Brunei: Britain’s Neo-Colonial Oil Hub Near China

Brunei: Britain’s neo-colonial oil hub near China

On 10 December 1962, as London emerged from a thick smog, Duncan Sandys – MP for Streatham, Churchill’s son-in-law, and secretary of state for the colonies –  stood up in the Commons and made a statement.  “Early on Saturday morning an attempt was made to overthrow the Government of the autonomous State of Brunei. This was organised by an underground body which calls itself the North Kalimantan National Army… Attacks were made on the police stat…

Protestors disrupt Africa Energy Summit demanding end to rampant neocolonialism

On 15 May, campaigners from multiple groups disrupted the Africa Energy Summit. The elitist, secretive, high-security conference in the heart of London sparked outrage from all quarters as climate, human rights, and rainforest activists called it out for the racial capitalist and colonial event it is. Africa Energy Summit: climate colonialism and corporate capitalism on full display Calling for an end to the 29-year-old Africa Energy Summit, Ext…