I wrote this in this month's The Tablet magazine

Thousands of veterans denied medical support over MoD refusal to acknowledge Lariam side-effects - AOAV The UK Ministry of Defence is accused of failing to recognise and properly document the long-term neuropsychiatric harm caused by the anti-malarial drug Lariam, leaving thousands of veterans misdiagno...

Thousands of veterans denied medical support over MoD refusal to acknowledge Lariam side-effects

New report by Edward Lander @aoav.bsky.social

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AOAV online event (16 April, 1pm): new report on Lariam toxicity and British veteran support - AOAV AOAV will host an online event to launch a report exposing the Ministry of Defence’s failure to recognise and support veterans affected by Lariam toxicity, highlighting missing medical records, misdia...

To remind: AOAV's online event (16 April, 1pm): it covers our new report on Lariam toxicity and British veteran support

Please join us.

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The Years of Travelling Anxiously: A Travel Writer’s Search for Peace of Mind Buy The Years of Travelling Anxiously: A Travel Writer’s Search for Peace of Mind by Sykes, Tom (ISBN: 9781837732555) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

The Years of Travelling Anxiously: A Travel Writer’s Search for Peace of Mind

Excellent book by Tom Sykes and has an interview with me in it about going to war zones.

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Satellite data analysis reveals scale of destruction in Khartoum as ground reporting falters - AOAV Jiashu Hu’s satellite-based analysis shows that Khartoum has experienced sustained urban collapse during Sudan’s civil war, with sharp declines in economic activity, visible structural damage and conc...

Satellite data analysis reveals scale of destruction in Khartoum as ground reporting falters

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Indeed. “Iran does not have nuclear weapons, and the UK government has said there is "no assessment" that Iran was trying to target Europe with missiles.”

Not sure this aged well.

South Korean president's concerns about alleged abuses by Israeli forces echoes longstanding accountability concerns, AOAV says - AOAV South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung has reignited scrutiny of Israeli military conduct by highlighting alleged abuses, with Action on Armed Violence arguing the incident reflects a longstanding pattern of wea...

South Korean president’s concerns about alleged abuses by Israeli forces echoes longstanding accountability concerns, AOAV says

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The Clash’s follow-up single proved rather less electrifying.

Leo: "The message of the church, the message of the gospel -- blessed are the peacemakers. I do not look at my role as being political. I don't want to get into a debate with him. I don't think the message of the gospel is meant to be abused in the way that some people are doing."

She claims she found it like that. Nothing to see here. Move on.

How AI and disinformation are changing war reporting - my piece for @soasuni.bsky.social and what I am teaching there to combat the fog of war.

If you are interested in becoming a war reporter, please consider our MA. I am happy to chat about it.

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AOAV invites you to the launch of a new report on Lariam toxicity, exposing failures by the Ministry of Defence to recognise long-term harm, record its use, and support affected veterans.

16 April, 1pm BST
Join: meet.google.com/yyu-ehyp-enm

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I had to look up lychgate and never knew how much I needed that word.

Our slow walk to the lychgate .

Lebanon's war death toll has risen to 2,055, according to the country's health ministry.

Seen on the other place: Kyoto Aquarium in Japan keeps a flowchart of their penguins' romantic relationships. Updated every year.

Red hearts = couples.
Blue broken hearts =it’s over.
Purple lines with question = it’s complicated.
Yellow = friendship.
Green =enemies.

Stop bombing cities YouTube video by Iain Overton

Really loving these songs, my favourite yet from @iainoverton.bsky.social

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Thank you.

Stop bombing cities YouTube video by Iain Overton

I sang this song and made a short music video about the killing of civilians in populated areas. It's hard not to sit on and watch the world aflame without wanting to protest it in all ways. Please do share if you find it resonates.

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An RAF surveillance drone spent 13 hours over Lebanon on 8 April, overlapping with Israeli strikes that killed over 250 people, raising questions about Britain’s role.

The UK has offered no clear explanation.

Read more: aoav.org.uk/2026/uk-surv...

Australia’s war-crimes arrest raises the stakes for Britain’s SAS inquiry: Ben Roberts-Smith and the questions hanging over British Special Forces

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Very pleased to see my chapter 'Covering massacres, the fog of war and Nazi zombies: a novel methodological approach to reporting gun violence' published today in the Handbook on Gun Violence and Society.

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True

Yes. But he’ll be out in two years. So membership matters for then.

The two eras.

Surely this from the BBC is the key point regarding NATO: “At the end of 2023, the US Congress did vote to prohibit any US president from unilaterally withdrawing from Nato without the approval of a two-thirds Senate majority or an act of Congress.”

this does sound like you've been propped up against a Bloomsbury gravestone for over a day
are you a revenant?

A briefing note for journalists on the ways in which the UK is involved in the US war on Iran

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A briefing note for journalists on the ways in which the UK is involved in the US war on Iran

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I’m not sure I understand what you’re asking. I said what I said. Do I have to justify it?