Laura Smith

26.05.2012 15:18 39 comments A million-strong task: Scots push for UK breakup Supporters of Scottish independence have launched their bid for a declaration that could see the nation break free from a 305-year-old union with the United Kingdom.		14.05.2012 18:30 19 comments Assange Episode 5: Surviving Guantanamo The latest episode of The World Tomorrow takes us to the very heart of America’s War on Terror: Guantanamo Bay. Julian Assange sat down with a former Gitmo prisoner and a rights campaigner fighting for those still trapped behind the wire.
14.05.2012 14:30 8 comments Arab Spring govt stance ‘unleashed Twitter, Facebook wars’ Banning mainstream media from reporting on the Arab Spring threw the governments of affected states into a battle with social media hijacked by an uncontrollable opposition propaganda genie, media monitor Sharif Nashashibi told RT. Arab world protests		11.05.2012 12:21 28 comments Olympic crackdown: UK govt targets protests The UK government is rounding on protesters ahead of this summer’s Olympics, issuing the first court order to ban an Occupy activist from the event. The unprecedented security measures for the Games have been branded as over-the-top.
02.05.2012 12:45 19 comments ‘We are in Third World War - an economic war. And the weapon is debt’ The Occupy Wall Street movement staged a day of protests in the US on May Day. Meanwhile RT spoke to an Occupy London activist who said the group is only gaining momentum as more people understand they are being robbed by their governments. Occupy Wall Street		01.05.2012 23:20 20 comments 'Millionaires’ row': UK ministers out-of-touch with ordinary people There is a growing barrage of anger aimed at Britain's wealthy ministers for being out-of-touch with real life. Most of them come from the richest levels of society and do not face the same struggles as most British families do.
30.04.2012 20:03 20 comments Assange Episode 3: Torture & double standards of the West The world's most famous secret-spiller Julian Assange is on RT again, speaking with Tunisia’s first post-revolution leader about the West’s double standards in protecting human rights.		25.04.2012 16:24 9 comments Lugovoy not guilty in Litvinenko death - British lie detector test State Duma deputy Andrey Lugovoy, who the UK considers the main suspect in the killing of former FSB officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, did not commit the murder, a British lie detector test shows.
23.04.2012 23:28 30 comments Assange Episode 2: Left & right in 21st century Ready for another surprise from Assange? The second episode of The World Tomorrow has it all. This time Assange has two guests with two opposite points of view ready to lock in a fight over some of the hottest issues.		19.04.2012 11:48 25 comments Occupy 'spy base': UK activists cry espionage over US surveillance center Menwith Hill, the largest intelligence gathering and surveillance center outside the US, in the heart of the UK's Yorkshire Dales, is surrounded by protesters demonstrating against America's planned missile defense system.
18.04.2012 11:53 7 comments Anti-Olympic campaigners rally against corporate ‘greenwashing’ With 100 days to go before the curtain rises on the London Games, activists are stepping up their campaign against the corporate sponsors’ dubious environmental credentials. They accuse the companies of paying for their “green” status.		16.04.2012 11:53 66 comments Assange: I’ll be called a traitor, interviewing radicals What they would never say on mainstream TV – Julian Assange promises delicious revelations from his guests in The World Tomorrow on RT, hours before the world premiere.
13.04.2012 12:15 68 comments Assange show premiere: Time to watch 'The World Tomorrow' (PHOTOS) You've been waiting and we've been teasing. Julian Assange. The World Tomorrow. Arguably the most anticipated news show of 2012 premieres next week on RT.		12.04.2012 15:13 10 comments Extortionate loans enslaving Britons The controversial industry of payday loans is seizing the crisis-stricken United Kingdom. Enticed by easy money, low-income Britons find it hard to break the vicious habit of endless borrowing, sometimes being unable to repay their debts.
30.03.2012 03:04 40 comments UK to help Syrian opposition unite against Assad with £500,000 The UK has announced it will allocate some £500,000 ($795,000) to supply non-military aid to the Syrian opposition. The Foreign Secretary says it will help the ‘hard-pressed’ opposition groups to register violations by the Assad government. Syria unrest		29.03.2012 04:40 9 comments Fueling panic: UK petrol stations run dry ahead of possible drivers’ strike There is panic at the petrol pumps in Britain, ahead of a possible tanker driver strike. Some stations have already run dry after a government minister suggested people should fill their tanks and stock up with fuel cans.
27.03.2012 11:04 5 comments UK govt bill opens up NHS to private profiteering A bill restructuring the UK health service has been passed by parliament in spite of mass protests against the controversial reforms. Opposition accuses MPs of pandering to private interests, signing the death warrant of free healthcare in the UK.		25.03.2012 22:51 9 comments Islamists to draft Egypt’s new constitution The Islamists have won a clear majority on the panel to draw up the country’s new constitution after the liberal bloc staged a walk-out from the vote on Saturday, calling it a “farce.”
21.03.2012 10:20 70 comments ‘West to launch package war in Middle East’ The West will launch a package war against Iran, Syria and Hezbollah as soon as they decide what to do with the Iranian nuclear program, Abdel Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of a London-based Arabic newspaper told RT in an interview. Arab world protests US Election 2012 9/11 tragedy Syria unrest Iran tension		20.03.2012 21:36 10 comments Blacklisted: UK workers find they are banned from job market After years of unsuccessful attempts to find jobs, thousands of UK construction workers have found out why. Skilled engineers have discovered their names were on an “employment blacklist” - an illegal document which shattered their lives.

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