offering a 40% discount on pre-orders before January 4. You need to use the promo code 'holiday':
www.umasspress.com/978162534949...

Agreed. I put it in quotes to be ironic. One writer - Ed Morales - has called it linguistic wizardry!

"Puerto Rico’s ‘free association’ with the US provides a foretaste of the bigger disaster that awaits Venezuela if Trump succeeds in overthrowing President Maduro."

My Substack post looks at how colonialism has left Puerto Rico poor and powerless. See: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/us-colonia...

In a one-hour speech, Reeves glossed over the arms budget - and yet she plans to increase it by more than NHS spending and is cutting cash for education.

The £2.3bn for lifting the two-child benefit cap is peanuts by comparison.

Check out the details: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/you-can-ha...

In a one-hour speech, Reeves glossed over the arms budget - and yet she plans to increase it by more than NHS spending and is cutting cash for education.

The £2.3bn for lifting the two-child benefit cap is peanuts by comparison.

Check out the details: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/you-can-ha...

In a one-hour speech, Reeves glossed over the arms budget - and yet she plans to increase it by more than NHS spending and is cutting cash for education.

The £2.3bn for lifting the two-child benefit cap is peanuts by comparison.

Check out the details: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/you-can-ha...

A health warning on my new book for readers in the UK: I've been completely Americanized with a Z by its US publisher.

Gone are ripple-effects, over-egging and step changes. You'll find wrenches - not spanners - being thrown in the works. And boxes will be checked, not ticked.

2/2 In the US, PR or internationally, there's a 40% discount if you pre-order Cold War Puerto Rico via the publisher before Jan 4 using the code 'holiday': www.umasspress.com/978162534949...
In the UK and Ireland, it's available for £20 (inc post) via my website: www.steve-howell.com/cold-war-pue...

'Cold War Puerto Rico' tells the story of how Washington used the tools of 'McCarthyism' in the 1950s to retain Puerto Rico as a colony and base for aggression - as we could see again with Venezuela.

The book will be published in the spring and is already available for pre-order. See below. 1/2

But I thought this was all about drug cartels and democracy...

Trump makes fools of Britain’s China hawks.

The trouble with hanging on to someone’s coat-tails is that you fall off when they suddenly change direction...

While our media obsessed about Chinese spies, Trump did a deal with Xi. My post on Substack: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/trump-make...

Catherine Connolly is Ireland's president - winning with a record 914,143 votes.

The media is making an issue of turnout and spoilt papers.

But the turnout was higher than in 2018, and valid votes cast - after deducting spoilt papers - was almost the same (1,472,698 versus 1,473,900 in 2018).

An inside job: the Labour right's conspiracies against Corbyn exposed...

My review of The Fraud, a new book by Paul Holden that meticulously exposes how right wingers in the Labour Party secretly sabotaged the electoral prospects of Jeremy Corbyn. See: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/an-inside-...

An inside job: the Labour right's conspiracies against Corbyn exposed...

My review of The Fraud, a new book by Paul Holden that meticulously exposes how right wingers in the Labour Party secretly sabotaged the electoral prospects of Jeremy Corbyn. See: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/an-inside-...

Nord Stream court ruling highlights NATO risks...

It’s just as well NATO didn’t go to war over false claims that Russia sabotaged Europe’s gas supplies – because it was probably the work of Ukrainians and NATO-member Poland thinks that was okay.

See: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/nord-strea...

The geo-political motive for US colonial control of Puerto Rico is coming to the fore again with Trump deploying F-35s there ready to attack Venezuela.

Great to have Professor Díaz-Quiñones's endorsement of my new book looking at the history.

More info here: www.steve-howell.com/cold-war-pue...

NATO and Israel have been partners for 30 years.

Israel:
- has a permanent ambassador and an office at NATO HQ in Brussels,
- takes part in Operation Sea Guardian under NATO command,
- is armed by the leading NATO members.

The case against NATO, see: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/nato-is-a-...

Let me fix this for Shabana Mahmood:

"Large, repeated bombing can leave a trapped community feeling unsafe, intimidated and scared, especially when their homes have been reduced to rubble, they're being deprived of food, and they've already seen more than 65,000 of their neighbours killed."