Old Comrades Ruling China Must Step Down in 2017

Gu Suhua writes from Beijing: The buzz word in Beijing is reform. Chinese can access practically any website they wish. Hong Kong is the entry point and it is much freer than the rest of the country.

A post originally shared by Alexander first published over on Stirring Trouble Internationally. 

Lana Del Rey Born To Die The Paradise Edition Album Review

Freddie Matthews writes from London: Following on from her almost three million selling last album  Lana Del Rey returns with not quite another album, just in time for Christmas.

It’s as if Del Rey no longer has to prove herself to anyone, especially herself. After the success of the debut album the pressure is off. Paradise is Lana Del Rey as she wants to and should be known from here on in. It’s still damn depressing however.

Chris Moyles The Difficult Second Album

The best part of this brand new, second Chris Moyles’ album is the first 15 seconds, which is about as long as he’d have judged any new single for his former BBC Radio 1 breakfast show.

Chris Moyles

With its toilet humour, this album couldn’t be more directed at the demographic both the BBC and Chris Moyles craved for in his former Breakfast show. Oh the irony!

The Biggest Gamble Since The Arab Spring

Ossie Makepeace writes from Tel Aviv: The Israelis have laid their bets on the biggest military gamble since the Arab Spring started almost two years ago.



The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokeswoman Lt Col Avital Leibovich gave a clear notion of Israel’s understanding of the risks: ‘The operation against Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other organisations has two goals: to protect Israeli civilians and target the terror capability of these organisations.’