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ISSUE 105 / 2017
NEWS
LONDON NEWS
CORBYN WINS PRESTIGIOUS
PEACE AWARD - MEDIA
TURNS A BLIND EYE
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was in Geneva on Friday 8th
of December, where he was awarded a highly prestigious
International peace prize.
The award named the Sean Macbride prize,
after the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize winner,
was given to Corbyn for his "sustained and
powerful political work for disarmament
and peace".
Yet the spectacle of a party leader
receiving such a prestigious award has
been totally swept under the rug by all
mainstream media outlets. Had it been
Theresa May or one
of her allies the news
would have been
rammed down our
throats.
This is a very telling
and a symbolic
moment for the
state of not only
mainstream media
but modern politics
in Britain. We are
in a strange time
when Theresa May
and her government
are still in absolute
turmoil over Brexit,
squabbling endlessly
at the expense of
billions and billions
of pounds.
Corbyn receiving
another award to
add to his collection
(including the Gandhi International Peace
Award in 2013) frankly puts most other
politicians to utter shame. It acts as a stark
contrast to the current political atrocities
and reminds us of what fundamentally
makes a good politician - being dedicated
to principles aof peace and actually trying
to create a better world for everyone,
regardless of class or nationality.
